Ponders assistive tech, digital accessibility & inclusive design especially for dyslexia & cognitive needs. Working with @BarclaysAccess. Views all my own etc.
Joined January 2009
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Its live!!! Please take it and share it! #a11y
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Abi James retweeted
4 Nov 2022
W3C WCAG coga task force need to keep their documents up to date and want to understand how the present content is being used.
Please help by filling in a short anonymous survey. Google Form at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Thank you so much.
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19 Oct 2022
A reminder of the choices that global society has to make about the climate:
Delaying action on reducing emissions commits the world to live with severe consequences.
Rapid action now means a more habitable world for all.
There is no going back. Choose wisely.
ALT Coloured stripes representing changes in observed global temperature from 1850 to today, and two choices for the future.
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30 Sep 2022
🎉 We've launched another new web.dev course. Say hello to Learn Accessibility, written by @cariefisher.
Seven modules are available now, and the full course will roll out over the rest of this year. web.dev/introducing-learn-ac…
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28 Jul 2022
Support worker required, Barclays Bank, #knutsford. search.jobs.barclays/job/knu… #a11yjobs #disabilityjobs A great opportunity to get started in and work in Digital Accessibility.
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16 Jul 2022
The European #Accessibility Act is a key step to a #UnionOfEquality.
As a national law in all the EU 🇪🇺 countries, it will help 8⃣7⃣ million persons with disabilities by ensuring accessible services & products.
Read more 👉 europa.eu/!V7RF4Y #EUDisabilityRights
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29 Jul 2022
Reminded today of this great short animated video from Welsh Government who are embracing the social model of disability - youtube.com/watch?v=OgQQ-1Tm… #accessibility #a11y
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28 Jul 2022
Interesting guidance on portraying disability for UK government communicators gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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28 Jul 2022
We are in the process of updating our internationally acclaimed Dyslexia app wheel. What must have apps would you recommend? Please let us know! callscotland.org.uk/common-a…
@FilMcIntyre @abijames @Mr_Minchin Please RT!
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Abi James retweeted
7 Jul 2022
Help improve digital accessibility! Share your thoughts on the @w3c's "Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities" so that we can make it as useful as possible: bit.ly/content-usable-v2
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Ofqual to require English exams board to consider digital #accessibility standards and test with #AssistiveTechnology when creating exams. Hopefully lead to more #inclusive GCSEs, A levels & vocational exams in the future.
gov.uk/government/consultati…
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15 May 2022
Hear from hiring managers, job seekers, and educators about ways to recruit and hire #accessibility-skilled staff and build #accessibility capacity at the @teachaccess #GAAD panel this Thursday, May 19th at 1pm ET teachaccess.org/events/teach…
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To create inclusive and #accessible websites, particularly for to support #neurodiversty & people with cognitive disabilities, you need to look beyond technical standards like WCAG. Great article explaining how design decisions can cause pain, discomfort and anxiety for many
21 Apr 2022
There are only enough hours in the day, but for some there are also only enough spoons. Find out what spoons—or a shortage of them—means in a digital context.
New article by TPGi Accessibility Engineer Lē McNamara for your reading pleasure:
tpgi.com/beyond-wcag-losing-…
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The WebAIM Million - 2022 update: webaim.org/projects/million/ An annual accessibility evaluation of the home pages for the top 1,000,000 web sites.
A summary of key findings is at webaim.org/blog/webaim-milli…
We found small improvements, but still much to be done. #WebAIMMillion
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Abi James retweeted
18 Mar 2022
Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Under the Americans with Disabilities Act justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…
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10 Mar 2022
Hey #screenreader users: What do you think of forms with a disabled submit button that is enabled when fields are filled out?
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I tab past it, miss it
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I arrow to it, it's OK
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I absolutely hate them
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I like them
56 votes • Final results
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Abi James retweeted
1 Mar 2022
How to motivate learners to engage with accessibility topics by establishing #accessibility as a necessary and valued knowledge area in professional culture and practice. — A Teaching Accessibility Quick Start Guide teachingaccessibility.ac.uk/…
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