Cathy Chi (朱永平)

Android mascot made out of moss with a sign next to it

Zoom into the sign next to the Android mascot made out of moss. Sign reads: Ouch! I may look cuddly, but my mossy exterior is actually quite delicate. Thank you for respecting my personal space.

Me actually.

People of Color Code and Chill will have their virtual coding hangout on July 28!

Their goal is to provide a space for developers of color to be able to code, network, collaborate and ask for help with their projects.

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Hey chat, what's your favorite web development blog that you think not enough people read?

It’s always “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, drop out of the public sphere and become a tradwife” and never “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, form a union.”

Train carriage cafe opens near Stratford station, run by d/Deaf and hard of hearing staff An old railway carriage near Stratford station has opened as a cafe staffed by d/Deaf and hard of hearing employees.

Finishing up my BSL course for Frontline Staff tomorrow and saw that there's a cafe which opened in London where I can get some more practice. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tra...

Passed my final BSL assessment for the unit 🥳 I can now sign the alphabet, numbers, greetings, weather, transport, and time.

Will you be joining others in getting your ticket for #FFConf 2025 tomorrow? Maybe you want to check out the sessions already published (half the talks are already live) - something to start looking forward to: 2025.ffconf.org

Welcome - Thursday

I'll be at the TravelTech Show tomorrow, hope to see you there! traveltech-show.com

FFConf 2025 with the logo, next to a clock and an admit one ticket. Ticket release 26th June 11am BST

Tomorrow at 11am folks. Who's going to be in the first wave of tickets? 2025.ffconf.org

I don't really know about metrics but I've been doing a lot outside of work with volunteering, attending meetups and conferences.

Started a brag document during my lunch break to help with appraisals and it's nice to look back and see how far I've come!

This New Platform Is Changing Accessible Travel by Verifying Luxury Hotels A new hotel discovery platform verifies luxury properties for both accessibility and inclusivity.

This New Platform Is Changing Travel by Verifying Luxury Hotels for Accessibility and Inclusivity www.travelandleisure.com/inclusive-lu... #a11y

What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA — Smashing Magazine [Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/) is an inevitability when working on web accessibility. That said, it’s everyone’s first time learning ...

ARIA! It exists and on a long enough timeline you'll need to use it. Here's how to get into the right headspace to do so! #a11y www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/06/what...

Phew, just passed my 3rd BSL assessment on the topic of numbers and family! There was a lot to remember so I was pretty nervous.

Preview the new V&A show centred on disability in design Curator Natalie Kane takes us through five key exhibits, from bespoke prosthetics to adapted eyeliner and a chair that hugs

Planning to go to this exhibition in the V&A on disability and design. www.wallpaper.com/design-inter...

"Replacing people isn't innovation. It's panic." - Artur Ortega #WeAreDevelopers

I'm autistic and love using Reader Mode exactly because it removes clutter, it's still available on Firefox. #WeAreDevelopers

YouTube video by beyond tellerrand Behind the Scenes – Gavin Strange – Designing beyond tellerrand

Good morning and welcome to a new week. To uplift your start into the week, here comes a little video of @jamfactory.bsky.social and me (@marcthiele.com) chatting #bts about what created, plus why and how, for the last #btconf in Düsseldorf. Get infected by us having fun ;) youtu.be/ftcUol1yiZw

Piccalilli - Open Collective Your support helps fund our work for the public good and to provide genuine real world education that’s free at the point of entry. Contributions are voluntary and do not include advertising, promotio...

Morning fam! I thought I'd just share some ways that you can support @piccalil.li. We're completely independent and focus everything on providing high quality education.

We can do so much more and want to do it full time, but we need your support to do that.

First we have an open collective.

Complete CSS A high quality, expansive CSS course that will elevate your CSS and core skills to a level you never thought was achievable.

Lastly, grab a copy of our premium courses! Complete CSS is available now (and I've snuck a coupon on this link).

We've also got JavaScript for Everyone and Mindful design coming up this year. Get updates for them here piccalil.li/courses/

Dataviz Accessibility Workshop — Online Workshops "Ever handed off this fantastic design to development and wasn’t quite so happy (putting it politely) when seeing it in the browser? Do you have some experience with designing but don’t know how to se...

Excited to announce that I’m hosting a Smashing Workshop on dataviz accessibility this autumn!

Spread over 5 sessions, we’ll cover #DatavizA11Y fundamentals, and how to test, document, design, and develop accessible charts 📈

#accessibility #dataviz

Info & tickets:
smashingconf.com/online-works...

ffconf is the day after and I really want to go to that as well, but I'll have to do a bit of planning with luggage.

Got paid yesterday so I managed to get tickets to TechShare Pro with a Super Early Bird discount, on top of another discount for being part of the Champions of Accessibility Network. It'll be my first time attending in person so I hope to see some of you there!

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

The @InclusiveDesign24@bluesky.social Call For Presenters (CFP) closes on 31 May, so don't hesitate, submit your talk now!
inclusivedesign24.org/2025/

#id24 is on 25 September; 24 hours of #free talks about #accessibility #a11y #code #design #inclusion and more

Got another BSL assessment coming up on Monday, it wasn't too bad last time so I'm not as nervous 💪

The col element An unofficial guide to the HTML col element

📝 My unofficial guide to the HTML `<col>` element:

heydonworks.com/article/the-...

It's too early in the morning to feel despair over <a> tags having javascript:void(0) instead of using a button.

Color in CSS | A11yTalks What are the new color options in CSS, and what do they add to the variety of color choices we already have? How do these new color options help to make your site more accessible?

Join us tomorrow for “Color in CSS” with Aubrey Sambor, Lead Front End Developer.

May 29, 12pm ET.
a11ytalks.com/posts/2025-may
#A11y #Accessibility

CSS Day 2025, 5th & 6th of June, Amsterdam CSS Day is the conference for CSS designers, developers, spec writers, and browser vendors.

Sold out. But our live stream isn't.

cssday.nl/live-stream....

You were amazing at CityJS London! Won't be able to attend the conference but looking forward to hopefully catching up online