Rachele DiTullio
@racheled.bsky.social
Accessibility engineer. I’ve been adopted by four cats.
Still have mosquitoes in January. I hope this winter storm kills them.
January 22, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Still have mosquitoes in January. I hope this winter storm kills them.
Too much of my time is spent waiting for the combination of the right build details, credentials, login and various *waves hand* APIs working in QA.
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Too much of my time is spent waiting for the combination of the right build details, credentials, login and various *waves hand* APIs working in QA.
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AI captions do not conform to #WCAG they usually require a lot of work to make them usable
The highest-risk areas for real harm are: (1) named entities/numbers, (2) multi-speaker attribution, (3) timing/readability, and (4) hallucinated “corrections.”
#deaf #multimedia #justsayin #a11y
The highest-risk areas for real harm are: (1) named entities/numbers, (2) multi-speaker attribution, (3) timing/readability, and (4) hallucinated “corrections.”
#deaf #multimedia #justsayin #a11y
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
AI captions do not conform to #WCAG they usually require a lot of work to make them usable
The highest-risk areas for real harm are: (1) named entities/numbers, (2) multi-speaker attribution, (3) timing/readability, and (4) hallucinated “corrections.”
#deaf #multimedia #justsayin #a11y
The highest-risk areas for real harm are: (1) named entities/numbers, (2) multi-speaker attribution, (3) timing/readability, and (4) hallucinated “corrections.”
#deaf #multimedia #justsayin #a11y
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DJ Mike Llama - Llama Whippin' Intro in Winamp in Windows XP
“It really whips the Llama’s ass!”
“It really whips the Llama’s ass!”
January 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
DJ Mike Llama - Llama Whippin' Intro in Winamp in Windows XP
“It really whips the Llama’s ass!”
“It really whips the Llama’s ass!”
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Voters aren't buying it…
71% want an independent investigation into the shooting of Renee Good (YouGov).
55% support ending mass ICE raids (YouGov).
53% view recent ICE action unfavorably (YouGov).
Only 38% approve of Trump's handling of immigration (AP).
71% want an independent investigation into the shooting of Renee Good (YouGov).
55% support ending mass ICE raids (YouGov).
53% view recent ICE action unfavorably (YouGov).
Only 38% approve of Trump's handling of immigration (AP).
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Voters aren't buying it…
71% want an independent investigation into the shooting of Renee Good (YouGov).
55% support ending mass ICE raids (YouGov).
53% view recent ICE action unfavorably (YouGov).
Only 38% approve of Trump's handling of immigration (AP).
71% want an independent investigation into the shooting of Renee Good (YouGov).
55% support ending mass ICE raids (YouGov).
53% view recent ICE action unfavorably (YouGov).
Only 38% approve of Trump's handling of immigration (AP).
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For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
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The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
January 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
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When you learn how many "they should have just followed orders" people are in this country, then you begin to understand how we arrived to the point of a federal fascist takeover.
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
When you learn how many "they should have just followed orders" people are in this country, then you begin to understand how we arrived to the point of a federal fascist takeover.
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Folks bypass things like the fact that NYPD activated drones and 30 cop cars for a demonstration of 1000 people in freezing weather today. The levels of surveillance and potential repression are taken as regular order in this country.
January 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Folks bypass things like the fact that NYPD activated drones and 30 cop cars for a demonstration of 1000 people in freezing weather today. The levels of surveillance and potential repression are taken as regular order in this country.
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1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This also applies to mobile devices like phones and tablets. Yes, people use AT like keyboards with mobile devices too!
Some people may be unable to use a mouse, and instead rely exclusively on keyboards, or use assistive technologies such as speech recognition, head pointers, mouth sticks, or eye-gaze tracking systems. If a website is accessible only to mouse users, these people will be excluded.
January 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
This also applies to mobile devices like phones and tablets. Yes, people use AT like keyboards with mobile devices too!
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We are about 1/3 of the way to our matching goal, which is so exciting but there is still a long way to go! Little Eloise the piglet is one of the many residents we have here who would likely no longer be alive if we didn't exist. donorbox.org/end-of-year-...
December 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We are about 1/3 of the way to our matching goal, which is so exciting but there is still a long way to go! Little Eloise the piglet is one of the many residents we have here who would likely no longer be alive if we didn't exist. donorbox.org/end-of-year-...
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Automatic captions make it difficult to watch videos because the viewer is forced to decipher misspelled or mistranslated words that appear in a string of text without any punctuation. These can be distracting and disorienting. Always edit your captions before publishing.
December 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Automatic captions make it difficult to watch videos because the viewer is forced to decipher misspelled or mistranslated words that appear in a string of text without any punctuation. These can be distracting and disorienting. Always edit your captions before publishing.
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Sorwy dat I stinked da hous
Wen I maked dat big poop
It so stinky mama gagged
Wen she went in to skoop
Sorwy, santy, pleez forgib
I hopes dat yoo still come
Understand it not my falt
For wat comes out my bum!
#CheddarPoetry #StinkedUpDaHous #Poopy #IDidNotBuryIt
Wen I maked dat big poop
It so stinky mama gagged
Wen she went in to skoop
Sorwy, santy, pleez forgib
I hopes dat yoo still come
Understand it not my falt
For wat comes out my bum!
#CheddarPoetry #StinkedUpDaHous #Poopy #IDidNotBuryIt
December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sorwy dat I stinked da hous
Wen I maked dat big poop
It so stinky mama gagged
Wen she went in to skoop
Sorwy, santy, pleez forgib
I hopes dat yoo still come
Understand it not my falt
For wat comes out my bum!
#CheddarPoetry #StinkedUpDaHous #Poopy #IDidNotBuryIt
Wen I maked dat big poop
It so stinky mama gagged
Wen she went in to skoop
Sorwy, santy, pleez forgib
I hopes dat yoo still come
Understand it not my falt
For wat comes out my bum!
#CheddarPoetry #StinkedUpDaHous #Poopy #IDidNotBuryIt
I’m cooking 16 bean soup for the first time in awhile. I hope I remembered the recipe correctly.
December 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m cooking 16 bean soup for the first time in awhile. I hope I remembered the recipe correctly.
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I've set up a small monthly newsletter called Focus State.
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
Subscribe to Focus State — Anna E. Cook
Focus state is a newsletter about building better products through accessibility and systems thinking.
annaecook.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I've set up a small monthly newsletter called Focus State.
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
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We're all supposed to be 100% in tune with white men's feelings. We're supposed to care about them at the expense of our own. We are supposed to live in fear of them getting upset. Treating their feelings as grenades that can go off at any time. They on the other hand do not need to care about ours.
December 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We're all supposed to be 100% in tune with white men's feelings. We're supposed to care about them at the expense of our own. We are supposed to live in fear of them getting upset. Treating their feelings as grenades that can go off at any time. They on the other hand do not need to care about ours.
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I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
www.ribc.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
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adding alt text to your photos is like washing your hands after going to the bathroom- both take a little extra time, but theyre the right thing to do, and it’s gross if you don’t.
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
adding alt text to your photos is like washing your hands after going to the bathroom- both take a little extra time, but theyre the right thing to do, and it’s gross if you don’t.
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This January 21-22 CrystalCon 2026, over two days and six sessions, will explore AI's very real consequences for disabled people and everyone who has to live with the products that companies integrate with it. There's no hype, no "innovation theater," just honest conversations and practical sessions
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This January 21-22 CrystalCon 2026, over two days and six sessions, will explore AI's very real consequences for disabled people and everyone who has to live with the products that companies integrate with it. There's no hype, no "innovation theater," just honest conversations and practical sessions
localization failure lol
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
localization failure lol
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✊🏼 “GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues.”
#UX #a11y
primer.style/accessibilit...
#UX #a11y
primer.style/accessibilit...
Toasts
GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues.
primer.style
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
✊🏼 “GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues.”
#UX #a11y
primer.style/accessibilit...
#UX #a11y
primer.style/accessibilit...