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askew
·4 months ago·discuss
My first question: are they lighter than the first iteration? Answer: nope - still 386.2g. Which doesn't read like a lot, but I certainly notice it after an amount of time.
askew
·7 months ago·discuss
Heh, and as the real text in the left and right sidebars scales, the article preview shrinks. Needs some constraints on the centre column.
askew
·7 months ago·discuss
A "thank you" for La Liberté éclairant le monde.
askew
·7 months ago·discuss
Yes. Output can be sent to a Braille device too.
askew
·7 months ago·discuss
The statement is about encouraging folks to use the platform: `<button>Hello!</button>` over `<div role=button tabindex=0>Hello</div>`
askew
·7 months ago·discuss
Guidepup also includes a Virtual Screenreader[1].

[1] https://www.guidepup.dev/docs/virtual
askew
·7 months ago·discuss
One way to frame it is: "how would I describe this image to somebody sat next to me?"
askew
·last year·discuss
Apt, given the earlier discussion around Nolan Lawson's article: when used diligently, ARIA can help turn that div soup into something users, user agents, assistive technologies _and_ developers can make better sense of.

As the article mentions, slapping aria-label on everything won't make an interface accessible and might have unintended consequences.
askew
·last year·discuss
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askew
·last year·discuss
Is that extra development cheaper than the risk of a lawsuit or loss of reputation? Not forgetting the ~20% of potential customers you might be missing out on…

> not least that you aren't imposing a heavy tax on everyone else for a really small customer base.

Ah. Seeing your disabled customers as a burden. One day you might encounter barriers when it comes to computing.
askew
·last year·discuss
It's a shame that the overengineered anchor links in TFA don't work with the keyboard.
askew
·last year·discuss
You can shorthand the last four declarations with a single `inset: 10px;` (or maybe `inset: .625rem;`?
askew
·2 years ago·discuss
I took from it that [the designers] are all mouth and no trousers – which is fairly common. But "the poor disabled people" seems patronising.
askew
·2 years ago·discuss
Leaving Germany? Fine. Entering Germany from Austria? Yes, knock at the door at 4AM.

Having recently visited Germany via plane, they have certainly gotten stricter/performative. Leaving Munich for London and despite already have presented passports to immigration, they had police checking passports on the gangway to the aeroplane…
askew
·2 years ago·discuss
Indeed: can you imagine attempting to disambiguate a list of links that all say "Click here" or "Read more"?
askew
·2 years ago·discuss
I feel lonely in my new job, when I'm in the office. I don't work directly with anybody there. There's hustle and bustle, and I feel like the new kid.

I don't feel that when I'm elsewhere.