Shelly Brisbin
@shelly.brisbin.net
Writing, radio, podcasting
Producer/reporter @texasstandard.bsky.social
Author of IOS Access for All iosaccessbook.com
Classic movie podcaster @liontowershield.theincomparable.com
Contributor @sixcolors.com
Signal: ShellyB.93
#a11y #TCMParty
Producer/reporter @texasstandard.bsky.social
Author of IOS Access for All iosaccessbook.com
Classic movie podcaster @liontowershield.theincomparable.com
Contributor @sixcolors.com
Signal: ShellyB.93
#a11y #TCMParty
Attention Houston folks! @texasstandard.bsky.social is broadcasting from Houston Public Media on Friday! We've got Houston stories and guests planned, and I have a Talk of Texas question?
What's the most exciting thing about Houston food right now?
Drop a voice memo at texasstandard.org/talk.
What's the most exciting thing about Houston food right now?
Drop a voice memo at texasstandard.org/talk.
The Talk of Texas wants to hear from you
texasstandard.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Attention Houston folks! @texasstandard.bsky.social is broadcasting from Houston Public Media on Friday! We've got Houston stories and guests planned, and I have a Talk of Texas question?
What's the most exciting thing about Houston food right now?
Drop a voice memo at texasstandard.org/talk.
What's the most exciting thing about Houston food right now?
Drop a voice memo at texasstandard.org/talk.
I reported on the cancellation of Digital Equity Act grants for @texasstandard.bsky.social
www.texasstandard.org/stories/digi...
www.texasstandard.org/stories/digi...
Canceled Digital Equity Act grants disrupt projects aimed at getting underserved people online
The Digital Equity Act was designed to work in tandem with the government's broadband infrastructure program to expand internet access and training.
www.texasstandard.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I reported on the cancellation of Digital Equity Act grants for @texasstandard.bsky.social
www.texasstandard.org/stories/digi...
www.texasstandard.org/stories/digi...
Digging my new LG TV’s accessibility features. Speech is on by default when you set up for the first time, and the default color contrast is great! Speech is a little fast to start, but that can be sorted out. #A11Y
November 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Digging my new LG TV’s accessibility features. Speech is on by default when you set up for the first time, and the default color contrast is great! Speech is a little fast to start, but that can be sorted out. #A11Y
Here’s a good reminder of the history of special education in the US. And a reminder for me why I was able to go to a public high school.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Slow Death of Special Education
The government has abandoned its commitment to an equitable education for all children—if it ever had one.
www.theatlantic.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Here’s a good reminder of the history of special education in the US. And a reminder for me why I was able to go to a public high school.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Sportsball adjacent. It’s as close as I get.
November 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Sportsball adjacent. It’s as close as I get.
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Of course it's an episode about a witch movie. It's Halloween!
Have a listen as @shelly.brisbin.net and I discuss The Witches of Eastwick (1987) with our ever-delightful Director @annettew.bsky.social, and find out what we mean by "The Sexy Part" 😉
#AgentsOfSmooch on @theincomparable.com
Have a listen as @shelly.brisbin.net and I discuss The Witches of Eastwick (1987) with our ever-delightful Director @annettew.bsky.social, and find out what we mean by "The Sexy Part" 😉
#AgentsOfSmooch on @theincomparable.com
The Sexy Part (Agents of SMOOCH 135)
The Agents are back with a Halloween mission full of magic and glorious 80s hair. Join us for Witches of Eastwick with Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer with the devilish Jack Nicholson. Our cov...
www.theincomparable.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Of course it's an episode about a witch movie. It's Halloween!
Have a listen as @shelly.brisbin.net and I discuss The Witches of Eastwick (1987) with our ever-delightful Director @annettew.bsky.social, and find out what we mean by "The Sexy Part" 😉
#AgentsOfSmooch on @theincomparable.com
Have a listen as @shelly.brisbin.net and I discuss The Witches of Eastwick (1987) with our ever-delightful Director @annettew.bsky.social, and find out what we mean by "The Sexy Part" 😉
#AgentsOfSmooch on @theincomparable.com
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Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields There Are No Cars. With @nathanalderman.com, your guest host. And @shelly.brisbin.net @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/129.
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
There Are No Cars (Lions, Towers & Shields 129)
he team behind our previous Spooky Season entry CAT PEOPLE — producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur — return with the Jane Eyre-inspired tale of a naive nurse summoned to a tropical island ...
theincomparable.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields There Are No Cars. With @nathanalderman.com, your guest host. And @shelly.brisbin.net @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/129.
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
I asked some people about their phones.
iPhone fans always want this year’s model, but what about everyone else?
iPhone fans always want this year’s model, but what about everyone else?
We've passed through another new iPhone season, that glorious time of year when everyone gets a new phone. Right? If you read enough Apple news...
sixcolors.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I asked some people about their phones.
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A press and hold button is to prove I'm not a robot isn't a security fix, it's an accessibility bug
October 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A press and hold button is to prove I'm not a robot isn't a security fix, it's an accessibility bug
Show posted on time, but the socials are late.
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 128, Annette Bening Energy. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.com @philipmichaels.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/128.
We recap 99 River Street. #TCMParty
We recap 99 River Street. #TCMParty
Annette Bening Energy (Lions, Towers & Shields 128)
Each season has its quota of film noir. So here we go. “A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.” It’s a B picture with fun performan...
theincomparable.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Show posted on time, but the socials are late.
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A dinosaur talking with an NPR producer.
October 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A dinosaur talking with an NPR producer.
Also a pretty good suggestion for anyone using GIFs.
One way sighted people can determine what to put in alt text: Imagine you sent the post or article to a friend, and the image didn't load. What would someone need to know to get the equivalent experience and context? This will help you identify the important details.
October 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Also a pretty good suggestion for anyone using GIFs.
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🚨This is an A11y Service announcement:
AI is not your friend
mind the WCAG automation gap
#ai #a11y #a11yTO
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/0...
AI is not your friend
mind the WCAG automation gap
#ai #a11y #a11yTO
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/0...
mind the WCAG automation gap – HTML Accessibility
html5accessibility.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🚨This is an A11y Service announcement:
AI is not your friend
mind the WCAG automation gap
#ai #a11y #a11yTO
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/0...
AI is not your friend
mind the WCAG automation gap
#ai #a11y #a11yTO
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/0...
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Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 127, Kind of a Nice Snack. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host along with @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.com and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/127.
We recap All About Eve. #TCMParty
We recap All About Eve. #TCMParty
Kind Of A Nice Snack (Lions, Towers & Shields 127)
Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy podcast. Bette Davis in her most iconic role, attempts to fend off the usurping Anne Baxter. The drama plays out in the New York theatre. There’s a witt...
theincomparable.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 127, Kind of a Nice Snack. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host along with @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.com and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/127.
We recap All About Eve. #TCMParty
We recap All About Eve. #TCMParty
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Our fall season begins Thursday, with All About Eve. Subscribe if you haven't, share the love, if you have!
www.theincomparable.com/lts/
www.theincomparable.com/lts/
Lions, Towers & Shields
A celebration of films from the classic Hollywood era. Shelly Brisbin leads a merry band through recaps and reviews of great old movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.
www.theincomparable.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Our fall season begins Thursday, with All About Eve. Subscribe if you haven't, share the love, if you have!
www.theincomparable.com/lts/
www.theincomparable.com/lts/
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I'm sorry Vince looks like he's just getting off his grocery store shift in Fargo North Dakota and Ashley is giving million dollar lawyer #bb27
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I'm sorry Vince looks like he's just getting off his grocery store shift in Fargo North Dakota and Ashley is giving million dollar lawyer #bb27
Truer words…
When you publish your first book, everyone in your life is so excited for you, and then every book after that is like
September 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Truer words…
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Color contrast is the difference in brightness between foreground and background colors. You can check your color contrasts with the @webaim Color Contrast Checker to determine if people with low vision can tell the colors apart and see your content.
webaim.org/resources/co...
webaim.org/resources/co...
WebAIM: Contrast Checker
webaim.org
September 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Color contrast is the difference in brightness between foreground and background colors. You can check your color contrasts with the @webaim Color Contrast Checker to determine if people with low vision can tell the colors apart and see your content.
webaim.org/resources/co...
webaim.org/resources/co...
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MacBreak Weekly welcomes @shelly.brisbin.net alongside @leolaporte.me, @alexlindsay.bsky.social, & @ihnatko.bsky.social to discuss who snagged the new Apple devices, iOS 26 reviews rolling in, iPhone Air charm, and Apple's Emmy sweep with 22 wins! twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly/episodes/990
Eating the Cake at Both Ends | TWiT.TV
Shelly Brisbin joins the show this week! Who got which of the new devices that were announced at last week's Apple event? Reviews of the latest OS 26 operating systems are
twit.tv
September 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
MacBreak Weekly welcomes @shelly.brisbin.net alongside @leolaporte.me, @alexlindsay.bsky.social, & @ihnatko.bsky.social to discuss who snagged the new Apple devices, iOS 26 reviews rolling in, iPhone Air charm, and Apple's Emmy sweep with 22 wins! twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly/episodes/990
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🍏 The divisive iPhone Air, early OS 26 reviews & Apple's 22 Emmy wins. @leolaporte.me, @ihnatko.bsky.social, Alex Lindsay & guest @shelly.brisbin.net debate it all in MacBreak Weekly 990.
👉 buff.ly/cLeqSgD
#Apple #iPhoneAir
👉 buff.ly/cLeqSgD
#Apple #iPhoneAir
Eating the Cake at Both Ends | TWiT.TV
Shelly Brisbin joins the show this week! Who got which of the new devices that were announced at last week's Apple event? Reviews of the latest OS 26 operating systems are
buff.ly
September 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🍏 The divisive iPhone Air, early OS 26 reviews & Apple's 22 Emmy wins. @leolaporte.me, @ihnatko.bsky.social, Alex Lindsay & guest @shelly.brisbin.net debate it all in MacBreak Weekly 990.
👉 buff.ly/cLeqSgD
#Apple #iPhoneAir
👉 buff.ly/cLeqSgD
#Apple #iPhoneAir
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"Screen readers do not need to be saved by AI"
TetraLogical's @craigabbott.co.uk has written a post exploring why we shouldn’t expect screen readers to be augmented with AI to fix problems with bad content.
www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/screen-...
#Accessibility #ScreenReaders #InclusiveDesign
TetraLogical's @craigabbott.co.uk has written a post exploring why we shouldn’t expect screen readers to be augmented with AI to fix problems with bad content.
www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/screen-...
#Accessibility #ScreenReaders #InclusiveDesign
Screen readers do not need to be saved by AI
Why LLMs should not be integrated with screen readers
www.craigabbott.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Screen readers do not need to be saved by AI"
TetraLogical's @craigabbott.co.uk has written a post exploring why we shouldn’t expect screen readers to be augmented with AI to fix problems with bad content.
www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/screen-...
#Accessibility #ScreenReaders #InclusiveDesign
TetraLogical's @craigabbott.co.uk has written a post exploring why we shouldn’t expect screen readers to be augmented with AI to fix problems with bad content.
www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/screen-...
#Accessibility #ScreenReaders #InclusiveDesign
I recently told some folks that I only use Meta-owned platforms (FB, specifically) to keep up with my cousins. I must confess that I also "like"photos of my friends' cats. Sue me!
September 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I recently told some folks that I only use Meta-owned platforms (FB, specifically) to keep up with my cousins. I must confess that I also "like"photos of my friends' cats. Sue me!