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Elizabeth Neal
@efneal.bsky.social
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My work life revolves around accessibility and user research. I also write books for children and young adults, watch too much TV, and love seeing alt-tagged pictures of your dogs. Profile picture is a selfie with our pittie petting my head. She/her.
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Elizabeth Neal @efneal.bsky.social · Nov 17
Hi, would you like to see how ridiculously cute our mutt was as a puppy?

Steady yourself.
A little black and white pittie-boxer puppy sitting on the grass by a low stone wall. His chin is in the air and his eyes are squeezed shut because he is concentrating so hard on being a good sitter.
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sifill.bsky.social
Stunning. Archives are everything.
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
efneal.bsky.social
Just thought you might need a regal mutt in your timeline.
A black and white pittie-boxer mix lying on the grass, looking off to the left. The sun is setting behind him, a few fallen leaves are visible on the ground, and he seems pensive.
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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ericwbailey.website
There is a reason every "secret iOS setting" lifehacking article inevitably points to the Accessibility section of system preferences, folks.
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
efneal.bsky.social
Genuinely appreciate starting my day with burrowing owl content.
burrowingowl.bsky.social Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 27d
Good morning! 🪶
Three burrowing owls looking at the camera, one with his head tilted to the side.
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
The hashtag #accessibility allows you to find lots of accessibility-related resources on Twitter and LinkedIn. To find accessibility resources in Spanish, use the hashtag #accesibilidad. The hashtag #accessibilité helps you find resources in French.
October 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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silviamg.bsky.social
Bookshop is offering 20 percent off select titles to celebrate Latin American Heritage Month, including THE BEWITCHING and other books (The Great Divide, Pink Slime, etc). Use code LHM25 at checkout to receive 20% off. bookshop.org/lists/adult-...
Adult Fiction Books to Celebrate Latine Heritage Month 2025
Celebrate Latine Heritage Month with Bookshop.org’s curated recommendations of Latine authors.
bookshop.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
As we enter fall, it's so important that we tell everyone to leave those leaves! Mads Torres designed a poster to help us.

Lightning bugs are one of the most charismatic insects we've got. Actions we take to protect them protects many insects!

Get some to hang in your neighborhood!
Squidfacts.net
A poster hanging on a brick wall that says Leave your leaves for lightning bugs! with lightning bugs on new purple asters . There's too-small-to-read text in a box with the heading Lightning bugs are struggling to survive, help them thrive by taking these actions
September 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
efneal.bsky.social
Our pittie sleeps in full Snoopy-dance formation.
Black and white mutt splayed out gleefully on the couch -- belly up, arms outstretched, head flung back, feet high Snoopy dancing, arms outstretched, head flung back, legs a blur
September 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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efneal.bsky.social
Hello, my beloved mutuals! Here is a quick thing you can do that will delight your followers and expand your reach:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select "Accessibility."
3. Turn on the option to "require alt text before posting."
4. Get in the habit of describing your images.
5. Thrive.
Screengrab of the Bluesky accessibility settings, showing the option to require alt text when posting images.
December 20, 2024 at 9:30 PM
efneal.bsky.social
Not to brag, but I am on a streak of three good library books in a row.

The first was "Nightwatching," by Tracy Sierra. So suspenseful I had to reach across the aisle of the plane a couple times to grab my husband's arm and hiss "this book is so scary!"
thatdana.bsky.social Dana @thatdana.bsky.social · Aug 28
I would like to have a feed full of everyone's library book hauls.

#booksky
August 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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otsumamiboy.bsky.social
Just FYI if you’re posting images of blobs of text, your device may have a little button that lets you copy all of that text so you can effortlessly put it all in the alt prompt, which allows for like 2000+ characters.
July 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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stevefaulkner.bsky.social
mind the WCAG automation gap

"What can automated tools test without humans?"

#WCAG #accessibility #automation #AI #hype

html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/0...
mind the WCAG automation gap – HTML Accessibility
html5accessibility.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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deconspray.bsky.social
Describing images isn’t just accessibility, it’s human connection. Silvia Maggi reminds us that thoughtful alt text turns visuals into shared experiences.

silviamaggidesign.com/blog/from-hu...

#AltText #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #A11y #DigitalAccessibility
Silvia Maggi Design - From human to human, describing images is the least you can do
The use of generated text might save time for who creates, but the results are lazy and unhelpful. Don’t be that person.
silviamaggidesign.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
efneal.bsky.social
Tell me your pettiest triumph.

Here's mine: a pretty daylily bloomed after I hacked away the invasive honeysuckle that had been smothering it.

#BloomScrolling
#PettyTriumphs
A vibrant red and yellow lily, emerging from the weeds
July 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
efneal.bsky.social
What I'm reading on the Fourth of July:
July 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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merrileeiam.bsky.social
Check out this new blog post from Dennis Massie highlighting how our amazing OCLC RLP SHARES community members on resource sharing teams work to boost accessibility in libraries! 💡📚 Must-read blog post on ILL, alt formats & inclusive partnerships. 🙌 #LibraryAccessibility #ILL #AccessForAll
Roles for resource sharing practitioners in making library materials accessible - Hanging Together
The OCLC Research Library Partnership and the SHARES resource sharing consortium are connecting library professionals to share strategies for improving accessibility. Read highlights from a recent web...
hangingtogether.org
July 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
If you're looking to hire people with accessibility knowledge and experience, the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit created by Teach Access can help you. The toolkit provides language to use when writing job ads, and questions to ask when interviewing.

teachaccess.github.io/accessibilit...
About the Toolkit
Teach Access provides the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit to help organizations build internal capacity for producing accessible digital products by developing a knowledgeable and skilled workforc...
teachaccess.github.io
July 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
In hashtags, it helps if each new word starts with a capital letter. Otherwise, sighted users could see a string of letters and not immediately know where one word ends and a new word begins. Capitalized words also help screen readers properly read out the hashtag.
June 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
efneal.bsky.social
Life with an elderly dog means trying not to go downstairs because she *will* follow you, and you don't want her to have to navigate the stairs too many times in a day.
Our sweet 15-year-old beagle mutt looking alert and curious. Her skinny little legs are planted on a floor pillow but her ears are cocked and she's poised for action.
June 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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annaecook.com
Happy "European Accessibility Act goes into effect" week to all who celebrate
June 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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karenho.bsky.social
many things are bad. you deserve an ice cream or your favorite treat at the grocery store.
June 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
efneal.bsky.social
Boosting this nice offer for those interested in accessible user research!
ericwbailey.website Eric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · Jun 19
I'll buy an eBook copy of Accessible UX Research for the first five folks who are interested! I'll need an email address to send a copy to when it's published (currently in pre-order).

If you're into user research and disability, this book is for you. www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/06/acce...
Meet Accessible UX Research, A Brand-New Smashing Book — Smashing Magazine
Meet “Accessible UX Research,” our upcoming book to make your UX research inclusive. Learn how to recruit, plan, and design with disabled participants in mind. Print shipping in August 2025. eBook ava...
www.smashingmagazine.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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katzish.bsky.social
What an elegant, compassionate, heartbreaking message. I am devastated for these two young people
ericcolumbus.bsky.social Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · Jun 17
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
June 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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maoandthesparrows.bsky.social
A little patch of daisies existing carefree in the grass.
June 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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karenho.bsky.social
Have you considered buying a favorite pastry or egg tart today instead of doomscrolling? How about a long walk outside?
June 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM