Crystal Preston-Watson
@scopicengineer.com
Accessibility agitator in the streets, Accessibility agitator in the sheets. 24/7/365 absurdist.
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Here is a non-exhaustive list of books, sites, and courses I recommend for those new to digital accessibility or those already in the field who seek to continue their education. These are the resources I constantly use to further my understanding and knowledge
A very long thread below 👇
A very long thread below 👇
Being laid off was one the best things that happened to me because it allowed me to take all that energy I put into work into myself and my projects One of those projects is building an interactive improv show platform that supports multi team and show formats.
December 7, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Being laid off was one the best things that happened to me because it allowed me to take all that energy I put into work into myself and my projects One of those projects is building an interactive improv show platform that supports multi team and show formats.
I just received the Sims 4 Peace Prize for putting ladders in the pools of all my builds. No one dies of exhaustion in my playthroughs.
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I just received the Sims 4 Peace Prize for putting ladders in the pools of all my builds. No one dies of exhaustion in my playthroughs.
Damn 11 years after it premiered on Adult Swim Smart Pipe is now reality.
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Damn 11 years after it premiered on Adult Swim Smart Pipe is now reality.
This January 21-22 CrystalCon 2026, over two days and six sessions, will explore AI's very real consequences for disabled people and everyone who has to live with the products that companies integrate with it. There's no hype, no "innovation theater," just honest conversations and practical sessions
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This January 21-22 CrystalCon 2026, over two days and six sessions, will explore AI's very real consequences for disabled people and everyone who has to live with the products that companies integrate with it. There's no hype, no "innovation theater," just honest conversations and practical sessions
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Crystal Preston-Watson @scopicengineer.com - Fireside Chat 25th November 2025
#a11y #disability #gaming #improv
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
#a11y #disability #gaming #improv
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
Crystal Preston Watson – Fireside Chat 25th November 2025 – HTML Accessibility
html5accessibility.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Crystal Preston-Watson @scopicengineer.com - Fireside Chat 25th November 2025
#a11y #disability #gaming #improv
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
#a11y #disability #gaming #improv
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
Cat woke up during my interview today and chose violence towards the webcam. Now back in her bed like nothing happened.
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Cat woke up during my interview today and chose violence towards the webcam. Now back in her bed like nothing happened.
*Taps the sign* 👇🏾
I'm Black every Friday.
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
*Taps the sign* 👇🏾
I'm currently being Placebo'd by a non alcoholic cocktail. I feel really buzzed but there isn't alcohol, thc, etc in this drink.
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'm currently being Placebo'd by a non alcoholic cocktail. I feel really buzzed but there isn't alcohol, thc, etc in this drink.
It's been almost three years, but CrystalCon, the accessibility conference created from spite, is back. This January, I'm giving you six sessions of content over two days, all made by me. Given the current state of tech and digital accessibility, most sessions will focus on artificial intelligence.
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's been almost three years, but CrystalCon, the accessibility conference created from spite, is back. This January, I'm giving you six sessions of content over two days, all made by me. Given the current state of tech and digital accessibility, most sessions will focus on artificial intelligence.
The Met Gala is gonna suck so much next year and I can't wait for all the reactions.
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Met Gala is gonna suck so much next year and I can't wait for all the reactions.
I can tell when accessibility has only been studied but not practiced in real world settings - the statement there are never conflicts between providing a solution that is accessible to users who have different disabilities and various requirements. It doesn't happen all the time but it's not rare.
November 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I can tell when accessibility has only been studied but not practiced in real world settings - the statement there are never conflicts between providing a solution that is accessible to users who have different disabilities and various requirements. It doesn't happen all the time but it's not rare.
I'm looking forward to chatting with @stevefaulkner.bsky.social. We have never met in person but I have been reading and referencing his articles for years that I feel like I have!
🔥 Excited to be Chatting Fireside, with @scopicengineer.com #2 and @cyns.bsky.social #3 next week!
The episodes will be released before xmas
The episodes will be released before xmas
A conversation with @patrickhlauke.bsky.social on Wokeness, AI, disability, @w3c.bsky.social, WCAG and other stuff
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm looking forward to chatting with @stevefaulkner.bsky.social. We have never met in person but I have been reading and referencing his articles for years that I feel like I have!
It's Coquito season
November 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
It's Coquito season
My desire to break/hack the AI job interviewer will always be stronger than my desire to land the job.
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My desire to break/hack the AI job interviewer will always be stronger than my desire to land the job.
Imagine doubling down when your coworker asks you to stop using the company ChatGPT account for 50 shades of Gray porn. Though I can't help but laugh that it started calling everyone 'baby girl'
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November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Imagine doubling down when your coworker asks you to stop using the company ChatGPT account for 50 shades of Gray porn. Though I can't help but laugh that it started calling everyone 'baby girl'
I finally get to announce that I wrote a chapter for the upcoming book titled “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech." The book will be published on March 26, 2026, and is available for pre-order
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #Ethics #accessibility #Disabilit
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #Ethics #accessibility #Disabilit
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I finally get to announce that I wrote a chapter for the upcoming book titled “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech." The book will be published on March 26, 2026, and is available for pre-order
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #Ethics #accessibility #Disabilit
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #Ethics #accessibility #Disabilit
I didn't know you needed a literal PhD to work at Waffle House. I probably would crash out after an hour.
Waffle House Training - Pull Drop Mark Order Calling Method
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November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I didn't know you needed a literal PhD to work at Waffle House. I probably would crash out after an hour.
I fucking did! After two hours of errors I deployed and my app is live!!!!
I'm never doing backend shit again. All you backend devs get my utmost respect.
I'm never doing backend shit again. All you backend devs get my utmost respect.
😑
My face right now because I need to deploy my web app to the web but the last time I used either AWS or Firebase I literally had an instructor helping me figure everything out.. I'll get it done as I can't ask everyone to come to my house so I can run it locally.
My face right now because I need to deploy my web app to the web but the last time I used either AWS or Firebase I literally had an instructor helping me figure everything out.. I'll get it done as I can't ask everyone to come to my house so I can run it locally.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I fucking did! After two hours of errors I deployed and my app is live!!!!
I'm never doing backend shit again. All you backend devs get my utmost respect.
I'm never doing backend shit again. All you backend devs get my utmost respect.
😑
My face right now because I need to deploy my web app to the web but the last time I used either AWS or Firebase I literally had an instructor helping me figure everything out.. I'll get it done as I can't ask everyone to come to my house so I can run it locally.
My face right now because I need to deploy my web app to the web but the last time I used either AWS or Firebase I literally had an instructor helping me figure everything out.. I'll get it done as I can't ask everyone to come to my house so I can run it locally.
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
😑
My face right now because I need to deploy my web app to the web but the last time I used either AWS or Firebase I literally had an instructor helping me figure everything out.. I'll get it done as I can't ask everyone to come to my house so I can run it locally.
My face right now because I need to deploy my web app to the web but the last time I used either AWS or Firebase I literally had an instructor helping me figure everything out.. I'll get it done as I can't ask everyone to come to my house so I can run it locally.
Waking up this morning and tapping the sign
It isn't really hard.They don't want the structure of power to change. What is currently taking place is not "American politics as usual" but to do something about it and differently means the dreams of pre-2000 political status quo cronyism between the two parties is truly dead.
“I can't, for the life of me, figure out why we are still so rigid and moderating everything when we have nothing to lose for the first time,” a Democratic digital strategist tells WIRED. www.wired.com/story/do-dem...
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Waking up this morning and tapping the sign
Dominique Deveraux (cat) needs to be kept in Fancy Feast and Kitty Charcuterie boxes (yes, they do exist) so I am making myself available for freelance work. Also I need to keep busy so the devil doesn't play with my hands.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Dominique Deveraux (cat) needs to be kept in Fancy Feast and Kitty Charcuterie boxes (yes, they do exist) so I am making myself available for freelance work. Also I need to keep busy so the devil doesn't play with my hands.
Toxoplasmosis in most people just causes flu-like symptoms. But for those pregnant and withweakened immune systems it can cause seizures and birth defects. Also eye infections that can lead to blindness which is why I only have one that is functional. The other was infected while I was in the womb.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Toxoplasmosis in most people just causes flu-like symptoms. But for those pregnant and withweakened immune systems it can cause seizures and birth defects. Also eye infections that can lead to blindness which is why I only have one that is functional. The other was infected while I was in the womb.
5 years ago, I picked up the first edition of Inclusive Design for a Digital World. I reached out to @rejinae.bsky.social to tell her how much I appreciated her book. Never imagined she would become a great friend and mentor. Also that I would be a technical reviewer on the second edition.
Inclusive Design for a Digital World
This book invites you to rethink how we create digital systems, products, and tools, to meet accessibility requirements and shape a more inclusive future.
link.springer.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
5 years ago, I picked up the first edition of Inclusive Design for a Digital World. I reached out to @rejinae.bsky.social to tell her how much I appreciated her book. Never imagined she would become a great friend and mentor. Also that I would be a technical reviewer on the second edition.
The New York Times opinion page isn't holding anything back now smh.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The New York Times opinion page isn't holding anything back now smh.
Me anytime a job application rejection email pops up in my inbox...
ADAMS: Now “I don't have to deal with you guys, man. I can fly private now, I can go on a cruise, I can hang out in St. Bart.”
(via @nypost.com)
(via @nypost.com)
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Me anytime a job application rejection email pops up in my inbox...