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Shell Little
@shellelittle.bsky.social
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✨Officially building my 'WCAG for Designers' courses✨
Actually 3 Raccoons in a Trench-coat 🦝
Sr Accessibility & Inclusive Design Specialist
#A11y, #GameA11y, #CogDis Educator & Keynote Speaker
AuDHD/hEDS/MCAS (she/they)
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the accessibility enshittification of tiktok is killing me. they've got moving gif suggestions in messages you can't turn off, images in comments with no way to add alt text, and a dark pattern for downloading videos that loops you forever. shit just pisses me off so bad. just be better???
reaction image of an upset cat biting a wire
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
shellelittle.bsky.social
Can anyone with experience in #OBSStudio help me? My "view scene area" is bugged. I can only see a tiny corner of my scenes, regardless of what one I select or how I view it. I have hard uninstalled (deleting all my scenes) and it didn't fix it. All drivers are up to date too. Help! @obsproject.com
Screenshot of obs. In the upper left hand corner you can see a sliver of my scene, boxed in red. The rest of the preview area is basically mirrored artifact content. For example you can see the "image" and "properties" buttons inside the preview scene area. A creenshot of obs. This is how it looks in "studio mode". Again you can see the tiny corner of my scene surrounded in red. But in the middle there's a ton of visual artifacts. The set of buttons like "transition", "cut", "fade", and "fade to black" can be seen duplicated on the bugged area.
August 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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pov of @ericwbailey.website and my conversation this morning
Image of the Giant Armor Protect Little Guy SrGrafo Meme. This cartoon shows a giant armored person with an incredible sword on their back leaning over a lil guy holding a wooden sword. As they lean they are protecting the lil guy from a volley of arrows. The giant is labeled as "Eric Bailey" with the lil guy labeled as "me". The giant says "I think it's great you want to write an article!" while being pelted with arrows labeled "bad 'corrections'", "hate mail", and "rude comments".
April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Celebrating 11 years today with my partner! Literally don't know where I'd be without him. His endless support, patience, and love when both my mental and physical health declined in 2021 is why I've been able to recover to this point. I'm deeply lucky to have found this kind of love 🥰🥹
Photo of shell, tall white lady adjacent person and her partner, a tall white dude (a cute one in my opinion I'M JUST SAYING). They are in dress clothes at a wedding reception wearing matching green masks Photo of shell and her partner at Pax West waiting in line to play Path of Exile 2. They're in casual clothes with black and grey maks Photo of shell and her partner in a candy store in casual summer clothes wearing a white and grey mask.
January 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Don't let this be you 👀
Image of a "For the better, right?" meme. This meme is 4 screenshots from Star Wars Attack of the Clones. The meme format is: Anakin states something in the first panel, Padme agrees in the second, then Anakin looks at her in a slightly evil way in the third (sometimes saying something contradictory to the first panel), leaving Padme confused and shocked in the last. This version has Anakin saying "so I should capitalize words in my hashtags to help readability". Padme replies "yes so you're going to do that right?". Anakin, with an evil look, says "#susanalbumparty" that should be read as "Susan album party" but without capitalization looks like "sus anal bum party" leaving Padme stunned.
December 21, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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I can't be the only one
Photo of a two panel meme. This meme format has one side that depicts a man happily opening a gift vs the other side where he is making a "shhh" face with the gift hidden behind his back. The meme is labeled "talking about my normal special interest versus my messed up ones". The gift on the left that he's happily opening is labeled "Minecraft" while the gift behind his back is labeled "high control religious cults".
December 13, 2024 at 11:12 PM
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Playing cozy games to relax? You mean you're not making spreadsheets of all the available early game food and calculating the cost vs energy of each so you can buy the most efficient food source because you found a few errors in the wiki and no longer trust it? Man. Must be nice! #CoralIsland
Screenshot of a Google sheet titled "Coral Island nerd shit". The columns are labeled food name, location, cost, energy, E/C. The content isn't relevant but it lists out all the food options, where to get them, and then calculates the energy over cost. For the record, the Vegan Tacos from Emma's Taco Truck are the most efficient at .84. So the people on Reddit saying it's sugar, that's only .8, can eat farts.
December 13, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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Do y'all know about @bionic-reading.com??? Bionic reading revises texts by using typographic highlights so the most concise parts of words are bolded, guiding the eye over the text. They've gotten positive feedback from people with both #ADHD and #Dyslexia. This is such a cool idea! Thoughts? #a11y
Screenshot of a bionic reading sample screen. It contains text from chapter one of Alice in Wonderland. The content itself is just a placeholder but what's important is each word has its first few letters bolded depending on the length of the word. For example "Alice" has the "a" and the "l" bolded but not the last three letters. Visually it makes reading easy because your brain is drawn to the bolded letters of the next word as you finish reading the previous.
December 12, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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Looking for #WorkBurnout resources? Here's a list of my favorite work and #NDBurnout books. I've left some notes on each title in the ALT. If you end up checking any of these out please let me know your thoughts. Did I miss your favorite? Let me know! #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD
1. Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, PhD, ‎Amelia Nagoski, DMA. Note: Great book about the Fem perspective of burning out. I rec it regardless of your gender identity. 2. Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out.: The Catalyst's Guide to Working Well by Shannon Lucas and Tracey Lovejoy. Note: If you're ADHD or Autistic, this one is stellar. It helps to realize you're not alone in how you view work. 3. The Grind Culture Detox by Heather Archer. Note: This book does such a good job breaking down how racism and slavery have led America to a toxic, extractive, exploitative work culture. A must read! 4. Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price. Note: Great book if you struggle to relax and unwind because your mind is nagging you to be productive. Rest is resistance! 5. Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask! by Megan Anna Neff. Note: If you're ND at all this is a must read. This is an awesome guide on how to regulate your body. If you're ND your nervous system needs attention. Learning to get out of fight or flight is critical for healing from burnout!
December 6, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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My feed right now 🫠
Image of the "Annoyed Bird" meme based on the webcomic by False Knees. This meme format is a four-panel comic where a small bird is singing on a branch, when a bigger crow flies down and caws much louder, overshadowing and annoying the small bird. In the first panel the small bird is saying "alt text requires context and nuance". In the second panel the small bird starts to say "So it can't be automated-" but is cut off by the crow who is loudly saying "better than no alt text!". In the third panel the crow is seen yelling "clearly you don't understand how powerful AI is!". The final panel shows the small bird with an annoyed look on its face while the crow continues on its rant saying "okay so blind people should get perfect alt or nothing then!"
December 5, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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Why can't we just automate it??? 🤡🎪🤡
Image of the "is this a pigeon" meme. The meme format is a man from an anime gesturing to a butterfly and asking if it's a pigeon. The joke is he's seeing something that's clearly one thing but incorrectly interpreting it as another. This version of the meme labels the man as "tech bros", he gestures to the butterfly labelled "bad auto generated all texts" and he states "is this accessibility?".
December 3, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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When @annaecook.bsky.social is sick with a head cold but you can't imagine doing your #celiac safe thanksgiving without them 😷⛺🍽️
Photo of a couch in a living room covered in different pillows, soft surfaces, a heating pad, blankets, sensory toys, and stuffed animals. In the corner of the couch is a small beach tent designed to look like a shark. An arm reaches out of the front of the tent making a peace sign. That arm belongs to Anna who was masked and quarantined in the tent due to their head cold. Don't worry, they had a lovely time!
November 29, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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Hang in there Americans just gotta get through today and potentially Friday...
November 27, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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when cognitive accessibility is mentioned
meme that reads "When the conversation goes into a topic you're an expert on". The image is of a lamb drawn in the style of an illuminated manuscript with light beams shining out around the head like a crown that reads "suckle on my teet of wisodom"
November 26, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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I stress the difference because healing these 2 different kinds of burnout are opposite. To heal work burnout you need to look outward & change elements around you like work duties & increase hobby time. For autistic burnout, you have to look inward, make your life small, & slow down to heal! 4/6
Slide that reads Work burnout: Healed by pulling back at work, job crafting, aligning values, receiving increased support. Requires turning outward to heal. Vs Autistic burnout: Healed by embracing unmasking, learning needs, therapy, and having a diverse sensory diet. Requires turning inward to heal.
November 25, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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A big difference I noticed is how far outside of work the burnout bled. If you're losing motivation at work & feeling hopeless on the job that's normal work burnout. If you're rapidly losing executive function & finding stimuli increasingly worse to deal with, bestie that's not work burnout! 3/6
Slide that reads Work burnout: Results in worse performance, depleted energy, low work morale, languish. Doesn’t affect outside of work as deeply. Vs Autistic Burnout: Results in chronic exhaustion, less tolerance to stimuli, loss of function, skill regression, nervous system dysfunction More pervasive, more intense, and more difficult to heal from
November 25, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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While people with #ADHD can have similar burnout, I'm speaking specifically about the autistic experience. With work burnout, the cause is strictly job-related. Autistic burnout can be from multiple factors including work. It boils down to lack of support, masking, & chronic dysregulation 2/6
slide that reads Work Burnout: Chronic stress from work alone triggered by chronic work stress like high workload, reduced accomplishments, value misalignment. Vs Autistic Burnout: Burnout from chronic life stress and inadequate support for autistic people triggered by chronic stress from sensory overload, social demands, masking, and unmet needs.
November 25, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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A lot of people know me from my #Axecon '23 " #A11y to #Burnout Pipeline" talk. Turns out a panic disorder & 'spicy work burnout' were autism in a trenchcoat! Knowing it was #AutisticBurnout would have saved me a lot of pain & a few years of recovery, so let's go over some of the differences. 1/6
a slide that reads Panic Disorder and Spicy Work Burnout. Those words have been struck through, and in large letters surrounded by sparkle emojis are the words "Autistic Burnout". Meaning, it wasn't panic disorder or awful work burnout but SURPRISE it's this third thing that sucks but at least we know what's going on!
November 25, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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During my few years in #VideoGameA11y, I've contributed to over 20 games either as an expert or disabled gamer. It's been my favorite work by far. So I'm beyond geeked to share I've officially gotten my name in my first game credits! Thanks so much to the @seaofthieves.com team for this honor 💙🏴‍☠️
A screenshot of the "Special Thanks" section from the game Sea of Thieves. The credits screen has a black background, with names in pirate font scrolling up on the left. On the right is a group photo of 200 Rare employees standing on a field. Shell Little's name has been boxed with purple and on the right has been enlarged so it's easy to read out of the list of many names.
November 22, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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Here's a photo of my two #CuddleCalm custom weighted stuffed animals. On the left is my turtle named Abe because he got a hole in his head 😈 and on the right is my brand new axolotl, Penny that @annaecook.bsky.social got me a gift card for. They make such a difference with regulating. Obsessed!
a photo of my two custom cuddle calm weighted stuffed animals. On the left is a teal turtle of different tones. he has fuzzy fins and head with a dimpled shell and beak. On the right is a significantly larger axolotl who is mostly black in color. she has a dimpled black body and tail with black fuzzy arms. Her gills are a fuzzy purple and blue marbled tye-dye fabric.
November 21, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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Did you know there are 12 major executive functions? Wish I'd known. If you find yourself losing any of these skills, it's time to reevaluate how you're spending your time & energy. When I said I "went feral" before I quit, it was actually a combo of being unable to mask or use these 12 functions.
Photo of a table titled "The 12 Executive Functions". Next is a list of the executive function and its corresponding definition. 1. Self Monitoring/Restraint: Impulse control or the ability to monitor self, emotions, and behaviors. 2. Working Memory: Allows us to work with information without losing track of it. 3. Emotional Control: Managing emotions to be appropriate and proportionate to the situation. 4. Focus & Attention: Focusing on a task without being distracted by competing stimuli. 5. Task Initiation: The ability to start a task without procrastination. 6. Time Management: The ability to accurately estimate time required, how much time one has, and allocate time effectively to meet deadlines. 7. Planning & Prioritizing: The ability to identify and organize task by importance. 8. Organization: The organization of personal materials, schedules, and thoughts. 9. Setting & Achieving Goals: The ability to decide to complete something and the ability to see it through. 10. Flexibility: The ability to shift our thoughts, emotions, plans, and actions. 11. Metacognition: The ability to step back and take a "bird's eye view" of yourself and what you're doing. 12. Stress Tolerance: The ability to thrive in stressful situations, cope with change, manage uncertainty.
November 20, 2024 at 1:30 AM
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I think the conversation about what icons are universally understood & what aren't boils down to an #CogA11y concern. The top photo here is my mom's view w/ mine at the bottom. When teaching her something I kept saying "select copy" but all she saw was an icon she didn't recognize. 1/3
Screenshot of two different views of creating a linked image in Google photos. My mom's view at the top only has the icon of several boxes overlapping for copy without the word, while my view at the bottom has the same icon but the word "copy" next to it in the button.
November 16, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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As a person who consumes Audiobooks as an assistive technology to make books accessible to me I'm not loving the "do audiobooks you lazy loser it's so much easier lol" marketing #Spotify is using right now. Good lord.
Screenshot of the Spotify app with an advertisement that reads "Audiobooks: It's like reading. But easier." In smaller text it reads "Give your eyes a break. Kick back and listen to an audiobook." I've circled the advertisement with an orange circle and drawn big question marks, because wtf
November 14, 2024 at 7:26 PM
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(meme) Screenshot of "report this image" options that show two radio button choices. The radio button group is titled "What's going on?" The first unselected option reads "it's annoying or not interesting" but the second selected option reads "I'm in this photo and I don't like it".
November 10, 2023 at 9:06 PM
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Happy Second Annual Accessibility Professional Scream into the Void Day to everyone! I hope you celebrate today by expressing your stress & existential dread into your favorite muffling surface. If you feel comfortable, screaming off of a rooftop or cliff is absolutely encouraged! #APSVD #Help #A11y
Graphic that reads "Happy Second Annual Accessibility Professional Scream into the Void Day". October 19th. There is an illustration of an exhausted woman with two ghoulish figures coming out of her back to loom over her. Yay existential dread!
October 19, 2023 at 9:36 PM