Melanie

Continuous Accessibility®️. Lead product accessibility at a tech company. ARIA WG, AccName co-editor. Video game nerd, sometimes Twitch streamer.

GitHub: https://github.com/melsumner
CodePen: https://codepen.io/melsumner
Blog: https://melsumner.github.io/
Talks: https://noti.st/melsumner

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2025-04-25 21:53:05 GMT

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pics or it didn't happen

2024-10-18 19:25:04 GMT

New blog post: If You Care.
https://melsumner.github.io/if-you-care

2024-10-14 01:43:40 GMT

Sorry but the answer is to legislate tech not take away kids phones.
I said what I said.
These tech companies are purposefully monetizing the attention of humans for their own profit. Make it fucking illegal.

2024-09-30 21:18:46 GMT

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about 3-ish years ago, I stopped keeping tabs open. I now close everything at the end of every day. 🤷‍♀️

2024-09-27 23:37:19 GMT

You do not require permission to create accessible code. It doesn’t have to be explicitly stated in the requirements, you don’t have to be specifically told to do it. You don’t require permission. Create accessible code.
https://cdn.masto.host/frontendsocial/media_attachments/files/113/212/144/668/463/064/original/a645577aeb4782c5.jpeg

2024-09-27 20:55:56 GMT

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I spend time on both Windows and MacOS (but that's likely due to the nature of my work)

2024-07-22 19:59:27 GMT

Growing up, I hated being told to smile because I looked so beautiful when I smiled.
As an adult, I can’t smile when using FaceID because it doesn’t fucking recognize me if I do. 😂

2024-07-22 19:24:32 GMT

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someone who wants to do it, most importantly.
But if @npub1kym…59km isn’t in charge of the web yet, I’d nominate her. She knows everything about everything, and the nuance of it, and has demonstrated a great deal of common sense.