dheadley @dheadley@learningdisability.social

WordPress Accessibility Day 2023 will be held September 27th-28th. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for calls for sponsors, speakers, and volunteers, as well as other news related to the overall structure of the event and organization. Find more info at https://2023.wpaccessibility.day/ #WordPress #Accessibility #a11y

If you're watching the #axecon talk from Shell Little, I highly recommend working with her.

She has been instrumental in my career growth. She has helped me successfully navigate being an accessibility and inclusivity designer. And I'm so lucky for it.

Because she helped in ways I didn't even know I needed, in ways that have helped protect me from burnout.

That is essential for any accessibility professional. We all need this kind of support.

https://t.co/GOyxduTMOF

So, to stop the "all talk zero actions", here are a couple of places to help you get started, and, it's just a small portion of all the awesome resources on the topic:
- https://gerireid.com/wcag-for-designers.html WCAG for designers by @gerireid
- https://web.dev/learn/accessibility/ Learn Accessibility, a big free online course by @cariefisher
- https://bitsofco.de/the-accessibility-cheatsheet/Accessibility cheatsheet by @ire
- https://www.a11yproject.com/ The A11Y project, a collective resource
- https://romeo.elsevier.com/accessibility_checklist/ WCAG 2.1 guidelines organised by topics

This week's Accessibility Craft podcast episode is a presentation by my partner Steve on how to build accessible navigation menus. Give it a listen!

https://equalizedigital.com/anatomy-of-an-accessible-navigation-steve-jones/

#WordPress #a11y #AccessibilityCraft #accessibility #podcast #transcripts

Slowly losing your ability to mask autism (and/or other neurodivergence) is a sign you might be burning out.

Masking is a survival strategy, but it is also extremely energy intensive.

Being unable to mask likely means you don't have the energy necessary

ADHD often comes in a bundle offer. Born with ADHD, get anxiety, depression, or a learning disability for free.

While some of the conditions bundled with ADHD are also developmental or congenital, some (such as depression and anxiety) can occur as a RESULT of ADHD as well

I think Mastodon is a lifeline for many of us in the #ActuallyAutistic community. It may be harder to make friends, surrounded by neurotypicals in real life, and/or disabled and isolated.

I’m the same as many of us. No friends locally, only 2 people I’m close to + my partner, and also disabled and isolated. My biggest socialization is video chat and my cats.

Mastodon is great for us. I’ve enjoyed talking to you all every day.

“How A Screen Reader User Surfs The Web” by @smashingmag with @tink and @brucelawson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUDV1gqs9GA

Are you interested in Mayflower history and genealogy? Are you applying to the Mayflower Society? I have over 200 blog posts related to the Mayflower Pilgrims, families, stories, and photographs. The list at this link will take you to most of them: https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/p/mayflower-400th.html #genealogy #mayflower #familyhistory #history #geneadons

Do you have ancestors who settled or passed through Nutfield, New Hampshire (now the towns of Derry, Londonderry, Windham, and Manchester)? Are there Scots Irish in your family tree? Check out my page with "Frequently Asked Questions" for Nutfield research. There are lots of links to genealogy resources. https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/p/faqs.html #history #Histodons #genealogy #FamilyHistory #geneadons #ScotsIrish

As a historian and genealogist I am deeply honored to be recently elected as one of the 200 Resident members of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts. The organization was founded in 1892 and publishes the scholarly journal The New England Quarterly. Their majestic headquarters are located at 87 Mount Vernon Street in Boston. Thank you to all the members who supported my candidacy for membership. #Histodons #Geneadons

Are you interested in the genealogy and history of Nutfield, New Hampshire (now the towns of Londonderry, Derry, Windham, Chester, and Manchester, New Hampshire)? This blog post has important information about research in this region https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/p/faqs.html #genealogy #FamilyHistory #geneadons #history #histodons #histodon

As some of you may have heard, Tweetbot is currently unable to authenticate with Twitter which currently has a huge impact on our business. Only mentioning this because we are going to be busy putting out fires and trying to get Ivory on the App Store ASAP. So it will be harder to answer your questions. However you can read our current roadmap for Ivory here: https://tapbots.com/ivory/

Also, here are 1000 more testflight openings for now. Thanks for all of your support! 🙏

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@middlecground
Top 3 indepth books by Autistic authors:

1. Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby, incredibly indepth, traumatic, honest, I’ve never felt so seen.

2. But You Don’t Look Autistic At All by Bianca Toeps, Bianca runs through the DSM from an Autistic POV, lots of personal stories I could see myself in.

3. A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll - not scientific but such a powerful read, v. emotional.

@bookstodon @actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic