Sarah L. Fossheim (they/them)
@SarahFossheim
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Non-binary. Independent developer & designer, focused on accessibility & ethics. https://t.co/kezGo7LUjN & https://t.co/m8YueOKayh | @[email protected]
Oslo, Norway
Joined June 2018
Just logging on here to say that I finally finished my website redesign, which I’m going to start using for blogging again. So if you want to stay in touch: 🧑🏻💻 https://t.co/cGBGdl14uM 📧 https://t.co/s7yr499VSa 🐘
fossheim.io
I'm an experienced independent developer, designer and educator. I specialize in building accessible and inclusive products, and have a particular focus on dataviz accessibility.
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👋🏻👋🏻 just logging on here again to say that I'm blogging again, and just now published an article about the dataviz accessibility of the Norwegian election results: https://t.co/YRjClw3TDp
fossheim.io
Now that Norway had its local elections, it's time for a closer look at the dataviz accessibility of the graphs used in the Norwegian media. Earlier this week the Norwegian news NRK reported that...
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I’m available for taking on new work from January onwards (freelance, not in-house). If you’re looking for accessibility reviews, training or front-end engineering in the new year, you know where to find me 👇🏻 https://t.co/5528JnAw4J
fossheim.io
I'm an experienced independent developer, designer and educator. I specialize in building accessible and inclusive products, and have a particular focus on dataviz accessibility.
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Just logging on here to say that I finally finished my website redesign, which I’m going to start using for blogging again. So if you want to stay in touch: 🧑🏻💻 https://t.co/cGBGdl14uM 📧 https://t.co/s7yr499VSa 🐘
fossheim.io
I'm an experienced independent developer, designer and educator. I specialize in building accessible and inclusive products, and have a particular focus on dataviz accessibility.
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I see have gotten quite a bit of new folks following me here after my dataviz accessibility work got shared. 🚨 I don’t post here anymore ‼️ so follow me on the banned place: @fossheim@tech.lgbt My blog also has an RSS feed for those who prefer that https://t.co/fHXXA3mm89
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Indeed, I could not share the link to my instance:
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I see have gotten quite a bit of new folks following me here after my dataviz accessibility work got shared. 🚨 I don’t post here anymore ‼️ so follow me on the banned place: @fossheim@tech.lgbt My blog also has an RSS feed for those who prefer that https://t.co/fHXXA3mm89
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Useful resources on Accessible Data Visualization: – Designing accessible data visualizations ( https://t.co/JTFFKaZjou + great archive: https://t.co/vBbLBJa2Q7) by @sarahfossheim – Which fonts to use for your charts and tables ( https://t.co/P6QfWDggB7) by @lisacmuth,
datawrapper.de
Sans-serif or serif typefaces? Lining or oldstyle figures? Narrow or wide? With lots of examples, we explain which fonts work best for data visualizations.
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🎇🎇🎇 Very exciting new report out on how to make your data & #dataviz work more #accessible. Chapters from myself @SJPopkin @fleecealeece @daxjcastro @AmyCesal @FrankElavsky @SarahFossheim @DogGeneticsLLC @larenelg @MMazanec22 @shepazu & @LeonieWatson |
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This third volume in the Do No Harm Guide series from the Urban Institute seeks to provide in-depth lessons on how to create visualization products…
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@FrankElavsky @shepazu @DogGeneticsLLC @arvindsatya1 @LeonieWatson In Chapter 5, @SarahFossheim takes these lessons further to provide insights in how to create better experiences for people who use screen readers.
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I'm super excited for today's new @urbaninstitute #DoNoHarmGuide report on #accessibility in the data and data visualization spaces. Nine amazing authors provide you with practical ways to help you create better, more accessible projects. A 🧵 |
urban.org
This third volume in the Do No Harm Guide series from the Urban Institute seeks to provide in-depth lessons on how to create visualization products…
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I’m available for taking on new work from January onwards (freelance, not in-house). If you’re looking for accessibility reviews, training or front-end engineering in the new year, you know where to find me 👇🏻 https://t.co/5528JnAw4J
fossheim.io
I'm an experienced independent developer, designer and educator. I specialize in building accessible and inclusive products, and have a particular focus on dataviz accessibility.
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From what I've learned from folks in the #accessibility field, two things are going to happen here: 1. A large number of people are going to be excluded from the platform. 2. Accessibility will never be a priority and never done correctly because it wasn't baked in at the start.
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If/when everything here burns to the ground, you can still find me at: 💬 Mastodon: @fossheim@tech.lgbt 💼 LinkedIn: https://t.co/n3XrlMJOC4 📝 Blog: https://t.co/cGBGdl1Ckk 📧 Newsletter:
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🧑🏻💻📣 I have a availability to take on new work from January onwards. Interested in hearing about different topics too, but would like to find some projects related to: ♿️ Accessibility 🧫 Bio / Myco / Health tech 📊 Data or dataviz 🏳️🌈 Queer inclusive tech 🎨 CSS fun DM or 👇🏻
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why is it called submissive puppygirl and not subwoofer
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Hello!! I am so happy to announce that the amazing @ChanceyFleet will be joining us this Friday to talk about pretty cool stuff that I care a lot about! This public event is hybrid, so please join us virtually if you aren't here. (Thanks to @domoritz, @cmudig, and @cmuhcii.)
This week's #HCIISeminarSeries: 🎙️“De-Visualizing Images & Data: A Community-based Approach to Tactile Graphics Creation & Exploration" w/ @ChanceyFleet! 📅Fri., Nov. 18 🕜1:30pm EST 📍NSH 1305 & livestream 🔗Details: https://t.co/fSCjmanEYo
#a11y #TactileGraphics #AssistiveTech
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