Denis Lirette, CPACC
@accessforallminds.com
Multiply-neurodivergent (Autistic+ADHD) and dynamically disabled. I help people and businesses create tech that works for all kinds of minds.
www.accessforallminds.com
www.accessforallminds.com
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ASAN works to make sure people understand that autism isn’t a bad thing. It's a developmental disability—and disability is a natural part of human diversity. autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/w...
What We Believe - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Our Motto: What is “Nothing About Us Without Us”?“Nothing About Us Without Us” means that autistic people need to be involved whenever autism is discussed. When non-autistic people make decisions…
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April 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
ASAN works to make sure people understand that autism isn’t a bad thing. It's a developmental disability—and disability is a natural part of human diversity. autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/w...
I wrote a short reflection on how being multiply neurodivergent shapes my approach to UX research, and how two of my favourite books on the craft helped me connect my personal experiences with my professional work.
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#UXR #UXResearch #Books
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#UXR #UXResearch #Books
January 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I wrote a short reflection on how being multiply neurodivergent shapes my approach to UX research, and how two of my favourite books on the craft helped me connect my personal experiences with my professional work.
denislirette.medium.com/two-books-th...
#UXR #UXResearch #Books
denislirette.medium.com/two-books-th...
#UXR #UXResearch #Books
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The FTC has ordered accessiBe, an Accessibility Overlay, to pay $1 million for its deceptive claims. If you want to learn more about these products, check out my talk "The Fatal Flaw of Overlays". In it I go over why these quick fix products can never and will never make the web accessible. #A11y
The Fatal Flaw of Overlays - Shell Little (A11yTalks - July 2021)
YouTube video by Accessibility Talks
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January 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The FTC has ordered accessiBe, an Accessibility Overlay, to pay $1 million for its deceptive claims. If you want to learn more about these products, check out my talk "The Fatal Flaw of Overlays". In it I go over why these quick fix products can never and will never make the web accessible. #A11y
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Told you overlays are bad!
"...despite the company’s claims, accessWidget did not make all user websites WCAG-compliant and these claims were therefore false, misleading, or unsubstantiated, in violation of the FTC Act."
#a11y #accessibility
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"...despite the company’s claims, accessWidget did not make all user websites WCAG-compliant and these claims were therefore false, misleading, or unsubstantiated, in violation of the FTC Act."
#a11y #accessibility
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FTC Order Requires Online Marketer to Pay $1 Million for Deceptive Claims that its AI Product Could Make Websites Compliant with Accessibility Guidelines
The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it misrepresented the ability of its AI-powered web accessibility tool to make any
www.ftc.gov
January 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Told you overlays are bad!
"...despite the company’s claims, accessWidget did not make all user websites WCAG-compliant and these claims were therefore false, misleading, or unsubstantiated, in violation of the FTC Act."
#a11y #accessibility
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
"...despite the company’s claims, accessWidget did not make all user websites WCAG-compliant and these claims were therefore false, misleading, or unsubstantiated, in violation of the FTC Act."
#a11y #accessibility
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
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As a disabled web accessibility practitioner. This pisses me off. Extremely.
GENERATIVE AI DOES NOT AND CANNOT EVER REPRESENT DISABLED PEOPLE.
Just fucking hire disabled people like me who know what they're doing.
Believing AI over disabled people is ABLEISM and DEHUMANIZING. For fucks sake.
GENERATIVE AI DOES NOT AND CANNOT EVER REPRESENT DISABLED PEOPLE.
Just fucking hire disabled people like me who know what they're doing.
Believing AI over disabled people is ABLEISM and DEHUMANIZING. For fucks sake.
November 29, 2024 at 5:32 PM
As a disabled web accessibility practitioner. This pisses me off. Extremely.
GENERATIVE AI DOES NOT AND CANNOT EVER REPRESENT DISABLED PEOPLE.
Just fucking hire disabled people like me who know what they're doing.
Believing AI over disabled people is ABLEISM and DEHUMANIZING. For fucks sake.
GENERATIVE AI DOES NOT AND CANNOT EVER REPRESENT DISABLED PEOPLE.
Just fucking hire disabled people like me who know what they're doing.
Believing AI over disabled people is ABLEISM and DEHUMANIZING. For fucks sake.
Reposted by Denis Lirette, CPACC
Improving A11y is not always a heavy lift. For example, reducing the noise is one thing I focus on because bad code is loud. This stems from the incorrect use of or overuse of ARIA attributes and HTML that isn't semantic.
#a11y #webDev #rightBadCode
#a11y #webDev #rightBadCode
November 27, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Improving A11y is not always a heavy lift. For example, reducing the noise is one thing I focus on because bad code is loud. This stems from the incorrect use of or overuse of ARIA attributes and HTML that isn't semantic.
#a11y #webDev #rightBadCode
#a11y #webDev #rightBadCode
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Beautiful focus outlines (10min) Thomas Günther explains how to use currentColor, :focus-visible, :focus outline-offset to create accessible custom focus indicators
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medienbaecker.com/articles/foc...
November 26, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Beautiful focus outlines (10min) Thomas Günther explains how to use currentColor, :focus-visible, :focus outline-offset to create accessible custom focus indicators
medienbaecker.com/articles/foc...
medienbaecker.com/articles/foc...