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emmadawsondev.bsky.social
Full stack software developer • Passionate about accessibility
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If your entire accessibility strategy relies on developers seeking out and reading documentation… … yeah, good luck with that.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Why does my brain try to sabotage me? Had a panic dream at 4am that I missed my web accessibility specialist exam tomorrow because I got hyperfocused on a task and lost track of time 🤦🏻‍♀️ This is why I get stuck in waiting mode instead 🙄

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

I literally just got back from returning some library books on my lunch break and the library messages me to say my reservation is ready. I was just there 15 minutes ago 😭

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

5 day working weeks are overrated. Can I please have some more bank holidays and long weekends?

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Trying to book an exam: if you need accommodations we will ring you to schedule your exam (even having a water bottle is an accommodation) Me: 😭😭😭 weighs life choices and which is worse - 3 hours without water/toilet break or having to make a phone call 😭😭😭

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

[New blog post] Are CSS Carousels accessible sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-car... In this post, I share some important insights from examining the accessibility of CSS-only carousels that use new features introduced in the #CSS Overflow Module Level 5 spec. #a11y

submitted 32 days ago • 10 comments

It’s amazing how differently different browsers and screen reader combinations can behave. I was testing some custom checkboxes in a form and they behaved wildly differently with Chrome + VO, safari + VO and Firefox + NVDA. Remember to check as many browsers as possible, not everyone uses Chrome

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Passed the Web Accessibility Specialist screening from IAAP so now I can book my exam in May. Time to study shortcut keys for 5 different screen readers 🥲

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

We’re into the last three days of our CFP for Front End North. Please keep sending us your ideas! SUBMISSIONS CLOSE 11:59PM MONDAY! There’s a blog post on our website with ideas for topics that we’re particularly looking out for. frontendnorth.com/blog/2025/03...

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Join us for a live session with @marcysutton.com from @khanacademy.org to talk about accessibility testing! We'll share testing strategies, demo what's coming in Storybook 9 next month, and answer your accessibility questions. Happening in 24 hrs. Register now! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

The web accessibility specialist courses from Deque are really thorough but all the “must, should, may” language is super confusing. Just tell me the WCAG level instead 😬

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

My biggest takeaway from JSDay conference last week came from a 5 minute lightning talk. You are not your user. Be a user advocate. I like the term user advocate. I feel like it describes perfectly what I try to do.

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

I put something somewhere safe but it was obviously so safe even I can’t remember where I put it 😬

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

I was on a podcast talking to Tim Damen about accessibility. I can definitely recommend listening to all the other episodes in the series too! www.linkedin.com/posts/focusr...

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

I’m so tired of my computer claiming paths don’t exist every time I need to clone a new repo at work 😬 I spend most of my time debugging my setup instead of actually coding. Why is it so complicated? 😓

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

Mark your calendars: The 2025 edition of Inclusive Design 24 ( #id24 ) will take place on the 25 September 2025! We've just opened our call for presentations (closing date 31 May 2025) - looking forward to your exciting submissions! inclusivedesign24.org/2025/ #a11y #accessibility

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

When you are looking at new libraries or frameworks to use in your code, check their accessibility documentation before you decide. It may be great for performance but if it's not accessible it's not a good choice. And just because a FAANG company wrote it doesn't make it good either

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

Libraries are great! I put in a request for a book 2 days ago which they didn’t have. Just got an email saying they’ll buy a copy and have reserved it for me so I’ll get a notification as soon as it arrives and they add it to the system 😃

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

Today is Dyscalculia Awareness Day so to make yourself more aware you should definitely check out this great website accessiblenumbers.com and I can 100% recommend the podcast of the same name

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Great day at an Axe Con watch party but I networked too hard and now I’m exhausted #introvertHangover

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

Happy #axecon day everyone!

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

My email app on my phone updated and added a random meaningless (to me) icon beside each email and I now don’t understand my inbox anymore. Talk about cognitive overload 😬 how do I get rid of them?

submitted 115 days ago • 1 comment