stringy
@stringyland.bsky.social
Julie G, accessibility dork, at your service. Head of Accessibility Assessment at @intopia.bsky.social. Living in Whadjuk lands. Spending too much time online instead of outdoors or making silly little arts and crafts stuff.
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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.
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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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Australia Institute research shows that nurses pay more tax than gas and oil companies.
Sign our petition calling on the government to fix our gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
Sign our petition calling on the government to fix our gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Australia Institute research shows that nurses pay more tax than gas and oil companies.
Sign our petition calling on the government to fix our gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
Sign our petition calling on the government to fix our gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
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Basically, finance is an industry where meetings turn directly into balance sheet activity without actually needing to make any products or provide any services, and for the last ~20 years most other sectors have been trying desperately to pivot to that model, and that's why video games suck now
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Basically, finance is an industry where meetings turn directly into balance sheet activity without actually needing to make any products or provide any services, and for the last ~20 years most other sectors have been trying desperately to pivot to that model, and that's why video games suck now
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Australia has become a globally significant representative case for worst-case Indigenous rights-breaches when developing liquified fossil gas
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
A visit to WA's Murujuga has Canadian traditional owners worried about their land
Canadian hereditary chief Na'Moks wanted to find out what a gas pipeline on his land would look like, so he flew to northern Western Australia.
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Australia has become a globally significant representative case for worst-case Indigenous rights-breaches when developing liquified fossil gas
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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New from me: The internet promised the democratization of information, power, and expression. Now there are vanishingly few ways to be online that don't involve being a billboard.
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Confessions of the influenced
Behind every influencer is an army of the people mired in debt and mass-produced clutter.
www.theverge.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New from me: The internet promised the democratization of information, power, and expression. Now there are vanishingly few ways to be online that don't involve being a billboard.
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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Great reporting on the shysters behind the Social Media Ban by @cameronwilson.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
36 Months accused ban critics of being paid off by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up sponsorship deals, eyeing global expansion and coming up with its own AI tool to sell.
www.crikey.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Great reporting on the shysters behind the Social Media Ban by @cameronwilson.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
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A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Chattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community Networks
Since 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...
communitynets.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Whoops, I forgot to share this on BlueSky: I’m Centre For Accessibility’s Specialist of the year, alongside Keeley Johnson (Keeley’s Cause) as Advocate of the year, and many websites and apps with exemplary accessibility! Check out the winners: www.accessibility.org.au/australian-a...
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Whoops, I forgot to share this on BlueSky: I’m Centre For Accessibility’s Specialist of the year, alongside Keeley Johnson (Keeley’s Cause) as Advocate of the year, and many websites and apps with exemplary accessibility! Check out the winners: www.accessibility.org.au/australian-a...
Banning kids from social media is such a ridiculous way to solve the problems of social media. Adults don't want the predators, misinformation or rage bait either. The Oz government has chosen the performative path between fixing the problem or letting it fester.
In two days, hundreds of thousands of teens will be cut off from the friends, groups and communities on social media.
From homeschooling meetups to buying used bikes, here's what teens say they're going to lose, in their own words.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
From homeschooling meetups to buying used bikes, here's what teens say they're going to lose, in their own words.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Banning kids from social media is such a ridiculous way to solve the problems of social media. Adults don't want the predators, misinformation or rage bait either. The Oz government has chosen the performative path between fixing the problem or letting it fester.
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tech ceos are so funny "we should bring back public executions" dude you don't know how to use a grocery store self checkout shut your nazi hole
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
tech ceos are so funny "we should bring back public executions" dude you don't know how to use a grocery store self checkout shut your nazi hole
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Virtual Zine Library: a collection of hundreds of free downloadable PDFs and links to online readable zines! You can browse by categories.
www.sherwoodforestzinelibrary.org/virtual-zine...
www.sherwoodforestzinelibrary.org/virtual-zine...
Virtual Zine Library | sherwoodforest
Home of the Sherwood Forest Zine Library's Virtual Zine Library featuring hundreds of free downloadable zines! The home page shows zine categories and recently added zines as well as details on how to submit a digital zine to the virtual library.
www.sherwoodforestzinelibrary.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Virtual Zine Library: a collection of hundreds of free downloadable PDFs and links to online readable zines! You can browse by categories.
www.sherwoodforestzinelibrary.org/virtual-zine...
www.sherwoodforestzinelibrary.org/virtual-zine...
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We are excited to bring you ‘Spilling the tea on digital accessibility’! An interview series exploring the real impact of accessible design.
Watch ‘Spilling the tea on digital accessibility with Lauren Hayes': youtu.be/8IJ1ZZqbGzE?...
Watch out for more episodes being released soon!
Watch ‘Spilling the tea on digital accessibility with Lauren Hayes': youtu.be/8IJ1ZZqbGzE?...
Watch out for more episodes being released soon!
Spilling the tea on digital accessibility - Lauren Hayes
An interview series where we explore the real impact of inaccessible design, access fatigue and how AI is impacting digital accessibility.
In this episode Charlii sat down for virtual cuppa and a…
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We are excited to bring you ‘Spilling the tea on digital accessibility’! An interview series exploring the real impact of accessible design.
Watch ‘Spilling the tea on digital accessibility with Lauren Hayes': youtu.be/8IJ1ZZqbGzE?...
Watch out for more episodes being released soon!
Watch ‘Spilling the tea on digital accessibility with Lauren Hayes': youtu.be/8IJ1ZZqbGzE?...
Watch out for more episodes being released soon!
Well, the news out there is terrible today, but we keep doing what we can to build a world worth a damn. My workplace is always trying to learn how best to support people with disabilities who use assistive technology. If that's you or someone you know, please do consider this survey. #a11y
We’re excited to launch the Assistive Technology Survey 2025!
Participation is open to anyone over the age of 18 living in Australia or New Zealand who uses or supports assistive technology.
Start the Assistive Technology Survey 2025: surveys.intopia.digital/assistive-te...
Participation is open to anyone over the age of 18 living in Australia or New Zealand who uses or supports assistive technology.
Start the Assistive Technology Survey 2025: surveys.intopia.digital/assistive-te...
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Well, the news out there is terrible today, but we keep doing what we can to build a world worth a damn. My workplace is always trying to learn how best to support people with disabilities who use assistive technology. If that's you or someone you know, please do consider this survey. #a11y
This is going to be like Robodebt all over again. Except that this time, the deaths won't be from suicide but from preventable accidents and neglect. The #a11y community in Australia needs to get involved in this.
EXCLUSIVE: Funding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, @australia.theguardian.com can reveal.
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is going to be like Robodebt all over again. Except that this time, the deaths won't be from suicide but from preventable accidents and neglect. The #a11y community in Australia needs to get involved in this.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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This regulation is a vital step forward for the Australian screen industry, and one that will help support a vibrant and sustainable screen sector that continues to play an important role in our economy and culture.
www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
Surprise $50m boost for ABC as streaming quotas finally become law
The national broadcaster will get the extra funds for children’s programs and drama after the government’s quotas bill was passed.
www.smh.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This regulation is a vital step forward for the Australian screen industry, and one that will help support a vibrant and sustainable screen sector that continues to play an important role in our economy and culture.
www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
Once again, @frankchimero.com has taken the time to analyse & feel his way down a useful path through a difficult topic. frankchimero.com/blog/2025/be... I really appreciate his work. Via @densediscovery.bsky.social
Frank Chimero · Beyond the Machine
Frank Chimero’s Personal Website
frankchimero.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Once again, @frankchimero.com has taken the time to analyse & feel his way down a useful path through a difficult topic. frankchimero.com/blog/2025/be... I really appreciate his work. Via @densediscovery.bsky.social
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Everyone in the comments of that viral "We're not here to judge we're here to help" image with Dewey numbers for tough topics like abortion or HIV asking "Are those the prices?" are pushing all my "Could be a troll but what if they don't really know?" buttons. Here's one that looks less like AI slop
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Everyone in the comments of that viral "We're not here to judge we're here to help" image with Dewey numbers for tough topics like abortion or HIV asking "Are those the prices?" are pushing all my "Could be a troll but what if they don't really know?" buttons. Here's one that looks less like AI slop
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This sets out the clear, bullet-point agreed plan that, if funded by Australian governments, would stop most ongoing family violence & make women & children way safer. Governments choose not to, while spending $60m on PNG men's rugby, $96m on crap BOMsite, millions on dicky consultants, etc.
Australia knows how to end gender-based violence. What we lack is the political will to make the fiscal decisions that match the crisis, writes Katherine Berney.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/austr...
womensagenda.com.au/latest/austr...
Australia knows how to end violence against women. What we lack is the will to pay for it.
Australia knows how to end gender-based violence. What we lack is the political will to make the fiscal decisions that match the crisis.
womensagenda.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This sets out the clear, bullet-point agreed plan that, if funded by Australian governments, would stop most ongoing family violence & make women & children way safer. Governments choose not to, while spending $60m on PNG men's rugby, $96m on crap BOMsite, millions on dicky consultants, etc.
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I've started the sale a little early to make sure everything is working correctly before my emails start going out tomorrow... and it seems like it's all working, so you can jump on my biggest sale ever right now 😁
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So I'm jumping on the Black Friday train for the first time.
Starting tomorrow, I'm offering 40% off both CSS Demystified and Beyond CSS.
Going to have an extra little sweetener in there too. More details coming once it goes live 😊
Starting tomorrow, I'm offering 40% off both CSS Demystified and Beyond CSS.
Going to have an extra little sweetener in there too. More details coming once it goes live 😊
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I've started the sale a little early to make sure everything is working correctly before my emails start going out tomorrow... and it seems like it's all working, so you can jump on my biggest sale ever right now 😁
✅ www.beyondcss.dev?utm_source=b...
✅ cssdemystified.com?utm_source=b...
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A reminder that gas is not a vital industry to Australia.
As Polly Hemming explains, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Some more gas myths debunked here: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
As Polly Hemming explains, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Some more gas myths debunked here: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A reminder that gas is not a vital industry to Australia.
As Polly Hemming explains, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Some more gas myths debunked here: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
As Polly Hemming explains, if anything, it costs the Australian economy.
Some more gas myths debunked here: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
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Want to learn how to create accessible, user-friendly WordPress forms? Hear from Adem Cifcioglu, Co-Founder and Director of Intopia, at Web Directions Enqueue!
When: Friday 28 November
Where: Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS Sydney
Learn more about Web Directions Enqueue: webdirections.org/enqueue
When: Friday 28 November
Where: Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS Sydney
Learn more about Web Directions Enqueue: webdirections.org/enqueue
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Want to learn how to create accessible, user-friendly WordPress forms? Hear from Adem Cifcioglu, Co-Founder and Director of Intopia, at Web Directions Enqueue!
When: Friday 28 November
Where: Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS Sydney
Learn more about Web Directions Enqueue: webdirections.org/enqueue
When: Friday 28 November
Where: Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS Sydney
Learn more about Web Directions Enqueue: webdirections.org/enqueue
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more ghastly abuse and exploitation of disabled people by those who are paid for care and support
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
Fast food, drugs used to bribe clients into handing over lucrative NDIS packages
Unscrupulous disability service providers have been detected exploiting vulnerable clients with a host of manipulative tactics to get their hands on their allowances.
www.smh.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
more ghastly abuse and exploitation of disabled people by those who are paid for care and support
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
archive: archive.md/eFySP
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated