The Cake Is a Lie... And So Is Your Login’s Accessibility Much like the promise of cake in Portal, login forms are everywhere in web development. While they may seem functional at first glance, many users with …

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~one week ago, I’ve had such a great time at React Paris! 😍 Despite GlaDOS attempts to ruin the game, we made it: Had some fun while learning about all things #a11y. With the @bejs.bsky.social team having my back, really! Props to the best org team here, and ofc to everyone of you! ❤️

😍 Thank You!

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A wonderful first day of #reactparis ended... and an even better day 2 is up to begin. ❤️ At least I hope I can keep that up, as I'll have the first session of the day. Will a companion cube and a prayer to the live demo god make that happen? Please join me at 9 am. 🥰 @bejs.bsky.social

📺Todays highlighted talk comes from Ramona Schwering @leichteckig.bsky.social from Auth0

🔗 Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugFH...

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📅 We hope to welcome you and Ramona in May for Devworld 2026!

A powerful reminder that accessibility is essential 💜
@leichteckig.bsky.social showed us how users experience forms with VoiceOver.
We explored ARIA, semantic HTML, meaningful error feedback, and how structure & keyboard navigation shape real user experiences.
Thank you, Ramona! 👑

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Thank you so much, everyone, for being with me for my first live-sketchnoting on the
@vuejsamsterdam.bsky.social stage! 🧡 That was so much fun. 😍 Find my final, merged sketchnote document here, and stay safe out there, everyone. 🫶 #vuejsamsterdam

Join us next week for a hands-on session with
@leichteckig.bsky.social as we debug a real React login form and uncover hidden accessibility barriers. We’ll explore screen readers and fix issues with ARIA, focus management, and auth flows.

📅 Mar 19 | ⏰ 1PM ET
🔗 bit.ly/3P6GunJ

One of the most creative sessions at Vuejs Amsterdam 🦋
Ramona Schwering live sketching secure Vue development on stage 🎨🛡️ turning threats, defenses, and OWASP concepts into visual notes everyone could follow.

#vuejsamsterdam #vuejs #security
@leichteckig.bsky.social

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Watch the fascinating talk by @leichteckig.bsky.social on #React and #accessibility in login forms. A practical walkthrough on breaking down barriers! #webdevelopment #a11y

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🚀 @leichteckig.bsky.social is speaking at #ReactParis 2026

Live #accessibility debugging of a #React login component using screen readers: uncover #ARIA pitfalls, focus fixes, and authentication challenges to ensure smooth #UX for all.

Learn more 😉 Join Ramona 👉🏼 react.paris

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Ramona's one of the rare and precious combinations of having artistic flair and a mind for Software dev, delivering talks that turn the script upside down, and make you look at the world through a different lens.

@leichteckig.bsky.social is coming to Zurich JS Conf 2026

Creative devs, come join us

😍 You’re so kind! Thank you for having me. ❤️

I'm so proud of that! Thank you to the Sessionize.com team for this recognition and to everyone who's been part of this speaking adventure. ❤️

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Sometimes, I forget what I achieved in 2025, or generally. Especially when Impostor Syndrome gets the best of me. And then, today, I found this lovely message in my inbox. 🥰 I have been recognized as one of the top 3% most active speakers on
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"Closing your eyes, can you log in?"
- In "The Cake Is a Lie... And So Is Your Login’s Accessibility", Ramona Schwering @leichteckig.bsky.social from @auth0byokta.bsky.social put the audience to the test with a screen reader walkthrough.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zChA...

🔓Become Ramona @leichteckig.bsky.social's companion to travel through the test chambers of accessibility pitfalls in authentication forms. Let's ensure our education - and our code - isn't literally locking people out.

A practical session you don't want to miss at React Advanced!

😍 Thanks a lot, Nate!

Here's some pictures of Nordic.js 2025. I'll start with the speakers of the first day: @philhawksworth.dev, Christophe Porteneuve, @nico.dev, @nikkitaftw.wtf, Geisy Domiciano, @leichteckig.bsky.social, @localghost.dev, Andreas Eldh, @vitalyf.bsky.social 🧵
#nordicjs @nordicjs.com

GitHub - leichteckig/login-a11y: Login accessibility pitfalls Login accessibility pitfalls. Contribute to leichteckig/login-a11y development by creating an account on GitHub.

… and this is the repo, which has all the examples of my live demo. 🤓 github.com/leichteckig/...

The Cake Is a Lie... And So Is Your Login’s Accessibility Much like the promise of cake in Portal, login forms are everywhere in web development. While they may seem functional at first glance, many users with …

For the slides of my talk, please head over here! ❤️ speakerdeck.com/leichteckig/...

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A lovely week is coming to an end. ❤️ Thanks so much @nordicjs.com for having me as a speaker, and for making it so wonderfully memorable! 😍 The community included! I couldn’t imagine better companion (cubes) in my quest for #a11y than you. 🫶 ⬇️ for repo and slides. #NordicJS

Closing your eyes, can you log in? In The Cake Is a Lie... And So Is Your Login’s Accessibility, Ramona Schwering put the audience to the test with a screen reader walkthrough. #NordicJS #NordicJS2025

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The main stage of a tech conference, bathed in vibrant pink and blue light. From the back of the room, hundreds of attendees can be seen watching a presentation on a wide screen.

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@nordicjs.com has started! ❤️ I'm so excited! And a little (= a lot) nervous to be speaking at this stage this afternoon, including a live demo. Please join me in praying to the live demo gods, so that GlaDOS does not interfere... 👀 See you at 2:20 pm CEST. ✨ #nordicJS

Ramona Schwering -You shall not pass!? A short story of customizable login experiences Whether we’re there or only know it from the media, sometimes bouncers guide entry, e.g. to a club or a conference. “You shall not pass” is a quote you might have heard of. Our web application might also have bouncers - granting entry to projected pages or not. However, this is not the typical authe

🚪 Ever thought of your web app having bouncers? Join me on a delightful journey to customize authentication—training your “bouncer” to control access. Making login experiences unique doesn’t have to be a drag!

Watch this talk by @leichteckig

Screenshot of a slide titled "BBC Sounds navigation". There are three rows, each containing a bottom app navigation bar. The first shows a row of labeled icons with clear contrast for both the active navigation section and inactive navigation sections. The second row shows a variant of the navigation bar where the inactive navigation sections have a low-contrast color treatment. The third row shows a liquid glass treatment for the navigation, where the contrast between the background and the foreground is difficult to discern.

My main takeaway so far from this @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social talk about BBC app design is that Apple's liquid glass is absolute dogshit when it comes to accessibility 😬

(almost) all the speakers at @nordicjs.com 2025 in a neat little starter pack

The image shows an iPad displaying a presentation slide. The slide is a hand-drawn cartoon of GLaDOS, the AI antagonist from the video game Portal. The top left of the screen shows the presentation title: "Slides cake is a lie". The slide includes the quote: "For your own safety and the safety of others please refrain from--[bzzzzzt!]".

Hmmh... is having #GlaDOS in my slides a good thing or a self-fulfilling prophecy? 🤔 I guess you need to be my companion (cube) in my quest for #a11y in #Authentication on October 2, 2:20 pm @nordicjs.com. And promised, I'll keep you safe and included, not like #portal game seems to do. 🫶