Moth
@ramblingmoth.bsky.social
Digital accessibility specialist, D&D nerd, horror lover, vampire sympathizer, collector of comics, and just a spooky soul in general. 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈
You can catch me on Mastodon, too: https://mstdn.social/@mothdust
You can catch me on Mastodon, too: https://mstdn.social/@mothdust
Pumpkin carving ended up going over great. Some of our pumpkins got some sick tattoos thanks to the kid going nuts with the sharpie. A great addition! 🎃
October 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Pumpkin carving ended up going over great. Some of our pumpkins got some sick tattoos thanks to the kid going nuts with the sharpie. A great addition! 🎃
the GBFC is hosting a MapMission to gather info on accessible places in Guelph in partnership with Art Not Shame! Come check it out next week!
guelphbarrierfreecommittee.org/2025/09/02/a...
guelphbarrierfreecommittee.org/2025/09/02/a...
AccessNow MapMission with the GBFC
Let’s get Guelph on the map! Explore accessibility with the GBFC, AccessNow, and Art Not Shame! What is a MapMission? A MapMission is a community-led event where you’ll explore local places a…
guelphbarrierfreecommittee.org
September 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the GBFC is hosting a MapMission to gather info on accessible places in Guelph in partnership with Art Not Shame! Come check it out next week!
guelphbarrierfreecommittee.org/2025/09/02/a...
guelphbarrierfreecommittee.org/2025/09/02/a...
poor Thumbelina really does just get harassed by insecure men the entire movie, eh? 😂 Still, a great movie, perfect pacing for kids. Also, I really don't think there's enough love for the songs in this one. Some of the most iconic and gorgeous backgrounds by @donbluth.bsky.social and his team.
July 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
poor Thumbelina really does just get harassed by insecure men the entire movie, eh? 😂 Still, a great movie, perfect pacing for kids. Also, I really don't think there's enough love for the songs in this one. Some of the most iconic and gorgeous backgrounds by @donbluth.bsky.social and his team.
new med adjustment periods are the worst... I never know how transparent to be about it if it's a struggle (and this time it is). Usually 2 weeks is what I need, but it's a real crash to the confidence when you're feeling useless and nervous about results in that time
July 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
new med adjustment periods are the worst... I never know how transparent to be about it if it's a struggle (and this time it is). Usually 2 weeks is what I need, but it's a real crash to the confidence when you're feeling useless and nervous about results in that time
Hey, good Americans: elbows up, buds ❤️
June 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Hey, good Americans: elbows up, buds ❤️
Everybody out here using Letterboxd and I can't figure out why it's so popular because the UX on that site is atrocious 😫
June 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Everybody out here using Letterboxd and I can't figure out why it's so popular because the UX on that site is atrocious 😫
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“Where to Put Focus When Opening a Modal Dialog”
adrianroselli.com/2025/06/wher...
TL;DR: blanket statements about where to put focus when opening a modal dialog are wrong, including this one.
#UX #HTML
adrianroselli.com/2025/06/wher...
TL;DR: blanket statements about where to put focus when opening a modal dialog are wrong, including this one.
#UX #HTML
Where to Put Focus When Opening a Modal Dialog
TL;DR: blanket statements about where to put focus when opening a modal dialog are wrong, including this one. This post is meant to help guide you, an intelligent and thoughtful and empathetic reader,...
adrianroselli.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Where to Put Focus When Opening a Modal Dialog”
adrianroselli.com/2025/06/wher...
TL;DR: blanket statements about where to put focus when opening a modal dialog are wrong, including this one.
#UX #HTML
adrianroselli.com/2025/06/wher...
TL;DR: blanket statements about where to put focus when opening a modal dialog are wrong, including this one.
#UX #HTML
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Can't sleep so here are my thoughts on PDFs. They are useful in limited situations but overused. Accessibility peeps know how inaccessible they are by default. Many orgs shouldn't use them due to regular edits of the document content and would be better off using HTML, EPUB, etc.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Can't sleep so here are my thoughts on PDFs. They are useful in limited situations but overused. Accessibility peeps know how inaccessible they are by default. Many orgs shouldn't use them due to regular edits of the document content and would be better off using HTML, EPUB, etc.
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Why do bumblebees love my sunroom? They keep trying to get in. Then they get in and they want out. Do I need to install a bumblebee door as well as my cat door? 🐝
June 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Why do bumblebees love my sunroom? They keep trying to get in. Then they get in and they want out. Do I need to install a bumblebee door as well as my cat door? 🐝
May 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I haven't seen a movie as good as Sinners in a long time. Wow. Easily my new favourite vampire movie. It may be my new favourite movie... Ever... Man. So amazing!! If you haven't seen it, definitely check it out!
April 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I haven't seen a movie as good as Sinners in a long time. Wow. Easily my new favourite vampire movie. It may be my new favourite movie... Ever... Man. So amazing!! If you haven't seen it, definitely check it out!
It's an incredibly sad thing to see steps back like this. The city has work to do and it's going to be noticeably more difficult now.
April 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It's an incredibly sad thing to see steps back like this. The city has work to do and it's going to be noticeably more difficult now.
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Me: there's a bear in this movie!
Kid: oh. I don't like bears.
Me: oh, really?
Kid: yeah. But I like monsters and spiders though! And snakes.
Me: you're the coolest.
Kid: oh. I don't like bears.
Me: oh, really?
Kid: yeah. But I like monsters and spiders though! And snakes.
Me: you're the coolest.
March 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Me: there's a bear in this movie!
Kid: oh. I don't like bears.
Me: oh, really?
Kid: yeah. But I like monsters and spiders though! And snakes.
Me: you're the coolest.
Kid: oh. I don't like bears.
Me: oh, really?
Kid: yeah. But I like monsters and spiders though! And snakes.
Me: you're the coolest.
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Deque scrubbed its axe-con talk — with its goal of 100% coverage in automated WCAG testing — from YouTube and its event page with no acknowledgment that I’ve seen.
I captured slides, transcript, and YouTube chat, but not video itself (anchor):
adrianroselli.com/2025/03/be-w...
#a11y #accessibility
I captured slides, transcript, and YouTube chat, but not video itself (anchor):
adrianroselli.com/2025/03/be-w...
#a11y #accessibility
Be Wary of Accessibility Guarantees from Anyone
TL;DR: anyone promising you that a total solution to digital accessibility is coming, and they are the ones bringing it, may be lying. Background In 2016 I wrote Be Wary of Accessibility Guarantees fr...
adrianroselli.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Deque scrubbed its axe-con talk — with its goal of 100% coverage in automated WCAG testing — from YouTube and its event page with no acknowledgment that I’ve seen.
I captured slides, transcript, and YouTube chat, but not video itself (anchor):
adrianroselli.com/2025/03/be-w...
#a11y #accessibility
I captured slides, transcript, and YouTube chat, but not video itself (anchor):
adrianroselli.com/2025/03/be-w...
#a11y #accessibility
It's interesting to think as an autistic person I've gone so long without small personal accommodations in the name of performing "normally". I tend to not wear my earplugs in public... But moments like now? I really need to do better to be kind to myself about it. It's so much easier to function.
March 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It's interesting to think as an autistic person I've gone so long without small personal accommodations in the name of performing "normally". I tend to not wear my earplugs in public... But moments like now? I really need to do better to be kind to myself about it. It's so much easier to function.
Literally just finished the new tattoo and I'm already planning the next. The ink addiction is no joke, kids.
March 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Literally just finished the new tattoo and I'm already planning the next. The ink addiction is no joke, kids.
There is a specific sense of professional struggle I feel when I'm learning new things and advancing. It's the professional "level up" and it comes with a lot of imposter syndrome and feeling like I'm bad at my job. I'll get there. But the level up is a rough one.
March 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
There is a specific sense of professional struggle I feel when I'm learning new things and advancing. It's the professional "level up" and it comes with a lot of imposter syndrome and feeling like I'm bad at my job. I'll get there. But the level up is a rough one.
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During my #AxeCon talk I had a slide quoting @timothysnyder.bsky.social reading "Do Not Obey in Advance." In the chat someone wrote: "With regard to not opening in advance, there are other ways to #resist. Here's a WW2 era manual on resisting authoritarians www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184...
Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
www.gutenberg.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
During my #AxeCon talk I had a slide quoting @timothysnyder.bsky.social reading "Do Not Obey in Advance." In the chat someone wrote: "With regard to not opening in advance, there are other ways to #resist. Here's a WW2 era manual on resisting authoritarians www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184...
@daniel-yuschick.bsky.social thank you for crafting a whole, beautiful, horror/zombie themed presentation to talk about live regions. As a horror fan, I am living for your creativity. #AxeCon2025
February 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
@daniel-yuschick.bsky.social thank you for crafting a whole, beautiful, horror/zombie themed presentation to talk about live regions. As a horror fan, I am living for your creativity. #AxeCon2025
It took me a while to process why I was so stuck on the disappointment of Deque's "State of Accessibility" talk yesterday and I think I've finally parsed out my thoughts here:
https://buff.ly/3QAh0fZ
https://buff.ly/3QAh0fZ
Meg Harding on LinkedIn: It took me a while to process why I was so stuck on the disappointment of…
It took me a while to process why I was so stuck on the disappointment of Deque's "State of Accessibility" talk yesterday and I think I've finally parsed out…
buff.ly
February 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It took me a while to process why I was so stuck on the disappointment of Deque's "State of Accessibility" talk yesterday and I think I've finally parsed out my thoughts here:
https://buff.ly/3QAh0fZ
https://buff.ly/3QAh0fZ
I'm disappointed with the angle this talk took. I see what they were trying to do but it came across as very disingenuous and devalued the talk. Especially following Alice Wong. They've clarified some things in the discord but imo, it's just damage control at this point.
Deque says “AI” will help to “automate 100% of accessibility”. That’s bullshit.
The automated transcript of the talk where they say it cannot figure out that they talk about “axe” and writes “X” instead.
Oh, and instead of “Deque“, the transcript says “TC”.
100% of accessibility errors! […]
The automated transcript of the talk where they say it cannot figure out that they talk about “axe” and writes “X” instead.
Oh, and instead of “Deque“, the transcript says “TC”.
100% of accessibility errors! […]
Original post on yatil.social
yatil.social
February 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm disappointed with the angle this talk took. I see what they were trying to do but it came across as very disingenuous and devalued the talk. Especially following Alice Wong. They've clarified some things in the discord but imo, it's just damage control at this point.
Lol... now, when any other #AxeCon2025 speaker uses the phrase "100%" at least 3 people in chat respond with salty comments about the second talk. Honestly, I'm here for it. 😂
February 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Lol... now, when any other #AxeCon2025 speaker uses the phrase "100%" at least 3 people in chat respond with salty comments about the second talk. Honestly, I'm here for it. 😂