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Amy

@click2carney.bsky.social

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Digital accessibility specialist. #a11y Freelance web developer & consultant. Mom. Visually-impaired. Climate concerned. Librarian in an earlier life. #AlaskaSky

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · Nov 8

Welcome 👋 new followers! I mostly skeet about web accessibility & web dev/design. Sometimes I share about Alaska and crochet. I’m off and on, as I rebalance my virtual and IRL priorities. Also on Mastodon.

Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 11d

I love that we have a bus line here, and it hits many places I want to go. ❤️

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Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social · 15d

With just about 1 day to go, we've now scheduled the videos for all #id24 sessions.
You can find the YouTube link for each session in our schedule inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/ and in the dedicated playlist for this year www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #accessibility #a11y #inclusiveDesign

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

inclusivedesign24.org

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 15d

The struggle is real, so YT has been my friend for awhile. 🫠

Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 15d

Helpful tips for offering access to low vision programming students in the classroom. These are useful tips for any type of class, I think. #a11y veroniiiica.com/teaching-r-p...

Tips For Teaching R Programming To A Low Vision Student

I have low vision and a degree in computational and data sciences, here are my tips for introducing R programming to a low vision student.

veroniiiica.com

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 21d

And… we’re back downtown 💡 🎉

Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 21d

Ha! The “little” things you take for granted until….

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Pope Tech @popetech.bsky.social · 21d

Your table might look fine, but can people with disabilities actually use it? Learn how to code more accessible tables: blog.pope.tech/2023/08/22/b...

Beginner's guide to accessible tables - Pope Tech Blog

Learn the difference between data and layout tables, how to approach complex tables, and how to make tables accessible.

blog.pope.tech

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 21d

What a day for them! 🫠

Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 21d

Aaaaaaah! Still out downtown where I’m at.

Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 21d

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 21d

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · 21d

Power’s out downtown! #Juneau #AlaskaSky 🌬️ 🍂

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Lee Petersen @leepetersen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Autumn colors spreading across the tundra in Denali National Park. This was taken Tuesday morning (9/2/2025), with the first hints of snow from the previous week still clinging to the ridges above.

#alaska #fallfoliage #autumn #denali

A wide view of tundra in Denali National Park in early autumn. The foreground is filled with dense shrubs and low bushes glowing in shades of yellow, orange, and gold. Dark green spruce trees are scattered throughout, standing tall against the colorful brush. In the background, steep, rocky mountains rise under an overcast sky, with a few streaks of lingering snow on their slopes. Low clouds cling to the ridges, drifting across the scene and softening the contrast between the mountains and the cloudy sky above.

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deconspray @deconspray.bsky.social · Sep 3

Alan Heikkila's post is a great reminder that simplicity is key in web accessibility. Clean, semantic HTML is the foundation of an inclusive web. Let's prioritize clarity over cleverness in our code.

a11yblog.com/2025/08/06/w...

#WebAccessibility #HTML #A11y #WebDev #DigitalAccessibility

When HTML Speaks Clearly

As a developer, I love solving problems. But when I leaned into accessibility, I discovered a new appreciation for the elegance of HTML. All the layers of backend and frontend engineering are…

a11yblog.com

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Sep 3

Looking for a digital accessibility job? Or looking to hire someone for an accessibility role? A11yjobs is a digital accessibility job board.

www.a11yjobs.com

Find Digital Accessibility Jobs on A11yjobs.com

Discover top jobs in digital accessibility, including web accessibility, ARIA, WCAG, Section 508, ADA compliance, and more. Join the A11y community with roles on a11yjobs.com.

www.a11yjobs.com

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · Sep 1

What designers think UX is: sick ass animations that tap into 300% of your CPU to perform the perfect element transition that's keyframed for the most delightful ease curve

What UX is: make the text bigger and let people hold the thing

Homer Audio Player @homeraudioplayer.app · Aug 31

Designing for seniors: better grip.

Hand functions deteriorate with age, often making it harder to hold things without a large grip area.
Homer Audio Player allows adding screen margins to increase the area to hold.

#elderly #seniors #aging #accessibility #uxdesign #elderlycare #technology

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · Aug 30

www.thisdaysportion.com/posts/contra...

You do not need “analytics” for your blog because you are neither a military surveillance unit nor a commodity trading company

Analytics are a military and financial tool. Your blog is not and you shouldn’t surveil you readers.

www.thisdaysportion.com

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Sara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · Aug 27

HTML Developers: Please Consider – in the year of 2025

html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/0...

#a11y #HTML

HTML Developers: Please Consider – in the year of 2025 – HTML Accessibility

html5accessibility.com

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · Aug 28

What?!??

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Eric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · Aug 27

This was pushed out with a rushed security review, a coerced and unwilling engineering team, and in full opposition to our supposed company values.

If you don't want it, tell them. Social media and support forums. Leadership won't listen to employees. github.blog/changelog/20...

Grok Code Fast 1 is rolling out in public preview for GitHub Copilot - GitHub Changelog

Grok Code Fast 1 will be available as an opt-in public preview for GitHub Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise plans in Visual Studio Code. Rollout will be gradual —…

github.blog

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Bronwyn @seakgal.bsky.social · Aug 25

As we were picking berries this weekend, my partner said, "All over Alaska, people are doing the same thing."

The kinship of Alaska is special.

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WP Accessibility Day @wpaccessibility.day · Aug 16

60 days to go!

WP Accessibility Day 2025
24 hours, global, free, focused on making the web work for everyone.
Dates: Oct 15-16

2025.wpaccessibility.day
#WPAD2025 #WPA11yDay #Accessibility #WordPress

WP Accessibility Day 2025 - 60 days to go!

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · Aug 16

#webdev #html
css-tricks.com/covering-hid...

Covering hidden=until-found | CSS-Tricks

Short story: Slapping hidden=until-found on an element in HTML enables any hidden content within the element to be findable in the browser with in-page search.

css-tricks.com

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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · Aug 15

The University of Alaska Anchorage may host up to 750 people on its campus in connection with a Friday summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

UAA set to host up to 750 US and Russian delegates for Putin-Trump summit

The White House asked the university to help host delegates amid a shortage in hotel rooms.

www.adn.com

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Amy @click2carney.bsky.social · Aug 13

What?!? TIL that my local public library has comics and graphic novels to check out as a digital resource. My middle schooler is so happy.
#Juneau #reading #booksky

juneapublibakfc.librarypass.com

Screenshot from Juneau Public Library website: Comics Plus - Read and download comics, manga, and graphic novels for all ages.

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