Accessibility
3 unrolled threads about accessibility, each one readable on a single page.
https://gerardkcohen.me@gerardkcohenI am officially no longer the Engineering Manager for the Accessibility Experience Team at Twitter. I have words. 🧵
SummaryA Twitter Engineering Manager was laid off along with their entire Accessibility Experience team, which had been working to improve accessibility features like alt text, captions, and screen reader support across the platform. The manager honored their talented team members and expressed pride in their work while expressing disappointment about how the situation ended.Nov 4, 202214 tweets♥ 212K
Stitch by Google@stitchbygoogleToday, we’re open-sourcing the draft specification for DESIGN.md, so it can be used across any tool or platform. We’re also adding new capabilities. DESIGN.md lets you easily export and import your d...
SummaryGoogle is open-sourcing DESIGN.md, a specification for exporting and importing design rules across tools and platforms, enabling AI agents to understand design intent and validate accessibility standards. The specification includes new features like a Tokens section for design tokens, an experimental Components section, and a CLI validator tool to help build a shared visual language for AI-assisted design.Apr 21, 20263 tweets♥ 18.2K
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