Hello, I’m Jared CunhaI make technology for the public good
Senior Director of Creative Technology at Coforma an accessibility-minded engineer and designer living in Washington, DC
Blog Posts
HTML dialog: Getting accessibility and UX right
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The HTML dialog element gives us powerful native modal capabilities, but creating dialogs that work well for all users still requires intentional accessibility and UX decisions.
Building muscle memory for accessibility
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Just as musicians develop muscle memory through hours of practicing rudimentary techniques until complex mechanics become second nature, we have to build own muscle memory with assistive technologies by using them regularly. This hands-on experience transforms accessibility from an abstract checklist into an intuitive understanding that naturally informs every product decision.
Next/Image to Cloudinary: Migration walkthrough using GitHub Copilot
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I migrated from next/image to Cloudinary while maintaining a manageable workflow, using Copilot to bounce around ideas and speed up the refactor.
Exploring IRS Direct File using the All Screens page
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A deep dive into Direct File’s All Screens page, which is available to the public through its open source repository.
Photo Essays
A quick trip to Brazil
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A week in Brazil is’t much time. Visiting multiple cities limits that time further. In 2024, I flew down for about a week, visiting three cities.
The gray island
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Photos from a 2022 trip to Pico Island in the Azores, and connecting with friends
Toronto, 2023
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In July, I traveled to Toronto for a conference. It was a very short trip, and my first time visiting the city.
Rome, 2023
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Photos from a very short trip to the eternal city.
