Shelly Brisbin

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Public radio journalist (@TexasStandard) and nerd. I cover #Texas news (government, transportation, disability, tech, arts, music, books). I also write about Apple (@sixcolors) and podcast about classic film (@liontowershield).
Accessibility (#a11y) advocate. Sending memes? Alt text or it didn’t happen.

Contact me securely on Signal: ShellyB.93

The Radio News Jobhttps://www.texasstandard.org/about-the-team/shelly-brisbin/
My #a11y Bookhttp://iosaccessbook.com
Podcasting at The Incomparablehttps://www.theincomparable.com/person/shelly-brisbin/
Former tech+ #a11y podcasthttp://relay.fm/parallel
Shelly Brisbin6d ago
Darcy Burnard6d ago
New! The Maccessibility Roundtable Podcast, Episode 298, It's Always a White Guy. Featuring: @DHSDarcy, @Shelly, @SteveSawczyn, @Robin, and @Robert_Carter.
https://maccessibility.net/2026/05/10/mrtp-298-its-always-a-white-guy
MRTP 298: It’s Always a White Guy – Maccessibility

Shelly BrisbinMay 10
I’m cautiously optimistic about accessibility fixes in the Plex streaming app. Submenus read correctly, and the Shuffle button is no longer labeled Sleep. More. If I find it.
Show threadShelly BrisbinMay 7
I had tried to build an iOS app to do this task some time ago, using a different Claude login on a different Mac. Today, Claude referred back to that attempt, suggesting that my Web app was like something I’d already done in iOS. Yeah, but that iOS app was no good so I stopped working on int.
Shelly BrisbinMay 7
I deployed my first little Claude-aided 🐊Web app for family. Apparently, AI code can still have bugs in it! Who knew? 😳
Shelly BrisbinMay 7
Three iPhone 16 variants live in this house. I guess we’re in for some lawsuit money.
Shelly BrisbinMay 6
I’ve been very pleased with ‘project separate’, wherein I keep my personal computing life on separate devices from my work life. Then I left my iPhone at home, and I’m grumpy because the phone is the bridge between the two.
Shelly BrisbinApr 30
I’m vaguely ashamed to admit that I asked Claude a fashion question. Apparently, I'm over the shame enough to admit it here. Answer: acceptable and believable.
Shelly BrisbinApr 29
Sy HoekstraApr 29
When you’re blind, wet floor signs are so much more dangerous than wet floors
Shelly BrisbinApr 29

Thing I learned today: there is a Google Play Books app for iOS.

I did not want to learn this, but I have.

Shelly BrisbinApr 28

Another fun #a11y option for mitigating Liquid Glass badness. I’ll try to put this through its paces today and share my thoughts. But the iOS 7.1 (you get a toggle, and you get a toggle…) vibes are strong.

https://osxdaily.com/2026/04/28/use-reduce-bright-effects-ios-26-iphone-ipad-liquid-glass/

Use “Reduce Bright Effects” to Eliminate Shiny Flashing in iOS 26 Liquid Glass

The newest versions of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 have another Accessibility toggle that can help to further reduce the intensity of the Liquid Glass interface appearance for iPhone and iPad, called &#82…

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