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stacykess.bsky.social
Editor of @equalaccesspublicmedia.org. Building #accessible news. #Journalist with 25-plus yrs experience and handful of awards. Former RN. Disabled not dead. View from #Boston. Zero filter. Cuss too much. https://equalaccesspublicmedia.org
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Email that made my day: "I've been doing this for 15 years. It's been a good run, but I'd like to do more with my life than poop out Wordpress websites... I am interested in trying to figure out a broader roll-out of services for accessible technology. ...I'd be very interested in helping out."

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I get the best spam. No really. The best spam.

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I'd be much more willing to subscribe to newsletters if buttons/links had title attributes and images had alt text. Luckily, my org is offering news sites, news orgs, and indie journalists services such as individualized accessibility plans. Email [email protected] for info.

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Manos, The Hands of Fate.

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I made grihba last night. I used my great-aunt's recipe, which of course is just a list of ingredients and no instructions. Luckily, they also happen to be the easiest cookies in the world and most delicious. And are now also serving as breakfast.

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I feel like we covered this in Journalism 100. Or at least that first year of j-school. I specifically remember covering this in the first year. Can any of my fellow Ernie Pylers back me up here?

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I've slept so much this weekend that I woke up and we're getting involved in yet another war that Congress didn't authorize? Wheh. I knew I was tired, but...

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News doesn't take weekends off, and neither do we. We're working to make news accessible, every day, all day. We're Equal Access Public Media. https://givebutter.com/c/buildnews #Accessibility #Journalism #PressFreedom

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When it comes to making journalism more accessible, we've got you. https://equalaccesspublicmedia.org/style-and-accessibility-guide/ #StyleAndAccessibilityGuide #NewsForAll #a11y #EAPM #Journalism

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Those who attended "News for all" on Wednesday found out something that I bet most of you don't know: • Most news sites aren't accessible. • All those newsletters from indie journos (on Substack, Patreon, etc.)? Big accessibility problems. Want help? [email protected]

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I think @onthemedia.bsky.social should absolutely do a segment about @equalaccesspublicmedia.org. I mean, accessibility in journalism — or lack of — right?

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I just want to be very clear that I live in the Northeast so I never see 101°F. Ever. If I wanted to see triple digit temperatures, I woulda stayed in Phoenix. Or Ohio. Or I woulda planted roots in Mississippi. I live here so I never have to see triple digits. FFS.

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Thanks to everyone who attended the "News for all" webinar on Wednesday — and to those who will be watching the "rerun" later. We're hearing great feedback. Don't forget to fill out the impact survey, please! We promise more events soon. (Maybe next time less serious, more fun. News trivia night?)

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Thanks for checking in. You've reached a post on Stacy's account. Stacy is off today. She will get back to you after the holiday if it's a journalism accessibility emergency. Otherwise, she'll get back to you on Monday. If you'd like, please leave a message after the beep. *beep*

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I'm out of words.

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Resources for covering today's 6-3 SCOTUS decision on Tennessee's ban on medical care for transgender youth: www.transjournalists.org/2025-skrmett...

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As a journalist, I'm always looking for ways to make my work more accessible to a wider audience. For the sake of democracy, we need to get reliable information to the audiences our industry has often ignored. I'll be attending this today at noon. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Public speaking makes me queasy. Even public speaking in front of a screen when I don't have to see the audience. So I'm a bundle of nerves for today's webinar. 1/10

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Reporters doing good work.

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If you've read that Atlantic story by Annie Lowrey about why ranked choice voting sucks, I'm telling you she's wrong. And I know this because I did something in 2017 Annie did not for this story - I talked to a mathemtician.

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