We need to know! It sounds delicious!

People ask me, "Do you prefer to be referred to as a disabled person or a person with a #disability?" People close to me refer to me as Dave.

Have you ever wondered how #Braille works? 👉 A #BrailleCell consists of 6 numbered dots arranged in 2 columns & 3 rows. 👉 A capital letter has a dot 6 before the letter. 👉 Numbers have a special number sign character in front. The number sign is dot 3, 4, 5 and 6.

WebAIM is conducting a survey for screen reader users to collect information that will impact the future development of web content and web standards. Contribute to the future of web accessibility by taking the WebAIM Screen Reader Survey before 1/31: bit.ly/3H8Vv1h.

Just found a video of juan alcazar parra learning Braille. Really interesting story. It brought to mine my own journey. BUt while I don't use Braille nearly as much as I used to, and have undoubtedly forgotten too much, it's still an enormously valluable skill. youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDQ8i…

I would hazzard a guess a significant amount of people hold the same feelings about having a disability in the UK and the government support on offer. Britain is ‘incredibly scary for disabled people’, says Hannah Cockroft theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan…

I haven't kept up with Braille displays and technology, but incredibly useful and such a life saver when I used them in school.

👋🏻 I published a chapter from the #PracticalA11y course on my blog: An extensive guide to ARIA live regions—what they are, how to use them & how not to Accessible Notifications with ARIA Live Regions 🔗 Part 1: sarasoueidan.com/blog/accessibl… 🔗Part 2: sarasoueidan.com/blog/accessibl… #a11y

Very proud of this research on how viewing angle (side, front, etc) impacts BSL comprehension. Excellent work by the whole team (Bodo Winter, Diar Abdlkarim) but most of the credit needs to go to the fabulous freya Open access link: nature.com/articles/s4159…

In case you missed episode 4 of "What's new in Google accessibility", tune in to learn about exciting updates to Pixel, Maps, Search, Chrome and more. Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=v2HD3C… Share it with anyone who might be interested! #accessibility #a11y #googleaccess

We asked disabled people what non-disabled people could do to be a good ally. Here are some tips that we can all try every day 👇

Disabled people don't want your applause. We want access. We want safety. We want equality.

Don’t get defensive when disabled people tell you something you've created, or your business, or an activity you're planning isn’t accessible. We’re not telling you this as a personal attack. It's because we want to access it but can’t, and you're the one who can change that.

This one popped up today: Is sign language different from subtitles. Yes. The key word is language. Subtitles capture the words. Sign Language conveys language. With semantics, intonation, linguistics.. and so much more. Together, they empower inclusivity. 🤟

Haven't been on here in a while, but, trying to be better. So, for anybody who cares, or is even remotely interested, doing the London marathon next year. Mind is abuzz with ideas for fundraising. Look out for the things to come.

🎂 Happy 200th birthday, braille! We're celebrating the tactile reading system that enables millions of blind and partially sighted people access the power of literacy. Celebrations begin with a #Braille200 special series on RNIB Connect Radio all this week: rnib.org.uk/connect-radio 📻

"There is sometimes an expectation of disabled people to be inspirational, when most of us are just normal people doing ordinary things, so it's good to see the representation in terms of doing amazing things but, also, normal things.” bbc.in/3zLLBCA 1/2