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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · 11d

Disclaimer: Still riffing on this idea, focused on desktop interaction with a mouse. Not fully accessible yet.

Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · 11d

Changes:
✅ Card prioritization within a category
✅ Drop anywhere in a category
✅ Ability to leave some cards uncategorized
✅ Fixed an issue with the randomization of cards

Up next:
🔲 Adding your own cards
🔲 Cards in multiple categories

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · 11d

This is why I love working on the web. Yesterday, I posted about a small app I made to solve a problem. People used it and gave a bunch of feedback. That feedback is now incorporated! 🚀

Kick the tires on the new updates:
ux-feedback-main-fmkpvc.laravel.cloud/feedback/ZHs...

#UX #UserResearch

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · 12d

Started coding a UX testing idea I've had rolling around my head for a while. It starts with a card sort, but then rolls into much more. I can't wait to demo the rest 😀

Kick the tires:
ux-feedback-main-fmkpvc.laravel.cloud/feedback/YxL...

It will be fun to show the results 😛

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · May 24

"While we can arrange things with the intent to communicate certain information, we can’t actually make information. Our users do that for us."
~ Abby Covert

Source: www.howtomakesenseofanymess.com/chapter1/20/...

Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Apr 12

"The 2-step process for exceptional results:
1. Spend a little time each day thinking about the highest leverage activity available to you.
2. Spend a little time each day working on it."
~ @jamesclear.bsky.social

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Feb 21

"Your teaching ability is constrained by your writing ability.
If you can’t write it down, it will be nearly impossible to teach it well."
~ @jamesclear.bsky.social

Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Jan 1

Highlighting great alt text examples. This one is from @alf.schlongalaxy.space describing a pattern of light taken from a phone.

Source: bsky.app/profile/alf....

#Accessibility

Screenshot of a Bluesky post illustrating the visible alt text under the photo

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Dec 31

Bluesky has some of the most consistent and best examples of alt text usage on posts. 💛

Gregory J. Rosmaita @oedipusnj.bsky.social · Jun 24

A SIMPLE GUIDE TO PROVIDING USEFUL ALT ON BLUESKY

1/ ALT's sole function on Bluesky is to provide an autonomous & as fully equivalent an experience of an image as possible for the blind/VI & neurodivergent

If you can see it & read it, I should be able to feel or hear it without leaving Bluesky

Baby Cat, seated on her haunches on an unmade bed, her right forepaw resting on the back of her human's white skinned left hand.

BC's gazing solemnly at her human with her enormous sage green eyes, a look of determination on her white milk muzzle. BC exudes quiet confidence, but she still wishes there was an Image Description reminder on Bluesky she could enable, so she couldn't possibly forget to add ALT before tweeting.

Baby Cat is an adult deep chocolate colored tan-ticked tabby. All 4 of her legs are tiger striped, as is her tan chest & neck. The stripes on her neck & chest look like necklaces of varying widths & hues, from jet black to milk chocolate.

BC has a tan face with black markings, white whiskers, a white milk muzzle & an irresistibly boopable dusty rose nose. Her back coat is a rich chocolate brown, dappled by golden specks. In a sign of great sincerity, BC's whiskers—like her lynx-tufted ears–are at full alert.

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Dec 30

Highlighting great alt text examples. This one from @catsofyore.bsky.social describes a cat's butt photobombing an old photo. ❤️

Source:
bsky.app/profile/cats...

#Accessibility

Screenshot of a Bluesky post with alt text visible.

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Dec 29

Didn't have a running goal this year, but with three days left and with 1,100 miles in sight, the goal has been realized 😊 Heading out before the rain. 🏃

2024 Stats. Activities 568. Distance 1,085.0 mi. Time 182h 36m. Elev Gain 4,433 ft

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Dec 29

"You have to work hard to discover how to work smart. You won't know the best solutions until you've made nearly all the mistakes."
~ @jamesclear.bsky.social

Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Dec 21

"To learn, wander. To achieve, focus."
~ @jamesclear.bsky.social

Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Dec 11

Chrome is now supported 🚀

Social visual alt text extension with Bluesky support!
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/socia...

Visually see the alternative text for images/GIFs without clicking the "ALT" label. #accessibility

Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Dec 8

Social visual alt text browser extension is now live on Firefox 🚀 addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...

This extension exposes the alt text (or lack of it) directly in the timeline instead of having to click the "alt" badge on an image.

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Dec 8

Social visual alt text browser extension is now live on Firefox 🚀 addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...

This extension exposes the alt text (or lack of it) directly in the timeline instead of having to click the "alt" badge on an image.

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Nick DeNardis @nickdenardis.com · Dec 8

Making progress on Bluesky support in the "Social visual alt text" browser extension. 😎

Screenshot of a single image with alt text displayed

Screenshot of a single image showing no alt text displayed

Screenshot of multiple images, each with their alt text displayed below the block of images

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RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · Nov 14

New to @bsky.app? We’ve got some etiquette just for you!

Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".

Screen shot of "Accessibility Settings" with two main categories: "Alt text" and "Media." Under Alt text, there are two toggle options labelled "Require alt text before posting," which is switched on. “Display larger alt text badges" Under Media, there’s an option labelled "Disable autoplay for videos and GIFs," which is switched on.

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