Melanie Sumner Temple
@a11ymel.bsky.social
Continuous Accessibility® / Accessibility Automation / Product Accessibility & Design Systems are my current jam
Please don’t follow me for a single lane, I like many lanes and tend not to stay in a single one. 🤷♀️💜
Please don’t follow me for a single lane, I like many lanes and tend not to stay in a single one. 🤷♀️💜
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It's cool to see new people I don't know yet on here! 👋
I love open source projects that focus on accessibility. Some of my favorite projects: melanie.codes/projects
I'd love to invite you to join in any of them!
I love open source projects that focus on accessibility. Some of my favorite projects: melanie.codes/projects
I'd love to invite you to join in any of them!
Can you actually sue for emotional distress? Decorated military veteran with a PTSD diagnosis living in downtown Chicago and these fucking blackhawks are not helping. I already leave town during air shows.
October 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Can you actually sue for emotional distress? Decorated military veteran with a PTSD diagnosis living in downtown Chicago and these fucking blackhawks are not helping. I already leave town during air shows.
I tried Tirtir and holy fuck what is this magic.
September 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I tried Tirtir and holy fuck what is this magic.
My building is planning to install Latch today. I asked to opt out, was told no. Anyone have any ideas here? Beyond the “no thank you to yet another app on my personal device”, any way to quarantine the app?
September 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My building is planning to install Latch today. I asked to opt out, was told no. Anyone have any ideas here? Beyond the “no thank you to yet another app on my personal device”, any way to quarantine the app?
I think it should be okay for apps to ask me about my user preferences like, once a year.
I think it should be illegal for them to reset my ad or auto-play preferences every update. I am a paying customer who has explicitly gone into settings and changed them. Respect it.
I think it should be illegal for them to reset my ad or auto-play preferences every update. I am a paying customer who has explicitly gone into settings and changed them. Respect it.
September 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I think it should be okay for apps to ask me about my user preferences like, once a year.
I think it should be illegal for them to reset my ad or auto-play preferences every update. I am a paying customer who has explicitly gone into settings and changed them. Respect it.
I think it should be illegal for them to reset my ad or auto-play preferences every update. I am a paying customer who has explicitly gone into settings and changed them. Respect it.
It’s wild that someone else can just decide that you have to be on trial. Is that really a thing? 🥸
Let’s spell this out. Trump fired a qualified U.S. attorney who refused to do his bidding and installed his own personal lawyer to punish a perceived opponent. Justice needs to follow the law, not politics.
This is an attack on the rule of law. Full stop.
This is an attack on the rule of law. Full stop.
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.
abcnews.go.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It’s wild that someone else can just decide that you have to be on trial. Is that really a thing? 🥸
I feel like our first cue that society was collapsing is the sneaky shit built into Candy Crush.
September 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I feel like our first cue that society was collapsing is the sneaky shit built into Candy Crush.
“I started playing this game because of the voice over artists” is just such a wild claim to make IMO.
September 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“I started playing this game because of the voice over artists” is just such a wild claim to make IMO.
Reposted by Melanie Sumner Temple
One thing Kimmel and I have in common. We’re both back Tuesday night. Live premiere 9pm eastern on YouTube
September 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
One thing Kimmel and I have in common. We’re both back Tuesday night. Live premiere 9pm eastern on YouTube
Customs was empty when I got back to Chicago today. It was eerie.
September 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Customs was empty when I got back to Chicago today. It was eerie.
I wonder which tech lord didn’t kiss up _enough_, because they’ve all done it enough to make everyone 🤬🤮
Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad.
One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.
One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.
September 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I wonder which tech lord didn’t kiss up _enough_, because they’ve all done it enough to make everyone 🤬🤮
Enough walking. Time for a G&T.
September 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Enough walking. Time for a G&T.
BTW this is one of the coolest uses of Ember I’ve ever seen…used in displays for Museums. Read the whole thread it’s super interesting just in general.
. @emberfest.eu is in Brussels this week!
If you're interesed in visiting museums or expo's that are made with @emberjs.com, here's a lovely list for you! 🧵
I included an interactive map with some more info. www.google.com/maps/d/edit?... #emberjs #museums #belgium #flanders
If you're interesed in visiting museums or expo's that are made with @emberjs.com, here's a lovely list for you! 🧵
I included an interactive map with some more info. www.google.com/maps/d/edit?... #emberjs #museums #belgium #flanders
EmberFest 2025 Brussels - Google My Maps
EmberFest 2025 Brussels
www.google.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
BTW this is one of the coolest uses of Ember I’ve ever seen…used in displays for Museums. Read the whole thread it’s super interesting just in general.
Packing to head home from Brussels.
Brief notes:
- feels more chaotic here than other EU cities I’ve visited.
- I purposefully tried to pack less. There were two things I didn’t bring that I wish I had, two things that I brought that I wish I didn’t.
- my talk seemed to go over pretty well.
Brief notes:
- feels more chaotic here than other EU cities I’ve visited.
- I purposefully tried to pack less. There were two things I didn’t bring that I wish I had, two things that I brought that I wish I didn’t.
- my talk seemed to go over pretty well.
September 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Packing to head home from Brussels.
Brief notes:
- feels more chaotic here than other EU cities I’ve visited.
- I purposefully tried to pack less. There were two things I didn’t bring that I wish I had, two things that I brought that I wish I didn’t.
- my talk seemed to go over pretty well.
Brief notes:
- feels more chaotic here than other EU cities I’ve visited.
- I purposefully tried to pack less. There were two things I didn’t bring that I wish I had, two things that I brought that I wish I didn’t.
- my talk seemed to go over pretty well.
The buttonhole is still in the cloth napkins in first class
September 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The buttonhole is still in the cloth napkins in first class
I just really need to know
how do you pronounce the name Béibhionn
how do you pronounce the name Béibhionn
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I just really need to know
how do you pronounce the name Béibhionn
how do you pronounce the name Béibhionn
Can your noise-cancelling headphones deteriorate over time in a way where the noise cancelling doesn’t really work but you don’t notice it until you’re on an 8 hour flight with multiple screaming babies? Asking for a…me. Asking for me.
September 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Can your noise-cancelling headphones deteriorate over time in a way where the noise cancelling doesn’t really work but you don’t notice it until you’re on an 8 hour flight with multiple screaming babies? Asking for a…me. Asking for me.
If your Halloween collection doesn’t include crows are you even trying?!
September 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If your Halloween collection doesn’t include crows are you even trying?!
If you liked Demon Slayer the show, the movie does not disappoint.
September 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
If you liked Demon Slayer the show, the movie does not disappoint.
How many days do I open any social media, read for less than two minutes then nope out?! The world these days. Can’t even doom scroll anymore.
September 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
How many days do I open any social media, read for less than two minutes then nope out?! The world these days. Can’t even doom scroll anymore.
For your consideration: melsumner.github.io/avoid-modals...
Avoid Adding Modals to Other Modals or Dropdowns
I ran into some UI patterns that raised some red flags; one was having a modal/dialog triggered from…some other element that is already “on top” of the current page (e.g., other modals, dropdown menus...
melsumner.github.io
September 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For your consideration: melsumner.github.io/avoid-modals...
Ok buckle up we’re about to do this whole ADHD ride that I just had IRL
September 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Ok buckle up we’re about to do this whole ADHD ride that I just had IRL
When I was on Google Slides, I missed PowerPoint. Now that I’m back on PowerPoint I don’t remember how to do things. 🤦♀️
September 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
When I was on Google Slides, I missed PowerPoint. Now that I’m back on PowerPoint I don’t remember how to do things. 🤦♀️
Reposted by Melanie Sumner Temple
I don't celebrate violence. I am not happy for increased violence.
However, I do not mourn the loss of a man who thought it was ok to sacrifice children for unchecked gun rights.
I mourn the children who maybe would be alive today if fewer people advocated for those views.
However, I do not mourn the loss of a man who thought it was ok to sacrifice children for unchecked gun rights.
I mourn the children who maybe would be alive today if fewer people advocated for those views.
September 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I don't celebrate violence. I am not happy for increased violence.
However, I do not mourn the loss of a man who thought it was ok to sacrifice children for unchecked gun rights.
I mourn the children who maybe would be alive today if fewer people advocated for those views.
However, I do not mourn the loss of a man who thought it was ok to sacrifice children for unchecked gun rights.
I mourn the children who maybe would be alive today if fewer people advocated for those views.
I am so glad that I have a box full of older iPhones. Honestly after everything I’ve read today this might fund my retirement 😂
September 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I am so glad that I have a box full of older iPhones. Honestly after everything I’ve read today this might fund my retirement 😂
Well the NPM thing explains those 2FA texts I kept getting for a crypto wallet I didn’t remember making 🤷♀️
September 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Well the NPM thing explains those 2FA texts I kept getting for a crypto wallet I didn’t remember making 🤷♀️