Rachel Cherry @rachelcherry@higheredweb.social
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- https://bamadesigner.com
- Website
- https://equalmade.com
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- Rochester, NY
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Director of Technology and Design for Equal Made. Freelance front-end web dev and web accessibility specialist. Dabbles in back-end and other web dev specialties. Fond of feminism, running, and tacos. Admin of higheredweb.social. She/her.
Joined Nov 2022
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5 open source ideas for being more inclusive through accessibility
Open source tools and principles pave the way for improved accessibility in technology. In 2022, we published some great articles about making digital assets more accessible, here are 5 of them
https://opensource.com/article/22/12/open-source-inclusive-accessibility
#A11y
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New blog post, cause a few folks were seemingly interested in it: ‘Building a microblog using Svelte, PlanetScale and Prisma’ – https://www.scott.is/writing/about/building-a-microblog-with-svelte-planetscale-and-prisma
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DO NOT use `display: contents` on `<summary>`.
This is *bad* advice. It also shows nobody tried this with a keyboard.
https://twitter.com/WebPlatformNews/status/1604915536411824128
I have been writing about this for half a decade now, fighting with browser evangelists at Can I Use, doing talks, and still… nobody tests.
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Hey, have you checked out this year’s https://12daysofweb.dev advent calendar yet? You should!
If you're writing HTML, I recommend reading this great writeup on "24 Semantic Terms Web Pros Should Know".
https://mikemai.net/blog/2022/12/04/24-semantic-terms-web-pros-should-know.html
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📢 Calling all higher ed & healthcare senior marketing leaders! I'm hosting our 3rd annual OHO U Senior Marketing Leadership Summit on Jan. 10. I'm so excited about our program this year. Read more & request access: https://oho.com/senior-summit
Hooray! #SvelteKit 1.0 has been tagged and released!
As someone who was Team SvelteKit before it was even a thing (I used Sapper, y'all), I have been very excited about SvelteKit and watching its progress.
I even have a couple SvelteKit apps in production already! So this is a big day for my toolkit.
Congrats to all who have worked on this amazing tool. I look forward to contributing (again).
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Subgrid:
✅ Firefox
✅ Safari
Container Queries:
✅ Safari
✅ Chrome
I can't wait until we have both in all three engines.
Meanwhile, use Safari to try out the amazing possibilities when you combine Grid, Subgrid and Container Queries.
FYI: Deque is hosting a free webinar next week on “How to Find and Fix the Top 3 Accessibility Issues”. https://accessibility.deque.com/how-to-find-and-fix-the-top-three-accessibility-issues
Folks are consistently asking me to how to get better at web #accessibility.
If you are in that basket of wanting to learn how to make higher quality and more usable web products, then check out this upcoming course from @SaraSoueidan.
Until December 10, you can get a discounted pre-order for $299. This is hella cheap compared to the knowledge and insight you will gain.
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I guess it's time to really familiarize myself with Container Size Queries.
Coming to Firefox In a month! 🎉
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Deque (Axe-Con) has extended their call for speakers deadline to Wednesday, December 14th at 5:00 PM PST! Happy submitting.
#a11y
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/call-for-speakers/
Live shot of @woodwardjd and I watching Mare of Easttown.
Here are the results of “Frameworks by usage and satisfaction” according to a 2022 Jamstack survey. Go #Svelte go! https://jamstack.org/survey/2022/#frameworks-by-usage-and-satisfaction
As an Alabama fan, I usually enjoy a good ole' Auburn shit show. But their hiring of Hugh Freeze is a whole new lower level of trash.
They are gonna waste a couple more years with him and not only continue to tarnish their football reputation, but now they're going to tarnish their reputation with their students.
I just found out that cursor parking lots are a thing. Can't wait to use this. 🤣 https://www.google.com/search?q=cursor+parking+lot&sxsrf=ALiCzsZeThaqojxkk1gu9GpqdW9[…]qWCidT7AhVJFVkFHbTBAwoQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1600&bih=1197&dpr=2
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The founder of Post said today that the company is explicitly *not* focused on accessibility. Disappointing to read something like this in 2022
#tech #technology #Disability #twitter #postnews #twittermigration
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Unfortunately I have to stop actively working on #Metatext for a while due to health issues. I really wish I could implement Mastodon 4 features and squash every bug, but it's not possible for me to do so right now.
I know the app has become important to a lot people, so I'm open to a new maintainer who can carry on its values of privacy and accessibility taking it over if there's interest and a fit. Email info@metabolist.org if you (or your organization) are interested
- Pronouns
- She/her
- Website
- https://bamadesigner.com
- Website
- https://equalmade.com
- Location
- Rochester, NY
Admin
Director of Technology and Design for Equal Made. Freelance front-end web dev and web accessibility specialist. Dabbles in back-end and other web dev specialties. Fond of feminism, running, and tacos. Admin of higheredweb.social. She/her.
Joined Nov 2022
