Sara Soueidan / is on Nostr

Inclusive design engineering and training • HTML, CSS, a11y, progressive enhancement advocate • Eco-minimalist.

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2024-09-08 10:59:51

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It's not a joke 😭 it's the other cascade. How CSS cascades to the a11y layer. The reason I and others laughed is that the "normal" cascade is already considered "bad" to devs who don't understand and love CSS. So this was like "there's another cascade, too".

2024-07-12 05:10:38

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I didn't know 👀

2024-07-11 19:59:22

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Actually, the main reason I feel uninspired to work on it (I haven't done so since I migrated to 11ty three years ago) is *because* of the tooling I need to use.
I don't want dependencies. I don't want tools with breaking updates. I just want a simple website. 🥹

2024-07-11 19:57:17

Not a day goes by when I work on my website that I don't wish for a simpler setup. No SSG. No npm. No tooling. Just simple HTML with partials imports, vanilla CSS, and whatever vanilla JS is necessary for enhancements.
I just want the HTML partials imports. Why don't we have them already?!

2024-07-06 15:28:14

Brain dump:
I want a <description> element that would be a native HTML alternative to using aria-description/aria-describedby.
We have <label for=inputID>, it would be great to do <description for=inputID>
We have a <desc> element in SVG, so why not for HTML elements too?

2024-07-04 16:37:36

I recently got a label maker and now I am labeling *everything*. And with OCD (yes, the real thing) it's become an obsession. My pantry has never been so organized. 😄
My best friend even said to me "soon you'll be placing labels on your family members' foreheads—"my mother", "my sister"...

2024-07-01 13:01:54

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My personal solution is more straightforward: don't use Figma. 😁

2024-06-27 12:11:39

Is there a reliable browser extension or something that enables you to add notes to web pages and to see those notes every time you visit the page?
I know there was a feature like this on Windows a long time ago, if I'm not mistaken.
I have this weird need to add a "reminder" to a page I always have open in a tab. I want the reminder on the page, not in a reminders app. Don't ask me why. 😅

2024-06-23 17:15:24

So, I finally went ahead and ordered a M3 Macbook. I can't wait for the perf upgrade from my current Intel machine.
The only question about the laptop that the store manager asked me was: "Silver? 😅" (including the emoji)
Apparently most people who get a Macbook here in Lebanon prefer the dark ones.
Nothing beats the beauty of the contrasting silver+black aesthetic, in my opinion. 🥰

2024-06-12 15:27:43

Friendly reminder (particularly to #cssday attendees from last week) that the CSS Day special discount code for my course is valid for three more days only.
You can still enroll for 15% off while it lasts https://practical-accessibility.today

2024-06-08 19:28:15

I walked for five hours around Amsterdam today. It's been years since I've walked this much in one day.
I was reminded *again* that Converse shoes are not great walking shoes. #ouch

2024-05-28 14:11:02

Ohhh it's the week before the conference talk and so the panic attacks are starting.
I'd forgotten about these. 🥲

2024-05-28 07:47:28

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A long-form writeup from @npub1j8l…c3ur that confirms my idea and expectations https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2024/05/26/masonry-and-reading-order/

2024-05-23 18:24:14

Regarding tabbing order in Masonry layouts https://piccalil.li/blog/masonry-and-tabbing/ @npub1v5t…qtkq
I wonder if one advantage to defining Masonry as part of the Grid layout is to use the upcoming reading-order-items property to improve the reading and tabbing order within the 'grid', because the property is defined to work on Flex and Grid containers.
Surely, though, one could argue that we could just extend the new property to work for Masonry layouts as well.
Thoughts? 🤔 cc @npub130l…n5e6

2024-05-13 09:30:12

Friends! It’s Monday. And this week is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD)! You know what that means.
📢 I'm having a GAAD SALE
Starting today, you can get the Practical Accessibility course at 25% OFF 🎁 ⤵️
https://practical-accessibility.today
The sale ends on May 20th. ⏳
#a11y