Diana Thompson
dianathompson.bsky.social
Diana Thompson
@dianathompson.bsky.social
Developer of accessible WordPress websites at Resourceful Digital. WordCamp and WordPress Meetup speaker. Interested in process, product, and the place where one thing becomes another. She/her. DianaThompson.org
One of the most powerful things you can do to improve accessibility in WordPress is removing a third-party page builder and using the native Gutenberg editor instead. In one current projects, this alone resolved 2/3 of the issues. #WordPress #Accessibility #a11y #Gutenberg #PageBuilders
June 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tomorrow is the day, my dear humans. Buy nothing 2/28.
February 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Here is recording + transcript of this week’s webinar about court case attacking section 504 in the US. Section 504 is a core disability rights law that is more than 50 years old. Link in 1st comment with more info about how advocates can help. dredf.org/disability-c... #accessibility #disability
Disability Community Briefing: What You Can Do to Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
February 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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The VetsinTech Invasion 2025 Conference is taking place virtually on March 27, 2025, providing military veterans, active-duty service members, and military spouses with opportunities to connect with industry leaders, attend workshops, and explore tech career paths. Register at: zip2.it/invasion2025
February 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
February 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Useful: This website tracks court cases challenging trump administration actions. #Resistance www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In this new administration, NY Times is out. NY Post is in. NPR is out. Breitbart is in. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/b...
Trump Administration to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space
The New York Times, NBC News, NPR and Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation,” a spokesman said.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Check out the breakdown of brand’s political donations at Goods Unite Us and buy accordingly. https://buff.ly/3mCPmOu
Home - Goods Unite Us
At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.
buff.ly
February 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If you are using or planning to use a child theme made by the parent theme maker, plan for the maker’s updates. While it is technically possible to make a grandchild theme, it is not recommended. There are options to preserve your customizations. #WordPress #WordPressThemes #ChildThemes 1/3
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Interested in Google search results without AI? https://udm14.com/ has you. #search #searchengine #AI
&udm=14 | the disenshittification Konami code
A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.
udm14.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#WordPress #BlueSky #Plugin

I’m excited to share that I’ve finalized my WP plugin, which allows automatic posting of WP posts to multiple BlueSky accounts. It simplifies posting, and easier to share your content seamlessly across the BlueSky platform.

Link: about.tomdings.com/finalizing-a...
January 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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ASAP!!! Open casting call for "RADICAL" – a feature film about Judy Heumann – disabled actors of all experience levels (or none!) are encouraged to audition – videos are due by January 31!

Get info here: app.castittalent.com/Radical
Cast It Talent
app.castittalent.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Well, the new administration already took down the White House #Accessibility Statement. Original page from the WayBack Machine here: web.archive.org/web/20250118185419/https://www.whitehouse.gov/accessibility/ Broken link: whitehouse [dot] gov [slash] accessibility #a11y #Accessibility #disability
Accessibility Statement | The White House
This commitment to accessibility for all begins with this site and our efforts to ensure all functionality and all content is accessible to all Americans.
web.archive.org
January 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Romare Bearden, Martin Luther King Jr.—Mountain Top, color screenprint, 1968
January 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How about hashtags but instead of filtering platform content for the tag, excluding the tag from your feed? Call them gnashtags. #SocialMediaDev #WebDev #UIUX
January 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Frequently forget alt text? This app has reminders!

1. Go to Settings
2. Select Accessibility
3. Check "Require alt text before posting"

Or follow this link! Works on desktop & mobile.
bsky.app/settings/acc...
bsky.app
January 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM