@davidmacd

David MacDonald, Veteran WCAG team member (since 2002), Co-editor of Using ARIA. #a11y consultant & trainer. President of CanAdapt.

 Ottawa
davidmacd.com
Joined February 2009
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Tenon.io@TenonAPI5 Oct 2021
Join us tomorrow at 11am EDT for #technica11y, this time with @davidmacd! He'll be discussing the changes from WCAG 2.1 to 2.2 and available to answer those questions about WCAG that keep you up at night! Register today at technica11y.org
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Impressive. Someday, people of the future will look at these robot videos and feel some smug superiority over how impressive we find these.
Automeme@automeme8 Jun 2020
This robot is of monstrous agility! #AI #MachineLearning #Robotics #Engineering V/ @BostonDynamics @HaroldSinnott @Ym78200 @stratorob @jblefevre60 @Nicochan33 @Fisher85M
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Manhattan's fluctuating hourly population--I see a beating heart. Source: manpopex.us – at Queens, NY
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Jan. 23 is Ed Roberts Day. He is considered to be the father of the independent living movement for people with disabilities. #EdRobertsDay
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The A11Y Project@A11YProject14 Jan 2020
"When a developer who is new to accessibility looks at the ARIA specification it can be seem intimidating, but it doesn't need to be." @davidmacd davidmacd.com/blog/wai-aria-…
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Derek Featherstone
@feather8 Jan 2020
Saddened to learn of @AccessibleJoe's passing. I have fond memories of conversation and dinner with him (and @glendawh and her husband Darrell). Joe was a very kind, thoughtful man, and we'll all miss him. #accessibility #a11y
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I don't know how I didn't see this in myself until now
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Ricky
@rickyfm12 Aug 2019
Here's the design can you just code it
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@_SJPeace_27 Oct 2019
A baby with Down Syndrome was just adopted and this is him smiling at his new mother ❤️ My heart can't, This is the cutest thing ever. 😭
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WebAIM@webaim9 Sep 2019
5 days remain to contribute to the WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey #8 - webaim.org/projects/screenre… The number of respondents is down sharply from last time. Please help us spread the word!
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Jared Smith@jared_w_smith30 Apr 2019
Replying to @davidmacd
For what it’s worth, using WAVE results in any legal action is a violation of our terms of use. If you’re aware of it being used this way, let us know so we can take action.
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TONIGHT! Join us for our April Speakers Night on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines with @davidmacd - 6:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral (414 Sparks St.) editors.ca/local-groups/otta…
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Paul J. Adam@pauljadam25 Feb 2019
nngroup.com/articles/respond…
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🍔👍🏽➡️ "7 Tips for Highly Accessible Hamburger Menus!" Thanks @davidmacd for your great moderating! 🗣 #CSUNATC17 #UX #design #a11y #talk
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Lisa Guo@whoaitslisaguo22 Jan 2019
So excited to have @davidmacd in for an all day crash course on #accessibility! The @getsensibill dev, design, and product team are ready to learn 🤓
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Gijs Veyfeyken@veyfeyken18 Jan 2019
Do you have 3 little A's on your site(s) to enlarge text? Disable those and link to a page instead that explains how to do this with the browser. Like balancefba.org/ for example. Educate your visitors and help them across the web.
heading of balance for blind adults website with 3 A's to enlarge text

ALT heading of balance for blind adults website with 3 A's to enlarge text

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This blind and deaf dog does the sweetest thing when she smells that her dad is home 💞

Blind And Deaf Dog Can Sense When Dad Comes Home

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André Demers@AccessRus12 Dec 2018
Carla Qualtrough and Yazmine Laroche talking about GC accessibility strategy #a11y #accessiblegc #beyond2020
photo of minister Qualtrough and Yazmine Laroche at the interdepartmental chairs and champions meeting

ALT photo of minister Qualtrough and Yazmine Laroche at the interdepartmental chairs and champions meeting

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Jared Smith@jared_w_smith29 Nov 2018
Image recognition technology is amazing, but let’s PLEASE not call it “automatic alternative text”. Something like “automatic image description” is accurate, but what it provides is typically far from being equivalent alternative text. @instagram
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Don't "work harder." Instead: Cut away distractions. Stop doing fake work. Ask for help. Plan. Solicit criticism. Automate what can be automated. Engage your mentors. Exercise. Get more sleep. Whatever you do, don't "work harder." It's pretty much never the answer.
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