Kate Sonka
@ksonka.bsky.social
she/her
Executive Director @ Teach Access.
Wisconsinite by birth, Michigander by choice.
Enthusiastic about accessibility, cats, sweatpants, and dairy products.
Executive Director @ Teach Access.
Wisconsinite by birth, Michigander by choice.
Enthusiastic about accessibility, cats, sweatpants, and dairy products.
I ordered a jade green loveseat for my home office last night because if this world is going to end I’d like to at least have something nice to sit on.
February 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I ordered a jade green loveseat for my home office last night because if this world is going to end I’d like to at least have something nice to sit on.
Official snow fall report from Lansing’s Westside: up to the neck of an HVR bottle.
February 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Official snow fall report from Lansing’s Westside: up to the neck of an HVR bottle.
Seems like on a day when democracy continues to crumble AND you have 8 scheduled meetings you shouldn't also have to answer emails?
February 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Seems like on a day when democracy continues to crumble AND you have 8 scheduled meetings you shouldn't also have to answer emails?
Everything is a mess across the board but all I genuinely have wanted to talk about for the past month is Bad Bunny's new album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. I can't stop listening to it.
February 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Everything is a mess across the board but all I genuinely have wanted to talk about for the past month is Bad Bunny's new album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. I can't stop listening to it.
One thing I learned about me though is that when I’m being mugged I just stare directly in the person’s eyes without saying a word and don’t let go. This happened last night and the bag was Thai takeout. Don't mess with me. Don't mess with my food. Not in this economy.
January 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
One thing I learned about me though is that when I’m being mugged I just stare directly in the person’s eyes without saying a word and don’t let go. This happened last night and the bag was Thai takeout. Don't mess with me. Don't mess with my food. Not in this economy.
Just logged on to my Capital Area District Library account and they are now showing me how much I'm saving using their materials in the moment. With the four books I have checked out we're sitting at $52.85. Now that's what I call savings volume 517!
January 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Just logged on to my Capital Area District Library account and they are now showing me how much I'm saving using their materials in the moment. With the four books I have checked out we're sitting at $52.85. Now that's what I call savings volume 517!
Check in on your strong friends.
They carry a lot, and sometimes they need support too.
A quick message or call can make a difference.
#MentalHealth #CheckIn
They carry a lot, and sometimes they need support too.
A quick message or call can make a difference.
#MentalHealth #CheckIn
January 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Reposted by Kate Sonka
2d article posted today on LFLegal written by guest contributor Eve Hill: Federal Digital #Accessibility Disappearance on Trump Day One www.lflegal.com/2025/01/week... #Disabiilty #Setion508 #a11y
Federal Digital Accessibility Disappearance on Trump Day One
The first week of the new republican administration was frightening and disorienting for all of us who believe in civil and human rights, justice, equality, fairness and more. This guest article is wr...
www.lflegal.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
2d article posted today on LFLegal written by guest contributor Eve Hill: Federal Digital #Accessibility Disappearance on Trump Day One www.lflegal.com/2025/01/week... #Disabiilty #Setion508 #a11y
Ok so as it turns out blasting the new Bad Bunny album while in the Olympic Broil line is one way to revive yourself after this shit week.
January 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ok so as it turns out blasting the new Bad Bunny album while in the Olympic Broil line is one way to revive yourself after this shit week.
Reposted by Kate Sonka
A heads up as it looks like most federal employees working on accessibility will be put on leave and eventually fired.
White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave | CNN Politics
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretar...
www.cnn.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A heads up as it looks like most federal employees working on accessibility will be put on leave and eventually fired.
Reposted by Kate Sonka
Michigan makes it easier to access birth control
Whitmer signed the bills Tuesday, Jan. 21.
dlvr.it
January 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Reposted by Kate Sonka
Well, the new administration already took down the White House #Accessibility Statement. Original page from the WayBack Machine here: web.archive.org/web/20250118185419/https://www.whitehouse.gov/accessibility/ Broken link: whitehouse [dot] gov [slash] accessibility #a11y #Accessibility #disability
Accessibility Statement | The White House
This commitment to accessibility for all begins with this site and our efforts to ensure all functionality and all content is accessible to all Americans.
web.archive.org
January 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Well, the new administration already took down the White House #Accessibility Statement. Original page from the WayBack Machine here: web.archive.org/web/20250118185419/https://www.whitehouse.gov/accessibility/ Broken link: whitehouse [dot] gov [slash] accessibility #a11y #Accessibility #disability
So far I've dropped $86 on Girl Scout cookies to support my friends' kids just today. This is where I'm placing my current energy amidst *gestures widely*
January 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
So far I've dropped $86 on Girl Scout cookies to support my friends' kids just today. This is where I'm placing my current energy amidst *gestures widely*
I wanted to shirk my responsibilities today. But I just got an email from a student thanking me for talking to them about the #a11y of their product at CES and to let me know they’ve already started making changes to make it more accessible.
And I’m reminded that as long as I’m here I’ll fight.
And I’m reminded that as long as I’m here I’ll fight.
January 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I wanted to shirk my responsibilities today. But I just got an email from a student thanking me for talking to them about the #a11y of their product at CES and to let me know they’ve already started making changes to make it more accessible.
And I’m reminded that as long as I’m here I’ll fight.
And I’m reminded that as long as I’m here I’ll fight.
Reposted by Kate Sonka
My 2024 Digital #Accessibility legal update for 3Play Media is now online, along with the slide deck and the transcript of the webinar. For free. As always, all feedback welcomed. www.3playmedia.com/resources/re...
2024 U.S. Digital Accessibility Legal Update with Lainey Feingold
Digital accessibility is a civil right of people with disabilities, and a lot is happening in the digital accessibility legal space in the United States.
www.3playmedia.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:08 PM
My 2024 Digital #Accessibility legal update for 3Play Media is now online, along with the slide deck and the transcript of the webinar. For free. As always, all feedback welcomed. www.3playmedia.com/resources/re...
Recently I started singing the Sanasa song from The Simple Life as I open Asana in the morning. Anyone else?
December 19, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Recently I started singing the Sanasa song from The Simple Life as I open Asana in the morning. Anyone else?
Called them to see what this was from and it was an appointment I had on October 1, 2021.
TWENTY TWENTY ONE!!!
This has given me a renewed sense of fulfillment in procrastinating on all of my work until at least next year.
TWENTY TWENTY ONE!!!
This has given me a renewed sense of fulfillment in procrastinating on all of my work until at least next year.
Receiving two different checks for $20 from my doctor’s office because a “recent review found I paid too much” (with no further explanation) feels a little too on the nose given *gestures widely*
December 18, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Called them to see what this was from and it was an appointment I had on October 1, 2021.
TWENTY TWENTY ONE!!!
This has given me a renewed sense of fulfillment in procrastinating on all of my work until at least next year.
TWENTY TWENTY ONE!!!
This has given me a renewed sense of fulfillment in procrastinating on all of my work until at least next year.
Ok but how much do you feel hashtag blessed when you roll into OlyBro and there’s no line?
December 18, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Ok but how much do you feel hashtag blessed when you roll into OlyBro and there’s no line?
This morning I serenely laid mine eyes upon Wynken, Blynken, and Nod during yoga, then picked up a brekkie sando from The New Daily Bagel, and then started my work day with a winter-scented candle from Sparrow Bloom. Let's give it up for Lansing amirite?
December 13, 2024 at 4:12 PM
This morning I serenely laid mine eyes upon Wynken, Blynken, and Nod during yoga, then picked up a brekkie sando from The New Daily Bagel, and then started my work day with a winter-scented candle from Sparrow Bloom. Let's give it up for Lansing amirite?
Reposted by Kate Sonka
There is a meme format going around Bluesky where people share an image of an arrow pointing to the bottom right, where the alt badge is on Bluesky. The gag or punch line of this meme is that when the user selects the alt badge, they get a joke. This is not the intended purpose of alt text.
December 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM
There is a meme format going around Bluesky where people share an image of an arrow pointing to the bottom right, where the alt badge is on Bluesky. The gag or punch line of this meme is that when the user selects the alt badge, they get a joke. This is not the intended purpose of alt text.
Receiving two different checks for $20 from my doctor’s office because a “recent review found I paid too much” (with no further explanation) feels a little too on the nose given *gestures widely*
December 10, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Receiving two different checks for $20 from my doctor’s office because a “recent review found I paid too much” (with no further explanation) feels a little too on the nose given *gestures widely*
Actually paused a meeting I was leading mid-sentence to tell the other people my cat, Bruce, was audibly snoring across the room. Nothing was more important tbh.
December 10, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Actually paused a meeting I was leading mid-sentence to tell the other people my cat, Bruce, was audibly snoring across the room. Nothing was more important tbh.
As if I needed yet another reason to love CADL, I recently suggested a book to purchase and just got an email saying they will acquire it later this month and put it on hold for me once it arrives. Public libraries really are a treasure.
December 9, 2024 at 1:58 PM
As if I needed yet another reason to love CADL, I recently suggested a book to purchase and just got an email saying they will acquire it later this month and put it on hold for me once it arrives. Public libraries really are a treasure.
December 5, 2024 at 1:17 PM
I can’t explain why but watching cow hoof trimming videos has become a required component of maintaining my mental health.
December 3, 2024 at 3:04 AM
I can’t explain why but watching cow hoof trimming videos has become a required component of maintaining my mental health.