Glenda Goodwitch Sims

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The goodwitch of a11y. Chief Information Accessibility Officer at Deque.
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Inaccessibility is scary. Did you know we maintain an open-source accessible components library aptly named Cauldron?🎃

What better day to take action and start adopting some accessible React components? https://cauldron.dequelabs.com/

Deque Cauldron React

New blog post: Enhancing Accessibility with AI and ML

We discuss how to specialize #AI for understanding UI for #a11y testing, the importance of algorithm and data integrity, and how #ML can be used to simplify #a11y testing. https://www.deque.com/blog/enhancing-accessibility-with-ai-and-ml/

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Keynotes are announced for #axecon 2024!

Hear from Ethical AI expert Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, Bestselling Author & Marketing Prof Jonah Berger, & Interabled YouTube Couple & Disability Rights Advocates Squirmy & Grubs!

Register for free to attend virtually on Feb 20-22: https://www.deque.com/axe-con/

axe-con Digital Accessibility Conference | Deque

Join us to learn how to build, test, monitor, and maintain digital accessibility. Hosted on February 24-25, 2026, axe-con is completely free and virtual.

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I love our #a11y community & moments like this. When we help each other succeed in unexpected times of need. I encourage y'all to read this article, watch the video & experience the beautiful moment of love & support. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lewis-capaldi-someone-you-loved-tourettes-concert-fans-help-1235259389/
Lewis Capaldi Fans Help Sing Song When He Experiences Tourette's Mid Show

The special moment happened at the singer’s tour stop in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Well, look at you, WCAG 2.2! One step closer to done...and may I say, I love how you are shaping up! Check out my updated post for the latest on when we can expect WCAG 2.2 to be really totally done and final (as well as some cool changes that were introduced in the past few months) https://www.deque.com/blog/wcag-2-2-is-at-the-candidate-recommendation-stage/ #a11y #wcag (you may see a cached version of this blog post from Sept 2022. You'll know you've gotten to the up-to-date version when the date of the post is January 25, 2023.)
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I have four PCs and one Mac open. Only one of these devices is being helpful. I’ll let you guess which one. (Sigh)
“Dreams are illustrations… from the book your soul is writing about you.”
—Marsha Norman
Deque is a finalist in Best Testing Service/Tool for the #DevOpsDozensAwards! 🏆 Voting to determine the ultimate winner ends Dec. 31. Make ur #a11y vote count! If u want to vote for @dequesystems
see question 19
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DevOpsDozenAwards2022
DevOps Dozen 2022 Finalists - Public Voting

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Happy Heavenly 70th Birthday John Slatin. You've been gone from this earth for more than 14 years...but you still inspire my #a11y work every single day. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/statesman/name/john-slatin-obituary?id=25529764
QLI in Omaha debuts $1M 'smart' apartments that help disabled people live independently

$1 million "smart" apartments on the QLI campus near 72nd Street and Sorensen Parkway are preparing people with disabilities to be able to live independently.

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