Slow hand clap for #Linkedin who've locked me out of my account until I can prove who I am, except I can't because their third party face recog provider is unusable if you can't look directly at the camera - and all because I changed my password and disabled a bunch more of the personal data leaching settings I found when I went looking.
It's #HTML day, so why not bookmark these screen reader HTML support tables for future reference:
GitHub
GitHub - TetraLogical/screen-reader-HTML-support: how screen readers support HTML
how screen readers support HTML. Contribute to TetraLogical/screen-reader-HTML-support development by creating an account on GitHub.
How is it that within 10 minutes of the Online Safety Act, Ofcom is investigating 34 porn sites, yet in 30 years of disability legislation in the UK there hasn't been a single instance of case law for websites or apps because the EHRC has signally failed to support people with disabilities even when there is a strong case to be made? 😩
BBC News
Ofcom investigates 34 porn sites over UK age verification
Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new rules.
Does anyone know of a place to find Mastodon accounts for newspapers, media outlets, and also tech related journals/publications? TIA.
The accessibility link is a lie: my adventures in weaponizing corporate virtue signalling, by WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
The 'Accessibility' link is a Lie: My Adventures in Weaponizing Corporate Virtue Signaling, Sightless Scribbles
A fabulously gay blind author.
 #accessibility #a11y
Making sticky pork belly slices; cooked in ginger ale, then clarted in a reduction made with maple syrup, lime juice, ketchup, ginger, chilli and garlic.
You might not know that migratory birds like Swifts and Starlings are in trouble in the UK because modern houses have nowhere for them to nest. The solution is to include a single £35 "swift brick" in every new build (a hollow brick that creates a nesting spot). The Labour Gov is blocking the proposal to mandate this, and I've just signed this petition to encourage them not to:
Sign the petition: Save Our Swifts
Swifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple £35 brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this ...
 Note: the donation at the end is optional.
The Privacy Principles are now an @World Wide Web Consortium Statement:
Privacy Principles
Privacy is an essential part of the web. This document provides definitions for privacy and related concepts that are applicable worldwide as well ...
 #privacy
Take Action: Defend the Internet Archive
Take Action: Defend the Internet Archive | Internet Archive Blogs
 "At a time when digital information is disappearing, being rewritten, or erased entirely, the tools to preserve history must be defended—not dismantled." I've signed the petition.
We're looking for someone to join the @npub1zhyq...hstt team as an accessibility Specialist. If you're resident in the UK, you can apply on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4197046475/ Or directly:
TetraLogical
TetraLogical
Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.
 #accessibility #a11y #assessments #audits #jobs #jobsearch