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xirclebox

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Front-end Dev / Recording Artist / Speaker / Certified A11y Professional (CPACC) / Scuba Diver / Psychologist / Muso Shinden Ryu / PHA F&AM / rightbadcode.com / spotcheck.tools

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A journey that started more than a year ago is now a reality. I have partnered with O'Reilly Media to release my first accessibility course titled "Accessibility Unlocked". www.linkedin.com/posts/homerg... #Accessibility #A11y @oreilly.bsky.social l

linkedin.comAccessibility Unlocked: Learn the Basics of Web Accessibility in Short, Easy-to-Follow Videos | Homer Gaines, CPACCA journey that started more than a year ago is now a reality. I have partnered with O'Reilly Media to release my first accessibility course titled "Accessibility Unlocked". What you'll learn and how...

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Accessibility Awareness
@a11yawareness.bsky.social

People have personal preferences on what they consider acceptable length for alt text, but there's no definitive character limit or formula for how long alt text should be. That said, aim to be as detailed as needed but as succinct as possible. Go for both accuracy and precision.

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Can I Play That?
@caniplaythat.com

Developer @icepicklodge.bsky.social released a big update for Pathologic 3 last week. Among others, the Great October Update includes changes that improve the accessibility of in-game text and visuals, as well as adding two new difficulty modes and a photo mode. caniplaythat.com/2026/10/26/p...

caniplaythat.comPathologic 3 update includes accessibility improvements - Can I Play That?The latest update to Pathologic 3 adds accessibility improvements to the text, visuals, and adds two difficulty modes.
xirclebox
@xirclebox.com

There are plenty of ways this could have been handled. Yes, he's good, have him pass the ball more. Sub him out. Calling the cops and being cited for trespassing is the most emotionally fragile response ever. economictimes.indiatimes.com/world/sports...

economictimes.indiatimes.comWATCH: Police reportedly called on 3-year-old soccer player in Florida, family claims other parents complained because he is “too good”A three-year-old boy named Nevada and his family was allegedly escorted off a soccer field in Winter Park, Florida. The police were called by parents from the opposing team after concerns arose regard...
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@xirclebox.com

With industry conversations dominated by AI-first approaches, what does engineering mentoring look like in an AI world where devs write less and less of the code?

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WIRED
@wired.com

The PHP Foundation has revealed two serious vulnerabilities that could impact millions of websites. Security experts warn that failure to quickly patch the flaws could have dire consequences.

buff.ly‘This Is Not A Drill’: Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Are Setting the Internet on FireThe PHP Foundation has revealed two serious vulnerabilities that could impact millions of websites. Security experts warn that failure to quickly patch the flaws could have dire consequences.

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Charlie Gerard
@devdevcharlie.com

I built a fun little Chrome extension that lets plants invade your abandoned tabs the longer you leave them unread. To access them again, you have to slash through the vines 🪚🌿

xirclebox
@xirclebox.com

For any new GitHub repo, you'll see that the accessibility is now in the list by default. #Accessibility #A11y

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Accessibility Awareness
@a11yawareness.bsky.social

Some will publish podcasts but wait up to 24 hours before adding transcripts instead of publishing them together. The end goal should be to have the transcript ready at the same time as the podcast. This will require multiple teams working together toward that goal.

xirclebox
@xirclebox.com

Why is my name so hard to pronounce for some folks? Until today, I have never been called "Hāmer". #IYKYK

xirclebox
@xirclebox.com

Heading over to All Things Open to help facilitate the open source A11y framework session #AllThingsOpen2026 #A11y #OpenSource www.linkedin.com/posts/github...

linkedin.comOpen Source Accessibility Framework for Community-Led Progress | GitHub Education posted on the topic | LinkedInAccessibility in open source works best when the whole community can take part. The Open Source Accessibility Framework is a community-led, practical approach that helps projects integrate accessibil...
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@xirclebox.com

Hands down. The Red Moon Rising event in the Division 2 is my favorite event of the entire game. No joke. Between the environment and the cultists, this gameplay is bonkers, in a good way. The game is going to be boring after this event is over in 2 weeks. #TheDivision2 #Gamer

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Álvaro Montoro
@alvaromontoro.com

I wrote about my experience at the @commityourcode.bsky.social last month. alvaromontoro.com/blog/68114/m... The talk was a lot of fun, the audience was great, and the feedback was really encouraging. And, yes, we live coded a Whac-a-Mole game with just HTML and CSS 🐹 Looking forward to next year.

alvaromontoro.comMy Commit Your Code'26 ExperienceLast month, I participated as a speaker at the Commit Your Code conference in Plano, Texas. The talks, the organization, and the people who attended, made it a very special event that left me with a b...

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WebAIM
@webaim.bsky.social

WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey #11 results are now available. For more than a decade, the survey has helped the #accessibility community understand #ScreenReader use and web experiences. Explore the latest results: webaim.org/projects/scr... What stands out to you? #a11y

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Harry Roberts
@csswizardry.com

It’s a real shame that folk a decade ago weren’t warning developers against utterly insane things like CSS-in-J —  oh.

GitHub@github.com

GitHub.com has fully moved off CSS-in-JS to CSS Modules, resulting in 55% less server-side render time and 25% faster component init. https://github.blog/engineering/architecture-optimization/improving-site-performance-by-shipping-more-css/

github.blogImproving site performance by shipping more CSSHow we fully migrated github.com away from CSS-in-JS.

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Michael Warren
@michaelwarren.dev

What if there was a Web Components conference?? @stuffbreaker.bsky.social and I are teaming up to get a little more serious about the idea of getting one together. We want to gather data on if there is interest in the community forms.gle/ZGqtYGj7V6q8... Please fill out and share to anyone!

forms.gleInterested in a Web Components conference? Let us know below!Web Components folks have been semi-seriously talking about organizing a conference for years, and with the ecosystem in a real moment of growth and popularity, it's about time! This form is our firs...