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Kat Shaw

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Lead Engineer @Lullabot, A11y Consultant & Speaker, Long-time Web A11y Specialist and Advocate (CPACC), Organizer of A11yTalks!

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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Excited to announce I'm giving a 4-hr workshop at #NAGW Conference on Oct 6th at 1-5PM CT US in #Milwaukee #Wisconsin. It's titled "Web Accessibility Foundations for Government Web Teams: A Hands-On Workshop". Hope to see you there! #Accessibility #A11y #WCAG #ADA #DOJRule #Section508 #Lullabot
Proud to be speaking, Kat Shaw, CPACC-certified Lead Engineer from Lullabot is speaking on Oct 6th 2026 at 1-5pm at the NAGW Conference in Milwaukee Wisconson
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Natalie and I want to thank all who attended our talk "State Wins - Case Study: Building Accessibility into Iowa's Statewide Digital Transformation" today at the 2026 #NASTDAnnual Conference in Denver CO. See slides at bit.ly/NASTDAnnual-... & reach out! #A11y #Lullabot #Iowa #WCAG #ADA #DOJRule
Kat Shaw and Natalie Sipes in front of large crowd at NASTD Conference in ballroom in Denver ColoradoKat Shaw and Natalie Sipes starting talk with intro slide at NASTD Conference in ballroom in Denver ColoradoKat Shaw and Natalie Sipes starting talk with objective 2 slide at NASTD Conference in ballroom in Denver ColoradoKat Shaw and Natalie Sipes starting talk with hemingway app slide at NASTD Conference in ballroom in Denver Colorado
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Excited to announce that Natalie Sipes (State of Iowa) & I will give our talk "State Wins - Case Study: Building Accessibility into Iowa's Statewide Digital Transformation" at the #NASTDAnnual Conference in Denver, Colorado on Mon, Aug 24th at 1-1:30 PM CST US. Hope to see you there! buff.ly/oal6ASX
Logo for NASTD 2026 Annual Conference, August 23-26, Denver, Colorado, Sheraton Denver Downtown
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It's that time. Nikki, Javier, and I are giving our talk Future-Proofing Accessibility today, March 24th at 3:00-3:50pm CDT US at #DrupalCon. Find our slides at bit.ly/drupalcon26a... Hope to see you there! #Accessibility #A11y #WCAG #Section508 #DOJRule #Lullabot #Government #HigherEd #Chicago
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DrupalCon 2026 Talk: Future-Proofing Accessibility
Future-Proofing Accessibility Strategies for Government & University Platforms DrupalCon North America, March 2026 Speaker: Kat PRE-PRESENTATION PREP Put brightness at 100%!!! Set up and test screen…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Monica Flores (Nikki), Javier Reartes, and I are excited to announce that our #DrupalCon session "Future-Proofing Accessibility: Strategies for Government & University Platforms" was accepted! Hope to see you there! #Lullabot lnkd.in/emUVrKBF
Nikki Flores, Javier Reartes, and Kat Shaw
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
This is a great interview with actor #ColinFarrell talking about his amazing son James who lives with Angelman Syndrome. I found his experiences as a father of a son with special needs, and his ultimate goals for his son to be profound. #Accessibility youtu.be/JDiD8Z3lWQk
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Colin Farrell Opens Up About His Son With Angelman Syndrome | PEOPLE
Colin Farrell shares his personal journey as the father of his 20-year-old son, James, who has been diagnosed with Angelman syndrome, a rare and debilitating neurogenetic disorder. For the first…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Exciting news! The #Iowa project won the 2025 Web Excellence Awards in the Accessibility Design, Editorial Experience, & Website User Experience categories. #Lullabot worked diligently to incorporate #accessibility & #usability from start to finish. Bravo! 🎉 we-awards.com/winner/iowa-...
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When the State of Iowa set out to modernize more than 70 agency websites serving 32 million annual visits, they faced a big challenge: inconsistent design, outdated content, and a frustrating user…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
As promised, here are my slides from my talk "Understanding 'The Why' in Accessibility" at #DrupalCampColorado2025. I had a great time with a great audience. Thank you all! 🙏 bit.ly/dcc2025-unde... #Accessibility #A11y #Drupal #WCAG #Section508 #ADA
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DrupalCamp Colorado 2025: Understanding “The Why” in Accessibility
Understanding “The Why” in Accessibility Explaining why we do what we do for accessibility https://bit.ly/dcc2025-understanding-the-why-a11y DrupalCamp Colorado 2025 | Denver, Colorado Tivoli Student…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Today's the day! I'm giving my talk "Understanding 'The Why' in #Accessibility" at #DrupalCamp #Colorado 2025 at 10:25AM - 11:30AM MST US. Putting focus back on disabled community is my goal. Let's go...! 🤘 (Slides coming soon!) drupal-colorado.org/sessions/und... #A11y #Drupal #Section508 #WCAG
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Understanding “The Why” in Accessibility | Drupal Colorado, Inc.
If you or someone you work with has ever asked you these types of questions:Why do we work to make things accessible?What's the point of making this change only to be accessible?Why can't I just make…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
My talk “Understanding ‘The Why’ in Accessibility” is coming up tomorrow (Friday) at #DrupalCampColorado 2025 & I couldn’t have done it without my 4 interviewees AmyJune Hineline, @meryl.bsky.social, @jmatthews.bsky.social, and Max & @miracleformax.bsky.social! Thank you all!🙏🏼 #Accessibility #Drupal
Thank you to all interviewees: AmyJune Hineline, Meryl Evan’s, J Matthew Saunders, and Max & Helena McCabe.
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Wow folks! DrupalCamp Colorado is this Friday! Can you believe it? I can't. 😬 I'm ready to go. Refocusing the conversation on who we're working for with #accessibility is so important. (Hint: It's not the government, bosses, or stakeholders) #Drupal #A11y drupal-colorado.org/sessions/und...
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Understanding “The Why” in Accessibility | Drupal Colorado, Inc.
If you or someone you work with has ever asked you these types of questions:Why do we work to make things accessible?What's the point of making this change only to be accessible?Why can't I just make…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
I’ve traveled to #Atlanta to give two training talks to the Teachers Retirement System of #Georgia (State of Georgia) on making presentations & videos accessible. Pretty exciting! #Accessibility #A11y #WCAG #Section508 #ADA (Photo: Atlanta skyline w/Georgia Statehouse in the background by Kat Shaw)
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Adding live captions to Google Slides is easy & it helps everyone in your audience, especially those who are deaf & hard-of-hearing. They're not perfect, but they're better than nothing. Thank you @AmyJune for the tip years ago! Check out this video from Google. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXGJ... #A11y
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Closed captions in Google Slides
Ever needed to present, and wanted to make sure that your message was clear to your audience? In this episode, Laura Mae Martin will go over how to add close...
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The wonderful folks at #Drupal #MidCamp2025 have posted the video for my talk “What the Heck is ARIA?”. Check it out! I had such a blast! #Accessibility #A11y #WCAG #ARIA www.midcamp.org/2025/topic-p...
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What the Heck is ARIA? A Beginner's Guide to ARIA for Accessibility | MidCamp
Let's face it...ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) can be very overwhelming. Because of this, we can end up using it incorrectly, or not at all.Some of you may have heard of the first rule…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
I hope to see you at my talk "What the Heck is ARIA? A Beginner's Guide to ARIA for Accessibility" at #MidCamp2025 I’ll present on what you should and shouldn't do with #ARIA to make your code accessible. See you there! www.midcamp.org/2025/topic-p... #Accessibility #A11y #WCAG #Section508 #Equality
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What the Heck is ARIA? A Beginner's Guide to ARIA for Accessibility | MidCamp
Let's face it...ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) can be very overwhelming. Because of this, we can end up using it incorrectly, or not at all.Some of you may have heard of the first rule…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Hey folks. I’m on the board of a new company called #Odera, a marketplace who will bring different #adaptive clothing brands into one location. We need your feedback & we have a raffle! Check out forms.gle/P2aSvoKgdmSG... #Accessibility #A11y #Equality #AdaptiveClothing
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I'm thrilled to give a talk tomorrow on "Understanding 'The Why' in #Accessibility" to the State of Georgia for their very cool #GOVTalks2025 conference. Thanks #Lullabot for sponsoring. #GovHub rocks! We must spread the word about a11y! #A11y #Georgia #Drupal digital.georgia.gov/events/2025-...
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GOVTalks: Spring 2025
Registration is open for this year’s GOVTalks event, presented by GTA's Office of Digital Services & Solutions. We’ll dive deep into accessibility to help Georgia state organizations comply with the…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Wow! I’m so thankful for TheDropTimes for writing this article about my work in accessibility. Advocating for #DigitalAccessibility for the disabled community and #WomenInTech is extremely important to me! Thank you!
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I Made Accessibility Fixes—and Never Looked Back: Kat Shaw
In this interview, Kat Shaw, Lead Engineer at Lullabot and long-time Drupal contributor, outlines her practical approach to digital accessibility. She discusses the importance of building accessible…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Thank you DrupalCamp Ottawa 2025! My audience today for my keynote “What the Heck is #ARIA?” was amazing. If you have unanswered questions please reply here or reach out to me anytime! drupalcampottawa.com/en/session/w... #DCO2025 #Accessibility #A11y #WCAG #Section508 #Drupal
Title slide for “What the Heck is ARIA?” presentation.DrupalCamp Ottawa 2025 auditorium audience pre-talk.DrupalCamp Ottawa 2025 auditorium audience pre-talk with Kat.
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Tomorrow is the day for my #DCO2025 keynote on “What the Heck is ARIA?” in beautiful Ottawa Canada 🇨🇦. Here’s a link to my slides. I’m looking forward to it! bit.ly/dco2025-what... #Accessibility #A11y #ARIA #Drupal #WCAG #Section508 #Equality
Kat Shaw’s title slide for “What the Heck is ARIA?” presentation.
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
It’s almost time for DrupalCamp Ottawa 2025 in Canada on Friday, May 2nd! I’m truly honored to give the keynote with my talk “What the Heck is ARIA? A Beginner’s Guide to ARIA for Accessibility”. Can’t wait to see you all there! #Accessibility #Ally #Drupal #ARIA #Equality drupalcampottawa.com/en
Poster for DrupalCamp Ottawa in Canada  May on May 2nd 2025.
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
I’m a big fan of the U.S. Postal Service, but I’m unfortunately missing a package. I completed their multi-page “contact us via email” form and this is the message I received at the end: “There was a problem submitting your Service Request. Please try again later.” 😳 (1/2)
USPS form message “There was a problem submitting your Service Request. Please try again later.”
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This is a real possibility folks! Our #Kansas AG #KrisKobach is one of the plaintiffs fighting to remove civil rights of disabled Americans. Please share & call him @ www.ag.ks.gov/about-us/con... with your thoughts. #AccessibilityIsARight
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Disabled Americans fear losing protections if states’ lawsuit succeeds — The Washington Post
An ongoing lawsuit challenges Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which legally mandates access and accommodations across wide swaths of the public.
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I've been a dedicated #Southwest customer for years. No more. Why? 1. Pay for all checked bags; 2. Reward point earn ratio lowered for all fares; 3. Reward point rates will now vary with high/low demand travel periods; 4. Expiration date for fare credits; 5. New "Basic Fare" w/less benefits. (1/2)
Email message from Southwest on raising all fees and lowering benefits. Details can be found at https://www.swamedia.com/news-and-stories/news-release/southwest-airlines-outlines-changes-to-drive-revenue-growth-and-reward-its-most-MCR5UCS6BF65HVRGPWNL43DHWTFY
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I'm excited to announce that I'm speaking at this year's @MidCamp in Chicago with my talk "What the Heck is ARIA? A Beginner's Guide to ARIA for Accessibility". See you there! buff.ly/7KLxsSh #Accessibility #A11y #ARIA #WCAG #Section508 #ADA
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What the Heck is ARIA? A Beginner's Guide to ARIA for Accessibility | MidCamp
Let's face it...ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) can be very overwhelming. Because of this, we can end up using it incorrectly, or not at all.Some of you may have heard of the first rule…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I'm excited to announce that I'll be the keynote speaker at DrupalCamp Ottawa 2025! I'll give my talk "What the Heck is ARIA? A Beginner's Guide to ARIA for Accessibility" & I hope to see you there! Go Canada! 🇨🇦 buff.ly/r0JhjXB #Accessibility #A11y #WCAG #ACA #AODA #Canada
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Homepage | DrupalCamp Ottawa 2025
DrupalCamp Ottawa is an event for anyone responsible for designing, building, developing, supporting or using Drupal in any capacity. It’s a place where developers, UX specialists, designers, content…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I always wonder why some people in tech are so put off by anything “accessibility”. It’s like it’s a bad word, and you may even hear crickets. It’s unnerving, sad, and lonely at times. It’s still worth it, because it’s not for me. 🤟 #AccessibilityMatters #WeAreAllHuman
Person walking down cold road surrounded by ice and snow. (Warren from Unsplash)
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
My slides from #FLDC are ready at bit.ly/understanding-the-why-a11y I’ll also upload a list of questions you can ask your bosses, stakeholders, & team soon. #Accessibility #A11y
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Understanding “The Why” in Accessibility
Kat Shaw, CPACC | Florida Drupal Camp 2025 Understanding “The Why” in Accessibility Explaining why we do what we do for accessibility PRE-PRESENTATION PREP Put brightness at 100%!!! Set up and test…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Wow, tomorrow is the day! See you then! Woot woot! 🥳 FYI: If you miss it, it will be recorded. 🌴 #Accessibility #Drupal
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Florida DrupalCamp 2025 is coming up soon! I’ll be speaking on Saturday, February 22nd @ 2pm EST US. Hope to see you there. #Accessibility #A11y #WCAG #Equality #FLDC2025
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Understanding “The Why” in Accessibility
If you or someone you work with has ever asked you these types of questions:Why do we work to make things accessible?What's the point of making this change only to be accessible?Why can't I just make…
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
17 U.S. states are suing to make Section 504 unconstitutional! Many of these states, including my home state of #Kansas, have their own state #accessibility laws. Thanks for passing this on @LaineyFeingold! #Section504 #ADA #DisabilityRights #Disability
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Texas v. Becerra: What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
So many positions require college degrees when a there’s a direct and proven correlation between low socioeconomic status and not having a college degree. What’s wrong with this picture? 🤔 #SelfTaughtRocks #ThinkBeforeJudgingOthers #WomenInTech
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: Cybersecurity Awareness from @Traliant! #Cybersecurity
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
America is better for its professionals who happen to have disabilities. #DEI is being used as code for “not like us”. People must speak out! #CivilRightsMatter #Accessibility #A11y
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Hey folks. Come check out today’s live #A11yTalks event on YouTube at 12:00pm EST. Aashutosh Kulkarni will cover his SUC-o-meter accessibility scoring tool. buff.ly/4aswnjV #Accessibility #A11y #Equality
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SUC-o-meter: A new way of measuring accessibility - Aashutosh Kulkarni (A11yTalks - January 2025)
Aashutosh will be covering the new proposal for scoring an app's accessibility. He calls it the SUC Score (stands for Sub-optimal Usability and Comprehension...
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I'm excited to be there!!! It's coming up fast!
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Wow, this is great. Thank you #TheDropTimes 😊 I'm really excited about giving my new talk, especially at the outstanding #FloridaDrupalCamp! Understanding why we do what we do in accessibility is so important. #A11y #WCAG #Section508 #ADA #Drupal #Lullabot #FLDC www.thedroptimes.com/45160/kat-sh...
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Kat Shaw to Address Accessibility at Florida DrupalCamp 2025
Kat Shaw, Lead Engineer at Lullabot, will present "Understanding 'The Why' in Accessibility" at Florida DrupalCamp 2025. The session explores the importance of accessible design and includes live demo...
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I wanted to share the virtual (and free) #FormFest event happening tomorrow where I'll be co-presenting with three other amazing women on the #MyMassGov project for the Commonwealth of #Massachusetts. #accessibility #a11y #WCAG web.cvent.com/hub/events/f...
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Hey folks. I've got a new professional Facebook page at www.facebook.com/katannshaw Hope to also see you there! So many socials...phew! #Accessibility #A11y #WCAG #WomenInTech #Lullabot
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Kat Shaw
Kat Shaw. Lead Engineer at Lullabot, Accessibility Consultant & Speaker, Long-time Web Accessibility Specialist and Advocate (CPACC), A11yTalks Organizer
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Our Kansas Jayhawks are wearing my favorite uniforms against Colorado Buffaloes at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, the red legs. For Kansas free state & civil war history buffs out there, it’s a great thing to see! Rock Chalk Jayhawk Go KU!!!!!!! 🏈 #Jayhawks #RockChalk #BleedingKansas
Kansas Jayhawks vs Colorado Buffaloes at Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium.
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Thanks for sharing this @pablolarah.bsky.social !
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Pablo Lara H. @pablolarah.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
🟠 What the heck is ARIA? A Beginner's Guide to ARIA for Accessibility Feat.: @katannshaw at @A11YTalks August 29th #accessibility #ARIA a11ytalks.com/posts/2024-aug
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Kat Shaw @katannshaw.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I'm here and I'm so happy about it.
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