Gitmoji: 😎 for ARIA or accessibility-related things

Created on 5 Feb 2017 · 9Comments · Source: carloscuesta/gitmoji

Hello @carloscuesta :sunglasses:!

Emoji: 😎
Code: :sunglasses:
Description: HTML ARIA attributes are the base of accessbility in the web. They are used by screen-readers and such for building the accessiblity tree that lives alongside the DOM. Accessibility is not limited to the web, however, there exist technologies and/or guidelines in many other platforms such as Qt, MacOS or Windows.

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NeoLegends

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I really wanted to like this one, but I think that a more universal symbol for a11y may be more appropriate.

Not only is a11y not just for the web (as you stated), but there are many types of disabilities affecting people who use the web, not just blindness. I was searching to try and find one that was more universal, but haven't found anything good yet.

danieldafoe on 13 Feb 2017

Emojis are representations of things, such as blindness can be seen as a representation of disabilities in general. Of course, the sunglasses emoji does not represent all kinds of disabilities there are. But neither does the :bug: emoji represent all kinds of issues with some code. The inportant thing IMO is that the sunglasses emoji can be seen as a symbol for all kinds of disabilities.

NeoLegends on 16 Feb 2017

I understand your thought. We aren't going to be able to cover all bases with a single emoji, that much is true.

What do you think about the ♿️ emoji then? Would it not be more appropriate if you want it to be representative of all kinds of disabilities? This is something that is seen in day-to-day life to signify something being accessible.

The unfortunate bit is that I don't like how that wheelchair emoji looks, so maybe it's not the best one to use.

danieldafoe on 21 Feb 2017

My opinon is :art: can be used for this subject.

:art: Improving structure / format of the code.

WaKeMaTTa on 21 Feb 2017

@WaKeMaTTa adding aria attributes definetely isn't something that improves the structure / format of the code. :art: refers to making code align with the style guidelines, and aria attributes aren't part of that.

NeoLegends on 21 Feb 2017

@danieldafoe Didn't know the ♿️ emoji existed! That certainly is a better one, even though its kinda clumsy.

NeoLegends on 21 Feb 2017

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@NeoLegends I agree, quite clumsy. Not sure why whomever decided on this symbol didn't just use the typical person in wheelchair instead of one where the person looks like they're in a wheelchair race.

danieldafoe on 28 Feb 2017

The ♿️ looks good to me!

Feel free to send a PR! @NeoLegends