Africa Kenyah

Alt Text: A promotional image for the “Web Accessibility Study Group” Info Session. The top portion of the image displays a graphic styled like a computer window with bold text reading “Info Session.” Below, the text invites viewers to “Join us live to learn about upcoming study topics, group projects and our new Discord server for accessibility resources!” The session is scheduled for “Thursday, January 16th at 4 PM EST” with the link “twitch.tv/africakenyah” shown. In the lower part of the image, two women are seated at a table. The woman on the left has long blonde hair, is wearing dark sunglasses, and is smiling broadly. A black guide dog is sitting in front of her, wearing a harness. The woman on the right has dark curly hair, is smiling, and holding a pen. A microphone with a colorful windscreen is placed on the table near her. The background shows a cozy room with rustic decor, including a textured wall, a red cushioned bench, a wooden table, dried flowers, and decorative items like cups and bowls arranged on the table. The atmosphere is warm and inviting.

The image is a flyer or promotional material for a “Monthly Web Accessibility Study Group” stream schedule. It outlines sessions from January to May, highlighting topics like Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), accessibility testing, and issue remediation. Key details include: • Regular sessions take place every 2nd Thursday at 4 PM EST on Twitch (twitch.tv/africakenyah). • Notable guest speakers include Florian Beijers and Homer Gaines, who are experts in software engineering and front-end development, respectively. • Sessions cover both automated and manual accessibility testing, and there is a “Super Review” for Web Accessibility Specialists in May. • There’s also a focus on learning about the updated WCAG 2.2 guidelines. It’s designed to welcome participants to learn, network, and stay informed about accessibility updates and practices.

Took a little holiday break but the Web Accessibility Study Group is back!
Our first stream is next week Thursday at 4pm EST on twitch.
Join us for an info session covering upcoming accessibility topics and more.
Please share so more devs can start their journey to a more accessible web ♥️

LMAO

If you’re building a website or app from scratch, it’s so much cheaper and much less stressful if you add in accessibility from the start.

I’m currently trying to retrofit accessibility features and it’s taken a week to do something that could’ve taken less than a day if done at the start

Someone on X just commented on one of my tweets that "Bluesky is just an X clone for the 'internet is too mean' crowd."
Fully unprovoked, just sent that I guess to get a rise out of me and anyone who read it.
I am so happy to not be on raged bait central anymore.

Everytime I think about making my blog usable I get tired. My personal website is also in shambles.
I've been thinking about fixing it for like a year now.
I wish there was AI to just make things from my brain, til then I remain unimpressed 😡😭

Thank you, you do have a way with words to summarize my thinking lol

I never hit the flow state while working as a rehab therapist because the nature of the job was working with individuals in pain who typically did not want to be there.
Now I hit flow like everyday from my computer.
I could weep.

I love your dress!

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What is your favorite anime op?
#OtakuNoirSky

I used to let my veggies spoil because I could never gather the energy to cut them up and now I make my partner cut them up and my life has literally changed.
I didn't know that was the one thing stopping me from cooking but I've never cooked so much in my life since giving him this permanent task.

Hey you, buy the precut fruit and veggies, no, I know it’s not cheaper, I can read, but you’re not going to go home and cut them and put them away like you said. You’re actually going to NOT eat them if they’re not pre-cut so you’re actually wasting money. You are welcome, I love you too.

I love my job so much!
I'm working on the wonkiest website ever, just wild, uncouth UX design and smiling from ear to ear as I write up the report.
So much opportunity for the devs who worked on it to learn something new!

totally agree especially with the gotchad

Africa kenyah selfie of her sitting at desk with 3 monitors and keyboard with a white cat sitting in her lap

Currently testing some web apps for section 508 accessibility compliance.
MewTwo is my co tester today and he wants y'all to know that everyone who think about making their apps better for people with disabilities (which makes it better in general for all) gets a treat!

My superpower is finding a bunch of accessibility defects during testing and making sure the developers do not feel panic over it lol.
I feel like sometimes as accessibility people we can be seen as the fun police, when really it is a teaching moment.
We don't know what we dont know.

It's not that I didn't like any of my former jobs. I liked that I was helping people, and felt proud of the work we did.

Did you watch rings of power?

Aw thank you!!!

to survive, I'm making my world smaller.

Even if the US laws change, the European laws will still go into force which will hopefully even improve accessibility for US websites with European customers (one can hope anyway)

That is definitely my hope.

Africa kenyah selfie smiling into camera

My pfp is from 2.5 years ago when I first started sharing my web accessibility journey publicly.
This is now. Same face, longer hair, a lil more tired. Still trying to share free #a11y knowledge so we can all equally troll the web.

I feel oddly positive after surfing the wave of a very pessimistic week.
It’s like the wave lifted me into the air and I caught the strings of an air balloon.

Something is in the air 🌈

Today is going to be a good day. Say it with me.

Moon dressed up as Uranus

If you're seeing encouragement/demands to do alt text and you're overwhelmed or confused about how to do it and you're worried you're going to do it wrong...

this thread is for you.

First: prompt questions to get you started.

I will not like your image if you don’t use alt text

PSA for newbies:

Please include ALT text on your images.

This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.

Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.

Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.

Thanks!

I have been a little worried about the near future of accessibility in the United States.
Like will our government uphold accessibility laws and enforce them?
Everything feels like it is up in the air.