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Justin Yarbrough

@yarbrough.info

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Blind. IAAP CPWA. Accessibility coach at a large bank. D-list accessibility and aviation celebrity. Enjoys travel, sports, and airplanes. Big believer in not taking life too seriously. Lives in the Austin, TX area. He/him https://yarbrough.info

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Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 2d

#a11yFail

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 3d

Example #13757138 of why I can't wait for the AI hype bubble to burst.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

As companies increasingly turn to A.I. to sift through thousands of job applications, candidates are concealing instructions for chatbots within their résumés in hopes of moving to the top of the pile. The tactic has become so common that companies are updating their software to catch it.

Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.

In an escalating cat-and-mouse game, job hunters are trying to fool A.I. into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions.

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Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 4d

Part of my problem is I've run out of shelf space in my home office.

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Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 5d

Your blind constituents deserve to get the whole picture of your message, add alt text to your images. https://yarbrough.info/alt-text Reply folks, this is not an invite to describe the image, that's the senator's job.

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 8d

Just realised that the next two weeks include 4 days of work, a 4-day weekend, and another 4-day work week.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 8d

This is Denni. She took an unexpected babysitting shift when she found a baby koala in her yard. She cheerfully delivered the joey to her human, who put them back in the tree to be reunited with their mom. 14/10 (FB: Steve Lamplough)

Denni, a golden retriever with a sweet face, sits and looks up at the camera with a smile. she has a passenger clinging to her back. a baby koala. the joey's eyes peak over the top of Denni's head.

Denni is standing and looking off to the left of the frame. the baby koala on her back looks at the camera.

a super zoomed photo of the baby koala and their mom high up in a tree. the adult koala holds onto her joey and looks down at the camera with what we would like to think is appreciation for caring for her baby.

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Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 9d

Hey, J.D., something can be more than one thing. Sort of like how you can sit on a couch or...

Reuters @reuters.com · 9d

Trump's AI videos of top Democrat were a joke, not racist, Vance says reut.rs/4ntlX99

Trump's AI videos of top Democrat were a joke, not racist, Vance says

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday described AI-manipulated videos that President Donald Trump posted on social media of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries as a joke, dismissing complaints from Democrats that the videos were racist.

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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 9d

Man, I'm sorry, but reading all these AI generated essays from students, it just sucks all the joy out of everything. It's exhausting, makes you into a weird paranoid cop, grinds you down, wastes your time, makes you feel like shit about everything.

Fuck this shit technology and all its enablers.

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Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 9d

Also, if there's a new item in the notifications tab or whatever is no longer announcing. You used to hear like "notifications 2 new tab 4 of 5."

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 9d

I won't lie, there's a little bench-like corner in my shower. It mostly gets used as a place to put stuff, but being able to sit briefly every once in a while is hella nice.

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 9d

That world does, in fact, exist. I can confirm.

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 9d

VoiceOver is announcing that there are 6 tabs at the bottom, so like "profile tab 5 of 6."

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 9d

I have a Ninja blender and I don't think it's too bad, but YMMV.

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 10d

I'm not immediately aware of any resources specific to transit apps. Admittedly I specialize more in web a11y, but I'd suspect that the same general rules apply for all apps. When traveling, I use Google Maps for route planning, it works well with iOS VoiceOver. cc: @wandrme.paxex.aero

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Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 10d

@skeetsapp.com :If I try to post a pic from the share sheet the app crashes when I go to add alt text. Been going on for a while now. Please fix.

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 11d

Man, if I thought I could turn air travel accessibility into a full-time beat...

Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 11d

Thrilled to share that @theaircurrent.com is hiring! Super unique opportunity to join a fast-growing, collaborative newsroom.

You tell us what you want to cover, and why you're the one set up to do it best.

Apply here and shout with any questions: theaircurrent.com/jobs/senior-...

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Matt Largey @mattlargey.bsky.social · 11d

isn't that the... opposite of how copyright works?

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 11d

Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

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Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 11d

😹😹😹😹

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 11d

Or maybe that was my knees...

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 11d

Pointing out that 1990 was 35 years ago was just mean...

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 11d

Team article!

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 11d

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 13d

Preach!

Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 13d

I swear some people aren't happy unless they're angry about something.

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Justin Yarbrough @yarbrough.info · 13d

Or, in my case, shaving my head.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 15d

I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.

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