Katie Mixtochtli (they/them)

A brown-and-black striped tabby cat sitting on a light-colored floor next to a shallow metal dish with bits of wet food. The cat is close to the camera, with upright ears and long white whiskers. The tongue is sticking out slightly. A black mat is under part of the cat, and a white appliance and a wooden surface are in the background.

A close-up of the same brown-and-black tabby cat sitting on the floor next to a shallow metal dish with small smears of wet food. The cat’s eyes are partly closed and the ears are upright. A black mat is behind the cat, and the floor is light gray.

Y'all,
It's with a heavy heart that I am pleading with y'all for help.
My husband's cat of 19 years is passing.
We just barely got financially stable, and cannot afford his end of life care. We desperately need help to send him off peacefully. 😭💔
gofund.me/6a78d1832
#MutualAid #PetLoss #Cats

Finally got on mastodon! It's even accessible and useable unlike this hell hole.
Y'all should follow me there.
@rootkat@kolektiva.social
... until I finish setting up my own instance, anyway.

From the comics community on Reddit: Violent Arrest: An Infographic Explore this post and more from the comics community

New art by @jjpansai.bsky.social. Infographic about what happened after he was violently torn away from @paradoxikat.bsky.social while acting as a sighted guide during 2020 protests.
Please read and share.
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Also on our patreon
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From the comics community on Reddit: Violent Arrest: An Infographic Explore this post and more from the comics community

Your disability won't protect you — or those who are helping you:
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From the comics community on Reddit: Violent Arrest: An Infographic Explore this post and more from the comics community

Good morning y'all.
@jjpansai.bsky.social did it again! This time, an infographic about the time he was violently arrested while being my sighted guide bask in 2020.
Please read and share. This is important info for people to have
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From the comics community on Reddit: A Time to Act Explore this post and more from the comics community

Y'all...
My husband @jjpansai.bsky.social just posted this comic. Telling our story and drawing the threw line to today.
I'm crying.
Please go view/share it. It has alt text too.
"Hold your loved ones close, and fight like hell."
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Donate to URGENT: Help Jack & Katie stop eviction for Christmas, organized by Katalina Durden Hi friends. We need help — and we need it fast. We’re behind on… Katalina Durden needs your support for URGENT: Help Jack & Katie stop eviction for Christmas

Halfway there! Rent is getting paid! Thank you to everyone who has helped getting us this far! 💜
Up next is keeping the heat and lights on, and the household fed.
Please share and keep the momentum going!
gofund.me/bb3ba8331
#crowdfunding #MutualAid #gofundme #MutualFund

Donate to URGENT: Help Jack & Katie stop eviction for Christmas, organized by Katalina Durden Hi friends. We need help — and we need it fast. We’re behind on… Katalina Durden needs your support for URGENT: Help Jack & Katie stop eviction for Christmas

Hi friends, dire times again. I've got 6 days to figure out how to *not* get eviction for Christmas.
Please donate what you can, and share share share.
Keep a disabled queer household with a retiring Guide Dog off the streets!
gofund.me/dfb548522
#MutualAid

Hey friends!
It's my birthday week and I still can't pay rent. All I want for my birthday this year is to not spend the month stressing about an eviction notice!
Please, anything helps:
vnmo/chsapp @/$conundrum9999
#MutualFunds #MutualAid #rent #MutualAidRequest

Hey y'all — could really use some help. Finances are more than tight. Electric is heading for a shut off.
More importantly, the cat and dog are going to run out of food before next payday.
I know we're all struggling, but please, anything helps.
conundrum9999 on venmo and cashapp

Hey y'all — could really use some help. Finances are more than tight. Electric is heading for a shut off.
More importantly, the cat and dog are going to run out of food before next payday.
I know we're all struggling, but please, anything helps.
conundrum9999 on venmo and cashapp

2025: privatized fucking around; socialized finding out.

Blind_Sighted - Twitch Describe & Discuss: Let's Talk About L.A.

Kat and JJ are live!
Describe & Discuss: Let's chat about the events in L.A. and the chaos of protests while blind — from the point of view of a blind protester and her sighted guide.
twitch.tv/blind_sighted

While you're here:
bsky.app/profile/para...

Bills stacked up fast; I'm $200 short for the rent check — which was already sent off and just hasn't cleared yet.
So I desperately need help getting that last $200 ASAP.
Please help —
c: $conundrum9999
V: conundrum9999

Missed some of my daily posts. Last week was rough. Really sinking in how left out I've been after doing the minimal work to implement an accessible interface to this thing. Really fucked with me.
As a result I fell behind on work and am now paying for it by not having rent money.

Further reading:
W3C: Developing a Keyboard Interface
WebAIM: Keyboard Accessibility
MDN: ARIA Landmarks
These aren't "nice-to-haves" — they're the missing pieces.

What would help?
– Keyboard shortcuts (j/k) to jump between posts
– Landmarks or headings for screen reader nav
– Restore focus or scroll position after interaction
Reddit had it. Twitter *STILL* has it. This is basic UX for screen reader users.
Let’s make Bluesky usable, not just compliant. #A11y

Yes, Bluesky has alt text. But alt text isn’t the full picture (pun intended). It’s meaningless if I can’t even reach the post.
Adding alt text to an inaccessible site is like advertising hearing aids on the radio — you’re leaving out a majority of the people who need it the most.
#Accessibility

Bluesky is “screen reader accessible” the way a staircase with curb cuts on each step is a “wheelchair ramp.”
No keyboard nav. No useful landmarks. No focus memory. I lose my place every time I interact with a post.
Compliance ≠ usability.
Day 23 asking @support.bsky.team to fix this #A11yFail

And, let's talk *before* I show up to one of your events and struggle to find my way around or participate because nobody on your end is prepared to accommodate the blind. 💜

I'm no web developer — and yet I spent 18 hours teaching myself enough javascript to make a proof of concept implementation.
The ask is literally not difficult. Blue sky has the resources.

Why are the blind still left in the dark after 2+ years?

Please help draw attention to this inequity.

One real way we can start to resolve this is to make Blue Sky *actually* accessible to the blind — who have by and large been abandoned by the left and still exist on twitter due to accessibility there and none here.
See this post: 👇🏼
bsky.app/profile/para...

Further reading:
W3C: Developing a Keyboard Interface
WebAIM: Keyboard Accessibility
MDN: ARIA Landmarks
These aren't "nice-to-haves" — they're the missing pieces.

What would help?
– Keyboard shortcuts (j/k) to jump between posts
– Landmarks or headings for screen reader nav
– Restore focus or scroll position after interaction
Reddit had it. Twitter *STILL* has it. This is basic UX for screen reader users.
Let’s make Bluesky usable, not just compliant. #A11y

Yes, Bluesky has alt text. But alt text isn’t the full picture (pun intended). It’s meaningless if I can’t even reach the post.
Adding alt text to an inaccessible site is like advertising hearing aids on the radio — you’re leaving out a majority of the people who need it the most.
#Accessibility

Bluesky is “screen reader accessible” the way a staircase with curb cuts on each step is a “wheelchair ramp.”
No keyboard nav. No useful landmarks. No focus memory. I lose my place every time I interact with a post.
Compliance ≠ usability.
Day 22 asking @support.bsky.team to fix this #A11yFail

Hey y'all — let's talk accessibility for the blind. I want to be involved — and more importantly want to ensure the way is paved for other blind folks.

Thanks to bluesky's inherent inaccessibility for the blind — communication and outreach is a place to start.

Further reading:
W3C: Developing a Keyboard Interface
WebAIM: Keyboard Accessibility
MDN: ARIA Landmarks
These aren't "nice-to-haves" — they're the missing pieces.

What would help?
– Keyboard shortcuts (j/k) to jump between posts
– Landmarks or headings for screen reader nav
– Restore focus or scroll position after interaction
Reddit had it. Twitter *STILL* has it. This is basic UX for screen reader users.
Let’s make Bluesky usable, not just compliant. #A11y