Eric Eggert
@yatil.net
Accessibility Specialist. Find me on Mastodon: @[email protected]
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Eric Eggert
@yatil.net
· Jun 14
I don’t really use this. Follow me in the open Fediverse at @[email protected] or use the bridged account here:
@yatil.social
@yatil.social
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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A leaked memo suggests Pam Bondi wants to put a bounty on trans activists.
She wants to reward people for turning advocates into the FBI.
There’s another group who did this.
The Nazis.
They went after trans people, gay people, the disabled, immigrants and the Jews.
Don’t let history repeat
She wants to reward people for turning advocates into the FBI.
There’s another group who did this.
The Nazis.
They went after trans people, gay people, the disabled, immigrants and the Jews.
Don’t let history repeat
Pam Bondi wants FBI to put cash bounties on trans activists
Pam Bondi has reportedly ordered the FBI to place cash bounties on trans activists promoting so-called 'radical gender ideology'.
www.thepinknews.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A leaked memo suggests Pam Bondi wants to put a bounty on trans activists.
She wants to reward people for turning advocates into the FBI.
There’s another group who did this.
The Nazis.
They went after trans people, gay people, the disabled, immigrants and the Jews.
Don’t let history repeat
She wants to reward people for turning advocates into the FBI.
There’s another group who did this.
The Nazis.
They went after trans people, gay people, the disabled, immigrants and the Jews.
Don’t let history repeat
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“Jiang and colleagues conclude, carefully but clearly, that their findings ‘redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise’ and highlight lymphocyte dysregulation as a key immunological feature of Long Covid, particularly in people with cardiovascular disease.”
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...
johnsnowproject.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“Jiang and colleagues conclude, carefully but clearly, that their findings ‘redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise’ and highlight lymphocyte dysregulation as a key immunological feature of Long Covid, particularly in people with cardiovascular disease.”
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I’m trying to remember to rest. To remember I did nothing to deserve this.
But when things are falling apart it’s very hard to hold on to your baseline.
So please remember you’re worth protecting. You’re worth self care. Your value is not determine by your income or your health.
You’re loved.
But when things are falling apart it’s very hard to hold on to your baseline.
So please remember you’re worth protecting. You’re worth self care. Your value is not determine by your income or your health.
You’re loved.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I’m trying to remember to rest. To remember I did nothing to deserve this.
But when things are falling apart it’s very hard to hold on to your baseline.
So please remember you’re worth protecting. You’re worth self care. Your value is not determine by your income or your health.
You’re loved.
But when things are falling apart it’s very hard to hold on to your baseline.
So please remember you’re worth protecting. You’re worth self care. Your value is not determine by your income or your health.
You’re loved.
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I’m posting this as much for myself as for anyone else who needs to hear it.
I’m facing losing my housing and I’m priced out of the market.
I’m bedbound and lack the physical ability to move.
I’m terrified.
And it’s only happening because I’m disabled.
I’m facing losing my housing and I’m priced out of the market.
I’m bedbound and lack the physical ability to move.
I’m terrified.
And it’s only happening because I’m disabled.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I’m posting this as much for myself as for anyone else who needs to hear it.
I’m facing losing my housing and I’m priced out of the market.
I’m bedbound and lack the physical ability to move.
I’m terrified.
And it’s only happening because I’m disabled.
I’m facing losing my housing and I’m priced out of the market.
I’m bedbound and lack the physical ability to move.
I’m terrified.
And it’s only happening because I’m disabled.
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If all you did today was breathe and survive… that’s ok.
Surviving a capitalist, eugenicist, ableist system is hard work.
Resistance is exhausting.
Never forget that rest is resistance.
Survival is resistance.
You’re not alone.
There’s more of us than there are of them.
Surviving a capitalist, eugenicist, ableist system is hard work.
Resistance is exhausting.
Never forget that rest is resistance.
Survival is resistance.
You’re not alone.
There’s more of us than there are of them.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
If all you did today was breathe and survive… that’s ok.
Surviving a capitalist, eugenicist, ableist system is hard work.
Resistance is exhausting.
Never forget that rest is resistance.
Survival is resistance.
You’re not alone.
There’s more of us than there are of them.
Surviving a capitalist, eugenicist, ableist system is hard work.
Resistance is exhausting.
Never forget that rest is resistance.
Survival is resistance.
You’re not alone.
There’s more of us than there are of them.
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I don’t really use this. Follow me in the open Fediverse at @[email protected] or use the bridged account here:
@yatil.social
@yatil.social
June 14, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I don’t really use this. Follow me in the open Fediverse at @[email protected] or use the bridged account here:
@yatil.social
@yatil.social
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Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.
November 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.
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Our house is officially on the market. www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Our house is officially on the market. www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
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THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS
If we put half as much resources into metadata and cataloging as we do into dumb AI stuff, we’d way better off in terms of the info/data ecosystem
Panel at #Crossref2025 wonders if metadata has an image problem. Bianca Kramer says the word metadata not used in the Barcelona Declaration. Mariángela Napoli thinks perception of metadata is something too technical. Kazuhiro Hayashi describes metadata as "the unsung hero". Time for a rebrand ;)
October 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS
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"Again and again, accessibility as a topic in web standards is treated as simultaneously too trivial for specialists' technical opinions to be given weight, but also too difficult to get right without a specialist volunteering to tackle the tricky details." alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
alice.boxhall.au
October 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Again and again, accessibility as a topic in web standards is treated as simultaneously too trivial for specialists' technical opinions to be given weight, but also too difficult to get right without a specialist volunteering to tackle the tricky details." alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
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⭐️ A threat model for accessibility on the web
@sundress with an excellent article about accessibility and why and how it is so neglected.
https://alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-threat-model-for-accessibility-on-the-web/
@sundress with an excellent article about accessibility and why and how it is so neglected.
https://alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-threat-model-for-accessibility-on-the-web/
A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
alice.boxhall.au
October 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
⭐️ A threat model for accessibility on the web
@sundress with an excellent article about accessibility and why and how it is so neglected.
https://alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-threat-model-for-accessibility-on-the-web/
@sundress with an excellent article about accessibility and why and how it is so neglected.
https://alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-threat-model-for-accessibility-on-the-web/
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@lizbethmyles.bsky.social I think I know this one. (Tues 16th Sept S17E43) #TheChase
September 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Rest assured I report and block anyone on this site who says anything about vaccines causing autism.
Not only was the paper that indicated that possibility so far from a credible study as to be laughable, but the claim itself IS eugenicist based.
I swear to god people
Not only was the paper that indicated that possibility so far from a credible study as to be laughable, but the claim itself IS eugenicist based.
I swear to god people
August 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Rest assured I report and block anyone on this site who says anything about vaccines causing autism.
Not only was the paper that indicated that possibility so far from a credible study as to be laughable, but the claim itself IS eugenicist based.
I swear to god people
Not only was the paper that indicated that possibility so far from a credible study as to be laughable, but the claim itself IS eugenicist based.
I swear to god people
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GOOD NEWS! For the FIRST time ever, and after MORE THAN 30 YEARS of HIV vaccine clinical trials, researchers have developed a vaccine that has SUCCESSFULLY generated TIER 2 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV and BLOCKS viral infection in vaccinated PEOPLE.
August 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
GOOD NEWS! For the FIRST time ever, and after MORE THAN 30 YEARS of HIV vaccine clinical trials, researchers have developed a vaccine that has SUCCESSFULLY generated TIER 2 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV and BLOCKS viral infection in vaccinated PEOPLE.
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I wrote a little about “best practice” examples, and how I understood them, which apparently is different than how Craig has seen them in the wild.
https://yatil.net/blog/about-best-practices https://a11y.info/@craigabbott/115059612941198326
https://yatil.net/blog/about-best-practices https://a11y.info/@craigabbott/115059612941198326
About “best practices” · Eric Eggert
Craig Abbott wrote about the term “best practice” today. Thanks to posting his thoughts on Mastodon, I had time to kick my brain into gear …
yatil.net
August 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I wrote a little about “best practice” examples, and how I understood them, which apparently is different than how Craig has seen them in the wild.
https://yatil.net/blog/about-best-practices https://a11y.info/@craigabbott/115059612941198326
https://yatil.net/blog/about-best-practices https://a11y.info/@craigabbott/115059612941198326
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With more people than ever looking at WCAG 2, the GitHub repository is buzzing with feedback and questions for clarifications. This is really awesome to see.
Now it only was an actively developed standard that could be adapted to be better, but no, the new rules are made elsewhere and then […]
Now it only was an actively developed standard that could be adapted to be better, but no, the new rules are made elsewhere and then […]
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yatil.social
August 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
With more people than ever looking at WCAG 2, the GitHub repository is buzzing with feedback and questions for clarifications. This is really awesome to see.
Now it only was an actively developed standard that could be adapted to be better, but no, the new rules are made elsewhere and then […]
Now it only was an actively developed standard that could be adapted to be better, but no, the new rules are made elsewhere and then […]
Reposted by Eric Eggert
To summarize
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
August 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
To summarize
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
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I have published my first 3D model on Maker World. All self-designed. It’s a magnetically held guide for the drip water hose of the Midea Porta Split portable AC unit.
That was a fun little weekend project!
https://makerworld.com/en/models/1707401-midea-porta-split-drip-hose-guide
That was a fun little weekend project!
https://makerworld.com/en/models/1707401-midea-porta-split-drip-hose-guide
August 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I have published my first 3D model on Maker World. All self-designed. It’s a magnetically held guide for the drip water hose of the Midea Porta Split portable AC unit.
That was a fun little weekend project!
https://makerworld.com/en/models/1707401-midea-porta-split-drip-hose-guide
That was a fun little weekend project!
https://makerworld.com/en/models/1707401-midea-porta-split-drip-hose-guide
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have revealed a synthetic glycosystem -a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle- that can BLOCK SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells, REDUCING infection rates by NEARLY 99%. Acting as a decoy, the molecule BINDS to the spike protein, PREVENTING it from attaching to real cells.
August 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have revealed a synthetic glycosystem -a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle- that can BLOCK SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells, REDUCING infection rates by NEARLY 99%. Acting as a decoy, the molecule BINDS to the spike protein, PREVENTING it from attaching to real cells.
Reposted by Eric Eggert
Reposted by Eric Eggert
If accessibility events did not provide captions, sign language or ramps, we would be rightfully up in arms.
But, it seems totally OK to not make any accommodations for people with pre-existing conditions or weakened immune systems (like many, many people who already got Covid in the last […]
But, it seems totally OK to not make any accommodations for people with pre-existing conditions or weakened immune systems (like many, many people who already got Covid in the last […]
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yatil.social
July 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
If accessibility events did not provide captions, sign language or ramps, we would be rightfully up in arms.
But, it seems totally OK to not make any accommodations for people with pre-existing conditions or weakened immune systems (like many, many people who already got Covid in the last […]
But, it seems totally OK to not make any accommodations for people with pre-existing conditions or weakened immune systems (like many, many people who already got Covid in the last […]