Andrew Ashby

WE START WITH A WIN! ✊🔴

Credits to: @LFC

#LIVBOU #Liverpool #LFC #Anfield #Scouse #LiverpoolFC #Merseyside

A special mural tribute to Diogo Jota nearby Anfield, created by artist John Culshaw, has now been completed ❤️

Credits to: @LFC

#Liverpool #LFC #Anfield #Scouse #LiverpoolFC #Merseyside

Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization How do you write text that conveys the whole meaning of a visualization? You probably can’t. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try

Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.

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Environment Canada issues widespread multi-day heat warning, including Kingston region – Kingston News (Kingston, Ontario) A heat warning is in effect for southern Ontario over the weekend and well into next week.

#ICYMI
"The temperatures and humidex will meet or be extremely close to heat warning criteria," Environment Canada said. #YGK #HeatWarning #Weather
The warning continues this week.

More: www.kingstonist.com/news/environ...

Absolutely gutted hearing the news this morning. #YNWA

Captions/Subtitles Helps you understand and create captions (also called “subtitles”) for audio and video media accessibility.

Automated captions and transcripts can save time so that you don't have to manually transcribe on your own. But automated captions and transcripts aren't 100% accurate, so they need manual editing before you publish them.

www.w3.org/WAI/media/av...

Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images.

Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."

City of Kingston highlights ongoing initiatives to kick off National AccessAbility Week – Kingston News (Kingston, Ontario) National AccessAbility Week (NAW) runs from May 25 to 31, and the City of Kingston has detailed a number of plans and initiatives that are working toward the goal of increased acce...

#ICYMI
National AccessAbility Week (NAW) runs from May 25 to 31, and the City of Kingston has detailed some of its plans and initiatives that are working toward the goal of increased accessibility. #YGK #Inclusion #PublicEngagement

Learn more: www.kingstonist.com/news/city-of...

When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.

Hyperlink text should make sense when read out of context. Screen reader users can navigate from link to link, and can listen to links in a list. When navigating this way, only the link is read. So "click here" or "read more" won't make sense.

You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.

Page Structure Tutorial Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

Structure content to guide users and help them quickly find what they need. Organize content logically, and break content into short sections that reflect natural stopping points. Write headings that help readers predict what is coming.

www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...

The EU Web Accessibility Directive is a law that applies in all European Union countries, as well as in countries of the European Economic Area. The directive lays out accessibility requirements for public sector websites and apps.

digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/...

Thrilled to say our brave little radio station is only $745 away from its fundraising goal! We're doing daily raffles thru Jan 17th & immortalizing the donor who gets us up to or over the $25,000 mark. Maybe that could be you, immortalized with a neat little plaque....donate today via cfrc.ca!

Making Numbers in Web Content Accessible - TPGi Numbers are a key part of web content. It makes sense, then, that when we use numbers, they must be accessible.

Some people have disabilities that are directly based on the way they understand and interpret numbers. In this post, Ricky Onsman explains some of these disabilities, who is affects and how, and what web creators can do about it.

www.tpgi.com/making-numbe...

Rustle Church celebrates accessibility project grant – Kingston News (Kingston, Ontario) On December 22, 2024, the congregation at Rustle Church had more than one reason to gather together on a Sunday – and extra cause to rejoice.

The church explained the funding grant through the City of Kingston and United Way's Community Investment Fund will be used for renovations to the aging church building, specifically those that address accessibility. #YGK #KFLA #Community
Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/rustle-...

Submit your feedback on the new Canadian Federal draft "Accessible-ready housing standard" by Jan 31, 2025: accessible.canada.ca/creating-acc...

Disabled woman, and her service dog, win fight with Toronto-area condo | CBC News The board of a Toronto-area condo is reversing course on an order that forced a disabled woman with a service dog to register with the property manager every time she wanted to visit the building, whe...

Condo Board reverses policy on people visiting with service animals: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

She's the 1st Radio City Rockette with a visible disability. Sydney Mesher on performing with a limb difference — and how she stays fit during the holiday season. Mesher talks about joining the famous kickline, and shares what it takes to perform in 100 holiday shows each season.

She's the 1st Radio City Rockette with a visible disability. Sydney Mesher on performing with a limb difference https://buff.ly/3DoWOdE #a11y

City Council, Mayor invite public to New Year's celebration in Market Square – Kingston News (Kingston, Ontario) Mayor Bryan Paterson and Kingston City Council invite everyone to join them in Springer Market Square for a New Year's celebration on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.

Mayor Bryan Paterson & Kingston City Council invite everyone to join them in Springer Market Square for a New Year's #celebration on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Besides skating, the event will feature games, snacks, campfires & more. #YGK
Details: www.kingstonist.com/news/city-co...

Overlays are widgets or technologies that promise to improve a site's accessibility with third-party source code. More than 900 accessibility advocates and web developers have signed an open letter to explain the limitations and dangers of these products.

overlayfactsheet.com

Hyperlink text should make sense when read out of context. Screen reader users can navigate from link to link, and can listen to links in a list. When navigating this way, only the link is read. So "click here" or "read more" won't make sense.

Disability: My struggle to plan an accessible Christmas party Why enjoying a Christmas party can be so difficult for people like me, says Cerys Davage.

My struggle to plan an #accessible Christmas party https://buff.ly/3VG5vXb #a11y

2/2 After a 20 year career at Queen's University, being very fortunate to work with some of the most outstanding people, colleagues, and friends (especially in the Human Rights & Equity Office - past and present)...I am excited to begin this new chapter of my career!

1/2 I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Manager, Corporate Accessibility and AODA Compliance at Fleming College as part of an amazing team in their HR department.

Avoid character complexity in fonts. Simpler shapes and patterns of typographical text are more quickly and accurately analyzed by the human mind. Be careful with complex fonts, especially for long sections of text.

YouTube video by TheDOITCenter Using a Screen Reader

For people who want to see a screen reader in action, it can be helpful to start with this demo from Hadi Rangin of the University of Washington's IT Accessibility Team. Among the things Rangin discusses are ARIA landmarks, headings, and text content.

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Accessibility worsens for blind and low-vision readers of academic PDFs Preprints and other rapid-publishing trends have fuelled a decline in scientific publications meeting accessibility standards, study finds.

Accessibility worsens for blind and low-vision readers of academic PDFs

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#Disabled #Disabilities #Accessibility #SpecialAbliities #AliveAndAble

Alt text is not the same as a photo caption. Captions are typically written to support a photo, and usually depend on users being able to see the photo. But alt text is meant to be the stand-in for the photo. The alt text is what a screen reader user gets in place of the photo.