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Daniela Kubesch

@dnikub.dev
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Accessibility Engineer | Speaker | UX Researcher | co-creator of a11yphant.com 🐘 passionate about creating inclusive, human-centred digital experiences ✨ dnikub.dev

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Eric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · 3h
The 11th edition of the @webaim.bsky.social Screen Reader User Survey is now live! This is a vital resource into better understanding how people who use screen readers actually operate your website or app. webaim.org/projects/scr... My commentary on it as a thread 🧵 #a11y
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WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey #11 Results
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 3h
#A11y question about #ScreenReader Is it best practice to insert punctuation when using aria-describedby/labelledby with multiple IDs, when the referenced content has no comma or full stop at the end? 2 approaches I’ve seen so far down below ⬇️ 🧵(1/2)
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 17/09/2026
Well… that was a longer break than expected 👀 After losing all motivation to post and feeling completely uninspired about what to share, I decided to take a month off social media. And then it became another month. And another. And another. But now I‘m back! So… what did I miss? 😬
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 21/05/2026
#ScreenReader I found a bug related to #NVDA in Firefox, but turns out it appears in version 2020.4 and not anymore in version 2026.1. Now I was wondering, how quickly people update to new versions and how far back we should support compliance 🤔 Are there stats on which NVDA version is used most?
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Working Draft @workingdraft.de · 19/05/2026
Revision 713: ARIA-Glücksrad – von Dialogen, Definitionen und Datepickern workingdraft.de/713/ mit @dnikub.dev, Paweł Masarczyk und Peter Krautzberger
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Revision 713: ARIA-Glücksrad – von Dialogen, Definitionen und Datepickern | Working Draft
Wir drehen wieder am ARIA-Glücksrad und sprechen mit Daniela, Paweł und Peter Krautzberger über Rollen und Attribute, die man im Alltag teils nie sieht, teils besser nicht selbst nachbauen sollte. Dab...
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 29/04/2026
Attended this years #BTConf in Düsseldorf again and was so occupied listening to the talks, catching up with friends while also making new connections, that I forgot to post 😄 best conference and totally recommend it, as always. See you next year @beyondtellerrand.com!
The stage at beyond Tellerrand, displaying the conference name im this years design on the screen, along big physical 3D B and T letters placed on the stage.Me holding up my conference badge. It contains my full name, Daniela Kubesch, alongside the current day and its schedule.Me enjoying a conference break by laying on a bench in the sun, outside the capitole Theater. I am wearing sunglasses, a bright red shirt, brown trousers and my conference badge.
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Working Draft @workingdraft.de · 23/02/2026
In unserer ARIA Folge erklärt unser Gast Peter Krautzberger, wie ariaDetailsElements ARIA-Beziehungen ohne ID-Strings direkt über DOM-Elemente ermöglicht. 🎧 👉 workingdraft.de/699/
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 24/02/2026
#Accessibility Event Tipp 🗓️⬇️ Today #AxeCon by @deque.com is starting at 3pm (CET)! This event features talks across four different tracks running in parallel. Every session includes live captions and #ASL interpretation. 🗓️ February 24 & 25, 2026 📍Online 🎟️ Free 🔗 www.deque.com/axe-con/sche...
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axe-con 2026 Schedule | Deque
View the entire Axe-con 2026 live event schedule. Divided into 4 tracks supporting digital accessibility. Design, Dev, Org Success & Wildcard.
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Working Draft @workingdraft.de · 10/02/2026
Revision 699: ARIA-Glücksrad Nachklapp, neue APIs und reale Unterstützung workingdraft.de/699/ mit @dnikub.dev, Marco Bretschneider, Peter Krautzberger & Paweł Masarczyk Danke an unseren Sponsor mittwald, dem Anbieter für Container-Hosting 🚢 mit dem Tools wie n8n in Minuten startklar sind! 🚀
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Revision 699: ARIA-Glücksrad Nachklapp, neue APIs und reale Unterstützung | Working Draft
In dieser Folge setzen wir dort an, wo wir mit der vorherigen ARIA-Glücksrad-Folge aufgehört haben. Denn wir haben nach der Veröffentlichung tolles Feedback bekommen und holen uns deren Absender als V...
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Eric Bailey @ericwbailey.website · 22/01/2026
Once again, for those who need to hear it: ARIA alters semantics, not behavior. css-tricks.com/i-learned-th...
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I Learned The First Rule of ARIA the Hard Way | CSS-Tricks
Semantic HTML does a lot more accessibility work than we usually give it credit for already — and ARIA is simple to abuse when we use it both as a shortcut and as a supplement.
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Niki @nikitonsky.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2026
New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons
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It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 18/12/2025
With all the yearly statistics being released, such as Spotify and LinkedIn Wrapped, my favourite so far was Lidl Wrapped. Apparently I bought 112 blocks of tofu this year, followed by 38 baguettes and 32 broccoli 😄
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 08/12/2025
One of my highlights of the year is always the #HTMHell Advent Calendar curated by @matuzo.at, containing an article daily on security, a11y, UX or performance, written by authors from around the world. Go check it out and catch up on previous days' articles: www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
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HTMHell Advent Calendar 2025 - HTMHell
An article, talk, or tool that focuses on HTML every day until Christmas.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 05/12/2025
Cloudflare is down again? I guess some can start into an early weekend then 😬
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 04/12/2025
I got a new phone and am not yet used to this always on display. I have the constant feeling that I have a new message, which catches my attention, distracts me and is really stressing me out. Unsure if I'll get used to it at some point or if I should just turn this feature off 😅
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 03/12/2025
In line with International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the UX Salon Barcelona focused on #accessibility. Agnese D’Alfonso shared practical ways & examples from her work, to embed #a11y into everyday decision-making and collaboration with stakeholders to create products that work for everyone.
Presentation slides on a big screen next to an UX Salon Barcelona rollup.Agnese D‘Alfonso, a woman with long brown hair and glasses is holding a microphone and standing in front of a pink table with her laptop on it.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 03/12/2025
I was part of the peer review selection process for this year's #ZeroProject shortlisted nominees, and there are some amazing projects out there 🌱✨ Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the full list of all 75 awardees was published: zerocon26.zeroproject.org/components/5...
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Awardees 2026 | Zero Project Conference 2026
The annual Zero Project Conference at the United Nations Office at Vienna has become a unique global meeting place to innovate for disability inclusion.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 21/11/2025
Seats left for our #workshop "Experiencing Digital Accessibility" Through a combination of demonstrations of #assistive #technologies, guided exercises and reflection, you will explore how people navigate digital interfaces. 📍Linz, AT 🗓️ Nov, 25th 🕕 2–5 pm 🎟️ Free 🔗 umfrage.servus.at/index.php/63...
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d*sign week 25 / Workshop Registration
Welcome to the d*sign week 2025 workshop registration survey!
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 19/11/2025
#Accessibility Event Tipp 🗓️⬇️ At #A11YConf, you will find talks and workshops on web accessibility, accessible app development, and legislation to help you develop your skills in these areas. 🗓️ November 29th, 2025 📍Girona, Spain (On-Site) 🎟️ Ticket needed 🔗 www.a11yconf.com/es
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a11yConf - Conferència d'Accessibilitat Web
a11yConf - Jornada d'accessibilitat digital a Girona
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 17/11/2025
Join me at d*sign week, happening from the 24th to the 30th of November in Linz, Austria 🤓 🎙️ I'll be giving the #talk "Access Denied: Being left out by Design" and together with Pawel Masarcyzk, facilitate the #workshop "Experiencing Digital Accessibility". 🔗 dsignweek.servus.at/index.php?ti...
Even poster of the design week 2025, happening from the 24th to the 30th of November in Linz Upper Austria with the motto "For who(m) is the making?".
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The A11y Collective @a11y-collective.com · 30/10/2025
Daniela Kubesch wrote her Master's Thesis on "The Impact of Web Accessibility Overlays on the Usability and User Experience for People with Permanent Visual Impairments". Now we can say "Scientific research has shown that accessibility overlays are ineffective." overlays.dnikub.dev
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The Impact of Web Accessibility Overlays | Master's Thesis by Daniela Kubesch
This thesis, published in 2024, investigates the impact of accessibility overlays on the usability and user experience (UX) for individuals with permanent visual impairments. The conducted research…
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wearedevelopers.bsky.social @wearedevelopers.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Daniela Kubesch says that even though the web now has more AI-written articles than human ones, they often don't perform as well. Will AI content always come second place? 🤔
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 24/10/2025
In case you missed it, here's the recording of the @wearedevelopers.bsky.social LIVE I was part of this week ⬇️🎙️ 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHf... We chatted about #AI, #accessibility, and #inclusion news in the dev world. Thanks for having me, @codepo8.bsky.social and @danielcranney.bsky.social 🤗
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The weekly developer show: Inclusion, Accessibility & Automation
Curious about web accessibility? Join us for lively talks on design, tech trends, and expert insights with Daniela Kubesch. Share your thoughts and join in! 00:00 Welcome Chat 02:04 Meet…
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 22/10/2025
Join me today at 12:30 (CEST), when I'm a guest at the #WeAreDevelopers LIVE, moderated by @danielcranney.bsky.social and @codepo8.bsky.social 🎙️ We'll have discussions and tech deep dives, all with a special focus on #accessibility, #automation and #inclusion! 🔗 www.wearedevelopers.com/en/live
Poster for the We Are Developers weekly developer show with Chris Heilmann and Dan Cranney, Special guest Daniela Kubesch. This episode is about Accessibility, Automation and Inclusion.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 09/10/2025
I am part of the latest @workingdraft.de episode (#683), where @schepp.dev, Marco Bretschneider and I are spinning the “Wheel of Fortune” 🎙️ We discuss use cases, possible stumbling blocks and useful alternatives of selected #ARIA attributes. 🔗 The full episode: workingdraft.de/683/
Working Draft LogoDaniela smiling into the camera.
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Working Draft @workingdraft.de · 07/10/2025
In der ARIA-Glücksrad-Folge sprechen wir über aria-brailleroledescription (WAI-ARIA 1.3): warum der Braille-Fokus sinnvoll ist, weshalb korrekte Befüllung ohne Domänenwissen schwer ist – und warum es selten „in freier Wildbahn“ auftaucht. 🎧 👉 workingdraft.de/683/
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Working Draft @workingdraft.de · 07/10/2025
Revision 683: ARIA-Glücksrad workingdraft.de/683/ mit @dnikub.dev und Marco Bretschneider
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Revision 683: ARIA-Glücksrad | Working Draft
Wir drehen wieder am „Glücksrad“ – diesmal allerdings ausschließlich mit ARIA-Attributen! Schepp hat sich als Mitspielende Accessibility Engineer Daniela Kubesch (LinkedIn / Bluesky / Mastodon) und Fr...
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 06/10/2025
WIENFLUSS celebrated 20-years with a lovely party & #accessibility in mind 🎉🥂 You could try Braille Scrabble, learn about assistive devices, or relax in a room that had been decorated with candles and fairy lights to create a cosy atmosphere, offering some relief from #sensory #overload
Daniela holding a Polaroid picture of herself together with a birthday note in front of a Wienfluss company roll-up.A room with comfy chairs, candles and fairy lights.A table presenting different things to try out such as Braille Scrabble, vision impairment glassed and 3D printed interfaces and tactile tools.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 02/10/2025
Simplified Accessibility Testing, right from your browser?! 💡🔍 I created this little landing page to showcase all the #a11y browser #bookmarklets powered by #CAAT and coded by my team here at mindscreen: tools.caat.report Perhaps one of these could be integrated into your #testing process? 👀
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Accessibility Bookmarklets by CAAT.report
Simplify accessibility testing, right from your browser with bookmarklet powered by CAAT.report.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 25/09/2025
In less than 30 minutes it’s time for #id24, a free online 24-hour conference on inclusive design topics! ✨ Check out the schedule here: inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/
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Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 24/09/2025
Only 1 month to go until #TestConEurope! 💻😎 Watch the short video introduction of my talk and join me in Vilnius from October 21st to 24th, 2025 🎙️
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Daniela Kubesch: Decoding The Impact: Accessibility Overlays Through A Scientific Lens
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 09/09/2025
Ending my workday by watching the #AppleEvent 👀
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 01/09/2025
Vorträge zu #Barrierefreiheit, in österreichischer Gebärdensprache gedolmetscht, gibt es am #ATag diesen September! 🎙️🤟 Sei dabei, am 16. September 2025 in Wien, von 17 bis 19 Uhr! ℹ️ Die Veranstaltung ist komplett kostenlos, erfordert aber eine Anmeldung über die Webseite: atag.accessible-media.at
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A-TAG 2025 (September)
Der seit 2006 vom Verein Accessible Media jährlich veranstaltete A-TAG gibt Einblick in aktuelle Entwicklungen im Bereich der digitalen Barrierefreiheit.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 28/08/2025
I don't know why, but I always seem to end up at restaurant whose menus have #color and #contrast problems 😅 So, this time for Ed. #3 of what seems to be a mini-series now that I'll call #ContrastAndKetchup, I present this menu. Let's have a closer look at the issue here ⬇️🚫 🧵 1/7
This is part of a restaurant menu. The PDF version is on the left, while the printed version is on the right. The paper of the printed version is rough and light brown, which makes the colour coding of the vegan and vegetarian symbols (dark green and dark brown) even more difficult to see.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 26/08/2025
Just bought my ticket for #BTConf in Düsseldorf next year! Definitely not gonna miss the 15-year jubilee 🎉 There are still some Blind Bird tickets left at a reduced rate: btco.nf/dus26bb (until Friday or sold out)
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beyond tellerrand // Düsseldorf 2026
15 Years! Let’s Celebrate. Not us — you. You’ve shown up, year after year, since we kicked things off in 2011. So this celebration? It’s for you — and for creativity, inspiration, curiosity, and every...
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 26/08/2025
Come along to #TestConEurope this October, where I'll be giving this talk for the very last time!🎙️✨ I'll demonstrate how #accessibility #overlays interfere with website code, impacting #usability and #UserExperience. Tickets: testcon.lt (Discounted until August 28 👀) See you in Vilnius or Online👋
Poster of TestCon with a picture of Daniela smiling into the camera and text reading: Daniela Kubesch, Decoding the Impact: Accessibility Overlays through a scientific lens, 21 to 24 October, Vilnius and Online
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 07/08/2025
Because I just heard it in a conf talk (again): 🚨No, the #EAA is not just WCAG 2.2! 🚨 The European Accessibility Act (EAA) covers #digital and #physical products and services, such as websites, ATMs, and more, and aligns with the European standard #EN301549.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 20/07/2025
I just stumbled across this list and immediately clicked the 'Follow' button several times. I recommend checking it out!
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 18/07/2025
Look what arrived today, just in time for Pride Barcelona this weekend! 🏳️‍🌈 Thank you Nina Gerling for sending a #DisabilityInclusiveProgressPrideFlag to your community for free (and including cute stickers) 😍 This flag represents #LGBTQIA+ individuals with disabilities. 🧵 1/3
The disability inclusive progress pride flag and Daniela's hand holding two stickers. One sticker is of a cute ghost holding a pride flag, and the other is displaying the text 'You are good enough' next to a friendly fox.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 18/07/2025
On Tuesday, during the elevator ride up to the meet-up, I met a guy called Daniel and we had a lovely chat, instantly bonding over our shared name. Then, on Thursday, I attended another meetup and met a guy in the elevator. Guess what his name was 😅 What are the chances?! haha
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 18/07/2025
It only took one LinkedIn post that received far more exposure than usual for men with extremely big egos to appear on my page and post aggressive and arrogant comments berating my title and competence while calling me a maniac b*tch. This is not what I expected. But we'll, here we are 🥴
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 17/07/2025
In today’s #a11y talk is by Oriol Gómez at the UX Salon Barcelona meetup, he explained what accessibility is, what it means for users and designers, and also shared practical insights and this openly available accessibility-first checklist created in Figma: www.figma.com/community/fi... 📝
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Accessibility Checklist | Figma
This accessibility checklist is designed to help you work faster and ensure no crucial accessibility topics are missed. It includes links to resources, plugins, articles, and examples. It's an essenti...
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 15/07/2025
I love that #accessibility is now a topic at meetups, since the EAA came into effect 😍 Today, I'm at the ReactJS Meetup in Barcelona, listening to a talk about quick accessibility wins. There is a lot of interest, and people are taking lots of photos of the slides. This gives me hope 😁
A crowd of developers listening to a speaker holding a microphone talking about accessibility. Next to the speaker is a big screen showcasing how the tool WAVE can be used for accessibility testing.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 15/07/2025
This elevator technically works, but it’s labelling does not match a user’s mental model, forcing them to think harder than necessary. To get to Level 2, you have to press 3. For level 1, you press 2. Great #UX design isn’t just functional. It’s #intuitive, #clear and #HumanCentred.
Lift panel displaying buttons with text in German next to them . Starting from top to bottom: 
3 = Ebene 2 (Bensheimer, Berg, Mahler, Schönberg, Seminarraum 9+10), WC, 2 = Ebene 1 (Empore Mozartsaal, Herberger Lounge), 1 = Ebene 0 (Foyer Ost, Mozartsaal, Haupteingang), Open door, close door, alarm = Notruf
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 11/07/2025
Thank you for having me, #DWX! Last week was filled with great conversations, knowledge gained through various talks, not to mention new connections, and exploring Mannheim. I'm glad I could raise awareness by bringing #web #accessibility to the stage. Hope to see you all around!
Speaker Badge, reading: DWX, June 30 to July 3rd 2025, Daniela Kubesch, Accessibility Engineer, Mindscreen GmbH, Speaker. The badge also features a QR code.Daniela on stage, wearing a purple suit, smiling.The conference room at DWX with multiple tables and chairs and a big screen displaying the first slide of the talk "Decoding the Impact: Accessibility Overlays through a scientific lens".
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Una Kravets @una.im · 07/07/2025
You may know that a new popover type recently landed. But what is it exactly? And why did we need it? I wrote a post all about it! Learn about popover=hint, how to use it today, and how it'll be even more handy with interest invokers in the future! una.im/popover-hint/
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una.im | What is popover=hint?
Learn about what exactly this new popover feature does and how it relates to interest invokers.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 09/07/2025
Some really clever and impressive techniques deployed here, along with some useful knowledge about ADHD.
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Experience ADHD | Web.Lab | Wix Studio
Get a small taste of what it's like to see things differently. Experience the ups and downs of ADHD, including hyperactvity, impulsivity, and time blindness.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 01/07/2025
Being at a regular dev conf (meaning no focus on #a11y ) I hear so much misinformation regarding the #EAA 😬 Are there blog posts from within my community regarding the EAA? 📋 I‘d love to share a collection of resources from people I know when someone is approaching me regarding that topic.
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 01/07/2025
Alfonso Graziano talking about the #HeroTrap when becoming a tech lead and being responsible for a team. “Your first instinct might be to solve every problem yourself. Don't. Your job is to help others grow. Listen – Empathize – Lead – Resolve” #DWX #DWX2025
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Daniela Kubesch @dnikub.dev · 01/07/2025
"All software is created to satisfy a human need or desire. Know who they are and seek to understand the need form their perspective. It will help immensely.“ #KnowTheProblemYouAreSolving – @pbousan.rocks quoting Doc Norton at #DWX2025
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