About Easy Chirp

The Name

Easy Chirp was formerly named "Accessible Twitter". Many of the articles and awards cited used this name. Learn more about the name change on Web Axe.

Our Twitter Account

Follow Easy Chirp on Twitter: @EasyChirp.

Donate

Help make Twitter fully accessible by donating to Easy Chirp! All donations will go toward site development, maintenance, and hosting fees.

Feedback & Email

Feedback and suggestions are always welcome. You may contact Accessible Twitter through its Twitter account (see above) or by emailing: info [at] Easy Chirp NOSPAM! dot | com

Promote Easy Chirp!

Easy Chirp icon Show your support for web accessibility by promoting Easy Chirp! Or just because you like it (smiley). Here are some ideas on how:

  • Use the Easy Chirp application.
  • Write a tweet about us. (The app contains a short-cut for this; click the promote link just before/above the enter tweet field.)
  • Check out the sponsors/ads on the home page.
  • Email your friends.
  • Write a blog about it.

Technical

This web application uses PHP 5, XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS, unobtrusive JavaScript, and the Twitter API and uses the twitteroauth PHP library.

Disclaimer

This site is not affiliated in any way to Twitter.

Your information is safe with us! The information in your profile, tweets, etc., will not used in any way outside of this web application. Use of this web site is voluntary. This site is not responsible for any data which may be changed or lost.

Awards!

Recipient of the AFB 2011 Access Award

Accessible Twitter is honored with the American Foundation for the Blind 2011 Access Award. Other recipients are CBS, Lexmark, and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts.

Recipient of the 2009 Access IT @web2.0 Award

award icon; man in wheelchair holding globe over head The Access IT @web2.0 Award is in recognition of a project, product or service that advances accessibility on web 2.0. Endorsed by the International Webmasters Association (IWA). The selection process assesses the relevance for the award, its impact, its affordability and openness, and its validation level.

Nominated in the 2010 Best of the Web Awards

.net Magazine Awards 2010 Accessible Twitter was a nominee for "Best API Use" in the 2010 .net Magazine's Best of the Web awards.

Nominated in the Blind Bargains: 2009 & 2010 Access Awards

Accessible Twitter was a nominee for "Best Blindness-related Website" in the Blind Bargains: 2009 Access Awards and the Blind Bargains: 2010 Access Awards (category 7).

RNIB Featured Website, December 2011

Easy Chirp is the RNIB Featured Website, December 2011.

Author

This web application is written by Dennis Lembree (@dennisl):

  • Founder and host of Web Axe, a blog and podcast on web accessibility.
  • Owner of web development company Web Overhauls.
  • Co-founder of Refresh Detroit, a group of web professionals in Southeast Michigan.

More Info

For more information, visit the Features and Articles & Feedback pages.