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Liverpool @liverpool-----fans.bsky.social · Aug 16

WE START WITH A WIN! ✊🔴

Credits to: @LFC

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

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Liverpool @liverpool-----fans.bsky.social · Jul 17

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

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Jul 16

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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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

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The Kingstonist @kingstonist.bsky.social · Jul 14

#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...

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.

www.kingstonist.com

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Andrew Ashby @andrewashby.bsky.social · Jul 3

Absolutely gutted hearing the news this morning. #YNWA

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Jun 19

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...

Captions/Subtitles

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

www.w3.org

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · May 26

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."

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The Kingstonist @kingstonist.bsky.social · May 27

#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...

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...

www.kingstonist.com

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · May 27

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.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Apr 25

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.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Apr 27

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.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Apr 28

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...

Page Structure Tutorial

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

www.w3.org

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Jan 15

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/...

Web Accessibility

What is web accessibility? Web accessibility allows everyone, including people with disabilities, to perceive, understand, navigate and interact with the Internet.

digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu

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CFRC 101.9 FM @cfrcradio.bsky.social · Jan 10

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!

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Jan 6

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...

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.

www.tpgi.com

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The Kingstonist @kingstonist.bsky.social · Dec 27

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-...

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.

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Andrew Ashby @andrewashby.bsky.social · Dec 24

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

CAN/ASC-2.8 - Accessible-Ready Housing - Accessibility Standards Canada

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Andrew Ashby @andrewashby.bsky.social · Dec 24

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

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...

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Accessibility in the News @a11ynews.bsky.social · Dec 19

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

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.

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The Kingstonist @kingstonist.bsky.social · Dec 19

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...

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.

www.kingstonist.com

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Dec 19

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

https://overlayfactsheet.com/en/

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Dec 16

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.

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Accessibility in the News @a11ynews.bsky.social · Dec 16

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

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.

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Andrew Ashby @andrewashby.bsky.social · Dec 15

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!