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Maria Warnes
@mariawarnes.dev
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👋 Front-end dev passionate about accessibility & user experience.
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+
Ⓥ Vegan
♾️ Neurodivergent
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mariawarnes.dev
I started birdwatching recently and got myself a second-hand Canon PowerShot SX50 HS. Here's a damp and adorable Long-tailed Tit that I caught on a lunch break.
ukbirddex.bsky.social ᴀ ᴡɪʟᴅ ʙɪʀᴅ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ! @ukbirddex.bsky.social · Apr 26
🆕 No. 011 - Long-tailed Tit
📍 Caught at Park
🌿 Grass / Flying

A tiny, round bird with a long tail and soft pink, white, and black feathers. It flits through woodlands and gardens in lively, close-knit flocks, calling often.

#Birds #UkBirds #Nature #Photography
@cambsbirdclub.bsky.social
A Long-tailed Tit, a small, fluffy bird perched on a tangle of bare, twisty branches. The bird is slightly wet, giving its soft feathers a scruffy, tousled look. Its plumage is mostly black and white, with some soft browns and greys blending in. The head is predominantly white with dark markings around the eyes, giving it a cute, curious expression. Its long, narrow tail feathers extend well beyond its body, giving the bird a delicate, elongated appearance. The background is a soft blur of green and pink, suggesting a garden or woodland setting.
April 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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wokecyborg.bsky.social
First I was like, "Vic, you're probably being too pessimistic about vibe coding and digital #accessibility ," but then I was like, "This is the year of adding journos to war plan group chats, don't tell me about pessimism," and so I hit publish.
#a11y #VibeCoding

cost-chef.ski/2025/03/29/1...
10 reasons why vibe coding is (probably) bad news for digital accessibility – Vic Kostrzewski – Learning Designer, Translator, Project Manager, Publisher.
cost-chef.ski
March 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Reposted by Maria Warnes
stephaniewalter.bsky.social
Do people read the terms and conditions before clicking accept?
I assume most don't, and even when we do, those are digest. TOSAbout is a list of company terms and conditioned, explained in simple language, to understand how shady those are, before you click “accept”

www.tosabout.com/
A screenshot of TOS About website, showing a list of companies in a left sidebar, and a human friendly summary of their terms and conditions on the right, highlighting the good, the bad and the ugly, with a grade. In this example, Adobe has a 1/7. Companies are rated using emojis, from poo emoji to puking, and being sick emoji.
March 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
mariawarnes.dev
The spacing between "Ana" and "de Armas" on the Ballerina poster is really bugging me. Her name’s not usually styled like that, but am I just looking at it through an English-centric lens?

#Design
Top of the Ballerina (2025) film poster. Ana de Armas is shown in profile, her face lit with purple and blue tones. Above her, her name is written in capital letters. The word 'ANA' has noticeably wide spacing between the letters, while 'DE ARMAS' is more tightly spaced.
March 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Reposted by Maria Warnes
eff.org
It's Women's History Month! All March, we're highlighting women who've taken valuable steps for technology, privacy, security, and free expression for us all. We encourage you to learn more, get inspired by their accomplishments, and tell us about women in tech that you admire.
March 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reposted by Maria Warnes
meryl.bsky.social
I love emdashes. But unfortunately, they're not accessible. www.linkedin.com/posts/meryl_...

#Accessibility
#merylmots #accessibility | Meryl Evans, CPACC (deaf) | 43 comments
🤦‍♀️ em dash is not accessible to some assistive technologies. Not sure how we can work around that or eliminate them. They help a lot with improving… | 43 comments on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reposted by Maria Warnes
meryl.bsky.social
This popular captioning style isn't accessible, but marketers won't quit using it because it increases engagement. [sigh] www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#Communication
#merylmots #accessibility #video #captioned | Meryl Evans, CPACC (deaf)
🐮 This is a long week as it's tech week for "Into the Woods." The show starts on Friday. Plus, it's CSUN, SXSW, and Spring Break time. So, I'm tweaking and rerunning topics that are on my mind.…
www.linkedin.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Reposted by Maria Warnes
stephaniewalter.bsky.social
FreeSpoons is a list of products, tools and services to make disabled people’s lives easier. It’s nicely organised by different disabilities and you can filter them. You can also suggest a tool or products.
Created by @ashleypeacock.bsky.social

freespoons.co.uk/
A screenshot of the FreeSpoons website, showcasing recommended products and services. The page features different accessibility-friendly tools like Laundry Heap, Loom, Notion, a soup maker, Todoist, a robot vacuum, WiFi smart plugs, an Apple Watch, and a tabletop dishwasher. Filters on the left allow users to refine results based on activities such as cleaning, productivity, and personal care.
March 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Maria Warnes
anatudor.bsky.social
Can you help me out, bluesky? 🦋

Do you see the same result as below for this test, especially in Chrome?
cdpn.io/pen/debug/dP...

Are you on a wide gamut display? You can check here wide-gamut.com/test

RTs appreciated. Thanks! 🙏

#SVG #filter
Screenshot. Shows three squares side by side, each having a black strip that's a quarter of the height starting from 0%, 25% and 50% respectively. The rest inside the squares is transparent.
March 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Reposted by Maria Warnes
jen.dev
I have to take a moment to appreciate @sarasoueidan.com's post about setting up a screen reader testing environment. it continues to be an invaluable resource for me 🙏🏻

www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/testing...
Setting up a screen reader testing environment on your computer
– The personal website of Sara Soueidan, inclusive design engineer
www.sarasoueidan.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
mariawarnes.dev
#TechMemes #DevHumor #JAMstack #TallStack #BlueskyMemes
Meme using the ‘distracted boyfriend’ stock photo. A man labeled ‘ME’ turns to check out a woman in red labeled ‘TALL STACK,’ while his annoyed girlfriend, labeled ‘UNFINISHED JAMSTACK PROJECTS’ stands beside him, glaring in annoyance at him.
February 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
mariawarnes.dev
This is why you should avoid using #accessibility overlays:
February 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Reposted by Maria Warnes
travis-hoppe.bsky.social
I built a bluesky bot that monitors when Federal US .gov domains are added or deleted.

bsky.app/profile/fed-...

It will update 4x a day and help you notice things like waste.gov or dei.gov (both just registered) or that PSLF.gov was removed. Share widely and feedback appreciated!
bsky.app
February 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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lukeknox.me
this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.
February 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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pinksky.app
Pinksky is a photo client for Bluesky.

Start using it at pinksky.social
Mobile interface for the timeline on Pinksky app Mobile interface of user profile on Pinksky app Mobile interface of stories on Pinksky app
January 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Reposted by Maria Warnes
a11yawareness.bsky.social
Capitalization affects how people read hashtags or how people hear them on screen readers. Use #camelCase or #PascalCase in hashtags instead of lowercase. You could have #DoctorWhoRewatch ("Doctor Who Rewatch") or #doctorwhorewatch ("doctor whore watch.")
January 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
Did you know Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting?

Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
November 21, 2024 at 11:01 PM
mariawarnes.dev
Having OCD and inattentive type ADHD is a special kind of hell. Here are some examples.
🧵
January 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
Meryl Evans' "Why and How to Create Accessible Social Media and Website Content" introduces content creators to basic accessibility considerations for links, hashtags, emojis, alt text, transcripts, and more.

meryl.net/digital-cont...
Accessibility: Why Social Media & Web Content Need to Be Accessible
Content accessibility isn't just design and production's job. It's everyone's job. Here's how content creators can create accessible content.
meryl.net
January 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
mariawarnes.dev
Side hustlers, how do you fit your side projects into your life with a full-time, in-office job, family/partner time and sleep?!

#webdev #sidehustle
January 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
mariawarnes.dev
Really excited about how AI tools are going improve the lives for people with all sorts of disabilities!
January 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
mariawarnes.dev
If learning something new is one of your resolutions this year and you have #ADHD like me, try Google's NotebookLM AI. Just provide it with sources, and it will create custom study guides but most impressively, crazy realistic podcast-style audio to help you learn!

notebooklm.google
Google NotebookLM | Note Taking & Research Assistant Powered by AI
Use the power of AI for quick summarization and note taking, NotebookLM is your powerful virtual research assistant rooted in information you can trust.
notebooklm.google
January 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
mariawarnes.dev
Protip: The next time you're asking AI for life advice, ask it to roleplay as the Fab Five from Queer Eye. Your advice will be 100x better. Claude's responses are my favourite.

#AI #QueerEye @anthropic.com
A screenshot of a chat with Claude AI, where the user requests: "Roleplay as the fab five and help me." Claude responds with a message roleplaying as the Queer Eye Fab Five: The Fab Five burst into the room with excitement and energy. They introduce themselves and their specialties: Antoni: adjusts his chef's apron and offers to help with healthy and delicious meal ideas. Tan: strikes a fabulous pose and offers fashion advice for a confident and authentic style. Bobby: pulls out a design notebook and offers interior design makeover tips. Karamo: gives a warm, supportive smile and offers emotional support and life coaching. Jonathan: flips hair dramatically and offers grooming tips to help you look and feel fabulous. The response ends with an encouraging note: "So, what can the Fab Five do for you today? Whether it's a complete life revamp or just a little pick-me-up, we're all ears and ready to help you become the best version of yourself! 💖✨"
December 12, 2024 at 12:12 PM
mariawarnes.dev
I've found Subway UK's website really difficult to use lately, especially for logging macros on custom orders. So I made a tool to help: subway-nutrition-calculator.netlify.app

No more hassle – easily calculate your macros! Feedback is welcome :)

#frontenddev #react
Subway Nutrition Calculator
A React web application designed to provide a user-friendly alternative to the official Subway nutritional calculator.
subway-nutrition-calculator.netlify.app
December 11, 2024 at 2:09 PM