@somebitslinks@tech.lgbt
Color blindness simulator: Takes an image and shows what it looks like with varying vision. This one has academic citations for the simulation filters
https://daltonlens.org/colorblindness-simulator
#colorblindness #accessibility #colorblind #images #color #web #+
@somebitslinks@tech.lgbt
Color blindness simulator: Takes an image and shows what it looks like with varying vision. This one has academic citations for the simulation filters
https://daltonlens.org/colorblindness-simulator
#colorblindness #accessibility #colorblind #images #color #web #+
@fireborn@dragonscave.space
I’ve published Part 3 of “I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back.”
This one’s about the so-called universal interface: the console. The raw, non-GUI, text-mode TTY. The place where sighted Linux users fall back when the desktop breaks, and where blind users are supposed to do the same. Except — we can’t. Not reliably. Not safely. Not without building the entire stack ourselves.
This post covers Speakup, BRLTTY, Fenrir, and the audio subsystem hell that makes screen reading in the console a game of chance. It dives into why session-locked audio breaks espeakup, why BRLTTY fails silently and eats USB ports, why the console can be a full environment — and why it’s still unusable out of the box. And yes, it calls out the fact that if you’re deafblind, and BRLTTY doesn’t start, you’re just locked out of the machine entirely. No speech. No visuals. Just a dead black box.
There are workarounds. Scripts. Hacks. Weird client.conf magic that you run once as root, once as a user, and pray to PipeWire that it sticks. Some of this I learned from a reader of post 1. None of it is documented. None of it is standard. And none of it should be required.
This is a long one. Technical, and very real. Because the console should be the one place Linux accessibility never breaks. And it’s the one place that’s been left to rot.
Link to the post: https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-3-speakup-brltty-and-the-forgotten-infrastructure-of-console-access/
#Linux #Accessibility #BlindTech #BRLTTY #Speakup #Fenrir #TTY #PipeWire #ScreenReader #DisabilityTech #ConsoleComputing #LinuxAccessibility #FOSS
@fireborn@dragonscave.space
I’ve published Part 3 of “I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back.”
This one’s about the so-called universal interface: the console. The raw, non-GUI, text-mode TTY. The place where sighted Linux users fall back when the desktop breaks, and where blind users are supposed to do the same. Except — we can’t. Not reliably. Not safely. Not without building the entire stack ourselves.
This post covers Speakup, BRLTTY, Fenrir, and the audio subsystem hell that makes screen reading in the console a game of chance. It dives into why session-locked audio breaks espeakup, why BRLTTY fails silently and eats USB ports, why the console can be a full environment — and why it’s still unusable out of the box. And yes, it calls out the fact that if you’re deafblind, and BRLTTY doesn’t start, you’re just locked out of the machine entirely. No speech. No visuals. Just a dead black box.
There are workarounds. Scripts. Hacks. Weird client.conf magic that you run once as root, once as a user, and pray to PipeWire that it sticks. Some of this I learned from a reader of post 1. None of it is documented. None of it is standard. And none of it should be required.
This is a long one. Technical, and very real. Because the console should be the one place Linux accessibility never breaks. And it’s the one place that’s been left to rot.
Link to the post: https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-3-speakup-brltty-and-the-forgotten-infrastructure-of-console-access/
#Linux #Accessibility #BlindTech #BRLTTY #Speakup #Fenrir #TTY #PipeWire #ScreenReader #DisabilityTech #ConsoleComputing #LinuxAccessibility #FOSS
@fireborn@dragonscave.space
Just published a blog post tearing into hCaptcha’s so-called “accessibility” mode.
It’s not accessibility. It’s a cookie. And to get that cookie, you now have to submit your email and send a code via SMS to an U.S. phone number. It fails silently. It doesn’t confirm anything. You click “Confirm Code” and get “An error has occurred.” No cookie. No fallback. No support. And if you somehow get it? It’s a third-party cookie your browser probably blocks, and it expires. Then you get to do it all again.
Meanwhile, hCaptcha’s text-based challenge — the only mode that might actually work with a screen reader — isn’t tied to the cookie at all. It only shows up if the website owner specifically enables it. Most don’t. So even if you’re blind, even if you’re using assistive tech, you get the same unusable image grid as everyone else.
This isn’t accessibility. It’s exclusion wrapped in PR.
The blog post breaks it all down: how the cookie flow works (or doesn’t), why the system is broken by design, how developers got misled, and what real alternatives look like. If you care about accessible design or just want to understand how bad this gets, read it.
Link: https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/hellcaptcha-accessibility-theater-at-its-worst/
#Accessibility #a11y #BlindTech #hCaptcha #HellCaptcha #UX #WebDev #ScreenReaders #Disability #TechRant #DevTools #Ableism #Privacy #FOSS #Inclusion
@fireborn@dragonscave.space
Just published a blog post tearing into hCaptcha’s so-called “accessibility” mode.
It’s not accessibility. It’s a cookie. And to get that cookie, you now have to submit your email and send a code via SMS to an U.S. phone number. It fails silently. It doesn’t confirm anything. You click “Confirm Code” and get “An error has occurred.” No cookie. No fallback. No support. And if you somehow get it? It’s a third-party cookie your browser probably blocks, and it expires. Then you get to do it all again.
Meanwhile, hCaptcha’s text-based challenge — the only mode that might actually work with a screen reader — isn’t tied to the cookie at all. It only shows up if the website owner specifically enables it. Most don’t. So even if you’re blind, even if you’re using assistive tech, you get the same unusable image grid as everyone else.
This isn’t accessibility. It’s exclusion wrapped in PR.
The blog post breaks it all down: how the cookie flow works (or doesn’t), why the system is broken by design, how developers got misled, and what real alternatives look like. If you care about accessible design or just want to understand how bad this gets, read it.
Link: https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/hellcaptcha-accessibility-theater-at-its-worst/
#Accessibility #a11y #BlindTech #hCaptcha #HellCaptcha #UX #WebDev #ScreenReaders #Disability #TechRant #DevTools #Ableism #Privacy #FOSS #Inclusion
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Time is short — submit to #ID24 today (or tomorrow, or I guess maybe Saturday):
https://inclusivedesign24.org/2025/
Submission window closes 31 May.
Then block out your calendar for ID24 on 25 September 2025 (or maybe block it out _before_ you submit).
Also, follow @inclusivedesign24.
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Time is short — submit to #ID24 today (or tomorrow, or I guess maybe Saturday):
https://inclusivedesign24.org/2025/
Submission window closes 31 May.
Then block out your calendar for ID24 on 25 September 2025 (or maybe block it out _before_ you submit).
Also, follow @inclusivedesign24.
@HarmonthSeeker@caneandable.social
After a lot of reflection, I’ve left the Master of Educational Neuroscience. A few things pushed the decision. Poor admin was a factor, but more importantly, I realised I hate doing research and I’ve had to face some fears I’ve avoided for a long time. I’ve gone back to the Master of Counselling I started a few years ago.
The neuroscience knowledge is still incredibly valuable and will shape how I practise, but I need something that gives me practical skills to work with people now. I’m not sure a PhD is something I want to pursue, and I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket.
Now I have to decide where to finish the course. I’m enrolled at a private counselling college that has offered me a partial scholarship. They specialise in counselling, which is a strength, but classes run from 5:30 to 9 pm twice a week, which is when I function least well. The other option is returning to the same university where I started. I’ve already completed two units there, and while there’s no scholarship, the structure might suit me better.
Decision fatigue is real.
#neurodivergent #audhd #academiclife #counselling #careerchange #chronicfatigue #realworldskills #neuroscience #highered #wellbeing #accessibility #actuallyautistic
@HarmonthSeeker@caneandable.social
After a lot of reflection, I’ve left the Master of Educational Neuroscience. A few things pushed the decision. Poor admin was a factor, but more importantly, I realised I hate doing research and I’ve had to face some fears I’ve avoided for a long time. I’ve gone back to the Master of Counselling I started a few years ago.
The neuroscience knowledge is still incredibly valuable and will shape how I practise, but I need something that gives me practical skills to work with people now. I’m not sure a PhD is something I want to pursue, and I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket.
Now I have to decide where to finish the course. I’m enrolled at a private counselling college that has offered me a partial scholarship. They specialise in counselling, which is a strength, but classes run from 5:30 to 9 pm twice a week, which is when I function least well. The other option is returning to the same university where I started. I’ve already completed two units there, and while there’s no scholarship, the structure might suit me better.
Decision fatigue is real.
#neurodivergent #audhd #academiclife #counselling #careerchange #chronicfatigue #realworldskills #neuroscience #highered #wellbeing #accessibility #actuallyautistic
@jen4web@mastodon.social
I have a low-vision student who is learning to code JavaScript. She needs a better code editor to work with, and/or some plugins to make it work better with her screen readers. What do the accessible developers recommend? **#accessibility** **#screenreader #javascript**
@jen4web@mastodon.social
I have a low-vision student who is learning to code JavaScript. She needs a better code editor to work with, and/or some plugins to make it work better with her screen readers. What do the accessible developers recommend? **#accessibility** **#screenreader #javascript**
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party
TODAY!
#WearRed. Make a Pledge. Support #Canadians living with #disabilities.
Join #EasterSeals in the movement for #accessibility , #inclusion , and #equity ! Take part in #RedShirtDay on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 by wearing red, making a pledge, and supporting Canadians living with disabilities.
Established by Easter Seals #Canada in 2019, this annual event takes place on the Wednesday of National #AccessAbility Week each year.
Red Shirt Day® is more than just wearing red; it’s also about making a commitment to remove physical, attitudinal, and #SystemicBarriers to accessibility and inclusion in your school, workplace, or community.
#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledPeople #Disability #Solidarity #SupportTheDisabled #Inclusiveness #AccessForAll
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party
TODAY!
#WearRed. Make a Pledge. Support #Canadians living with #disabilities.
Join #EasterSeals in the movement for #accessibility , #inclusion , and #equity ! Take part in #RedShirtDay on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 by wearing red, making a pledge, and supporting Canadians living with disabilities.
Established by Easter Seals #Canada in 2019, this annual event takes place on the Wednesday of National #AccessAbility Week each year.
Red Shirt Day® is more than just wearing red; it’s also about making a commitment to remove physical, attitudinal, and #SystemicBarriers to accessibility and inclusion in your school, workplace, or community.
#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledPeople #Disability #Solidarity #SupportTheDisabled #Inclusiveness #AccessForAll
@MoritzGlantz@mastodon.social
#a11y people!
Let’s say I have a navigation on a page that can’t be used with a keyboard at all. Do you open it with a mouse and test how it would work if you could open it?
And if it had a video inside that can’t be started with a keyboard, do you test how the player behaved if you could start it?
How deep do you go with “what if”?
@gnome@floss.social
📣 "Bridging Accessibility Barriers"
with Lukáš Tyrychtr ( @tyrylu ) at #GUADEC2025
📅 24 July 🕒 09:00 CEST 📍 Brescia
🧑🦯Making screen readers work on modern GNOME (Wayland + GTK 4) and pushing toward real accessibility.
@gnome@floss.social
📣 "Bridging Accessibility Barriers"
with Lukáš Tyrychtr ( @tyrylu ) at #GUADEC2025
📅 24 July 🕒 09:00 CEST 📍 Brescia
🧑🦯Making screen readers work on modern GNOME (Wayland + GTK 4) and pushing toward real accessibility.
@box464@mastodon.social
A discussion with one of Apple’s accessibility team, Sara Herrlinger.The interviewer, Ramal, covers tech and relies on low vision accessibility features.
@fireborn@dragonscave.space
GrapheneOS: Where Licenses Matter More Than People
I chose to write this.
Link removed
#GrapheneOS #Accessibility #FOSS #Blind #DisabilityTech #Inclusion #GPLv3 #espeak #a11y #Security #FreeSoftware #DisabilityRights #Android #Rant #TechShame
**update**: If you are using this post as some kind of call-to-action to harass and attack the GOS developers, please don't.
That damages everyone. You, them, and myself. It's not helpful.
**Update two**. I have made the decision to pull this post. It is not a good starting-point for a discussion, and just encourages defensiveness on both sides – when there really aren't sides here at all.
As a FOSS contributor, I am deeply ashamed at the way I approached this out of frustration.
@fireborn@dragonscave.space
GrapheneOS: Where Licenses Matter More Than People
I chose to write this.
Link removed
#GrapheneOS #Accessibility #FOSS #Blind #DisabilityTech #Inclusion #GPLv3 #espeak #a11y #Security #FreeSoftware #DisabilityRights #Android #Rant #TechShame
**update**: If you are using this post as some kind of call-to-action to harass and attack the GOS developers, please don't.
That damages everyone. You, them, and myself. It's not helpful.
**Update two**. I have made the decision to pull this post. It is not a good starting-point for a discussion, and just encourages defensiveness on both sides – when there really aren't sides here at all.
As a FOSS contributor, I am deeply ashamed at the way I approached this out of frustration.
@frontenddogma@mas.to
There Is No Spoon, by @tink (@btconf):
@nekohayo@mastodon.social
As we are making good progress on #accessibility for GNOME Calendar lately (big thanks to @TheEvilSkeleton there) I have now rewritten and updated the description of this meta ticket to reflect the current status: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/issues/1036
15 of 28 checklist items completed as of May 22nd, 2025, based on what issues I've been able to find so far.
#a11y #GNOMECalendar #GNOME #keyboardnavigation #screenreaders #Linux
@nekohayo@mastodon.social
As we are making good progress on #accessibility for GNOME Calendar lately (big thanks to @TheEvilSkeleton there) I have now rewritten and updated the description of this meta ticket to reflect the current status: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/issues/1036
15 of 28 checklist items completed as of May 22nd, 2025, based on what issues I've been able to find so far.
#a11y #GNOMECalendar #GNOME #keyboardnavigation #screenreaders #Linux
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social
Can anyone recommend a software - preferably #FOSS - that is good at creating #video captions even if you are not a native speaker of English?
I want to create English-language videos for captions for #accessibility reasons, but I fear automated captions will have a difficult time coping with my thick German accent. So ideally I could use something I could train to understand my voice.
EDIT: I should mention that I use Windows at home.
@Alex0007@mastodon.social
Для тех кто генерирует много alt текстов и кого достала тупость поведения Gemini по умолчанию, вот мой промпт-настройка:
When asked to create alt text, do not use the phrases like 'the image shows'. Do not make any guesses, only describe what you see. Do not make descriptions too long. Output English and Russian descriptions at the same time. Wrap descriptions in
```\n
Your description goes here
```
blocks.
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
A picture may say a thousand words, but a few well-chosen words of alt-text can make that picture accessible to a broader community.
As well as including people with visual impairments, alt-text can clarify the bit of the image which was important to the person who tooted it, and can explain what the image conveys.
It also makes the content accessible to people in low bandwidth or small data bundle situations, as well as those accessing via a text-mode browser.
@KrajciTom@universeodon.com
Eurovision - how do you convey those songs, full of attitude, emotions, and sexual innuendo...through sign language?
https://universeodon.com/@FlohEinstein@chaos.social/114524470081345061
#eurovisión #BSL #SignLanguage #Disability #Accessibility #barrierefreiheit #Linguistics #Deaf #ASL
@KrajciTom@universeodon.com
Eurovision - how do you convey those songs, full of attitude, emotions, and sexual innuendo...through sign language?
https://universeodon.com/@FlohEinstein@chaos.social/114524470081345061
#eurovisión #BSL #SignLanguage #Disability #Accessibility #barrierefreiheit #Linguistics #Deaf #ASL
@railpage@mastodon.social
Access for All Scheme Funds New Lifts at Greater Manchester Railway Station http://dlvr.it/TKr8yl #AccessforAll #accessibility #Bryn #DaisyHill
@kubikpixel@chaos.social
The Hidden Gold of Web Accessibility: Everything About ARIA Labels
Code & development
Dive into ARIA labels for web accessibility and enhance your skill set. Unveil their potential, discover best practices, and how to avoid pitfalls.
✏️ https://www.a11y-collective.com/blog/aria-labels/
#webdev #aria #frontend #a11y #web #css #html #label #accessibility #code
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
A picture may say a thousand words, but a few well-chosen words of alt-text can make that picture accessible to a broader community.
As well as including people with visual impairments, alt-text can clarify the bit of the image which was important to the person who tooted it, and can explain what the image conveys.
It also makes the content accessible to people in low bandwidth or small data bundle situations, as well as those accessing via a text-mode browser.
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
A picture may say a thousand words, but a few well-chosen words of alt-text can make that picture accessible to a broader community.
As well as including people with visual impairments, alt-text can clarify the bit of the image which was important to the person who tooted it, and can explain what the image conveys.
It also makes the content accessible to people in low bandwidth or small data bundle situations, as well as those accessing via a text-mode browser.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online · Reply to Stefan Bohacek's post
I made a similar tool for Mastodon (and a few other platforms), for those interested to give it a try!
https://data.stefanbohacek.com/projects/fediverse-post-accessibility
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
This is pretty neat!
@pixelfed now lets you find all the images you uploaded without an alt text. Nice way to celebrate the recent #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay.
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
Which #accessibility testing browser extension has the worst #UI?
@chris22smith@mastodon.social
Accessibility folks, how good/bad for web accessibility is WordPress out of the box, with a default theme, no plugins?
@chris22smith@mastodon.social
Accessibility folks, how good/bad for web accessibility is WordPress out of the box, with a default theme, no plugins?
@ricmac@mastodon.social
Apparently 86% of websites have “Low Contrast Text”, making it the most common #accessibility issue (even more than missing alt text). I’m quite surprised by this, as I thought most websites still have white background with black type. Maybe it’s a font size thing in many cases…Anybody have more info on this issue? https://accessibility.day/
@pixelfed@mastodon.social
For Global Accessibility Awareness Day we are launching a new settings page that lists all of your media without alt text, so you can easily update any missing alt text in a single, easy to remember place.
You can also enable the Require Media Descriptions setting in Settings -> Media.
@pixelfed@mastodon.social
For Global Accessibility Awareness Day we are launching a new settings page that lists all of your media without alt text, so you can easily update any missing alt text in a single, easy to remember place.
You can also enable the Require Media Descriptions setting in Settings -> Media.
@pixelfed@mastodon.social
For Global Accessibility Awareness Day we are launching a new settings page that lists all of your media without alt text, so you can easily update any missing alt text in a single, easy to remember place.
You can also enable the Require Media Descriptions setting in Settings -> Media.
@ricmac@mastodon.social · Reply to apfel :neocat_laptop:'s post
@luke thankfully my website has no text contrast issues. I did discover, however, that there is an alert for "Redundant alternative text", which I didn't even know was a thing. Seems a bit odd to recommend no alt text, but I will bear it in mind going forward. #accessibility
@zersiax@cupoftea.social
Today is Global #accessibility awareness day and I think I speak for a lot of people in the community when I say I'm tired. Particularly over the last few months, the overall climate towards accessibility and #diversity hasn't been super welcoming and while I have a good support network that can remind me that I am, in fact, human and worth existing, many do not. If you receive a request to make something #accessible, from anyone, keep in mind that may very well be the 5th, 10th or even 100th attempt this person has made today at screaming into the void hoping to be seen as a person rather than a potential drain on resources. Rather tna big companies showing off #AI gizmos that mean we've offloaded a problem we didn't want to deal with onto a fallible set of algorithms, maybe #gaad should be about being aware of how ridiculous it is that accessibility professionals and consumers need to fight to even be seen as human these days, because make no mistake, we do.
@geoffreycrofte@mastodon.design
The internet’s first screen reader was released in 1989. I was 2-year old. It’s been a journey since then! #accessibility #a11y
@sabderemane@mastodon.social
Did you know? Today is the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day 💙
https://accessibility.day/
@zersiax@cupoftea.social
Today is Global #accessibility awareness day and I think I speak for a lot of people in the community when I say I'm tired. Particularly over the last few months, the overall climate towards accessibility and #diversity hasn't been super welcoming and while I have a good support network that can remind me that I am, in fact, human and worth existing, many do not. If you receive a request to make something #accessible, from anyone, keep in mind that may very well be the 5th, 10th or even 100th attempt this person has made today at screaming into the void hoping to be seen as a person rather than a potential drain on resources. Rather tna big companies showing off #AI gizmos that mean we've offloaded a problem we didn't want to deal with onto a fallible set of algorithms, maybe #gaad should be about being aware of how ridiculous it is that accessibility professionals and consumers need to fight to even be seen as human these days, because make no mistake, we do.
@ricmac@mastodon.social
Apparently 86% of websites have “Low Contrast Text”, making it the most common #accessibility issue (even more than missing alt text). I’m quite surprised by this, as I thought most websites still have white background with black type. Maybe it’s a font size thing in many cases…Anybody have more info on this issue? https://accessibility.day/
@ricmac@mastodon.social
Apparently 86% of websites have “Low Contrast Text”, making it the most common #accessibility issue (even more than missing alt text). I’m quite surprised by this, as I thought most websites still have white background with black type. Maybe it’s a font size thing in many cases…Anybody have more info on this issue? https://accessibility.day/
@heybran@mastodon.online
今天是全球无障碍宣传日。
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day
@tink@w3c.social
We're looking for an Associate Accessibility Specialist to join the @TetraLogical team:
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4229804620
Also here if Linkedin is not your thing:
https://misc.tetralogical.com/careers/2025-05-associate-accessibility-specialist/
Closing date is Wednesday 21 May.
@tink@w3c.social
We're looking for an Associate Accessibility Specialist to join the @TetraLogical team:
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4229804620
Also here if Linkedin is not your thing:
https://misc.tetralogical.com/careers/2025-05-associate-accessibility-specialist/
Closing date is Wednesday 21 May.
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
👉🏽 We are looking for 2 new people to join the @tetralogical.com team as Associate Accessibility Specialists
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
👉🏽 We are looking for 2 new people to join the @tetralogical.com team as Associate Accessibility Specialists
@bp@social.bennypowers.com
Join me at @devconf_cz this summer in Brno, Czech Republic.
#WebComponents are a widespread and proven technology for developing browser-native UIs. A number of new and upcoming features like import attributes, reference targets, and declarative custom elements make web components even more attractive as a part of your front end stack. In this talk we'll explore some of those new APIs from a web development, #accessibility, and architectural perspective and see how they help your community, #OpenSource project, or organization improve performance and accessibility, reduce development time, avoid costly technical debt, and boost engineering talent. If you are a developer, project manager, or technology recruiter, this talk will inform you about the state of the art in front-end web technologies.
pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/talk/YAETPC/
@bp@social.bennypowers.com
Join me at @devconf_cz this summer in Brno, Czech Republic.
#WebComponents are a widespread and proven technology for developing browser-native UIs. A number of new and upcoming features like import attributes, reference targets, and declarative custom elements make web components even more attractive as a part of your front end stack. In this talk we'll explore some of those new APIs from a web development, #accessibility, and architectural perspective and see how they help your community, #OpenSource project, or organization improve performance and accessibility, reduce development time, avoid costly technical debt, and boost engineering talent. If you are a developer, project manager, or technology recruiter, this talk will inform you about the state of the art in front-end web technologies.
pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/talk/YAETPC/
@GTK@floss.social
Matthias posted an update on the current state of Accessibility in GTK and GNOME on the development blog: https://blog.gtk.org/2025/05/12/an-accessibility-update/
@GTK@floss.social
Matthias posted an update on the current state of Accessibility in GTK and GNOME on the development blog: https://blog.gtk.org/2025/05/12/an-accessibility-update/
@amberhinds@fosstodon.org
Woohoo! So far, we have 62 people pledging 269 hours towards improving accessibility in WordPress this Thursday for Global Accessibility Awareness Day! 🙌 Join us in spending a day working on accessibility issues in WordPress core, plugins, or on your own website!
https://equalizedigital.com/gaad2025/ #WordPress #GAAD #GAAD2025 #accessibility #a11y
@amberhinds@fosstodon.org
Woohoo! So far, we have 62 people pledging 269 hours towards improving accessibility in WordPress this Thursday for Global Accessibility Awareness Day! 🙌 Join us in spending a day working on accessibility issues in WordPress core, plugins, or on your own website!
https://equalizedigital.com/gaad2025/ #WordPress #GAAD #GAAD2025 #accessibility #a11y
@fireborn@dragonscave.space
Here it is. Post 2 in my series on #Linux #accessibility. This time, I'm digitally screaming about the audio stack.
As always, feedback is encouraged and welcomed, and subscribe via rss or email to receive plane-text versions of what I write, the day after publishing at 10 am UTC
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-2-the-audio-stack-is-a-crime-scene/
#a11y #linuxAudio #linuxAccessibility
@purserj@aus.social
Posted my first Hireup job.
It's a simple transport to and from the optometrist.
Hireup is a bit like doordash but for support workers.
Let's see how this goes.
@purserj@aus.social
Posted my first Hireup job.
It's a simple transport to and from the optometrist.
Hireup is a bit like doordash but for support workers.
Let's see how this goes.
@heybran@mastodon.online
I think first step of making websites accessible is to care about accessibility. If you're working with Web, I strongly encourage you to read through these user stories about "How People with Disabilities Use the Web" published on W3C website. I guarantee you your mindset will be different after reading these user stories.
@sunguramy@flipping.rocks
I really liked this tactile exhibit at Mammoth Cave National Park. It shows cave life to scale with a penny, and the models are really well done in 3D. The penny was sized to make the critter model display well, so even the tiny amphipod is tactically interesting even though the penny is mega-oversized (pennies are also in 3D for tactile pleasure).
#cave #life #nature #display #education #science #communication #accessibility
@sunguramy@flipping.rocks
I really liked this tactile exhibit at Mammoth Cave National Park. It shows cave life to scale with a penny, and the models are really well done in 3D. The penny was sized to make the critter model display well, so even the tiny amphipod is tactically interesting even though the penny is mega-oversized (pennies are also in 3D for tactile pleasure).
#cave #life #nature #display #education #science #communication #accessibility
@pinage404@mamot.fr
As of today, my computer can __nicely__ read aloud for me !
I'm lazy, i read slowly, so i don't like reading, i skip a lot of articles
I have been looking for a solution for several months
#Accessibility #A11y #Orca #WebBrowser #ZenBrowser #Firefox #Piper #Pied #SpeechAI #AI #Nix #NixOS
@labellaragassa@exquisite.social
Wow.
An excellent post from a blind screen reader user, on how bad accessibility is on Linux (edit: the poster is on Mastodon as well: @fireborn)
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/
It is a fucking shame. And it is pure neglect, as pointed out in the blog post.
Hot take: a new version of open source software should not release before accessibility is fixed. It should be treated as a show stopper, because it actually is for people with a disability.
1/3
@graste@vivaldi.net
»Linux “just works”—if you can see.
If you’re blind?
You boot into a live image and get nothing.
No speech. No braille. No login prompt feedback. Maybe Orca starts, maybe not.
Maybe you know the shortcut (Alt+Super+S?) but does that even work in this session type?
Is it Wayland? Is it X11? Is the screen reader bound to a key combo that doesn’t exist on your keyboard?
You open the installer?
“Next. Button. Button. Button. Button.” That’s all Orca says.
Ubuntu MATE 12.04 had a working, labeled, navigable installer.
Ubuntu MATE 24.04? It’s garbage.
No headings. No structure. No sense of where you are. Just unlabeled buttons and blank space.
This isn’t a bug.
This is neglect.«
Thanks for writing this article, @fireborn
@graste@vivaldi.net
»Linux “just works”—if you can see.
If you’re blind?
You boot into a live image and get nothing.
No speech. No braille. No login prompt feedback. Maybe Orca starts, maybe not.
Maybe you know the shortcut (Alt+Super+S?) but does that even work in this session type?
Is it Wayland? Is it X11? Is the screen reader bound to a key combo that doesn’t exist on your keyboard?
You open the installer?
“Next. Button. Button. Button. Button.” That’s all Orca says.
Ubuntu MATE 12.04 had a working, labeled, navigable installer.
Ubuntu MATE 24.04? It’s garbage.
No headings. No structure. No sense of where you are. Just unlabeled buttons and blank space.
This isn’t a bug.
This is neglect.«
Thanks for writing this article, @fireborn
@menelion@dragonscave.space
To all #OpenSource and #Linux warriors, to all saying "Ditch windows, install Linux", to everyone and every single person: please, spend several minutes and read this. I want you all to read this so you really understand the problem (if you want to understand, of course). And a huge, huge thanks to Aaron @fireborn for starting this post series. https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/ #Accessibility
@menelion@dragonscave.space
To all #OpenSource and #Linux warriors, to all saying "Ditch windows, install Linux", to everyone and every single person: please, spend several minutes and read this. I want you all to read this so you really understand the problem (if you want to understand, of course). And a huge, huge thanks to Aaron @fireborn for starting this post series. https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/ #Accessibility
@graste@vivaldi.net
»Linux “just works”—if you can see.
If you’re blind?
You boot into a live image and get nothing.
No speech. No braille. No login prompt feedback. Maybe Orca starts, maybe not.
Maybe you know the shortcut (Alt+Super+S?) but does that even work in this session type?
Is it Wayland? Is it X11? Is the screen reader bound to a key combo that doesn’t exist on your keyboard?
You open the installer?
“Next. Button. Button. Button. Button.” That’s all Orca says.
Ubuntu MATE 12.04 had a working, labeled, navigable installer.
Ubuntu MATE 24.04? It’s garbage.
No headings. No structure. No sense of where you are. Just unlabeled buttons and blank space.
This isn’t a bug.
This is neglect.«
Thanks for writing this article, @fireborn
@ramin_hal9001@fe.disroot.org
I am quoting the article here with some light editing for clarity and brevity. But please read the whole article, it has some interesting details.
(Begin quote.)
This isn’t a rant from someone who gave Linux a shot and bounced off. This is from someone who’s used Linux full-time for years as a blind user — someone who knows the system inside out, who has made it work through manual configuration, scripting, rebuilding broken packages, and sheer force of will. And still? I’m exhausted. Because Linux doesn’t fail at the margins. It fails at the very first step. Before you open a terminal. Before you write a line of code.
Linux “just works” — if you can see. If you’re blind? You boot into a live image and get nothing. No speech. No braille. No login prompt feedback. Maybe Orca starts, maybe not. Maybe you know the shortcut (Alt+Super+S?) but does that even work in this session type? Is it Wayland? Is it X11? Is the screen reader bound to a key combo that doesn’t exist on your keyboard?
Let’s say Orca does start. Now the audio stack kicks in. Is it PipeWire? PulseAudio? Is ALSA enabled? Is the correct fallback sink selected? Is the audio device owned by root? Is the socket exposed to your session? Want to debug it? You can’t — because you can’t hear anything. So you grab your phone, take a picture of the screen, feed it to an image captioning AI, and hope it tells you whether the error dialog says “Audio device unavailable” or “Session startup failed.” This is normal now.
And the Worst Part? I Can’t Even Recommend It. My partner wants to switch to Linux. She’s frustrated with Windows. She wants something leaner, faster — something she can actually control. She asked me: should I do it? And I didn’t know what to say. Because if I say yes, I’m lying. If I say no, I’m gatekeeping. And if I tell her the truth — that she’ll need to patch PipeWire configs to get audio on a second TTY, that Orca might not speak after login unless she scripts it, that even emoji might get read as “up up up” if Speech Dispatcher pulls the wrong build — I’ll sound insane.
And let me be clear: This post is not an attack on the people who maintain Linux accessibility. I have huge respect for every single person who’s ever written a patch to Orca, BRLTTY, speech-dispatcher, AT-SPI, or any of the dozens of tools that make it possible to use Linux without sight. They are often doing it for free, in their spare time, while fighting upstream changes, toolkit breakage, and general apathy from distros and desktop makers. They are heroes for making it work despite all that.
@ramin_hal9001@fe.disroot.org
I am quoting the article here with some light editing for clarity and brevity. But please read the whole article, it has some interesting details.
(Begin quote.)
This isn’t a rant from someone who gave Linux a shot and bounced off. This is from someone who’s used Linux full-time for years as a blind user — someone who knows the system inside out, who has made it work through manual configuration, scripting, rebuilding broken packages, and sheer force of will. And still? I’m exhausted. Because Linux doesn’t fail at the margins. It fails at the very first step. Before you open a terminal. Before you write a line of code.
Linux “just works” — if you can see. If you’re blind? You boot into a live image and get nothing. No speech. No braille. No login prompt feedback. Maybe Orca starts, maybe not. Maybe you know the shortcut (Alt+Super+S?) but does that even work in this session type? Is it Wayland? Is it X11? Is the screen reader bound to a key combo that doesn’t exist on your keyboard?
Let’s say Orca does start. Now the audio stack kicks in. Is it PipeWire? PulseAudio? Is ALSA enabled? Is the correct fallback sink selected? Is the audio device owned by root? Is the socket exposed to your session? Want to debug it? You can’t — because you can’t hear anything. So you grab your phone, take a picture of the screen, feed it to an image captioning AI, and hope it tells you whether the error dialog says “Audio device unavailable” or “Session startup failed.” This is normal now.
And the Worst Part? I Can’t Even Recommend It. My partner wants to switch to Linux. She’s frustrated with Windows. She wants something leaner, faster — something she can actually control. She asked me: should I do it? And I didn’t know what to say. Because if I say yes, I’m lying. If I say no, I’m gatekeeping. And if I tell her the truth — that she’ll need to patch PipeWire configs to get audio on a second TTY, that Orca might not speak after login unless she scripts it, that even emoji might get read as “up up up” if Speech Dispatcher pulls the wrong build — I’ll sound insane.
And let me be clear: This post is not an attack on the people who maintain Linux accessibility. I have huge respect for every single person who’s ever written a patch to Orca, BRLTTY, speech-dispatcher, AT-SPI, or any of the dozens of tools that make it possible to use Linux without sight. They are often doing it for free, in their spare time, while fighting upstream changes, toolkit breakage, and general apathy from distros and desktop makers. They are heroes for making it work despite all that.
@menelion@dragonscave.space
To all #OpenSource and #Linux warriors, to all saying "Ditch windows, install Linux", to everyone and every single person: please, spend several minutes and read this. I want you all to read this so you really understand the problem (if you want to understand, of course). And a huge, huge thanks to Aaron @fireborn for starting this post series. https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/ #Accessibility
@MostlyBlindGamer@dragonscave.space · Reply to Servo's post
@servo I can’t find anything on #accessibility in your roadmap and I wouldn’t be able to use “window empty,” so I won’t be investing in this.
Let me know if I missed something though.
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
The abbreviation #a11y itself is not very accessible. #accessibility
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
The abbreviation #a11y itself is not very accessible. #accessibility
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
The abbreviation #a11y itself is not very accessible. #accessibility
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
The abbreviation #a11y itself is not very accessible. #accessibility
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
The abbreviation #a11y itself is not very accessible. #accessibility
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
The abbreviation #a11y itself is not very accessible. #accessibility
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
The abbreviation #a11y itself is not very accessible. #accessibility
@aardrian@toot.cafe
“Do Not Publish Your Designs on the Web with Figma Sites…”
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/05/do-not-publish-your-designs-on-the-web-with-figma-sites.html
Figma announced Figma Sites, letting you publish your Figma designs directly to the web like it’s 1997.
@aardrian@toot.cafe
I see #Figma has decided to reincarnate FrontPage, but worse:
https://www.figma.com/blog/introducing-figma-sites/
Sample 1, with 269 axe issues:
https://www.config.new/
Sample 2, with only 184 axe issues:
https://www.practice-type.com/
No mention of #accessibility in the announcement, so I guess none expected?
Anyway, get ahead of this, folks. We’re going back to 1999!
@aardrian@toot.cafe
I see #Figma has decided to reincarnate FrontPage, but worse:
https://www.figma.com/blog/introducing-figma-sites/
Sample 1, with 269 axe issues:
https://www.config.new/
Sample 2, with only 184 axe issues:
https://www.practice-type.com/
No mention of #accessibility in the announcement, so I guess none expected?
Anyway, get ahead of this, folks. We’re going back to 1999!
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
It legitimately angers me that Google claim any sort of robust #accessibility support in their half-baked #Flutter UI toolkit. From the need for users to manually enable an accessible mode in web apps, to the use of accessible names to convey role information on mobile, to a borderline unusable keyboard experience on Windows, it is a rotten mess throughout.
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
Following today's post on the Microsoft Edge blog, I've started a page of ARIA Notify examples that currently only function in Edge Canary:
https://jscholes.github.io/ariaNotify.html
The blog post:
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2025/05/05/creating-a-more-accessible-web-with-aria-notify/
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Hey, if you struggle with writing good alt text for your images, you might enjoy following @alttexthalloffame, an account I run, for some inspiration, and occasional tips!
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
Following today's post on the Microsoft Edge blog, I've started a page of ARIA Notify examples that currently only function in Edge Canary:
https://jscholes.github.io/ariaNotify.html
The blog post:
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2025/05/05/creating-a-more-accessible-web-with-aria-notify/
@siblingpastry@mastodon.world
When you’re scripting for a screen reader, then you’re scripting for the browser, with exactly the same level of JavaScript support.
However complications can arise with event handling, because screen readers intercept events and don't always pass them on to the browser, and even then, keyboard actions might fire mouse events.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Hey, if you struggle with writing good alt text for your images, you might enjoy following @alttexthalloffame, an account I run, for some inspiration, and occasional tips!
@quincy@chaos.social · Reply to Quincy's post
a checkbox to turn animations off isn't asking too much if there was time to introduce them with pomp and circumstance?
#accessibility is more important than ... whatever this is (not even novelty).
@TheEvilSkeleton@treehouse.systems
As part of our volunteer-driven accessibility initiative in GNOME Calendar, and for the first time in the 10+ years of Calendar's existence, we finally completed and merged the first step needed to have a working calendar app for people who rely on keyboard navigation. This merge request in particular makes the event widgets focusable with navigation keys (arrow left/up/right/down) and activatable with space/enter. This will be available in GNOME 49.
Most of GNOME Calendar's layout and widgets consist of custom widgets and complex calculations, both independently and according to other factors (window size, height and width of each cell, number of events, positioning, etc.), so these widgets need to be minimal to have as little overhead as possible. This means that these widgets also need to have the necessary accessibility features reimplemented or even rethought, including and starting with the event widgets.
We also hope to get other parts of GNOME Calendar accessible before GNOME 49, but I can't promise anything at the moment. We did start working with making the month view accessible: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/merge_requests/564
#GNOME #Calendar #GNOMECalendar #GTK4 #GTK #Libadwaita #Accessibility #a11y #Linux
@TheEvilSkeleton@treehouse.systems
As part of our volunteer-driven accessibility initiative in GNOME Calendar, and for the first time in the 10+ years of Calendar's existence, we finally completed and merged the first step needed to have a working calendar app for people who rely on keyboard navigation. This merge request in particular makes the event widgets focusable with navigation keys (arrow left/up/right/down) and activatable with space/enter. This will be available in GNOME 49.
Most of GNOME Calendar's layout and widgets consist of custom widgets and complex calculations, both independently and according to other factors (window size, height and width of each cell, number of events, positioning, etc.), so these widgets need to be minimal to have as little overhead as possible. This means that these widgets also need to have the necessary accessibility features reimplemented or even rethought, including and starting with the event widgets.
We also hope to get other parts of GNOME Calendar accessible before GNOME 49, but I can't promise anything at the moment. We did start working with making the month view accessible: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/merge_requests/564
#GNOME #Calendar #GNOMECalendar #GTK4 #GTK #Libadwaita #Accessibility #a11y #Linux
@jbz@indieweb.social
Firefox 138 Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
｢ It’s worth noting also that Mozilla’s accessibility team has rededicated the former color-theme preferences into a unified “Contrast Control” setting. The move simplifies the mental model for users who rely on high-contrast palettes and aligns with WCAG guidance ｣
https://linuxiac.com/firefox-138-now-available-for-download/
@jbz@indieweb.social
Firefox 138 Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
｢ It’s worth noting also that Mozilla’s accessibility team has rededicated the former color-theme preferences into a unified “Contrast Control” setting. The move simplifies the mental model for users who rely on high-contrast palettes and aligns with WCAG guidance ｣
https://linuxiac.com/firefox-138-now-available-for-download/
@inclusivedesign24@indieweb.social
The 2025 edition of Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) will take place on the 25 September 2025.
Got an idea for a talk? Our call for presentations is still open until the end of the month (31 May 2025).
@inclusivedesign24@indieweb.social
The 2025 edition of Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) will take place on the 25 September 2025.
Got an idea for a talk? Our call for presentations is still open until the end of the month (31 May 2025).
@christianp@mathstodon.xyz
I had an interesting question on colour filter overlays from a librarian today.
A dyslexic student wants to read some original documents, not scans or reproductions, and they'd like to put some colour filter overlays on them.
The librarians are concerned that the documents might get damaged. They want to know if a hand-held colour filter, or something on the light source, would work just as well.
I don't know much about the science of colour filters for dyslexia except I've heard the data on efficacy is mixed, but assuming we want this to happen: is there any strong reason to have the colour filter directly on the document?
I don't know any hashtags that archives people would be watching, so please recommend one if you know one!
@siblingpastry@mastodon.world
When you’re scripting for a screen reader, then you’re scripting for the browser, with exactly the same level of JavaScript support.
However complications can arise with event handling, because screen readers intercept events and don't always pass them on to the browser, and even then, keyboard actions might fire mouse events.
@christianp@mathstodon.xyz
I had an interesting question on colour filter overlays from a librarian today.
A dyslexic student wants to read some original documents, not scans or reproductions, and they'd like to put some colour filter overlays on them.
The librarians are concerned that the documents might get damaged. They want to know if a hand-held colour filter, or something on the light source, would work just as well.
I don't know much about the science of colour filters for dyslexia except I've heard the data on efficacy is mixed, but assuming we want this to happen: is there any strong reason to have the colour filter directly on the document?
I don't know any hashtags that archives people would be watching, so please recommend one if you know one!
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
The post-download open button in Chrome now receives a checked state when pressed, even though it's just a regular push-button and not a checkbox.
And like, this has zero screen reader impact beyond hearing the word "checked", but how does this even happen? How does someone look at a simple, single-purpose button and go, "You know what this needs? A temporary checked state when it's activated!"
Was this written by a human at all? If so, what was the thought process?
@skua@mastodon.social
Looking to make an assistive device.
Want it to have on the control panel:
A. a combined on/off start/stop toggle switch.
B. A green LED to show it is switched on or not.
C. A volume knob.
It is to play a single audio file on Loop.
I have the case and speaker. (See below.)
Anyone know how others have got similar things working?
Advice welcomed.
Know of off-the-shelf units that have that very simple control setup?
#Accessibility
@robini71@dragonscave.space
Well isn't this just going to be a day. Firstly the submit order at #Walgreens.com is broken with NVDA and Jaws For Windows in Google Chrome. It won't activate for love nor money. And then I just encountered the switch to the new #Outlook because we really, really, really, really want you to do it now! message. Anyone know how to make that not bother us any more? #Accessibility Welcome to Saturday friends.
@alexia@starlightnet.work
Boosts appreciated!
@webstandards@mastodon.world
The final talk from #SotB2025
Oliver Schöndorfer - Typographer vs. Accessibility
Is now available for your viewing pleasure.
https://2025.stateofthebrowser.com/speaker/oliver-schondorfer/
#Fonts #Typography #a11y #Accessibility
@webstandards@mastodon.world
The final talk from #SotB2025
Oliver Schöndorfer - Typographer vs. Accessibility
Is now available for your viewing pleasure.
https://2025.stateofthebrowser.com/speaker/oliver-schondorfer/
#Fonts #Typography #a11y #Accessibility
@alexia@starlightnet.work
Boosts appreciated!
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@hongminhee@hollo.social
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
@thompsondt@mastodon.social
🚶♂️ Work in progress!
I’m exploring modular illustrations as visual aids to support #OpenStreetMap contributors and documentation. The modules can be mixed and matched to visualize diverse scenarios for sidewalks, curbs, and crossings.
Early test below. Feedback welcome!
@thompsondt@mastodon.social
🚶♂️ Work in progress!
I’m exploring modular illustrations as visual aids to support #OpenStreetMap contributors and documentation. The modules can be mixed and matched to visualize diverse scenarios for sidewalks, curbs, and crossings.
Early test below. Feedback welcome!
@mikesax@mas.to · Reply to Mike Sax's post
Thank you @fmarini for the original photo and inspiration! #accessibility
@mikesax@mas.to
I like this! #accessibility
@KrajciTom@universeodon.com
I'm searching for groups that advocate for the mobility challenged – for neighborhood infrastructure improvements.
A friend and I have been discussing neighborhood sidewalks and the challenges some face in places in our city.
Are there organizations that advocate for the mobility challenged so that they can receive neighborhood improvements? Maybe they can give us advice as to legal precedents, tell us about positive trends of municipal action that led to improving things in older neighborhoods that tend to have poorer sidewalks?
Our neighborhood group can engage with City Hall and elected officials better if we have more knowledge and advice.
Are there organizations that offer matching grants for municipalities if they make infrastructure improvements? Are there organizations that conduct surveys and studies to identify recommended actions?
Thanks in advance, and greetings from southern New Mexico.
Tom
#Disability
#DisabilityRights
#Accessibility
#Ableism
#DisabilityJustice
@KrajciTom@universeodon.com
I'm searching for groups that advocate for the mobility challenged – for neighborhood infrastructure improvements.
A friend and I have been discussing neighborhood sidewalks and the challenges some face in places in our city.
Are there organizations that advocate for the mobility challenged so that they can receive neighborhood improvements? Maybe they can give us advice as to legal precedents, tell us about positive trends of municipal action that led to improving things in older neighborhoods that tend to have poorer sidewalks?
Our neighborhood group can engage with City Hall and elected officials better if we have more knowledge and advice.
Are there organizations that offer matching grants for municipalities if they make infrastructure improvements? Are there organizations that conduct surveys and studies to identify recommended actions?
Thanks in advance, and greetings from southern New Mexico.
Tom
#Disability
#DisabilityRights
#Accessibility
#Ableism
#DisabilityJustice
@alttexthalloffame@mastodon.social
Reposting this amazing guide on how to write helpful alt text from https://www.perkins.org/resource/how-write-alt-text-and-image-descriptions-visually-impaired/, originally posted by @karengregory (including her original image description) so that I can pin it.
@dnikub@front-end.social
In terms of #email #accessibility is it still necessary to add role=presentation to every table, tr and td element, as adding it to the table element alone is not enough, especially for #ScreenReaders and old email clients? 🤔
@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social
Ubisoft open sourced Chroma, their colourblind simulation tool https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ubisoft-open-sourced-chroma-their-colourblind-simulation-tool/
@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social
Ubisoft open sourced Chroma, their colourblind simulation tool https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ubisoft-open-sourced-chroma-their-colourblind-simulation-tool/
@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social
Ubisoft open sourced Chroma, their colourblind simulation tool https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ubisoft-open-sourced-chroma-their-colourblind-simulation-tool/
@dnikub@front-end.social
In terms of #email #accessibility is it still necessary to add role=presentation to every table, tr and td element, as adding it to the table element alone is not enough, especially for #ScreenReaders and old email clients? 🤔
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
My talk with @firesidefedi is up! It’s on PeerTube but the audio is at https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/robert-kingett-accessibility-in-the-fediverse #Fediverse #Podcast #Podcasts #IndieWeb #Mastodon #Interview #A11y #Accessibility
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
My talk with @firesidefedi is up! It’s on PeerTube but the audio is at https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/robert-kingett-accessibility-in-the-fediverse #Fediverse #Podcast #Podcasts #IndieWeb #Mastodon #Interview #A11y #Accessibility
@dandylover1@friendica.world
Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!
forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton…
#access #ACB #accessibility #affordability #blind #braille #BrailleDisplays #children #education #employment #independence #India #learning #NFB #ocr #parent #reading #science #school #students #teachers #technology #work #writing
@heybran@mastodon.online
Wondering what is the best way to style visited links? Using color alone clearly is not enough.
@dandylover1@friendica.world
Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!
forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton…
#access #ACB #accessibility #affordability #blind #braille #BrailleDisplays #children #education #employment #independence #India #learning #NFB #ocr #parent #reading #science #school #students #teachers #technology #work #writing
@dandylover1@friendica.world
Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!
forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton…
#access #ACB #accessibility #affordability #blind #braille #BrailleDisplays #children #education #employment #independence #India #learning #NFB #ocr #parent #reading #science #school #students #teachers #technology #work #writing
@ChasMusic@ohai.social · Reply to ChasMusic (he/him)'s post
The following CSS seems to work on the Mastodon desktop website to hide posts with images without alt text:
#mastodon div.status:has(img:not([alt])),
#mastodon div.detailed-status:has(img:not([alt])) {
display:none !important;
}
It's a bit tedious to set up if you haven't done it before though. There are plenty of articles on the web on setting up a browser personal stylesheet so I won't go through the details since they vary by browser and operating system.
@ChasMusic@ohai.social
Been thinking about folks' desire to not show posts with images missing alt text. I think it's doable using CSS if you're using a browser such as Firefox that lets you have a personal style sheet (with some configuration finagling). But if the post is urgent, as with a public safety agency, you would miss the post. (Of course, if the urgent post was only an image, you would miss it anyway, if you are personally dependent on alt text.)
¿Thoughts?
@dhamlinmusic@dragonscave.space
So #Amazon have outdone themselves again, my 2021 #Kindle Paperwhite SE is unusable with #Voiceview because the TTS is garbled compressed electronic sounding crap apparently due to the 5.18.1 update that I did not even know it was receiving. I have reported it but doubt they'll do shit about it. #Accessibility #Blind #ScreenReader
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
My talk with @firesidefedi is up! It’s on PeerTube but the audio is at https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/robert-kingett-accessibility-in-the-fediverse #Fediverse #Podcast #Podcasts #IndieWeb #Mastodon #Interview #A11y #Accessibility
@Jueltrae@pol.social
Mały kalendarzyk naukowy #PJM
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📆 24 maja 2025 r.
#Warszawa, #UniwersytetWarszawski
🚏 MŁODA LINGWISTYKA MIGOWA II. Ogólnopolska konferencja naukowa
📍 Aula 0.410, Wydział Lingwistyki Stosowanej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (ul. Dobra 55)
🔗 https://www.facebook.com/events/543671152078422/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5B%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D%5D%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
📆 24 maja 2025 r.
#Kraków, #UniwersytetJagielloński
🚏 Panel dyskusyjny o dostępności badań naukowych dla osób g/Głuchych
📍 Katedra Anatomii UJ CM, sala wykładowa im prof. L. Teichmanna, ul. Kopernika 12, 31-034 Kraków
🔗 https://bioetyka.wnz.cm.uj.edu.pl/pl/2696-2/
📆 18–19 września 2025 r.
#Warszawa, #UniwersytetWarszawski
🚏 Sign CAFÉ 3 (Workshop on Cognitive and Functional Explorations in Sign Language Linguistics – Warsztaty Badań Kognitywnych i Funkcjonalnych nad Lingwistyką Migową)
📍 Uniwersytet Warszawski, Kampus Główny, Budynek dawnej Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście, 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa
🔗 http://sign.uw.edu.pl/en/sign-cafe-3/
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@firesidefedi@social.firesidefedi.live
Good day everyone! Join me tomorrow, Thursday April 10th at 1200 Eastern / UTC -4 with my #special #guest @WeirdWriter, Robert Kingett.
Robert is a #writer that has done #fiction, #nonfiction, and #technical writing. He is an #accessibility #specialist. He's helped bring #disability access improvements to the #Fediverse and worked with #Bookwyrm.
Catch the #Owncast powered #livestream: https://stream.firesidefedi.live
#Peertube #VOD afterwards: https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast #Podcast: https://audio.firesidefedi.live
@aftd@sfba.social
Hey #a11y folks, suppose I have a form with a button that opens a mini-form in a popover or dialog. Does it make sense to stick things like `aria-required` or `aria-invalid` on that button if things in the mini-form are required / invalid?
On one hand, this feels semantically wrong? The button itself is just a trigger and can't really be "invalid" in anyway. On the other, since the actual invalid elements are in the popover or dialog, there's no other indication of this state (apart from manual descriptions).
@aftd@sfba.social
Hey #a11y folks, suppose I have a form with a button that opens a mini-form in a popover or dialog. Does it make sense to stick things like `aria-required` or `aria-invalid` on that button if things in the mini-form are required / invalid?
On one hand, this feels semantically wrong? The button itself is just a trigger and can't really be "invalid" in anyway. On the other, since the actual invalid elements are in the popover or dialog, there's no other indication of this state (apart from manual descriptions).
@firesidefedi@social.firesidefedi.live
Good day everyone! Join me tomorrow, Thursday April 10th at 1200 Eastern / UTC -4 with my #special #guest @WeirdWriter, Robert Kingett.
Robert is a #writer that has done #fiction, #nonfiction, and #technical writing. He is an #accessibility #specialist. He's helped bring #disability access improvements to the #Fediverse and worked with #Bookwyrm.
Catch the #Owncast powered #livestream: https://stream.firesidefedi.live
#Peertube #VOD afterwards: https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast #Podcast: https://audio.firesidefedi.live
@knowler@sunny.garden
Targeting an `<iframe>` element is an interesting technique for progressive enhancement (e.g. showing search results in the iframe that updates when the user submits a filter form), however, the lack of feedback for screen readers when the frame navigates makes me think it should be avoided. #ProgressiveEnhancement #accessibility #a11y
@BradRubenstein@infosec.exchange
Naive accessibility question: How does your screen reader render emojis? Are they accessible?
Are mastodon extended emojis like 
rendered differently from unicode emojis like 😀?
@patrickleavy@mastodon.social
Question for you #webdev peeps:
I've made a site and it's totally in dark mode. How I like it 😊
But some people mentioned that I should offer a light mode toggle because "some people are not used to dark mode and won't like it".
Do you think that's valid?
(Someone else said that there's also potentially an accessibility issue with dark mode - is that true?)
#websitedesign #html #accessibility #darkmode #lightmode #webdesign #mastodev
@acidiclight@mastodon.social
Right. Enough suspense.
This merge request makes it official. https://invent.kde.org/websites/ev-kde-org/-/merge_requests/145
I've joined up with @kde as an Accessibility Engineer.
You know *exactly* what that means, and yes - the coffee and C++ muscle memory is ready.
Hello, #KDE community :)
@FediThing@chinwag.org
Nintendo is going to show off mouse controls on Switch 2 with a game about wheelchair sport! 👏 The two mouse controllers operate each wheel independently.
Cc @nintendo
@acidiclight@mastodon.social
Right. Enough suspense.
This merge request makes it official. https://invent.kde.org/websites/ev-kde-org/-/merge_requests/145
I've joined up with @kde as an Accessibility Engineer.
You know *exactly* what that means, and yes - the coffee and C++ muscle memory is ready.
Hello, #KDE community :)
@mapache@hachyderm.io
Kudos to @dankeck for the first non-me contribution to @badgefed ! That deserves a badge, as soon as I deploy the #alttext #accessibility changes that Dan contributed I will issue a new one.
https://github.com/tryvocalcat/badgefed/pull/1
Kudos!
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Is alt text useful? Should you describe colors in images? Find answers to these questions, and more, with these polls and insights.
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/polls-about-alt-text-on-social-media/
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Is alt text useful? Should you describe colors in images? Find answers to these questions, and more, with these polls and insights.
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/polls-about-alt-text-on-social-media/
@fubsepude@vivaldi.net
Anyone know of a good #accessible e-book-reader for IOS and IPadOS, which can load books and documents other than apple-books?
I'd like to use my braille-display in combination with my IPad for reading books and documents in braille.
#accessibility #blind #braille
@fubsepude@vivaldi.net
Anyone know of a good #accessible e-book-reader for IOS and IPadOS, which can load books and documents other than apple-books?
I'd like to use my braille-display in combination with my IPad for reading books and documents in braille.
#accessibility #blind #braille
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
🎉 Off to State of the Browser #SOTB tomorrow the #WebStandards conference organized by @dletorey and @webstandards team. Excited to learn from @sarajw and @matuzo amongst others.
If you are attending come say 👋
@paul@oldfriends.live · Reply to Mastodon Engineering's post
@MastodonEngineering Thank you for emphasizing #accessibility.
If you need any pointers for people with Parkinson's or age-related or medication related dyskinesia, which is very common, feel free to reach out to the #a11y community. I have a few suggestions.😉
@kitwinter@dice.camp
Was laid off a month ago from my #accessibility lead position. I've only gotten one callback in that month so far. Trying #getfedihired (#fedihire ?) - been working fulltime in accessibility since 2016, experienced with cross-team collaborations, & had input on design systems and component libraries in addition. #UX is also something I'm familiar with, as that's the closest field aside from accessibility. I'm US based, speak EN but learning JP & beginning FR. Remote/ teletravail please!
@kitwinter@dice.camp
Was laid off a month ago from my #accessibility lead position. I've only gotten one callback in that month so far. Trying #getfedihired (#fedihire ?) - been working fulltime in accessibility since 2016, experienced with cross-team collaborations, & had input on design systems and component libraries in addition. #UX is also something I'm familiar with, as that's the closest field aside from accessibility. I'm US based, speak EN but learning JP & beginning FR. Remote/ teletravail please!
@kitwinter@dice.camp
Was laid off a month ago from my #accessibility lead position. I've only gotten one callback in that month so far. Trying #getfedihired (#fedihire ?) - been working fulltime in accessibility since 2016, experienced with cross-team collaborations, & had input on design systems and component libraries in addition. #UX is also something I'm familiar with, as that's the closest field aside from accessibility. I'm US based, speak EN but learning JP & beginning FR. Remote/ teletravail please!
@kitwinter@dice.camp
Was laid off a month ago from my #accessibility lead position. I've only gotten one callback in that month so far. Trying #getfedihired (#fedihire ?) - been working fulltime in accessibility since 2016, experienced with cross-team collaborations, & had input on design systems and component libraries in addition. #UX is also something I'm familiar with, as that's the closest field aside from accessibility. I'm US based, speak EN but learning JP & beginning FR. Remote/ teletravail please!
@kitwinter@dice.camp
Was laid off a month ago from my #accessibility lead position. I've only gotten one callback in that month so far. Trying #getfedihired (#fedihire ?) - been working fulltime in accessibility since 2016, experienced with cross-team collaborations, & had input on design systems and component libraries in addition. #UX is also something I'm familiar with, as that's the closest field aside from accessibility. I'm US based, speak EN but learning JP & beginning FR. Remote/ teletravail please!
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
Probably TMI but here's a draft flowchart of what goes through my brain when I'm considering whether to boost an image. Not included but of course important: (1) Is image made by a human? (2) Is there something in the body of the text that's mildly interesting? (3) Is account an actual person active on the platform? (4) Are number of hashtags in Goldilocks zone? #boosts #AltText #copyright #photography #accessibility #boosting #CreativeCommons
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
Probably TMI but here's a draft flowchart of what goes through my brain when I'm considering whether to boost an image. Not included but of course important: (1) Is image made by a human? (2) Is there something in the body of the text that's mildly interesting? (3) Is account an actual person active on the platform? (4) Are number of hashtags in Goldilocks zone? #boosts #AltText #copyright #photography #accessibility #boosting #CreativeCommons
@w3cdevs@w3c.social
Ever wanted to style HTML form controls with custom CSS? A new @w3c #CSS specification is underway: "CSS Form Control Styling Level 1" #FPWD #timetogiveinput
▶️ https://www.w3.org/TR/css-forms-1/
This spec. aims to standardize form styling, improving design consistency and #accessibility while giving web #designers more control.
Feedback welcome! https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/labels/css-forms-1
Need a demo? Check this one by @argyleink! https://nerdy.dev/customize-a-select
@heybran@mastodon.online
WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) Techniques: show a warning on links that are opening in a new window or tab.
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Affinity Publisher 2.6 added a reading order panel:
https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/whats-new/#2-6-reading-order-panel
Makes the PDF output easier to control. No, I have not tested it yet.
You know, for those of you who still are looking to ditch Adobe.
@jason@social.jasonjgw.net
@pmmueller@mastodon.social
»The anatomy of visually-hidden«
by James Edwards
This article really is the absolutely best explanation of the declarations used in the visually-hidden hack.
Found the link in the phantastic »Web Accessiblity Cookbook« written by @matuzo.
Thanx a million to both for writing and publishing this.
@jason@social.jasonjgw.net
@pwithnall@mastodon.social
Nice tips document on how to write accessible app UIs, or debug accessibility when it doesn’t seem to be working quite right: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/-/blob/main/README-APPLICATION-DEVELOPERS.md
@Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de
#Blind users, users that rely heavily on #keyboardNavigation or anyone else with a preference on that matter (please indicate what applies in the comments):
Do you have a preference for or comments on the format of URLs? During user research, we have learned that URLs that are easy to handle are a good thing.
We are currently considering to introduce URLs that do not need more reserved usernames in #Forgejo, such as https://codeberg.org/-/something/ or https://codeberg.org/_something/.
@simonrjones@mastodon.social
We're hiring for a new PHP Developer to join the team at Studio 24. We're passionate about building a web that works for everyone. We design and build accessible websites and complex web applications and focus on projects with impact for public sector & non-profit clients.
If you'd like to work with a friendly and supportive team on projects for clients such as @w3c, RNIB, UK Parliament, CBM and other fantastic clients please see https://www.studio24.net/careers/php-developer/ #jobs #PHP #accessibility
@simonrjones@mastodon.social
We're hiring for a new PHP Developer to join the team at Studio 24. We're passionate about building a web that works for everyone. We design and build accessible websites and complex web applications and focus on projects with impact for public sector & non-profit clients.
If you'd like to work with a friendly and supportive team on projects for clients such as @w3c, RNIB, UK Parliament, CBM and other fantastic clients please see https://www.studio24.net/careers/php-developer/ #jobs #PHP #accessibility
@simonrjones@mastodon.social
We're hiring for a new PHP Developer to join the team at Studio 24. We're passionate about building a web that works for everyone. We design and build accessible websites and complex web applications and focus on projects with impact for public sector & non-profit clients.
If you'd like to work with a friendly and supportive team on projects for clients such as @w3c, RNIB, UK Parliament, CBM and other fantastic clients please see https://www.studio24.net/careers/php-developer/ #jobs #PHP #accessibility
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
I guess that "bare minimum" alt-text is better than no alt-text.
But giving people who can't view images high quality alt-text - a chance to enjoy an image properly - is (to me) just part of treating people kindly.
It takes but a few seconds to type an extra sentence or two.
Bad alt text: "Cat"
Good alt text: "A tabby cat sitting on a windowsill, looking out the window with its tail curled around its body."
https://www.rnib.org.uk/campaign-with-us/alt-text-campaign/how-can-i-write-alt-text/
@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
I guess that "bare minimum" alt-text is better than no alt-text.
But giving people who can't view images high quality alt-text - a chance to enjoy an image properly - is (to me) just part of treating people kindly.
It takes but a few seconds to type an extra sentence or two.
Bad alt text: "Cat"
Good alt text: "A tabby cat sitting on a windowsill, looking out the window with its tail curled around its body."
https://www.rnib.org.uk/campaign-with-us/alt-text-campaign/how-can-i-write-alt-text/
@MoritzGlantz@mastodon.social
I was thinking of starting a collection of #accessible patterns for the web. Such resources exist already. A million of them. All saying different things.
I think I need a collection of answers to common questions and patterns for common problems that is written in easier language and closer to the real world and patterns you could copy.
Before I start my own list of things, I’d love to know which of the existing ones are worth contributing? #a11y #Accessibility
@inclusivedesign24@indieweb.social
Mark your calendars: the 2025 edition of Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) will take place on the 25 September 2025! We've just opened our call for presentations (closing date 31 May 2025) - looking forward to your exciting submissions! https://inclusivedesign24.org/2025/ #a11y #accessibility #inclusion #inclusiveDesign
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Affinity Publisher 2.6 added a reading order panel:
https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/whats-new/#2-6-reading-order-panel
Makes the PDF output easier to control. No, I have not tested it yet.
You know, for those of you who still are looking to ditch Adobe.
@MoritzGlantz@mastodon.social
I was thinking of starting a collection of #accessible patterns for the web. Such resources exist already. A million of them. All saying different things.
I think I need a collection of answers to common questions and patterns for common problems that is written in easier language and closer to the real world and patterns you could copy.
Before I start my own list of things, I’d love to know which of the existing ones are worth contributing? #a11y #Accessibility
@inclusivedesign24@indieweb.social
Mark your calendars: the 2025 edition of Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) will take place on the 25 September 2025! We've just opened our call for presentations (closing date 31 May 2025) - looking forward to your exciting submissions! https://inclusivedesign24.org/2025/ #a11y #accessibility #inclusion #inclusiveDesign
@inkican@mastodon.social
That's the dadgum truth, right there.
#disabled #disability #disabilityawareness #spoonie #accessibility #mentalhealth
Since this got so much attention, I'd like to use this moment of sunshine to invite you all to read with us next week:
@inkican@mastodon.social
That's the dadgum truth, right there.
#disabled #disability #disabilityawareness #spoonie #accessibility #mentalhealth
Since this got so much attention, I'd like to use this moment of sunshine to invite you all to read with us next week:
@micr0@fuzzies.wtf
Exciting news! After months of development, Altbot 2.0 is officially launching with major improvements to privacy, efficiency, and description quality.
The only data Altbot 2.0 records:
No images, no content, no personal data saved - ever.
For those who don't know, Altbot has been helping make the Fediverse more accessible by automatically generating alt-text descriptions for images. The project has grown beyond anything I imagined, now serving thousands of users across the network.
To bring these privacy and efficiency improvements to life, I had to invest in a more powerful server than initially planned. The server costs exceeded my budget by around $900, which I've covered out of pocket. Who woulda thought that competing with a $1.98 trillion dystopian mega corporation would be expensive? Shocking, I know.
I've set up a Ko-fi fundraising goal to help recover these costs and support ongoing development: Ko-fi.com/micr0byte
Your contributions will help ensure Altbot remains:
Even small donations make a huge difference and motivate me to keep enhancing accessibility across the Fediverse!
This milestone represents a commitment to ensuring accessibility doesn't come at the cost of privacy or environmental impact. I'm incredibly proud of what we've built together.
As Altbot continues to grow, I'm open to sharing more about this journey with anyone interested in accessibility, ethical AI, or Fediverse projects.
For press inquiries: inquiries@micr0.dev
Feel free to boost or reach out!
#Accessibility #Fediverse #AltText #EthicalAI #OpenSource #Privacy #Altbot
@micr0@fuzzies.wtf
Exciting news! After months of development, Altbot 2.0 is officially launching with major improvements to privacy, efficiency, and description quality.
The only data Altbot 2.0 records:
No images, no content, no personal data saved - ever.
For those who don't know, Altbot has been helping make the Fediverse more accessible by automatically generating alt-text descriptions for images. The project has grown beyond anything I imagined, now serving thousands of users across the network.
To bring these privacy and efficiency improvements to life, I had to invest in a more powerful server than initially planned. The server costs exceeded my budget by around $900, which I've covered out of pocket. Who woulda thought that competing with a $1.98 trillion dystopian mega corporation would be expensive? Shocking, I know.
I've set up a Ko-fi fundraising goal to help recover these costs and support ongoing development: Ko-fi.com/micr0byte
Your contributions will help ensure Altbot remains:
Even small donations make a huge difference and motivate me to keep enhancing accessibility across the Fediverse!
This milestone represents a commitment to ensuring accessibility doesn't come at the cost of privacy or environmental impact. I'm incredibly proud of what we've built together.
As Altbot continues to grow, I'm open to sharing more about this journey with anyone interested in accessibility, ethical AI, or Fediverse projects.
For press inquiries: inquiries@micr0.dev
Feel free to boost or reach out!
#Accessibility #Fediverse #AltText #EthicalAI #OpenSource #Privacy #Altbot
@puresick@social.hnnng.space
A first draft of the "Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities Mapping (ARRM)" document has been published!
https://www.w3.org/WAI/planning/arrm/
This resource helps "[…] defining roles, tasks, and responsibilities for meeting Web Content Accessibility Guidelines […]".
Worth a read!
#web #digital #accessibility #product #design #development #a11y
@micr0@fuzzies.wtf
Exciting news! After months of development, Altbot 2.0 is officially launching with major improvements to privacy, efficiency, and description quality.
The only data Altbot 2.0 records:
No images, no content, no personal data saved - ever.
For those who don't know, Altbot has been helping make the Fediverse more accessible by automatically generating alt-text descriptions for images. The project has grown beyond anything I imagined, now serving thousands of users across the network.
To bring these privacy and efficiency improvements to life, I had to invest in a more powerful server than initially planned. The server costs exceeded my budget by around $900, which I've covered out of pocket. Who woulda thought that competing with a $1.98 trillion dystopian mega corporation would be expensive? Shocking, I know.
I've set up a Ko-fi fundraising goal to help recover these costs and support ongoing development: Ko-fi.com/micr0byte
Your contributions will help ensure Altbot remains:
Even small donations make a huge difference and motivate me to keep enhancing accessibility across the Fediverse!
This milestone represents a commitment to ensuring accessibility doesn't come at the cost of privacy or environmental impact. I'm incredibly proud of what we've built together.
As Altbot continues to grow, I'm open to sharing more about this journey with anyone interested in accessibility, ethical AI, or Fediverse projects.
For press inquiries: inquiries@micr0.dev
Feel free to boost or reach out!
#Accessibility #Fediverse #AltText #EthicalAI #OpenSource #Privacy #Altbot
@se_davidobrien@mastodon.scot
Saying "No-one using our service has accessibility needs" is a bit like saying "We don't need a ramp, no-one in a wheelchair has ever come up the stairs".
@Sirs0ri@corteximplant.com
Hey #webdev bubble - can any of y'all recommend resources to learn about accessibility?
I'm aware of the WCAG guidelines as the "golden standard", but I'm looking for something more bite sized / approachable than 75 pages of raw paragraphs and rules
Boosts welcome! 
@Sirs0ri@corteximplant.com
Hey #webdev bubble - can any of y'all recommend resources to learn about accessibility?
I'm aware of the WCAG guidelines as the "golden standard", but I'm looking for something more bite sized / approachable than 75 pages of raw paragraphs and rules
Boosts welcome!
@silviamaggi@mastodon.design
After spending half an hour changing the fonts on a platform that lacks accessibility or customization options, I want to suggest a browser plug-in called Stylebot. It’s like Stylus, but much easier to use.
@silviamaggi@mastodon.design
After spending half an hour changing the fonts on a platform that lacks accessibility or customization options, I want to suggest a browser plug-in called Stylebot. It’s like Stylus, but much easier to use.
@puresick@social.hnnng.space
A first draft of the "Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities Mapping (ARRM)" document has been published!
https://www.w3.org/WAI/planning/arrm/
This resource helps "[…] defining roles, tasks, and responsibilities for meeting Web Content Accessibility Guidelines […]".
Worth a read!
#web #digital #accessibility #product #design #development #a11y
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
The Web #Accessibility Slack community attracts an unfortunate share of asks that go something like:
"I have an interview/have been tasked with giving a presentation/have been promoted to a role and need to become an expert in accessibility by tomorrow, but I know nothing. Can you please send me free resources?"
And like... it's up to every community member whether or not to respond to these, and I'm all for encouragement. But does accessibility really need people who aren't willing to pay for materials, have unrealistic expectations of how much there is to learn, and may have even lied their way into a position they clearly don't want?
I think not, personally.
@travisj@indieweb.social
Sharing some cursors. I modified the Hackneyed cursors to be high contrast and disable the animation, available as monochrome or multicolour. They use the Windows 10 and 11 default cursor colours. You can also pick any colours you want if you build from source (Codeberg).
You can download directly from my website or OpenDesktop.org.
https://futurehorizondesign.net.au/portfolio/hackneyedhighcontraststaticcursors.html
#cursor #linux #foss #opensource #windows #accessibility #a11y #accessible #ui #uidesign #retrocomputing #retro #xfce #kde #freesoftware
@RamAnA11y@tweesecake.social
Hello “Mast”ers,
Is there way for users to setup translation for posts to preferred language in Mastodon?. In my case, my preferred language is English and I would like for an option at the bottom or in the ellipsis to translate it on request. This way we would have access to more streams of thoughts and perspectives without the confines of the language. Is it just about tweesecake enabling it?
Translation is accessibility too.
#translation #accessibility #TweeseCakeSocial #mastodonengineering
@MuseumShuffle@mastodon.social
Ever since I saw @klemensstrasser have support for the OpenDyslexic font in @studysnacksapp I’ve been meaning to do the same.
I was really worried about breaking the layout of some Views.
Seeing @hidde do it made me decide to just start.
Making good progress!
@MuseumShuffle@mastodon.social
Ever since I saw @klemensstrasser have support for the OpenDyslexic font in @studysnacksapp I’ve been meaning to do the same.
I was really worried about breaking the layout of some Views.
Seeing @hidde do it made me decide to just start.
Making good progress!
@fubsepude@vivaldi.net
#introduction
Hi! I'm Michael, or Fubsepude.
I'm a #blind #autistic music and tech-enthusiast from Denmark.
I love listening to and creating music, computers and just hanging out and meeting new people.
#accessibility
#audio
#blind
#autistic
#music
#tech
@xandra@tilde.zone
just under TWO WEEKS until the submission deadline for Good Internet magazine: march 15, 2025!
☂️ Good Internet launches in May 2025. it's a volunteer-run, not-for-profit print and digital quarterly magazine for personal website owners and those interested in using the internet as a means of self-expression, art, and recreation.
🔎 we're looking for 1,500 to 4,000 word articles about anything for that audience!
👉 this means #webdev hobbyists, digital (and traditional) #artists, #internet culture enthusiasts, #technology nerds, #socialmedia expatriates, & anyone who wants to unplug from the corporate-owned #web.
topics could be:
* internet history
* personal websites & blogs
* #accessibility on the #indieweb
* finding inspiration for a #blog
* #webdesign trends (current or old)
* running from the #enshittification of the web
* lessons or post-mortems from web projects
* news or overviews of #opensource projects
* #privacy on the indieweb
🔍 also looking for any #art submissions centered around the web, coding, internet culture, and digital art!
if it relates to hobbies on "this side of the web," we probably want to run it!
✨ you can have your article submitted as text and images only OR you can code a whole webpage that helps tell your story!
🌊 if you're interested in learning more, sign up for our email list or check out the submission guidelines @ https://goodinternetmagazine.com!
🙏 (please boost if you can! <3 getting the word out helps so much!)
#writing #publishing #magazine #html #css #tech #css #javascript #rss #mastodon #google #facebook #amazon #resist
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
Last night I started writing a blog post about why LLMs don't generate good #accessible markup, mainly to get some thoughts out of my head. Now that I've sunk two thousand words into it I feel like it's tipped the scales into "deserves to be finished" territory. #accessibility
@SolarpunkConference@mastodon.world
We are thrilled to announce that the Solarpunk Conference is now officially a nonprofit organization!
This conference is created and produced by dedicated volunteers and puts community, accessibility, and a better future at the forefront of its mission.
#solarpunk #SolarpunkConference2025 #accessibility #sustainability #nonprofitorganization
@Her_Doing@sunny.garden
Dear Lovely Peeps:
An (re?) #Introduction might be in order. I have decided it is time to stop wandering & settle down in a nice sunny garden. 😊
I've been around since 2016, and wherever I am, I try to create a wee gentle eddy of peace & whimsy in my corner of the Fediverse. 😇
I have a #hope-full perspective. Am strongly influenced by #DoctorWho. 😄 Believe in a #SolarPunk / #HopePunk future. Manage to find small good things to celebrate every day. 🎉
Am interested in #FOSS, #travel, #photography, #sustainability, #accessibility, #reading, #writing, being #outside, #LowTech / #NoTech solutions, and a whole lot more.
(I have a neuro-spicy brain so 'a whole lot more' really is a LOT! 😄 )
Come in, have a scroll, and maybe breathe a little easier. I hope you enjoy your time here. 💛
@pwithnall@mastodon.social
Nice tips document on how to write accessible app UIs, or debug accessibility when it doesn’t seem to be working quite right: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/-/blob/main/README-APPLICATION-DEVELOPERS.md
@Soblow@eldritch.cafe
https://itch.io/b/2850/rpgs-for-accessible-gaming
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@Soblow@eldritch.cafe
https://itch.io/b/2850/rpgs-for-accessible-gaming
An itch.io bundle hosted by jesthehuman with content from 109 creators.
Buy 247 items for $10 Regularly ~$729 Save 98%!
Ends in 16 days
@pwithnall@mastodon.social
Nice tips document on how to write accessible app UIs, or debug accessibility when it doesn’t seem to be working quite right: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/-/blob/main/README-APPLICATION-DEVELOPERS.md
@aardrian@toot.cafe · Reply to Adrian Roselli's post
I made the thread into a post so you can share it with your social media manager or your mom or whatever:
“Don’t Use Fake Bold or Italic in Social Media”
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/03/dont-use-fake-bold-or-italic-in-social-media.html
@pwithnall@mastodon.social
Nice tips document on how to write accessible app UIs, or debug accessibility when it doesn’t seem to be working quite right: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/-/blob/main/README-APPLICATION-DEVELOPERS.md
@pwithnall@mastodon.social
Nice tips document on how to write accessible app UIs, or debug accessibility when it doesn’t seem to be working quite right: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/-/blob/main/README-APPLICATION-DEVELOPERS.md
@aardrian@toot.cafe · Reply to Adrian Roselli's post
Imagine your local government sends this:
𝑇𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑖 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔: 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆. Updates to come in the next hour. Stay calm.
Now imagine the impact on screen reader users.
End of thread.
@CarrieOnA11y@mastodon.social
Gemini is definitely helpful, but when using Talkback, it can be very frustrating!
(Yes, you can toggle speech as a workaround, but it can be frustrating to have to do this repeatedly when those not using talkback don't have to.)
@xandra@tilde.zone
just under TWO WEEKS until the submission deadline for Good Internet magazine: march 15, 2025!
☂️ Good Internet launches in May 2025. it's a volunteer-run, not-for-profit print and digital quarterly magazine for personal website owners and those interested in using the internet as a means of self-expression, art, and recreation.
🔎 we're looking for 1,500 to 4,000 word articles about anything for that audience!
👉 this means #webdev hobbyists, digital (and traditional) #artists, #internet culture enthusiasts, #technology nerds, #socialmedia expatriates, & anyone who wants to unplug from the corporate-owned #web.
topics could be:
* internet history
* personal websites & blogs
* #accessibility on the #indieweb
* finding inspiration for a #blog
* #webdesign trends (current or old)
* running from the #enshittification of the web
* lessons or post-mortems from web projects
* news or overviews of #opensource projects
* #privacy on the indieweb
🔍 also looking for any #art submissions centered around the web, coding, internet culture, and digital art!
if it relates to hobbies on "this side of the web," we probably want to run it!
✨ you can have your article submitted as text and images only OR you can code a whole webpage that helps tell your story!
🌊 if you're interested in learning more, sign up for our email list or check out the submission guidelines @ https://goodinternetmagazine.com!
🙏 (please boost if you can! <3 getting the word out helps so much!)
#writing #publishing #magazine #html #css #tech #css #javascript #rss #mastodon #google #facebook #amazon #resist
@CarrieOnA11y@mastodon.social
Gemini is definitely helpful, but when using Talkback, it can be very frustrating!
(Yes, you can toggle speech as a workaround, but it can be frustrating to have to do this repeatedly when those not using talkback don't have to.)
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
🤑 Let’s face it. The #accessibility industry is about profit not accessibility 🖖🏼
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
🤑 Let’s face it. The #accessibility industry is about profit not accessibility 🖖🏼
@xandra@tilde.zone
today is officially *THREE* weeks until the submission deadline for Good Internet magazine!
Good Internet launches in May 2025. it's a volunteer-run, not-for-profit print and digital quarterly magazine for personal website owners and those interested in using the internet as a means of self-expression, art, and recreation.
🔍 we're looking for 1,500-4,000 word articles about anything related to that!
you could write about:
* #internet history
* personal #websites
* #accessibility on the #indieweb
* finding inspiration for a #blog
* #webdesign trends
* running from the #enshittification of the #web
* lessons or post-mortems from #webdev projects
* news or overviews of #opensource projects
if it relates to hobbies on "this side of the web," whether you call it the #smallweb or indieweb, we probably want to run it!
you can have your article as low-media (meaning only text and images) or interactive, where you code an entire webpage to help tell your story.
if you're interested in learning more, you can sign up for our email list for when we launch or you can check the submission guidelines @ https://goodinternetmagazine.com!
(please boost if you can! <3)
@simplygregarious@social.tchncs.de · Reply to LibreWolf's post
@librewolf @Stealthy So, time for the all important question, at least for me and other blind folks. Does LibreWolf have the same level of accessibility for screen readers as FireFox? If not, why? I have to ask, as I’d rather not waste my time on an inaccessible web browser, and I imagine other screen reader users like myself would agree. #A11Y #Accessibility #Blind #ScreenReader
@aardrian@toot.cafe · Reply to Adrian Roselli's post
@aardrian@toot.cafe · Reply to Adrian Roselli's post
Those two videos account for ~78% of primary screen reader use (https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey10/#primary) so I’m stopping there for today.
Anyway, this is not new information: https://adrianroselli.com/2018/01/improving-your-tweet-accessibility.html#Unicode
And please don’t reflexively blame screen readers:
https://adrianroselli.com/2021/10/blaming-screen-readers-red-flag.html
@aardrian@toot.cafe · Reply to Adrian Roselli's post
JAWS 2025 / Chrome 133.
Announces each fake bold and fake italic letter individually, including its case and style.
@aardrian@toot.cafe · Reply to Adrian Roselli's post
@xandra@tilde.zone
just under TWO WEEKS until the submission deadline for Good Internet magazine: march 15, 2025!
☂️ Good Internet launches in May 2025. it's a volunteer-run, not-for-profit print and digital quarterly magazine for personal website owners and those interested in using the internet as a means of self-expression, art, and recreation.
🔎 we're looking for 1,500 to 4,000 word articles about anything for that audience!
👉 this means #webdev hobbyists, digital (and traditional) #artists, #internet culture enthusiasts, #technology nerds, #socialmedia expatriates, & anyone who wants to unplug from the corporate-owned #web.
topics could be:
* internet history
* personal websites & blogs
* #accessibility on the #indieweb
* finding inspiration for a #blog
* #webdesign trends (current or old)
* running from the #enshittification of the web
* lessons or post-mortems from web projects
* news or overviews of #opensource projects
* #privacy on the indieweb
🔍 also looking for any #art submissions centered around the web, coding, internet culture, and digital art!
if it relates to hobbies on "this side of the web," we probably want to run it!
✨ you can have your article submitted as text and images only OR you can code a whole webpage that helps tell your story!
🌊 if you're interested in learning more, sign up for our email list or check out the submission guidelines @ https://goodinternetmagazine.com!
🙏 (please boost if you can! <3 getting the word out helps so much!)
#writing #publishing #magazine #html #css #tech #css #javascript #rss #mastodon #google #facebook #amazon #resist
@martijnk@mastodon.green
Any way to automatically use the description field of a photo as (suggested) ALT text, either or both here on @Mastodon and @pixelfed? #accessibility
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@aardrian@toot.cafe
When evaluating a digital accessibility product or consultancy, each time I see “a11y” in the copy of its marketing site I move it a little closer to the do-not-hire column.
@andros@activity.andros.dev
I make a Emacs theme with a contrast ready for colour blind or visually impaired people.
https://github.com/tanrax/thankful-eyes-theme.el
Enjoy!
#emacs #accessibility
@cbckw_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net
Disability advocates call on municipalities to have more 'empathy' when it comes to snow removal
Advocates say lack of attention to detail while clearing snow off of sidewalks is creating obstacles for people who use wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, crutches and other mobility aids in Waterloo region and Gue...
#disability #snow #accessibility #Waterlooregion #Guelph #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/disability-advocates-guelph-waterloo-region-snow-buildup-1.7470239?cmp=rss
@cbckw_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net
Disability advocates call on municipalities to have more 'empathy' when it comes to snow removal
Advocates say lack of attention to detail while clearing snow off of sidewalks is creating obstacles for people who use wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, crutches and other mobility aids in Waterloo region and Gue...
#disability #snow #accessibility #Waterlooregion #Guelph #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/disability-advocates-guelph-waterloo-region-snow-buildup-1.7470239?cmp=rss
@meredithw@wandering.shop
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
🤯Doing my heading in
"In 2024 I was approached by Mat Marquis to answer some questions on HTML headings."
#HTML #Semantics #accessibility
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2024/06/05/doing-my-heading-in/
@chloecat@app.wafrn.net
All my current videos have synced subtitles, written by me and not generated by a computer (well, it did help but I still go through the whole video and fix all the mistakes it makes)
It really doesn't take that long to make sure that your video is accessible to as many people as possible, and the extra effort is very much worth it.
@Edent@mastodon.social
🆕 blog! “Book Review: Web Accessibility Cookbook - Creating Inclusive Experiences by Manuel Matuzovic”
★★★★★
My friend Manuel has sent me his latest book to review - and it is a corker. The best thing about this book is that it doesn't waste any time trying to convince you that Accessibility Is Good™. You're a p…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/book-review-web-accessibility-cookbook-creating-inclusive-experiences-by-manuel-matuzovic/
⸻
#a11y #accessibility #BookReview
@chloecat@app.wafrn.net
All my current videos have synced subtitles, written by me and not generated by a computer (well, it did help but I still go through the whole video and fix all the mistakes it makes)
It really doesn't take that long to make sure that your video is accessible to as many people as possible, and the extra effort is very much worth it.
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
🤯Doing my heading in
"In 2024 I was approached by Mat Marquis to answer some questions on HTML headings."
#HTML #Semantics #accessibility
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2024/06/05/doing-my-heading-in/
@dandylover1@friendica.world
First, they shut down the Basic HTML site, forcing many of us to switch to clients such as Thunderbird. Now, they're using qr codes which are not only inaccessible to the blind but also to those who don't use smartphones! This is ridiculous! Yes, they do still have the option to click whether it's you trying to sign in or not (which still requires a smartphone and a carrier, which they claim to be concerned about), but how long before they remove that, too?
pcmag.com/news/google-is-repla…
#accessibility #Android #authentication #blind #Google #GMail #IOS #Narrator #NVDA #sms #Talkback #technology #Voiceover #Windows
@dandylover1@friendica.world
First, they shut down the Basic HTML site, forcing many of us to switch to clients such as Thunderbird. Now, they're using qr codes which are not only inaccessible to the blind but also to those who don't use smartphones! This is ridiculous! Yes, they do still have the option to click whether it's you trying to sign in or not (which still requires a smartphone and a carrier, which they claim to be concerned about), but how long before they remove that, too?
pcmag.com/news/google-is-repla…
#accessibility #Android #authentication #blind #Google #GMail #IOS #Narrator #NVDA #sms #Talkback #technology #Voiceover #Windows
@majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com
Oh, no! States my make internet more affordable! Oh, the humanity!
ISPs fear wave of state laws after New York’s $15 broadband mandate
@Edent@mastodon.social
🆕 blog! “Book Review: Web Accessibility Cookbook - Creating Inclusive Experiences by Manuel Matuzovic”
★★★★★
My friend Manuel has sent me his latest book to review - and it is a corker. The best thing about this book is that it doesn't waste any time trying to convince you that Accessibility Is Good™. You're a p…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/book-review-web-accessibility-cookbook-creating-inclusive-experiences-by-manuel-matuzovic/
⸻
#a11y #accessibility #BookReview
@Edent@mastodon.social
🆕 blog! “Book Review: Web Accessibility Cookbook - Creating Inclusive Experiences by Manuel Matuzovic”
★★★★★
My friend Manuel has sent me his latest book to review - and it is a corker. The best thing about this book is that it doesn't waste any time trying to convince you that Accessibility Is Good™. You're a p…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/book-review-web-accessibility-cookbook-creating-inclusive-experiences-by-manuel-matuzovic/
⸻
#a11y #accessibility #BookReview
@WebCoder49@floss.social
A message to email-sending web app developers (my setup's been accidentally boundary-testing apps like yours):
If you send me automated response emails with tokens, please fill the token in correctly in *both* the HTML and text formats - if you leave a handlebars-like "{{token-here}}" in the text view's URL that I click on, it might be quite a while until I realise it and I will break your automated workflow...
Please fill it correctly, or don't send it. Thanks!
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Stumbled across this earlier today:
https://OverlayTimeline.com/
I know nothing about it nor who’s behind it.
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Stumbled across this earlier today:
https://OverlayTimeline.com/
I know nothing about it nor who’s behind it.
@xandra@tilde.zone
today is officially *THREE* weeks until the submission deadline for Good Internet magazine!
Good Internet launches in May 2025. it's a volunteer-run, not-for-profit print and digital quarterly magazine for personal website owners and those interested in using the internet as a means of self-expression, art, and recreation.
🔍 we're looking for 1,500-4,000 word articles about anything related to that!
you could write about:
* #internet history
* personal #websites
* #accessibility on the #indieweb
* finding inspiration for a #blog
* #webdesign trends
* running from the #enshittification of the #web
* lessons or post-mortems from #webdev projects
* news or overviews of #opensource projects
if it relates to hobbies on "this side of the web," whether you call it the #smallweb or indieweb, we probably want to run it!
you can have your article as low-media (meaning only text and images) or interactive, where you code an entire webpage to help tell your story.
if you're interested in learning more, you can sign up for our email list for when we launch or you can check the submission guidelines @ https://goodinternetmagazine.com!
(please boost if you can! <3)
@xandra@tilde.zone
today is officially *THREE* weeks until the submission deadline for Good Internet magazine!
Good Internet launches in May 2025. it's a volunteer-run, not-for-profit print and digital quarterly magazine for personal website owners and those interested in using the internet as a means of self-expression, art, and recreation.
🔍 we're looking for 1,500-4,000 word articles about anything related to that!
you could write about:
* #internet history
* personal #websites
* #accessibility on the #indieweb
* finding inspiration for a #blog
* #webdesign trends
* running from the #enshittification of the #web
* lessons or post-mortems from #webdev projects
* news or overviews of #opensource projects
if it relates to hobbies on "this side of the web," whether you call it the #smallweb or indieweb, we probably want to run it!
you can have your article as low-media (meaning only text and images) or interactive, where you code an entire webpage to help tell your story.
if you're interested in learning more, you can sign up for our email list for when we launch or you can check the submission guidelines @ https://goodinternetmagazine.com!
(please boost if you can! <3)
@fubsepude_recordings@hear-me.social
I'm a huge fan of the joplin notes-app.
Too many things to list here, but I absolutely love that it's getting more and more accessible every new release!.
#accessibility
#blind
@annam@nerdculture.de
Discussing using AI to generate alternative texts again. Does anyone have good examples for bad generation? #Accessibility #altText
@aardrian@toot.cafe
When evaluating a digital accessibility product or consultancy, each time I see “a11y” in the copy of its marketing site I move it a little closer to the do-not-hire column.
@heybran@mastodon.online
For light dark mode toggle button, is "Switch to dark mode" a good name for the button text? Toggle button will have `aria-pressed` set to `true` when it's pressed.
@jonny@neuromatch.social
Are there any good web accessibility checkers for python? We have received some really helpful feedback from blind and visually impaired people and I wanted to honor their time by adding tests to prevent regression, and i am finding I am wanting to write a bunch of the WCAG guidelines as selenium tests in pytest. I know that a lot of the guidelines can't necessarily be automated, but stuff like "all images have alt, headers are in correct order and start at h1, buttons have labels," etc. Can be. I figured there should be some tool that I can point at a webpage and be like "tell me whats busted here" like I can to some extent with the Firefox accessbility properties inspector but am not finding any. Any tips?
@jonny@neuromatch.social
Are there any good web accessibility checkers for python? We have received some really helpful feedback from blind and visually impaired people and I wanted to honor their time by adding tests to prevent regression, and i am finding I am wanting to write a bunch of the WCAG guidelines as selenium tests in pytest. I know that a lot of the guidelines can't necessarily be automated, but stuff like "all images have alt, headers are in correct order and start at h1, buttons have labels," etc. Can be. I figured there should be some tool that I can point at a webpage and be like "tell me whats busted here" like I can to some extent with the Firefox accessbility properties inspector but am not finding any. Any tips?
@kitwinter@dice.camp
I have been laid off due to organizational restructuring for efficiency.
If you need a UX Writer or an #accessibility specialist (8+ years of fulltime experience in the latter) or have leads to that end, let me know. Especially as I need to sort out ability to pay my mortgage etc. Ideally remote/WFH from the US, as I am a citizen; but if you have leads in the EU please let me know.
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
Decided to sign up for #Codeberg, the #GitHub alternative that the Fediverse at large is insisting is worth a try and, in some cases, claiming will improve project contributions by avoiding some of the GH antipatterns. I expected to find some #accessibility issues; this is the modern web, after all.
I did not expect a fully inaccessible visual CAPTCHA with no workarounds. I'm unable to solve it, so I cannot create an account.
In short: If you want people who are #blind or #lowVision to contribute to your projects (you do, right?), Codeberg is currently not an #accessible platform.
@luis_felipe@mastodon.online
What GNU/Linux distribution would you recommend where it is easy to use a well integrated, up-to-date GNOME Desktop environment with the applications listed in https://apps.gnome.org/?
With easy to use I think I mean not requiring the user to use terminals to install, configure and start applications.
@menelion@dragonscave.space
Dear #blind developers, what is the current state of generic #accessibility for a software developer on a #MacOS powered computer? Like, VS Code, terminal, something else? I last tried this like six years ago, and everything was awful. What is it like now? Thanks! Boosts welcome.
@geoffreycrofte@mastodon.design
Colorblindness affects 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women globally. Design inclusively! #accessibility #a11y
@chris@mstdn.games
Adding meaningful alt-text is not only important for everyone using a screenreader and an essential #inclusion and #accessibility requirement. Alt-text is also searchable and used by filters. People who prefer to filter certain people and topics for mental health and other reasons can't filter memes or images without it. Please use alt-text and cw generously 🙏
Added bonus: with added alt-text you can find images in your own posts with "from:me" and people are more likely to boost your posts.
@rolle@mementomori.social
One significant way Mastodon and the Fediverse have transformed digital culture is through the use of alt text. When I look back at my older images online and in my blogs, I rarely included alt text - even though I actively work on accessibility. For some reason, I simply overlooked it.
Now, every time I post something online, I take a moment to write alt text. Mastodon has changed my mindset, and I believe its impact extends far beyond this. The Fediverse encourages a level of consideration for others that no other social networking platform has before.
#A11y #Accessibility #AltText #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #SocialNetwork #SocialMedia
@rolle@mementomori.social
One significant way Mastodon and the Fediverse have transformed digital culture is through the use of alt text. When I look back at my older images online and in my blogs, I rarely included alt text - even though I actively work on accessibility. For some reason, I simply overlooked it.
Now, every time I post something online, I take a moment to write alt text. Mastodon has changed my mindset, and I believe its impact extends far beyond this. The Fediverse encourages a level of consideration for others that no other social networking platform has before.
#A11y #Accessibility #AltText #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #SocialNetwork #SocialMedia
@rolle@mementomori.social
One significant way Mastodon and the Fediverse have transformed digital culture is through the use of alt text. When I look back at my older images online and in my blogs, I rarely included alt text - even though I actively work on accessibility. For some reason, I simply overlooked it.
Now, every time I post something online, I take a moment to write alt text. Mastodon has changed my mindset, and I believe its impact extends far beyond this. The Fediverse encourages a level of consideration for others that no other social networking platform has before.
#A11y #Accessibility #AltText #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #SocialNetwork #SocialMedia
@ragman@jawns.club
Wrote a new blog post about how I added "Copy Code" buttons to all the code snippets on my blog.
Inspired by @dbushell and Salma Alam-Naylor [1].
https://www.ragman.net/musings/copy_code/
I hadn't known how difficult it was to copy snippets of text using voice commands (instead of a mouse/keyboard).
I have something like Carpal Tunnel myself, and can see needing to use Voice Commands in the future, so this felt (selfishly) extra important!
1) https://whitep4nth3r.com/blog/how-to-build-a-copy-code-snippet-button/
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
Decided to sign up for #Codeberg, the #GitHub alternative that the Fediverse at large is insisting is worth a try and, in some cases, claiming will improve project contributions by avoiding some of the GH antipatterns. I expected to find some #accessibility issues; this is the modern web, after all.
I did not expect a fully inaccessible visual CAPTCHA with no workarounds. I'm unable to solve it, so I cannot create an account.
In short: If you want people who are #blind or #lowVision to contribute to your projects (you do, right?), Codeberg is currently not an #accessible platform.
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
Decided to sign up for #Codeberg, the #GitHub alternative that the Fediverse at large is insisting is worth a try and, in some cases, claiming will improve project contributions by avoiding some of the GH antipatterns. I expected to find some #accessibility issues; this is the modern web, after all.
I did not expect a fully inaccessible visual CAPTCHA with no workarounds. I'm unable to solve it, so I cannot create an account.
In short: If you want people who are #blind or #lowVision to contribute to your projects (you do, right?), Codeberg is currently not an #accessible platform.
@rolle@mementomori.social
One significant way Mastodon and the Fediverse have transformed digital culture is through the use of alt text. When I look back at my older images online and in my blogs, I rarely included alt text - even though I actively work on accessibility. For some reason, I simply overlooked it.
Now, every time I post something online, I take a moment to write alt text. Mastodon has changed my mindset, and I believe its impact extends far beyond this. The Fediverse encourages a level of consideration for others that no other social networking platform has before.
#A11y #Accessibility #AltText #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #SocialNetwork #SocialMedia
@kgoetz@aus.social
ok this is not the #TIL I wanted:
There is no local device #speechToText available via #Debian repositories or in #fdroid for #android
I thought this was a solved problem but apparently this #accessibility aid is still not widely available.
(Text to speech on the other hand, has a multitude of options)
@cindyweinstein@mastodon.world
"The #NAACP is speaking with executives @ companies named in the advisory for reversing their DEI policies — including Lowe’s, Target, Walmart, Amazon, Meta, McDonald’s, & Tractor Supply — & will update its guidance as companies roll back or reaffirm commitments to DEI. The advisory praises Costco for standing by previous commitments, as well as Apple, Ben&Jerry’s, Delta Airlines, e.l.f. Cosmetics & JPMorgan Chase & Co."
@CindyWeinstein@zirk.us
The #NAACP is speaking with executives @ companies named in the advisory for reversing their DEI policies — including Lowe’s, Target, Walmart, Amazon, Meta, McDonald’s, & Tractor Supply — & will update its guidance as companies roll back or reaffirm commitments to DEI. The advisory praises Costco for standing by previous commitments, as well as Apple, Ben & Jerry’s, Delta Airlines, e.l.f. Cosmetics & JPMorgan Chase & Co.
@racheled@mastodon.social
Roses are red
Violets are blue
People use keyboards
With mobile devices too
@erikKroes@mastodon.social
Instead of repeating advice, I like writing it down. This time: what should you test accessibility with?
If you'd ask me: don't start testing with a screen reader.
https://www.erikkroes.nl/blog/dont-test-accessibility-with-a-screen-reader/
@erikKroes@mastodon.social
Instead of repeating advice, I like writing it down. This time: what should you test accessibility with?
If you'd ask me: don't start testing with a screen reader.
https://www.erikkroes.nl/blog/dont-test-accessibility-with-a-screen-reader/
@tardis@tardis.pw
Anyone know an accessible app to convert the Apple format videos from screen recording into something like MP4? Thanks! #App #videos #Accessibility
@dandylover1@friendica.world
I have looked everywhere, but I can't find this post from 11 February! It isn't showing up in my Sent timeline. So if it is on my profile, and/or if you have seen it, I apologise.
I am not closing my account here, but I need to try something other than Friendica, due to accessibility issues. I am considering Akkoma, but am open to other networks if they are compatible with Mastodon.
I am seeking an instance with the following specifications.
Accessible interface (I use a screen reader called NVDA). If it uses Semantic html and isn't cluttered, that's a great start. I would prefer it to be compatible with Mastodon so that I could also use TweeseCake as a client. I need to easily be able to access things such as notifications, follow requests, my own posts, to be able to search for tags, people, my posts etc.
Posting limit of 5,000 characters or more (more preferred.
Ability to pin, unpin, edit, and delete posts.
Ability to filter content, so that I don't see certain words or phrases. (This doesn't work with TweeseCake, so it's not as important as the rest, unless the site is so accessible that I can use it often.)
Ability to select between seeing all posts of someone or only some, and to choose whether to let someone follow me without my seeing his posts or to follow him completely. (Friend versus Subscriber on Friendica).
Extensive profile with keywords. (Keywords may be a Friendica feature, so can be skipped.)
Most people write in English and are not politically, technologically, or gaming obsessed. No radicals of any pursuasion. (the English bit is just to help me find friends on my particular instance.)
Free speech (nothing illegal or homophobic). I personally avoid obscenities.)
If such an instance exists, please tell me. I found https://akkoma.fediverse.observer/list[7] but that's just a list with no real information about each instance. I would have to go through over 400 of them, choose the ones from the UK, Canada, and America (they're the most likely to have English instances), then go through those to see if they meet my requirements, but that's ridiculous.
I am not a programmer, so please don't suggest I start my own instance or join a network that is not set up with a webpage and/or to accept a client, as I know nothing about these things other than that they run on Linux and I'm a Windows user. I just want something that works. Also, if there are any demonstration instances, please let me know. I heard of one where accounts only lasted five days, but it seems to be gone.
#accessibility #Akkoma #blind #Fediverse #Friendica #Glitchsoc #html #instances #NVDA #Mastodon #screenreaders #TweeseCake #Windows
@dandylover1@friendica.world
I have looked everywhere, but I can't find this post from 11 February! It isn't showing up in my Sent timeline. So if it is on my profile, and/or if you have seen it, I apologise.
I am not closing my account here, but I need to try something other than Friendica, due to accessibility issues. I am considering Akkoma, but am open to other networks if they are compatible with Mastodon.
I am seeking an instance with the following specifications.
Accessible interface (I use a screen reader called NVDA). If it uses Semantic html and isn't cluttered, that's a great start. I would prefer it to be compatible with Mastodon so that I could also use TweeseCake as a client. I need to easily be able to access things such as notifications, follow requests, my own posts, to be able to search for tags, people, my posts etc.
Posting limit of 5,000 characters or more (more preferred.
Ability to pin, unpin, edit, and delete posts.
Ability to filter content, so that I don't see certain words or phrases. (This doesn't work with TweeseCake, so it's not as important as the rest, unless the site is so accessible that I can use it often.)
Ability to select between seeing all posts of someone or only some, and to choose whether to let someone follow me without my seeing his posts or to follow him completely. (Friend versus Subscriber on Friendica).
Extensive profile with keywords. (Keywords may be a Friendica feature, so can be skipped.)
Most people write in English and are not politically, technologically, or gaming obsessed. No radicals of any pursuasion. (the English bit is just to help me find friends on my particular instance.)
Free speech (nothing illegal or homophobic). I personally avoid obscenities.)
If such an instance exists, please tell me. I found https://akkoma.fediverse.observer/list[7] but that's just a list with no real information about each instance. I would have to go through over 400 of them, choose the ones from the UK, Canada, and America (they're the most likely to have English instances), then go through those to see if they meet my requirements, but that's ridiculous.
I am not a programmer, so please don't suggest I start my own instance or join a network that is not set up with a webpage and/or to accept a client, as I know nothing about these things other than that they run on Linux and I'm a Windows user. I just want something that works. Also, if there are any demonstration instances, please let me know. I heard of one where accounts only lasted five days, but it seems to be gone.
#accessibility #Akkoma #blind #Fediverse #Friendica #Glitchsoc #html #instances #NVDA #Mastodon #screenreaders #TweeseCake #Windows
@meredithw@wandering.shop
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Debra Ruh shares an example of weaponizing performative accessibility against other communities. In this case a bench clearly meant to block homeless people versus help anyone (including wheelchair users).
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/debraruh_accessibility-a11y-equity-activity-7293268334433751040-dSRO?utm_source=your-mom&utm_medium=your-mom
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Debra Ruh shares an example of weaponizing performative accessibility against other communities. In this case a bench clearly meant to block homeless people versus help anyone (including wheelchair users).
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/debraruh_accessibility-a11y-equity-activity-7293268334433751040-dSRO?utm_source=your-mom&utm_medium=your-mom
@geoffreycrofte@mastodon.design
Keyboard navigation is non-negotiable! Challenge: test your web site without a mouse today just to see how you doing! #accessibility #a11y
@ml@ecoevo.social
Please boost: If you are in STEM (esp Botany, Germplasm Conservation, Horticulture) and can help me put together a CV and "marketing strategy" that would be attractive in the EU, NZ, etc. please give me a holler. I'm not sure what I can afford, but if you do sliding scale or are open to barter, that would be lovely.
Ideally I'm looking for something that plays to my interdisciplinary strengths, ability to knit micro with macro, and increasing #accessibility in STEM.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online · Reply to Stefan Bohacek's post
I'd love to hear what people think about this update.
| Option | Voters |
|---|---|
| This will motivate me to write alt text | 10 (9%) |
| This is annoying and I will turn it off | 0 (0%) |
| I will write something short | 0 (0%) |
| I will write gibberish | 0 (0%) |
| I will click "Post anyway" | 3 (3%) |
| I already write alt text without reminders | 84 (76%) |
| My server already had this feature for a while | 6 (5%) |
| My server doesn't have this feature | 2 (2%) |
| Something else? | 5 (5%) |
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online · Reply to Stefan Bohacek's post
I'd love to hear what people think about this update.
| Option | Voters |
|---|---|
| This will motivate me to write alt text | 10 (9%) |
| This is annoying and I will turn it off | 0 (0%) |
| I will write something short | 0 (0%) |
| I will write gibberish | 0 (0%) |
| I will click "Post anyway" | 3 (3%) |
| I already write alt text without reminders | 84 (76%) |
| My server already had this feature for a while | 6 (5%) |
| My server doesn't have this feature | 2 (2%) |
| Something else? | 5 (5%) |
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online · Reply to Stefan Bohacek's post
And it looks like this update has been finally deployed to mastodon.social.
https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/113964897388501103
Looking forward to the next iteration of my Alt Text Health Check series!
@puneetsiinghal01@mastodon.social
Viewing disabled people as inferior not only strips them of their humanity but also reflects a profound ignorance of the contributions they make every day.
We must challenge these harmful perceptions and embrace the worth and dignity of all people.
#Disability #SDGs #HumanRights #Poverty #Accessibility #a11y
@puneetsiinghal01@mastodon.social
Viewing disabled people as inferior not only strips them of their humanity but also reflects a profound ignorance of the contributions they make every day.
We must challenge these harmful perceptions and embrace the worth and dignity of all people.
#Disability #SDGs #HumanRights #Poverty #Accessibility #a11y
@pixelate@tweesecake.social
Please boost for reach: Are you an Android developer? Are you interested in making your app accessible? Are you a blind app developer interested in bringing your app to the more open Android platform? Are you an Android user who is blind? Or are you interested in moving to Android as a blind person? Also, can you handle a few fanboys every now and then getting zealous about their platform? Join the Blind Android Users Telegram group:
https://t.me/+WexDjZB5-tAxMGEx
Or check out the Accessible Android website, where you've got apps, reviews, blog, all that.
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
Does this seem like appropriate markup for a DHL notification email?
```
<div
aria-describedby="cke_126"
title="Rich Text Editor, GREETING"
aria-label="Rich Text Editor, GREETING"
role="textbox"
spellcheck="false"
tabindex="0"
id="GREETING"
>
Hello JAMES SCHOLES,
</div>
```
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
Does this seem like appropriate markup for a DHL notification email?
```
<div
aria-describedby="cke_126"
title="Rich Text Editor, GREETING"
aria-label="Rich Text Editor, GREETING"
role="textbox"
spellcheck="false"
tabindex="0"
id="GREETING"
>
Hello JAMES SCHOLES,
</div>
```
@kizu@front-end.social
Hey hey!
Our Design Systems team at Datadog is looking for a Frontend Staff Accessibility Engineer. That's the team I am in :)
Ideally, in-office in Paris, France, but some other remote and in-office options are possible: https://careers.datadoghq.com/all-jobs/?s=Frontend%20Staff%20Engineer%20%28Accessibility%29%20-%20DesignOps (this is one position, with separate entries for different locations).
You are welcome to DM me with any questions!
@countablenewt@indieweb.social
Okay, y'all: Alt Text
#Poll #AltText #A11y #Accessibility #Fediverse #Technology
| Option | Voters |
|---|---|
| Should be funny always | 0 (0%) |
| Could be funny, but make it useful first | 0 (0%) |
| Don't make it funny at all | 0 (0%) |
| Shut Up, American | 0 (0%) |
@countablenewt@indieweb.social
Okay, y'all: Alt Text
#Poll #AltText #A11y #Accessibility #Fediverse #Technology
| Option | Voters |
|---|---|
| Should be funny always | 0 (0%) |
| Could be funny, but make it useful first | 0 (0%) |
| Don't make it funny at all | 0 (0%) |
| Shut Up, American | 0 (0%) |
@kizu@front-end.social
Hey hey!
Our Design Systems team at Datadog is looking for a Frontend Staff Accessibility Engineer. That's the team I am in :)
Ideally, in-office in Paris, France, but some other remote and in-office options are possible: https://careers.datadoghq.com/all-jobs/?s=Frontend%20Staff%20Engineer%20%28Accessibility%29%20-%20DesignOps (this is one position, with separate entries for different locations).
You are welcome to DM me with any questions!
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.
@sindarina@ngmx.com
For all the new folks arriving on here, and anyone wishing to up their image description game, here's an excellent resource for writing ‘alt text’;
https://alt-text-as-poetry.net
Or, TL:DR; describe your images as if talking to someone who can hear you, but not see what you see. What do you like about it? What makes it special?
One of the best things about Mastodon and the wider Fediverse is how strong this accessibility habit is, here. Let's keep it going, especially with all the new amazing nature photographers arriving in the past week or so 📷💜
Good alt text ➡️ more boosts.
@sindarina@ngmx.com
For all the new folks arriving on here, and anyone wishing to up their image description game, here's an excellent resource for writing ‘alt text’;
https://alt-text-as-poetry.net
Or, TL:DR; describe your images as if talking to someone who can hear you, but not see what you see. What do you like about it? What makes it special?
One of the best things about Mastodon and the wider Fediverse is how strong this accessibility habit is, here. Let's keep it going, especially with all the new amazing nature photographers arriving in the past week or so 📷💜
Good alt text ➡️ more boosts.
@MuseumShuffle@mastodon.social
If your app supports multiple languages you can test it on device in another language without changing your entire device's language with a per app setting.
It even works with widgets!
This is not the case with some per-app accessibility settings, which I did open feedback about.
@MuseumShuffle@mastodon.social
If your app supports multiple languages you can test it on device in another language without changing your entire device's language with a per app setting.
It even works with widgets!
This is not the case with some per-app accessibility settings, which I did open feedback about.
@tink@w3c.social
The US Web Design System has deleted it's info on inclusive design, in response to the 2025-01-20 Executive order "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing".
https://github.com/uswds/uswds-site/pull/3078
If you know anyone who used those resources, let them know about the Inclusive Design principles:
https://inclusivedesignprinciples.info/
@dismusgo@mastodon.social
hi! i'm a trans man living on the third world and worried about the current fascist development. as one of possibly more actions, i decided to create an account on mastodon. good day! 🐿️🌺 ☀️
#introduction #trans #latino #antifa #gay #accessibility
@dismusgo@mastodon.social
hi! i'm a trans man living on the third world and worried about the current fascist development. as one of possibly more actions, i decided to create an account on mastodon. good day! 🐿️🌺 ☀️
#introduction #trans #latino #antifa #gay #accessibility
@tink@w3c.social
The US Web Design System has deleted it's info on inclusive design, in response to the 2025-01-20 Executive order "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing".
https://github.com/uswds/uswds-site/pull/3078
If you know anyone who used those resources, let them know about the Inclusive Design principles:
https://inclusivedesignprinciples.info/
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.
@vmstan@vmst.io
The Mastodon web interface will now prompt a user when a post contains an image that is missing alt text. #vmstio #accessibility https://vmst.io/@mergebot/113911489787398947
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.
@vmstan@vmst.io
The Mastodon web interface will now prompt a user when a post contains an image that is missing alt text. #vmstio #accessibility https://vmst.io/@mergebot/113911489787398947
@vmstan@vmst.io
The Mastodon web interface will now prompt a user when a post contains an image that is missing alt text. #vmstio #accessibility https://vmst.io/@mergebot/113911489787398947
@vmstan@vmst.io
The Mastodon web interface will now prompt a user when a post contains an image that is missing alt text. #vmstio #accessibility https://vmst.io/@mergebot/113911489787398947
@vmstan@vmst.io
The Mastodon web interface will now prompt a user when a post contains an image that is missing alt text. #vmstio #accessibility https://vmst.io/@mergebot/113911489787398947
@vmstan@vmst.io
The Mastodon web interface will now prompt a user when a post contains an image that is missing alt text. #vmstio #accessibility https://vmst.io/@mergebot/113911489787398947
@lloydi@mastodon.social
A little reminder about a tool I created a few years back that I still use frequently: The HTML De-Crapulator https://buff.ly/4gqxeUq Its purpose is simple: remove all the 'noise' that modern web dev tools add to markup so that you can understand the underlying structure. Try it out. #a11y #accessibility #development #tools #tooling #frontend #testing
@vmstan@vmst.io
The Mastodon web interface will now prompt a user when a post contains an image that is missing alt text. #vmstio #accessibility https://vmst.io/@mergebot/113911489787398947
@mfeilner@mastodon.social
I will be in Brussels and in the European Parliament from Wednesday Evening to Monday noon (January 29th to February 3). If you want to talk about #AI, #KI, #accessibility, #opensource, #digitalsovereignty, #digitalsobriety, #sustainability, #linux - please connect!
#FOSDEM #FOSDEM25
@mfeilner@mastodon.social
I will be in Brussels and in the European Parliament from Wednesday Evening to Monday noon (January 29th to February 3). If you want to talk about #AI, #KI, #accessibility, #opensource, #digitalsovereignty, #digitalsobriety, #sustainability, #linux - please connect!
#FOSDEM #FOSDEM25
@Softgothkitten@mastodon.social
#Introduction Hi, I'm Rebecca, a Disability Studies student and writer living in the US. Topics I like talking about are #disabilityjustice #socialjustice #writing #reading #nonfiction #accessibility #publichealth and #healthcare.
@Softgothkitten@mastodon.social
#Introduction Hi, I'm Rebecca, a Disability Studies student and writer living in the US. Topics I like talking about are #disabilityjustice #socialjustice #writing #reading #nonfiction #accessibility #publichealth and #healthcare.
@MsMerope@sfba.social
I have a question…
#visuals
#accessibility
We are trying to fight back against visual presentations (PowerPoint and the like) done on dark backgrounds with white text.
We’ve heard that can be problematic for folks. Or are we mistaken?
@geoffreycrofte@mastodon.design
Did you know? Adding alternative text to images is not just a WCAG guideline—it’s empathy in action. #accessibility #a11y
@dandylover1@friendica.world
I tried to post this to the Friendica support forum, but it kept timing out when I entered my information. I am now attempting to subscribe to their e-mail list. However, I thought I would write this here so that those who know coding, etc. might be able to offer a solution, or at least, to pass this on to the developers.
I joined Friendica in October of 2024, when Facebook decided to shut down their Basic Mobile site (not app). I am totally blind, and their main page is a nightmare to use with a screen readre (NVDA in my case). I chose Friendica because of the huge character limit, the ability to edit and delete posts, local posting, extensive profiles with keywords, and the ability to connect with all sorts of accounts in the Fediverse. For the most part, I am enjoying my time here. However, I am noticing a lot of inaccessibility on the Friendica page. I am not a programmer, but I'm guessing this is at the core of the software and is not due to the instance I'm using (friendica.world). I am also guessing that the page is not written in HTML5 and does not follow WCAG guidelines, though I may be wrong about that. If not, I strongly urge the developers to review them and implement them if possible. If so, perhaps, some changes can still be made that would make this a more screen reader-friendly site. Note that I tried this with Firefox and Supermium (a direct fork of Chrome).
Mostly, I use TweeseCake to access the site, but there are some things I can't do with that client. All of the following refer to the site itself.
1A. I can't stress how frustrating editing posts is. It sometimes takes over ten minutes. The "edit" option is a link/menu, and it can only be found via another menu. Once I finally find and activate it, I hear the sound indicating that I have entered focus Mode. Usually, this means that I am in an edit box and can type. However, in this case, I am taken back to the main page, as if I never entered the option to edit my post. Using e to try to find an edit box doesn't help, as it just sends me to the replies to different comments. So I am forced to find the post, and start all over again. The only way I can do this successfully is to try to tab through the links/menu at the top of the page (when it works), then through other posts, until, finally, I am placed in an edit box where I can type.
1B. When I go to the Notifications" link, I have to tab to "Mark all System Notifications as Seen". This isn't even a regular link, as I can't copy and paste the text from it. Once I tab to and out of that, I can then read my notifications. But here is what I have to do if I want to see follow requests.
1. Try to get the notifications link to work, then click on it.
2. Tab to marking notifications.
3. Perform a search for the word follow.
4. Click on the link of the notification that someone wants to follow me. I open this in a new window, to try to keep the original one available.
5. Make my choice as to whether to approve that notification, then close that window.
6. Return to the main window. Only now, I am not where I left off. Instead, I am placed back at the beginning of the page and the Notifications menu is not open.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 3.
Ideally, I should be able to go to a normal notifications link, perform steps 3 through 5, then return back to the link, and perform steps 3 through 5 again, as many times as necessary, without having to repeat 1 through 3.
If you want to see a truly accessible site, try this link. I don't work for them, though I do have an account there.
Please, if any changes can be made, I urge you to do so. The site is otherwise a pleasure to use, but my frustration at not being able to easily perform such basic tasks is increasing.
#accessibility #blind #coding #Chrome #Developers #Dreamwidth #Facebook #fediverse #Firefox #Friendica #HTML #HTML5 #NVDA #ScreenReaders #TweeseCake #WCAG #Windows
@dandylover1@friendica.world
I tried to post this to the Friendica support forum, but it kept timing out when I entered my information. I am now attempting to subscribe to their e-mail list. However, I thought I would write this here so that those who know coding, etc. might be able to offer a solution, or at least, to pass this on to the developers.
I joined Friendica in October of 2024, when Facebook decided to shut down their Basic Mobile site (not app). I am totally blind, and their main page is a nightmare to use with a screen readre (NVDA in my case). I chose Friendica because of the huge character limit, the ability to edit and delete posts, local posting, extensive profiles with keywords, and the ability to connect with all sorts of accounts in the Fediverse. For the most part, I am enjoying my time here. However, I am noticing a lot of inaccessibility on the Friendica page. I am not a programmer, but I'm guessing this is at the core of the software and is not due to the instance I'm using (friendica.world). I am also guessing that the page is not written in HTML5 and does not follow WCAG guidelines, though I may be wrong about that. If not, I strongly urge the developers to review them and implement them if possible. If so, perhaps, some changes can still be made that would make this a more screen reader-friendly site. Note that I tried this with Firefox and Supermium (a direct fork of Chrome).
Mostly, I use TweeseCake to access the site, but there are some things I can't do with that client. All of the following refer to the site itself.
1A. I can't stress how frustrating editing posts is. It sometimes takes over ten minutes. The "edit" option is a link/menu, and it can only be found via another menu. Once I finally find and activate it, I hear the sound indicating that I have entered focus Mode. Usually, this means that I am in an edit box and can type. However, in this case, I am taken back to the main page, as if I never entered the option to edit my post. Using e to try to find an edit box doesn't help, as it just sends me to the replies to different comments. So I am forced to find the post, and start all over again. The only way I can do this successfully is to try to tab through the links/menu at the top of the page (when it works), then through other posts, until, finally, I am placed in an edit box where I can type.
1B. When I go to the Notifications" link, I have to tab to "Mark all System Notifications as Seen". This isn't even a regular link, as I can't copy and paste the text from it. Once I tab to and out of that, I can then read my notifications. But here is what I have to do if I want to see follow requests.
1. Try to get the notifications link to work, then click on it.
2. Tab to marking notifications.
3. Perform a search for the word follow.
4. Click on the link of the notification that someone wants to follow me. I open this in a new window, to try to keep the original one available.
5. Make my choice as to whether to approve that notification, then close that window.
6. Return to the main window. Only now, I am not where I left off. Instead, I am placed back at the beginning of the page and the Notifications menu is not open.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 3.
Ideally, I should be able to go to a normal notifications link, perform steps 3 through 5, then return back to the link, and perform steps 3 through 5 again, as many times as necessary, without having to repeat 1 through 3.
If you want to see a truly accessible site, try this link. I don't work for them, though I do have an account there.
Please, if any changes can be made, I urge you to do so. The site is otherwise a pleasure to use, but my frustration at not being able to easily perform such basic tasks is increasing.
#accessibility #blind #coding #Chrome #Developers #Dreamwidth #Facebook #fediverse #Firefox #Friendica #HTML #HTML5 #NVDA #ScreenReaders #TweeseCake #WCAG #Windows
@Witch@kind.social
Hi everyone! #introduction I am Witch, a 26 year old #nonbinary individual using she/he/they pronouns. I am also a grey-pan / almost completely aroace.
A little bit about me.
I was diagnosed with #ADHD as a child, then later #bipolar disorder as a teenager.
I am a beginner at social justice, but some topics I may talk about and/or defer to others about from a Canadian POV include
#solarpunk
#disability #accessibility
#Caregiving #seniorcare
#queer rights
It is nice to meet you all.
@fusser727@dragonscave.space
What are some good general-purpose mastodon-instances with larger than 500 character-limits besides caneandable.social, dragonscave.space and tweesecake.social?
#accessibility
#blind
#fediverse
#mastodon
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@fusser727@dragonscave.space
What are some good general-purpose mastodon-instances with larger than 500 character-limits besides caneandable.social, dragonscave.space and tweesecake.social?
#accessibility
#blind
#fediverse
#mastodon
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@rolle@mementomori.social
The current version of Ultra Accessible Plus+ theme on mementomori.social:
- More visible alt text bag and font size
- Bigger emojis
- Better contrast for hovers, selects, buttons and tabs
- Contrast to the max!
- Way larger font sizes
- Accessible colors for people with color blindness
- Different colors for links, mentions and hashtags
Source code (depends on Mastodon Bird UI): https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon/blob/df33146e3fe1d0d3d1ba1bc045228ff2054f8714/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-bird-ui-accessible-plus.scss
#MementoMoriSocial #Accessibility #MastoAdmin #MastodonBirdUI #BirdUI
@rolle@mementomori.social
The current version of Ultra Accessible Plus+ theme on mementomori.social:
- More visible alt text bag and font size
- Bigger emojis
- Better contrast for hovers, selects, buttons and tabs
- Contrast to the max!
- Way larger font sizes
- Accessible colors for people with color blindness
- Different colors for links, mentions and hashtags
Source code (depends on Mastodon Bird UI): https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon/blob/df33146e3fe1d0d3d1ba1bc045228ff2054f8714/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-bird-ui-accessible-plus.scss
#MementoMoriSocial #Accessibility #MastoAdmin #MastodonBirdUI #BirdUI
@Witch@kind.social
Hi everyone! #introduction I am Witch, a 26 year old #nonbinary individual using she/he/they pronouns. I am also a grey-pan / almost completely aroace.
A little bit about me.
I was diagnosed with #ADHD as a child, then later #bipolar disorder as a teenager.
I am a beginner at social justice, but some topics I may talk about and/or defer to others about from a Canadian POV include
#solarpunk
#disability #accessibility
#Caregiving #seniorcare
#queer rights
It is nice to meet you all.
@fastfinge@interfree.ca
Even completely headless, command line #linux doesn't prioritize #accessibility in any way. Today I had to reinstall an entire #debian system from scratch because a drive listed in my /etc/fstab died. That makes #systemd boot into emergency mode, where you get no SSH, no network, no sound, and no screen reader. There is no quick way to force it to try and boot even though drive 7 of 11 has died, and it could absolutely bring up SSH and the network to let me fix it if it wanted to, just like sysvinit used to do. You can't even force systemd to add SSH and the network to emergency mode because of circular dependencies. nofail will only continue the boot if the drive doesn't exist, but if the filesystem has issues...emergency mode for you. In short: if your drive dies on Linux, fuck you. Be able to see, or reinstall your entire system, because nobody in Linuxland gives a shit about #a11y or your needs.
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@fastfinge@interfree.ca
Even completely headless, command line #linux doesn't prioritize #accessibility in any way. Today I had to reinstall an entire #debian system from scratch because a drive listed in my /etc/fstab died. That makes #systemd boot into emergency mode, where you get no SSH, no network, no sound, and no screen reader. There is no quick way to force it to try and boot even though drive 7 of 11 has died, and it could absolutely bring up SSH and the network to let me fix it if it wanted to, just like sysvinit used to do. You can't even force systemd to add SSH and the network to emergency mode because of circular dependencies. nofail will only continue the boot if the drive doesn't exist, but if the filesystem has issues...emergency mode for you. In short: if your drive dies on Linux, fuck you. Be able to see, or reinstall your entire system, because nobody in Linuxland gives a shit about #a11y or your needs.
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@juliemoynat@eldritch.cafe
Hi @Tutanota
I want you to know that your CAPTCHA is inaccessible for disabled people:
- blind people can't see the clock;
- visually impaired people may not be able to see it correctly too;
- dyscalculic people (like me!!) have difficulties reading a clock (moreover when all numbers are not written on it)!
I think this @w3c documentation should interest you to fix it: https://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/
I hope you will do something so that everyone can use your services. Thanks.
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@dandylover1@friendica.world
Accessible Youtube Downloader Pro stopped working properly a few days ago. Can anyone recommend anything that works with NVDA? I would prefer a client, but I have also used various youtube to mp3 sites in the past. I would prefer something that lets me set the bitrate to 128kbps or that defaults to it.
#accessibility #blind #NVDA #programs #screenreaders #technology #Windows #Youtube
@amberhinds@fosstodon.org
I'm doing another #accessibility remediation livestream at 11 AM central time! My goal for this session is to get the home page to 100% in Accessibility Checker. I'll review and fix common problems like color contrast, iframes without titles, incorrect heading order, empty links, aria-hidden warnings, and more. Tune in live at https://buff.ly/40NSluw
@dandylover1@friendica.world
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
@amberhinds@fosstodon.org
I'm doing another #accessibility remediation livestream at 11 AM central time! My goal for this session is to get the home page to 100% in Accessibility Checker. I'll review and fix common problems like color contrast, iframes without titles, incorrect heading order, empty links, aria-hidden warnings, and more. Tune in live at https://buff.ly/40NSluw
@glittercleric@corteximplant.com
My bio is getting unwieldy, so here's a pinned post with all relevant info about me!
~
I'm Layne (he/him), an early 30s bi trans guy from Germany currently in my last year of apprenticing at a public library. Autistic, disabled, nerdy & chronically online. Ecosocialist and member of @dielinke.
trans rights are human rights!
punch fascists!
~
Have a list of things you will encounter here:
#accessibility (I only boost posts with alt text)
#art
#books (fantasy, scifi, thriller)
#bunnies
#ClimateJustice
#MTG
#pathfinder
#photography
#politics
#Space (fuck SpaceX)
#transjoy
#VideoGames (rpg, action adventure)
[Header ID: progress pride flag comprised of NASA astrophotography © @thatfrisiangirlish.
Profile picture: a rainbow neon sign on a purple background featuring the phrases "love is love", "love wins", "support love", "live and let love" and "love is a human right" © Jason Leung @ Unsplash]
@developerjustin@mastodon.social
Don’t let this get lost in the blind rage of it all. The executive order re: #DEI mentions the removal and erasure of accessibility measures *by name* in the body of the text.
#accessibility #a11y #usPol #usPolitics
Article: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/22/nx-s1-5270081/trump-executive-orders-dei
Executive Order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/
@developerjustin@mastodon.social
Don’t let this get lost in the blind rage of it all. The executive order re: #DEI mentions the removal and erasure of accessibility measures *by name* in the body of the text.
#accessibility #a11y #usPol #usPolitics
Article: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/22/nx-s1-5270081/trump-executive-orders-dei
Executive Order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/
@slybebop@peoplemaking.games
Time for a re - #introduction !
Hey I'm Thomas, a french sound designer and musician for video games (and other forms of linear and interactive media)! I like learning new technical stuff, and have been into scripting for Reaper to make life of sound engineers easier.
I've been a pianist for most of my life, mostly practicing jazz and classical.
I love cooking for people, don't enjoy doing the dishes, I'll do the chores as long as I got a podcast in my ears!
You'll find me posting and boosting about architecture, scuba diving, (french) politics, tabletop role playing game design, accessibility, privacy and audio in general.
I avoid boosting pictures without Alt text, despise so-called artificial intelligence and other capitalistic grifts, and wished more people would wear masks.
I mostly boost stuff in English, sometimes in French.
Still happy to be on the fediverse since 2017
#gameAudio #reaperDaw #videoGames #audio #architecture #scuba #ttrpg #privacy #accessibility #cooking #piano #jazz #soundDesign
@talksina@mastodon.uno
#introduction Italian, European, citizen of the world. Internet user since 1998 but started with PC in 1989. Formerly facebook, now stable on Mastodon I believe in data liberation and ownership. I work on accessibility (web and apps), I have a disability myself (totally blind). Blogger, WordPress user and MarkDown lover, interested in electronic voices and creating audio-dramas with text-to-speech. AI user, moderately optimistic. HIV awareness advocate. #accessibility #WordPress #blind #activism
@slybebop@peoplemaking.games
Time for a re - #introduction !
Hey I'm Thomas, a french sound designer and musician for video games (and other forms of linear and interactive media)! I like learning new technical stuff, and have been into scripting for Reaper to make life of sound engineers easier.
I've been a pianist for most of my life, mostly practicing jazz and classical.
I love cooking for people, don't enjoy doing the dishes, I'll do the chores as long as I got a podcast in my ears!
You'll find me posting and boosting about architecture, scuba diving, (french) politics, tabletop role playing game design, accessibility, privacy and audio in general.
I avoid boosting pictures without Alt text, despise so-called artificial intelligence and other capitalistic grifts, and wished more people would wear masks.
I mostly boost stuff in English, sometimes in French.
Still happy to be on the fediverse since 2017
#gameAudio #reaperDaw #videoGames #audio #architecture #scuba #ttrpg #privacy #accessibility #cooking #piano #jazz #soundDesign
@talksina@mastodon.uno
#introduction Italian, European, citizen of the world. Internet user since 1998 but started with PC in 1989. Formerly facebook, now stable on Mastodon I believe in data liberation and ownership. I work on accessibility (web and apps), I have a disability myself (totally blind). Blogger, WordPress user and MarkDown lover, interested in electronic voices and creating audio-dramas with text-to-speech. AI user, moderately optimistic. HIV awareness advocate. #accessibility #WordPress #blind #activism
@JessicatheVIArtist@kind.social
Hi! I have very low vision, and this is how I draw! So when I share my artwork, you'll know how it was made. This is called a desktop video magnifier or a CCTV. #a11y #accessibility #BlindMasto
@ben@a11y.info
The #TikTokBan also brought down CapCut, ByteDance’s app for video editing — one of the most popular tools for adding open captions to videos. CapCut’d videos get shared on any video platform, not just TikTok.
If the ban does stick, this will have knock-on effects for online video #accessibility.
@newstik@social.heise.de
Some 10% of men are "colour blind" in some form, most often red or green insensitive. Did you know that #GIMP has a display filter to simulate #colour #vision deficiency? It is a big help for #design .
Go to the View menu, pick "Display Filters", then add the "Colour Deficient Vision" filter.
#Accessibility
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Chrome, as of 132, finally has keyboard support for scrolling containers:
https://adrianroselli.com/2022/06/keyboard-only-scrolling-areas.html#Update15
This assumes it doesn’t get rolled back again, as it has every other time it was deployed since 2018.
Silence from Safari.
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Chrome, as of 132, finally has keyboard support for scrolling containers:
https://adrianroselli.com/2022/06/keyboard-only-scrolling-areas.html#Update15
This assumes it doesn’t get rolled back again, as it has every other time it was deployed since 2018.
Silence from Safari.
@NickBohle@mastodon.social · Reply to Jill Minor's post
@jillrhudy Hey Jill, thanks for the input. First, can you please explain how that "null." works.
Second - now it gets more complicated - I federate my content with the #ActivityPub-plugin. Captions are not federated on Mastodon, but alt texts are, so I would assume to be accessible in both worlds, screen readers read content on my website twice. And yes, since I started this WordPress version of my website in 2006, I am still not fully accessible.Trying. #wordpress #accessibility #alttext
@jillrhudy@mastodon.social
Time for an accessibility audit on the website. I'm 90% of the way there before I start. My secret? When *anyone,* even if they are major stakeholders, asks to put a Word document, or anything else that is not already in compliant PDF format or HTML code, on the library's website I refuse. Need some alt text in the Media Library, used judiciously so screen reader users don't get annoyed with the same words twice, in which case alttext="null." Done!
#wordpress #accessibility #library #alttext
@haroha@gruene.social
@matuzo seriously, thank you for your #web #accessibility cookbook!
We're currently fixing accessibility on our site (medium sized web shop) and nearly *every* page in your book hits a topic right before our eyes!
And it's clearly written and does not over explain things. It's just on point.
Never had such a strong recommendation for a book for #frontend #webdevs
@jedi@g0v.social
@jedi@g0v.social
@newstik@social.heise.de
Some 10% of men are "colour blind" in some form, most often red or green insensitive. Did you know that #GIMP has a display filter to simulate #colour #vision deficiency? It is a big help for #design .
Go to the View menu, pick "Display Filters", then add the "Colour Deficient Vision" filter.
#Accessibility
@abishek_muthian@fosstodon.org
Lakshmi mills Coimbatore is almost completely wheelchair accessible, finally some open air accessible place where wheelchair users can be unconstrained.
Tired of disappointment when passing by cool places without even a basic ramp.
'Able-bodied' individuals should demand & work towards making the properties accessible, if not for doing the right thing then at least for for when they would need to use accessibilty services themselves.
@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net
Zooming in on a page because my eyes aren't what they used to be... seriously, was that font always this tiny? 🧐
@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net
Zooming in on a page because my eyes aren't what they used to be... seriously, was that font always this tiny? 🧐
@bedast@beige.party
The enshittification of AI has lead to the choice of AI used by VLC to be groaned at. I even saw a post cross my feed of someone looking for a replacement for VLC.
VLC is working on on-device realtime captioning. This has nothing to do with generating images or video using AI. This has nothing to do with LLMs.
(edit: There's claims VLC is using a local LLM. It will use whisper.cpp, and not be using OpenAI's models. I don't know which models they will be using. I cannot find any reference to VLC using a LLM.)
While it would be preferred to use human generated captions for better accuracy, this is not always possible. This means a lot of video media is inaccessible to those with hearing impairment.
What VLC is doing is something that will contribute to accessibility in a big way.
AI transcription is still not perfect. It has its problems. But this is one of those things that we should be hoping to advance.
I'm not looking to replace humans in creating captions. I think we're very far from ever being able to do this correctly without humans. But as I said, there's a ton of video content that simply do not have captions available, human generated or not.
So long as they're not trying to manipulate the transcription using GenAI means, this is the wrong one to demonize.
#AI #Transcription #VLC #HearingImpaired #Deaf #Accessibility
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
I wrote the rules of ARIA, their intention was not to discourage the use of ARIA, but to encourage developers to understand the benefits of the built-in semantics, accessibility and behaviours already available in native HTML
They started life in this article from 2012
https://www.tpgi.com/html5-accessibility-chops-using-aria-notes/
@bedast@beige.party
The enshittification of AI has lead to the choice of AI used by VLC to be groaned at. I even saw a post cross my feed of someone looking for a replacement for VLC.
VLC is working on on-device realtime captioning. This has nothing to do with generating images or video using AI. This has nothing to do with LLMs.
(edit: There's claims VLC is using a local LLM. It will use whisper.cpp, and not be using OpenAI's models. I don't know which models they will be using. I cannot find any reference to VLC using a LLM.)
While it would be preferred to use human generated captions for better accuracy, this is not always possible. This means a lot of video media is inaccessible to those with hearing impairment.
What VLC is doing is something that will contribute to accessibility in a big way.
AI transcription is still not perfect. It has its problems. But this is one of those things that we should be hoping to advance.
I'm not looking to replace humans in creating captions. I think we're very far from ever being able to do this correctly without humans. But as I said, there's a ton of video content that simply do not have captions available, human generated or not.
So long as they're not trying to manipulate the transcription using GenAI means, this is the wrong one to demonize.
#AI #Transcription #VLC #HearingImpaired #Deaf #Accessibility
@carrottop1023@mastodon.stickbear.me · Reply to ernmander's post
@ernmander @dansup Excellent, I'm glad that someone is aware that #Accessibility is paramount for us to be able to use mainstream software and or hardware.
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
I wrote the rules of ARIA, their intention was not to discourage the use of ARIA, but to encourage developers to understand the benefits of the built-in semantics, accessibility and behaviours already available in native HTML
They started life in this article from 2012
https://www.tpgi.com/html5-accessibility-chops-using-aria-notes/
@bedast@beige.party
The enshittification of AI has lead to the choice of AI used by VLC to be groaned at. I even saw a post cross my feed of someone looking for a replacement for VLC.
VLC is working on on-device realtime captioning. This has nothing to do with generating images or video using AI. This has nothing to do with LLMs.
(edit: There's claims VLC is using a local LLM. It will use whisper.cpp, and not be using OpenAI's models. I don't know which models they will be using. I cannot find any reference to VLC using a LLM.)
While it would be preferred to use human generated captions for better accuracy, this is not always possible. This means a lot of video media is inaccessible to those with hearing impairment.
What VLC is doing is something that will contribute to accessibility in a big way.
AI transcription is still not perfect. It has its problems. But this is one of those things that we should be hoping to advance.
I'm not looking to replace humans in creating captions. I think we're very far from ever being able to do this correctly without humans. But as I said, there's a ton of video content that simply do not have captions available, human generated or not.
So long as they're not trying to manipulate the transcription using GenAI means, this is the wrong one to demonize.
#AI #Transcription #VLC #HearingImpaired #Deaf #Accessibility
@chris_e_simpson@hachyderm.io
Hey accessibility experts, I was looking into guidelines about accessible tabs and realized I hadn't added the aria-controls attribute yet. It then occurred to me that rather than have two separate attributes that identify the target container id for each tab, I could throw away the one I was using and just make use of the aria-controls value. This would ensure I'm always setting this attribute.
Is there any reason I should avoid reading aria attributes from javascript?
Thanks!
@chris_e_simpson@hachyderm.io
Hey accessibility experts, I was looking into guidelines about accessible tabs and realized I hadn't added the aria-controls attribute yet. It then occurred to me that rather than have two separate attributes that identify the target container id for each tab, I could throw away the one I was using and just make use of the aria-controls value. This would ensure I'm always setting this attribute.
Is there any reason I should avoid reading aria attributes from javascript?
Thanks!
@mgifford@mastodon.social
I'll be presenting at @fosdem this year on accessibility with:
Alternative Text for Images: How Bad Are Our Alt-Text Anyway?
Hopefully #accessibility minded folks at #FOSDEM will be able to attend. I think I've another unique angle to cover #OpenSource and #a11y
@GerryT@mastodon.social · Reply to Monoka's post
By the way, what is the state of #accessibility of #Wayland in 2025?
I've read about several issues with screen readers, a draft accessibility protocol, and a heated discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ed0j10/the_state_of_accessibility_is_worse_than_i/
@fastfinge@interfree.ca
I'm really happy we can finally announce some #lemmy #accessibility work myself, @MostlyBlindGamer, @dhamlinmusic, and the other Rblind admins have been working on for a while. We've just released two open-source themes, light and dark, for Lemmy that should be more accessible and usable for #blind and low vision folks. You can read the details, and please provide feedback, here: www.rblind.com/post/3476242 #a11y #fediverse #opensource
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
Very pleased to see that @loops is working on the #accessibility issues that I pointed out. https://mastodon.social/@dansup/113769086261216916 #Fediverse #A11y
@kde@floss.social
This Week in Plasma: Artistry and accessibility
Aaand... we're back! Happy New Year everyone!
This first 2025 review brings the news of enhancements to touchpads and drawing tablets, KRunner, and Discover, among many over improvements.
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/04/this-week-in-plasma-artistry-and-accessibility/
@kde@floss.social
This Week in Plasma: Artistry and accessibility
Aaand... we're back! Happy New Year everyone!
This first 2025 review brings the news of enhancements to touchpads and drawing tablets, KRunner, and Discover, among many over improvements.
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/04/this-week-in-plasma-artistry-and-accessibility/
@kde@floss.social
This Week in Plasma: Artistry and accessibility
Aaand... we're back! Happy New Year everyone!
This first 2025 review brings the news of enhancements to touchpads and drawing tablets, KRunner, and Discover, among many over improvements.
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/04/this-week-in-plasma-artistry-and-accessibility/
@kde@floss.social
This Week in Plasma: Artistry and accessibility
Aaand... we're back! Happy New Year everyone!
This first 2025 review brings the news of enhancements to touchpads and drawing tablets, KRunner, and Discover, among many over improvements.
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/04/this-week-in-plasma-artistry-and-accessibility/
@lavaeolus@fedihum.org
Hey @loops @pixelfed there are some major #accessibility issues in your web-app:
https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter/113769006092092906
@puneetsiinghal01@mastodon.social
The holiday season often feels like a minefield for many neurodivergent individuals. Navigating overstimulation, disrupted routines, unspoken expectations, and the pressure to meet social norms; all of this is just so exhausting and overwhelming.
But, there’s power in acknowledging this. In naming the struggle. In recognizing that it’s not a weakness, but a mismatch between the world’s expectations and your unique wiring.
#Disability #Neurodiversity #Equity #Accessibility #HumanRights
@tink@w3c.social
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... my contribution to the 2024 HTMHell advent calendar:
https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2024/7/
@heybran@mastodon.online
A series of HTML test cases to determine how they are announced in different screen reader and browser combinations.
@glennsorrentino@mastodon.social
😍 Pinch me, I must be dreaming. This is a new smartwatch with a braille interface for blind users. What's even better is how beautiful the hardware is, even though users can't see it. Care and attention to detail to the max.
@kagan@wandering.shop
Quick note about alt texts: There's no point in starting off with "Image of...", because screen readers will announce that this is an image anyway.
But there *can* be value in saying if it's a photo, a drawing, a cartoon, etc. That helps the person visualize it better, and may make a real difference to the impact. "Photo of a cat wearing sunglasses" is much cuter than a mere "cartoon of" the same thing! 😺
@aardrian@toot.cafe
I know many folks are aware of the class action against #accessiBe:
https://adrianroselli.com/2020/06/accessibe-will-get-you-sued.html#Sherwin
You may be unaware of a class action against #UserWay:
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/delaware/dedce/1:2024cv00844/86407
If not, anyone have access to a (tagged) PDF of the complaint?
@lloydi@mastodon.social
A little reminder about a tool I created a few years back that I still use frequently: The HTML De-Crapulator https://buff.ly/4gqxeUq Its purpose is simple: remove all the 'noise' that modern web dev tools add to markup so that you can understand the underlying structure. Try it out. #a11y #accessibility #development #tools #tooling #frontend #testing
@StephenTallentyre@infosec.exchange
I just thought I'd mention this here, since tragically so few people have ever heard of it: my all-time favorite font is called B612.
B612 is a free and open source font that was designed from inception for use on aircraft cockpit screens specifically. So it was designed with a significant amount of money behind it, to maintain maximum legibility and minimum eye strain across a wide range of conditions, in other words. I've been using it in status bars, window managers, and as the default font for GTK for a few years now. In my experience, it performs about as well as millions of dollars worth of research would have you believe.
It used to be proprietary, but it's now distributed under open source licenses.
No matter who you are, I implore you to give B612 a try, unless you literally don't want the text on your computer to be extremely legible and/or if you enjoy headaches, in which case please don't. My vision is 20/15 naturally and my main monitor is color correct. I can read font most people can't. Looking somewhere on my screen, expecting to see B612, and seeing some other font instead, still irritates me instantly because that's how good it is.
It's free. There's no reason not to try it.
Thank you.
@tommi@pan.rent
Mastodon.social alt text analysis report! 🧐
Me and my friend Cristal just published a report on image description usage on mastodon.social, as a group project for the Introduction to Data Science course of the Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Societies Erasmus Mundus Joint Master program.
Thoughts and feedback are welcome 💕
A huge thanks to @stefan for publishing the dataset on which we based our analysis!
NOTE: We are absolutely aware that the report has very little actual relevance, as the dataset contains a super limited amount of posts from one instance only. It was mainly an experimentation to test our data analysis skills.
#a11ty #accessibility #alttext #mastodon #mastodonsocial #report #dataScience #JupyterLab #JupyterNotebook #Python #pandas #MatPlotLib #NumPy
@puneetsiinghal01@mastodon.social
Disability is a natural part of the human experience. It’s not a flaw in the system; it’s part of the system.
Yet, society keeps trying to balance its books by devaluing us, acting as if our worth is measured by what we can produce rather than who we are.
#Disability #HumanRights #Accessibility #Cinema #Poverty #Technology #Ableism
@annam@nerdculture.de
Hello, I'm new.
My name is Anna and I'm a #webDeveloper since 2007 with experience in both frontend (#HTML, #CSS, #Javascript) and backend (#Java, #Kotlin).
My focus is #Accessibility. All posts will be related to these topics. Looking forward to connections! :)
#newHere #neuhier
@Stealthy@dragonscave.space
@danirabbit I just tried out Elementary OS, I did not do so thoroughly, but I had a look through the start menu, system settings and such, in a vm.
I also tried #elementaryos a good while ago and I can say that since then the accessibility is much, much better. Thank you for considering us blind people. I really appreciate it, I don't see enough of it in the #linux community. Also, I appreciate that you reached out to a blind person to improve it. It shows great commitment :).
#a11y #accessibility
On a non-related accessibility note, I love to see that Elementary OS tries to strike a balance between catering to linux newbies but it's also a progressive, powerful distro. I was delighted to see options such as the secure session, the ability to just set your nightlight and housekeeping options from the get-go and then leave them (They'll run themselves). It's also brilliant to see that app and system updates are now separate.
@TetraLogical@a11y.social
As part of HTMHell's festive web-themed advent calendar, @tink's thought-provoking article explores the risks of relying solely on AI-generated code for accessible web development.
This is a reminder that while AI tools can be helpful, they’re no substitute for expertise and critical thinking.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Folks who run their own site/blog, did you know that you can add alt text to the images that show up on social media when your articles are shared?
og:image:alt
twitter:image:alt
@ProcessParsnip@mastodon.ie
hi all! I just ported over from strangeobject.space, thanks for providing shelter. <3
Here to make friends and influence people.
Nay: president kings, COVID denial, work pants, tomato sauces, casual cruelty, gatekeeping, CorporateSpeak, genocide.
Yay: swearing, #accessibility, public radio, #MurderBot, harm reduction, out-of-genre covers, #unions, #memes, people enjoying expressing their gender, taking action to prevent the unnecessary spread of disease, "Cats. Cats are nice."
@talksina@mastodon.uno
I have never been so upset in a day for a tech issue: I scheduled an interview with a podcaster and we were both ready but for both web-based recording/streaming platforms there were issues. Descript, I heard him but he didn't hear me, SquadCast he heard me and I didn't hear him. Audio settings interfaces were inaccessible and scheduling calendar softwar as well. Now I really wish those platform producers to wake up blind, then they realize what damage they do. #blind #accessibility #frustration
@louischance@piaille.fr
I decided to get rid of #captcha for good. I'm not talking about Google recaptcha of course, this never was an option to me. But hcaptcha, which I used on nearly every web project for years, as a more GDPR compliant and accessible solution.
I was wrong, as I discovered last week. Hcaptcha, and captcha in general aren't accessible.
So I decided to go back to good old honeypots and mathematical questions to trap bots in my forms. And I'm also experimenting with email obfuscation using a very simple CSS trick.
I hope bots won't sneak through.
But it's worth it. #accessibility comes first.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
What convinced you to start adding alt text to images you post online?
| Option | Voters |
|---|---|
| General knowledge about accessibility | 750 (36%) |
| Seeing others do it | 475 (22%) |
| Seeing others talk about it | 476 (23%) |
| Seeing someone get nagged about it | 82 (4%) |
| Someone I know explaining this to me | 62 (3%) |
| Someone I know nagging me | 3 (0%) |
| A stranger explaining this to me | 92 (4%) |
| A stranger nagging me | 16 (1%) |
| Something else | 123 (6%) |
| I don't use alt text | 29 (1%) |
| I can't use alt text | 4 (0%) |
@cbclondon_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net
'Everybody needs to help': Londoners with disabilities call for better accessibility in snow
London was blasted with a series of snow squalls this week, but the cold weather is more than a nuisance for people with disabilities, advocates say. Icy sidewalks and snow piles along street curbs are just some of the challenges people with mobility disabilities said they face in the wintertime.
#accessibility #weather #disabilities #London #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/everyb...
@c3auti@chaos.social
A lot of things get be lost in translation, so don't let misunderstandings get in the way of your #support needs on #38c3
Get reliable #accessibility info on the official infopage:
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/infos/accessibility.html
There's a summary of the main differences compared to last year on the event blog:
https://events.ccc.de/en/2024/12/03/38c3-a11y-diff/
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
Let Elton John losing his vision remind you all that you can join the disability community at any time, at any age, for any reason. You’re going to be one of us and when you are one of us, those accessible modifications to hostile infrastructures that you’re enjoying were because of our hard work and advocacy that you previously hated. #EltonJohn #Disability #Accessibility
@lw64@chaos.social
To anyone who uses assistive technologies like screen readers and does programming:
How do you perceive different programming languages? Are some easier to use than others, more comfortable to read than others? And what about the major ones? Also interesting: what about the terminal and commands and their output there?
I am asking because I believe not just GUIs should be designed with accessibility in mind, but everything else too. So what could be improved?
@fossheim@front-end.social
New blog post out (finally) ✨ I tested the dataviz accessibility of the 2024 presidential election dashboards, and (as expected) found a lot of issues to write about:
https://fossheim.io/writing/posts/2024-dataviz-a11y-elections/
@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net
December’s For A Better Web podcast episode is out now! 
@brucelawson's guest this time is Léonie Watson (@tink) and they have a chat about web accessibility, the WebApps Working Group, W3C, and lots more.
Give it a listen on https://vivaldi.com/blog/better-web/4-leonie-watson-for-a-better-web/, where you’ll also find the transcript, show notes and other podcast sources.
#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #ForABetterWeb #Accessibility #W3C #WebApps #Podcast
@ZMYaro@mastodon.social
RT @dremenec
Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
@AdamBishop@floss.social
Tonight, I'm doing something extremely difficult: taking a ordinarily difficult to read political statement in Italian and not only translating it into English, but also making it "easy to read" in the simplest English possible, to improve its accessibility.
@Lironah@mstdn.games
Edit: Got lots of stuff to look through now. Thank you for all the boosts!
***
Hey, does anyone have a list of resources for someone who is rapidly losing their sight and will soon rely on screen readers or other blind accessibility software? I can suggest a few things I've heard about, but it would just be the two of us googling, really. #Accessibility
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
🖼️ "I originally wrote this advice between 2010-2014 for the HTML5 specification with help from Laura Carlson and others. I still refer to it and decided it needed an update and a new home."
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2024/11/23/old-alt-text-advice/
@pare@kamu.social
@the_lemonaut@mastodon.art
An illustration for a certain thing that also functions as cover art for two episodes of the #solarpunkPrompts podcast :] This was quite a challenge, and I think it turned out pretty cozy
(And #thebikeisdoingjustfine)
#art #illustration #solarpunk #hopepunk #hackerspace #makerspace #hacking #making #disability #disabled #accessibility #rightToRepair #futurism #wholesome #myArt
@Rob_T_Firefly@hackers.town
One odd phenomenon in captioned media is censored captions on uncensored audio. For example: this #RageAgainstTheMachine video on the official #RATM YouTube, which captioned the audible word "shit" as "(censored)". The same happens to an audible "fuck" elsewhere in the song.
This weird bit of #ableism happens more often than you'd think, not only on web videos but on mainstream TV and even home video. It's as though the standards-bearers have decided that those with #accessibility requirements can't handle the experience of grownup swears as well as the rest of us.
@austin@mstdn.party
In response to the #hashtag casing issue, I've written a script for #MastoAdmin's to try to convert as many of them as possible to #PascalCase automatically:
https://codeberg.org/austinhuang/mastodon-tag-case-corrector
Feedbacks & contributors welcome! (I'm still considering whether I should incorporate recent tagged posts to counter the computerized results.)
@JeremyMallin@autistics.life
Dear Mastodon,
If you could stop suggesting that I change my carefully chosen camel case hashtags to all lowers, that would sure be swell.
😠
@thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange
Recommendations for accessible fediverse software?
I'm working on a blog post for people thinking of joining the fediverse and want to include this information!
Here's what I think I know so far (although might be wrong) ... other suggestions welcome
Mastodon's web UI is pretty good from accessibility perspective, but has some issues.
Pinafore used to be the most accessible web UI but isn't maintained anymore. Semaphpore is a fork doesn't seem to have had any updates in the last year, so I'm not sure of its status. Enafore is another fork but it's described as "somewhat unstable".
I haven't seen anything about what Mastodon mobile apps are better or worse from an accessibility perspective.
For Lemmy, OurBlind says that moderators have and continue to work with the developers to improve accessibility; Thunder, a Lemmy app for iOS and Android, performs well; and Mlem developers are implementing native accessibiity.
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
Yikes, the FOMO is certainly not worth the accessibility nightmare this Bluesky website is.
It's a perfect example of usable, but not accessible.
It's a bunch of labeled elements with no structure whatsoever so you're tabbing through endless links, buttons, and links, and buttons, and links, and buttons, to get somewhere. Forget reading a thread with replies, that will take you forever because there is no structure, at all, to aid in navigation. No landmarks, no heading structure, no headings at all, just links and buttons, links and buttons, and the search is on some different page so I can't even get back to the top quickly. Blind people can have Bluesky because I don't have FOMO.
@joebeone@techpolicy.social
📢 Exciting news! 🎉 The ISOC Accessibility Standing Group is thrilled to announce the launch of the first-ever ISOC Disability Leadership Training in Internet Governance and Digital Rights course! #DigitalInclusion #Accessibility #InternetGovernance 1/
@randomMDN@front-end.social
Greetings to all #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #SVG #HTTP #Accessibility #webdev #mdn developers and enthusiasts.
I'm a bot, now on a new instance at https://front-end.social/! If you're already following, the transition should happen automatically. However, if you have any bookmarked posts, I recommend re-bookmarking the direct links to articles in your browser for safe keeping.
Starting December 15th, the original instance will no longer be active. I'll send a reminder before then.
…
@mahryekuh@fosstodon.org
For the love of all that is holy, can you all please start using `<a>` for navigation and `<button>` for actions, not the other way around?
Please don't make me turn this into a blog post.
Signed, someone who couldn't right-click to "open in a new tab" when it mattered.
@tristan@hachyderm.io
Gentle, biannual reminder that RSS is great and can be another tool in your toolbox to curate your online experience, improve mental health, and stay informed. It's also a much more accessible way to consume news if you have a client that handles full-text extraction. I've just updated my public list of RSS feeds after going nearly a whole year without doing so: https://tristanb.me/feeds/. this is a comprehensive list of most of the feeds that I follow, split up by category. #RSS #accessibility
@accesstech@hci.social
It is time for an introduction! 👀
🌍 What is ACCESSTECH? 💻
Technology is a big part of our lives—but can everyone use it easily?
At #ACCESSTECH, we want to make sure tech works for disabled people too. We work together to ask important questions and learn how access to technology can be better for everyone.
very excited to share our work here on Mastodon! :D
🌐 Learn more: https://www.experiencing-access.eu
@lowrah@gaypirates.club
Here's why we need #AltText for profile pictures on the #fediverse!
"AI" alt text is notoriously unreliable and can't give context, so even when it isn't wrong, it's still not helpful: "Appears to be: Taika Waititi" makes no sense when my name is Laura and you don't know who Taika is or that my picture is from a TV show. If fedi had let *me* describe the pic, this wouldn't have been an issue, but as it is, @fastfinge was understandably confused!
@HeliaXyana@mastodon.nl
I want a "Would boost if this had alt text" button.
@arcadetoken@autistics.life
Alt text isn't just for the vision impaired. Sometimes some of us are viewing an image and don't understand the context or some of the imagery. Alt text helps there too.
@anubhav@hachyderm.io · Reply to Anubhav's post
#CSS
/*
#Mastodon v4.3.0. Make the toot editing area usable to show >2 lines on Reply/Edit.
*/
.reply-indicator__content, .reply-indicator__content *
{
visibility: collapse !important;
display: none !important;
}
div .link-footer
{
visibility: collapse !important;
}
---
On MS Windows 10 with 125% zoom of 1920x1080 px resolution of 13.3 in screen, with 20 p[xt] font size in Firefox.
Showing the toot being replied to also makes the experience worse.
@nycki@bark.lgbt
So... is Mastodon inherently anti-accessible? I feel like there's some weird sorta "undiscoverable by design" sentiment on here sometimes. Is there a way to find out, for instance, if a specific real life person is on mastodon using their given name, without already knowing what instance they're on? Some sort of tool to search like, all the top public instances at once? I don't want to stalk people but it'd be cool to like... look up a band or an artist and see what they're up to.
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
Folks, JAWS is a screen reader. Should be free. Isn’t because, hey, isn’t capitalism just wonderful?
Please help Mendi out here if you can.
#a11y #accessibility https://mastodon.stickbear.me/@Mendi_Tech/113313569659952965
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Remember how dismissive Mullenweg was of WordPress’s own WCAG commitments in his rush to deploy Gutenberg to compete with Wix, Squarespace, Weebly?
He did nothing in 5 years to address those mistakes:
https://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/a-model-for-wordpress-accessibility.html
I encourage #accessibility practitioners to be cautious of volunteering for the WordPress accessibility team:
https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/2024/10/12/accessibility-team-meetings-suspended/#comment-73270
Also, I may judge those who choose to associate with him now. For whatever that’s worth.
@ayokoya@mastodon.social
Hello,
I’m completely new here as I seek an alternative to X. Elon Musk broke accessibility there.
I look forward to enjoying my presence on this platform.
@KhouryVis@vis.social
Hey Mastodon! 👋 Here is our #introduction post: We are the Data Visualization Lab at Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. You can find more about our work here: https://vis.khoury.northeastern.edu/
We'd love to be connected to more folks and labs in the realms of #DataVisualization #HCI #xAI #AR #VR #VisualAnalytics #PhD #Research
Our lab has been applying visualization to domain areas like #accessibility #UAVs #Genetics #Privacy #Pedagogy #Networks #GraphTheory
Say hi!
@fastfinge@interfree.ca
If you're reading this, please #boost so I can get back to being federated with the #fediverse. Unfortunately, the data center I've been hosting with for years and years encountered some serious issues. I had to move suddenly, losing almost everything. I took the chance to change the software I use. But I've still lost all of my followers, all of my federation, etc! It's also taken down rblind.com, my passion project to get more #blind folks off #reddit. I'll be bringing that back over the coming days. In the meantime, hi! I'm a blind guy who uses the #NVDA #screenreader, loves #accessibility and works in the field, and reads tons of #fanfic, #litrpg, and #sciencefiction and #fantasy in my spare time. Nice to meet you!
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
@_elena does a deep dive into "the mindful, considerate culture of the Fediverse, focusing on the use of alt text and content warnings".
"Web accessibility is a fundamental human right."
@alttexthalloffame@mastodon.social
Hi, do you care about #accessibility #a11y, and speak fluently a language other than English?
Consider joining a team of volunteers and help translate https://alttexthalloffame.org to more languages!
#AltText #ImageDescription #translation #localization #volunteer
@alttexthalloffame@mastodon.social
Reposting this amazing guide on how to write helpful alt text from https://www.perkins.org/resource/how-write-alt-text-and-image-descriptions-visually-impaired/, originally posted by @karengregory (including her original image description) so that I can pin it.
@alttexthalloffame@mastodon.social
A picture is worth a thousand words. Unless you don't add #AltText. Then it's just "Image".
@_elena@mastodon.social
🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.12 👩🚀
"Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 2)"
mentioning: @alttexthalloffame @Gargron @FediTips @ivory @IceCubesApp @Tusky @Simx72 @phanpy @jon @mathi_gwithyas @rysiek
#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog #accessibility #AltText #CW #ContentWarnings #Phanpy #Ivory #Tusky #Mastodon #IceCubes
@Piciok@dragonscave.space
The amazing thing about open source services is, you can create interfaces for it the way you imagine them best. Currently testing #Pipilo, an iOS Fediverse client by @luckkerr which presents each timeline as a horizontal bar you swipe through to get to the next post. From a VoiceOver perspective, a slider control is presented and you explore the posts by swiping up and down, then explore the screen to discover things like links, replies in the corresponding thread, attached multimedia. Łukasz also makes sure that everything works correctly with VO and more goodies are already there in the current Testflight build. Glad to see this level of attentiveness to accessibility and a fellow Polish person coding fedithings. Give it a try. https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/pipilo/id1584544719?l=pl #Accessibility #A11y #Blind #iOSDev
@inautilo@mastodon.social
#Design #Initiatives
Manifesto for a humane web · We need to build a web by and for humans https://ilo.im/15ytz6
_____
#Web #Inclusion #Accessibility #Sustainability #Transparency #Ethics #Business #WebDesign #WebDev #Development
@kde@floss.social
Plasma 6.2 is out — Welcome to the "Let's get Creative🖌️" edition!
Check out the inbuilt tablet configuration, improved HDR and color management, enhanced #accessibility, cool visual design upgrades, granular power controls, and much more.
@mediopocillo@spore.social
This bot @nhc_atlantic_bot includes #alternativeText for #weather #maps!
Bot con #textoAlternativo para los #mapas del #tiempo.
#NWS #NHC #SNM #CNH #accessibility #AltText #accesibilidad #WX #huracán #hurricane #Milton
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
"What is the measure of integrity in the marketing of accessibility testing tools? I would expect that while marketing bumpf extolls the virtues of a companies software, it is factual."
@sbourne@mastodon.social
Still looking around for a good #NewYearResolution? It's never too late! How about resolving to add a text description whenever you post an image here in Mastodon? My trick is to load the image, add the description, and then write the post.
#AltText #accessibility #a11y
@Tribo@mastodon.social
If you pay for #cybersecurity services, you should be paying for #accessibility. It doesn't matter if is #OpenSource or not. It's expert work that needs to be paid. Accessibility is equal to professional services, not charity or something people will have to do for free. #axschat
@craignicol@glasgow.social
New server, new #introduction post, so here's what's Important
#DoctorWho
#webdev
#dotnet
#accessibility
#TechLead
#SoftwareArchitecture
#BlackLivesMatter
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#mentoring
#DataPrivacy
#RefugeesAreWelcome
@crystalvisits@wrong.tools
Omg. I am just crying happy tears at the moment. Alice Wong got a MacArthur Foundation grant!!!
@aaronjohn0412@caneandable.social
#Introduction. Transferred to a new instance.
Hello, I’m Aaron! I’m proudly blind, having lost my sight to retinoblastoma as a child. I have an amazing wife, who is also blind named Joyce and an adorable 2-and-a-half-year-old son, Liam. Originally from the Philippines, I’m now based in Milan, Italy.
I’m passionate about blindness-related topics and accessibility. My interests also include ham radio, aviation, and space exploration. Oh, and I love new gadgets! Even though I can’t always afford them, I’m always excited to explore new tech!
In case anyone is interested, here are my other socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaronjohn0412
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/aaronjohn0412
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aaronjohn0412
#Blind #Blindness #Accessibility #BlindPride #Filipino #Pinoy #Pinas #Philippines #Milan #Italy
@julian@fietkau.social
With #FediJam nearing its deadline, I've been working on customization and accessibility options for my game. 🙂
Yes, it's a game jam, and this is one area of many where jam games typically cut quality corners to save dev time. But accessibility has kinda become part of my personal brand, so I don't want to skimp here.
It's a dexterity game, which won't appeal to everyone. But the goal is that anyone can at least try it.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #programming #accessibility #a11y
@ucaccessnow@sfba.social
#Introduction We're a loose coalition of students/staff/faculty working to dismantle #ableism at the #UniversityOfCalifornia We welcome folks who want to join us in that mission! Here's our Demandifesto: https://archive.org/details/disability-equity-and-justice-demands/mode/2up
@fossheim@front-end.social
Norwegian text written in white. English text written in orange underneath, if you can spot it 🕵🏻
Perfect example of why it’s important to test designs on different screens and in the context they’ll be used in, and how designing for accessibility (high enough contrast in this case) would make the experience better for everyone.
@BTowersCoding@functional.cafe
This is what I've been working on this year: An #NES #chiptune editor that uses a #Lisp interpreter as an interface. It's made with #accessibility in mind to address the needs of blind composers or folks who otherwise have difficulty with graphical interfaces, and is heavily inspired by #MML but hopes to bring a higher level of interactivity by using a live Lisp environment.
The audio playback engine is an actual NES emulator and exports music in NSF format as well as WAVE. Offers frame-level control of pitch, volume and duty for the 4 basic sound channels.
It still has a long way to go but the main pieces are in place. Feedback welcome!
Source: https://codeberg.org/bobbicodes/nes-lisp-mml
The demo app includes a template song using vibrato, arpeggios, volume envelopes and instruments, which are explained in the docs.
Demo app: https://bobbicodes.codeberg.page/nes-lisp-mml/
@blinditorg@nonprofits.masto.host
Don’t catch a case of FOMO at Dreamforce next week!
BIT’s own Ertay Shashko will be presenting alongside incredible professionals from Ability Central and Salesforce on 'Partnerships: The Power of Accessibility Innovation.' 🌐 Register now to attend this can't-miss session and discover how accessibility is driving innovation and collaboration. 🚀
Stay tuned for more exciting updates!
@BjornW@mastodon.social
Here's my #introduction:
I live in The Netherlands, Europe. I work as a self-employed tech consultant & software developer. I like to tinker & have way too many interests :)
Likely to toot about:
#technology #techpolicy, #opensource #openstandards #opencontent #publicdomain #creativecommons #copyright #sustainability #diy #infosec #security #data #privacy #accessibility #ui #ux #interactiondesign #ethics #webdevelopment #devops #sysadmin #climatecrisis #food #music #linux #debian #ubuntu
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe
If you have followed me any length of time, you will have noticed that I am sharing translations of German folk tales three times a day.
So far, I have shared them as screen shots in order to circumvent the character limit. Which is not ideal for #Accessibility purposes. But most tales are significantly longer than the character limits of most instances (including the Alt Text for images), and since I need to schedule these posts in advance, I cannot create manual threads that would allow me to show the text in a plain format in its entirety.
However, I just read the good news that @bufferapp - which is what I use for scheduling - now allows scheduling entire threads! Which will allow me to do away with the screenshots - and maybe even include pictures and illustrations appropriate to the tale!
But keep in mind that this will take me some time to set up - as of this writing, I have 625 tales in my backlog which I am cycling through. Getting them all into the proper format for this will take me quite a lot of effort - so please be patient with me for a little while longer. 😉
@stephenhay@front-end.social
Hi, there! Currently a creative director, I was schooled as a graphic designer and artist. My work has revolved around (UI) design, front-end development, web accessibility, UX, responsive design, and design processes in general. I like contexts in which design/art and code meet.
#introduction #design #accessibility #FrontEnd #UX #ResponsiveDesign
@drcrypt@mastodon.social
In the interests of helping people know more about me, here are some of my the subjects that I'm passionate about:
#Horror
#SFF
#WeirdLit
#SpecLit
#Literature
#Writing
#Film
#Criticism
#Humor
#Videogames
#Roguelikes
#Publishing
#Leftist
#Fatherhood
#Comics
#Editing
#Art
#Jazz
#Design
#Technology
#Diversity
#SocialJustice
#Inclusion
#Equality
#Accessibility
#HobonichiTecho
#Cartooning
#Typography
#MentalHealth
#Disability (though I am not disabled myself)
@mariawolters@hci.social
Live tooting from #muc2024 panel on. #accessibility. We are looking at drivers - ICP model of disability, legal drivers such as UN CRPD and EU accessibility act
@JayJustice@blacktwitter.io
I'm so honored to be among the extraordinarily talented and exemplary creators in The Game Awards Future Class, 50 inspiring individuals who represent the bright, bold and inclusive future of video games. Thank you so much to everyone who nominated me. Congratulations to all my fellow Future Class members! Check out all of our profiles here: https://thegameawards.com/future-class
#gamedev #TheGameAwards #FutureClass #accessibility #inclusion
@JayJustice@blacktwitter.io
If you pick up a copy of Star Trek Explorer this month, you might see a familiar face! I'm honored to be an IDIC Award Winner for my work in accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. Thank you to Star Trek Explorer for featuring me and also for supporting everyone who demonstrates the ideals of Star Trek in real life. LLAP! 🖖🏿 #StarTrek #cosplay #StarTrekExplorer #GeordiLaForge #LeVarBurton #Accessibility #Diversity #LLAP #IDIC
@CosmicRami@aus.social
Astronomy, astrophotography and space images are wonderful to look at but require visual abilities that not everyone has.
#Accessibility is important, esp. when we share our images of the cosmos so that everyone has access to enjoy them.
I have put together a little checklist that can be used as guidelines when writing your alt-text for your images.
Many platforms now also allow you to set up your settings so that you can't actually publish the post until the alt-text is in - which serves as a good reminder.
I hope this is useful! 👇
(background image is an old photo of mine)
#Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon #ScienceCommunication #AltText
@rolle@mementomori.social · Reply to Paul Chambers's post
Programmatically everything is as accessible as Mastodon itself, color-wise "Pretty good" (WCAG A-AA).
Please note that AA-AAA level accessibility is only required by government entities and public companies. I do accessibility audits for living.
Mastodon server for me is a hobby and I make sure it's accessible to use. A good benchmark is a one user with ALS and my wife who is deaf and blind. Automated tests won't ever be accurate enough, real life use cases are the best proof.
All in all, Mastodon is way more accessible than other social media services like Threads or Bluesky.
Here are my notes about Accessibility in Mastodon Bird UI: https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui?tab=readme-ov-file#accessibility
We also have Ultra-Accessible theme available as pictured in the screenshot. This one is WCAG AAA compliant (color contrast wise) and has improvements even over the default Mastodon High Contrast theme.
@hexaheximal@mastodon.social
I don't know why I need to say this, but PLEASE, add alt text to your images whenever you're able to do so! Not only does it help people who are blind, but it also helps people who simply don't / can't load images.
@OutOfExileIDR@vivaldi.net
The first blog installment is finally done. 🍾
Please have a look and boost to spread the word.
Get a Grip – Disability Assistive Devices to Help You Perform and Restore Hand Function https://outofexileidr.vivaldi.net/2024/08/25/get-a-grip-disability-assistive-devices-to-help-you-perform-and-restore-hand-function/
#Blog #accessibility #disability #WritingCommunity #writing #AltText
@jcroisant@sunny.garden
My new free game Ear Hacker is available! It's a cyberpunk hacking game that tests your aural training and rhythm skills! Sight not required! https://jcroisant.itch.io/ear-hacker-jam
This is my entry for the #GamesForBlindGamers 2 game jam. There are more features I plan to add and bugs to fix, but I'm very proud of what I accomplished in two weeks. Did I... actually make something kinda good??? :blobcataww:
Please give the game a try (mind the known issues list), share and boost, and rate it for the jam if you have an itch.io account. :blobcatheart: :boost_ok:
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online · Reply to Stefan Bohacek's post
I mentioned this in one of my comments, but let me also put a link here to a recent report I wrote showing how @phanpy achieves higher rates of image descriptions thanks to a simple design choice.
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/impact-of-fediverse-clients-on-the-use-of-alt-text/
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
I do like how the missing alt text icon is now more prominent, but I do wonder if this is enough to get people to add descriptions to their images.
I actually opened an issue addressing this last year.
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/27731
#mastodon #MastodonBeta #accessibility #AltText #UXUI #design
@BicycleBen@mas.to
ICYMI: Challenging the County Council over its installation of a chicane barrier on a wide path used to access a shared use route under 100m away, while using outdated legislation and without considering equality of access.
https://fiets.uk/2024-07-18/the-continuing-saga-of-a-chicane-barrier/
#activeTravel #accessibility #warwickshire #nuneaton #sharedUsePath #cycling
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Almost a year ago I wrote about support for HTML `<video>` in browsers:
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/09/browser-video-players-review.html
I did a follow-up post showing how you can use media queries with `<video>`:
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/12/media-queries-in-html-video.html
And yet another post talking about AD support in browsers with `<video>`:
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/12/ad-support-in-html-video.html
Mostly around #accessibility #a11y.
@dec_hl@mastodon.social
I pushed an update to #DOStodon (the #Mastodon client for MS-DOS):
- Fixed a bug when viewing threads in notification screen.
- Implemented setting for CW toots (default collapsed or visible)
- Fixed dates
- Fixed image viewing
- Added help to toot editor
- Changed some colors
- Updated #curl to 8.9.1
- Added ALT text for image uploads
Grab it at https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon
#Javascript #RetroComputing #MSDOS #CreativeCoding #MastodonClient #FreeDOS #DJGPP #DOjS #accessibility #ImageDescription
@dec_hl@mastodon.social
This is a test toot from #DOStodon, the #Mastodon client for #MSDOS showing off the new ALT-text editor for images.
#RetroComputing #JavaScript #DOjS #accessibility #AltText #ImageDescription
@Transportist@mastodon.social
A belated #introduction. I am apparently user number 000017026 on @mastodon.social, signing up long ago, though I haven't been active until recently, spending too much time on the other site as @trnsprtst@twitter.app.
I teach #transport and #landuse and #technologydiffusion and #networks and #design (in the #engineering sense). I research #accessibility (in the #geography sense), #traffic, and #transporteconomics. I live in #Sydney, emigrating from the US.
I will sometimes post pictures of wild #birds.
@li_s_a@fosstodon.org
LiSA - A sign language learning app.
Releasing full version v1.0.0.
- Body model mechanics are final, using quaternions and vectors.
- Different sign languages can be selected.
- Full alphabet for #LSF is already available.
- Written in Rust with Egui.
- Lots of fixes and refactoring.
Read the changelog for more details.
Now it is time to work on adding new signs.
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/AdeptVeritatis/lisa
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Rust #RustLang #Egui #Sign #SignLanguage #DGS #ASL #inclusion #accessibility
@li_s_a@fosstodon.org
Hello everyone,
I met some deaf people at an event some months ago. As I hope to see them again, I want to be prepared for next time.
My first thoughts were like using a laptop, where both write on. Or some text-to-speech tools. But I discarded that and wanted to start learning sign language.
Later I learned, using tools for the deaf person may be seen as "making them hearing". It is like disregarding their problem.
@leigh@queer.party
“It looks like you’re using an ad blocker.”
That’s right, website! See, I have a legally-binding (whether you read it or not, or even know it exists) Terms of Use for ‘Leigh’s Devices which prohibits the display of distracting and/or disrupting ads. But like sooooo many other websites, you have elected to consistently violate my TOU. So I have put in place technological means to enforce them. I’m sure you can understand my position. To resolve your problem, please add the IP address block 0.0.0.0/0 to your “don’t serve ads” list. Thanks for your support!!!
(#adblockers are #accessibility tech, I’m 100% serious.)
@pixelate@tweesecake.social
For Linux developers, here's a page describing some of how to make your package accessible to the Orca screen reader.
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/-/blob/main/README-APPLICATION-DEVELOPERS.md
@BryanGreyson@social.tchncs.de
I'm RealZero or "Bryan Greyson".
I'm a nerd, #furry, self-declared eco-hippie, working in IT.
Big fan of cartoons, #videogames, #boardgames and animated movies.
Music-wise I listen mostly to metal, medieval-rock, hard-rock and punk stuff.
I'm #vegan, supporter of body-positivity, general tolerance, anti-fascist, #environmentalism, fair-trade, #sustainability, #accessibility ally, #OpenSource / #FOSS.
The good of society and nature has to come before individual gain.
realzero.carrd.co
@bastianilso@mastodon.art · Reply to Bastian Ilso's post
I also really enjoy that I can rely on existing accessibility features of browsers to make my slides available to everyone. Like adding alt text to every multimedia piece, and serving my speaker manuscript to each slide in an aside tag with an aria label like for example "Slide Commentary".
I also thought of the possibility to chop up my voice recording and add it to each slide. I'm sure there are more possibilities too.
#accessibility
@norbu@mastodon.social
Interested in #accessibility ? We at #arXiv are holding a forum with lots of interesting sessions! https://accessibility2024.arxiv.org/
@xabean@infosec.exchange
Asking on behalf of a friend who is losing their vision: what screen reading software do you use?
Edit: After almost a thousand boosts, I think this has collected enough, thanks everyone!
@masukomi@connectified.com
Self-Intro:
Privileged white middle-aged person living in New England. Trying to unlearn my biases, and learn how to live with disabling neurotypes (Autism & ADHD) in a Neurotypical world.
Things you'll hear about on this account:
- programming
- #ADHD issues
- :autistic: #ActuallyAutistic issues
- 🏳️🌈 #Queer / 🏳️⚧️ #Trans rights issues
- anti fascist & capitalist thoughts
- #3DPrinting
- #accessibility issues (low vision)
You can find TTRPG musings at @masukomi@dice.camp
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party
In the 1980s, arcade manufacturers such as #Atari, #MidwayManufacturing and #WilliamsElectronics donated equipment to the tournaments for #PlayersWithDisabilities. They also supplied Gary with spare parts to build the custom mouth interface that his brother needed.
The path from 1980s #arcade and #pinball to today's multimillion-dollar mainstream #VideoGames is neither a straight line nor a story of constant improvement for #PeopleWithDisabilities. Some game genres came and went, as did some game companies. Players with disabilities were #gaming all along, but it wasn't until the 2010s that advocacy for these players started getting wide recognition.
Over the years, the #GamesIndustry had been slow to include players with disabilities in the #GameDesign processes where they could address systemic issues of #accessibility. Advocacy organizations have worked in this space for more than a decade, with one landmark being the #IncludificationProject published in 2012 by #AbleGamers.
@matthiasott@mastodon.social
Yes!! @matuzo’s book just arrived! 🥳 It was a huge honor to contribute a little bit by reviewing it – now I can’t wait to read the final version. 🤗
Also: get yourself a copy! It’s a fantastic and invaluable book for everyone working on the Web!
👉 https://accessibility-cookbook.com
#a11y #accessibility #webdev
@robyn@yeg.bike
Really, City of #Edmonton? Really??
That beg button is a mess on a good day, seeing as it faces the other street rather than the one you're pressing the button for. But now they cordoned it off??
🤦♀️🤦♀️ do better
@RDK@500.social
A new instance means a new introduction. Hi, I'm RDK! I'm a blind Apple entusiast. I write primarily about indie apps, workflows, accessibility, and much more on my blog from the perspective of a screen reader user.
You will also find several categories, such as blogging and weeknotes.
#introduction #accessibility #apps #indieWeb #blogging #writing
@SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
Thanks David MacDonald, hope you are doing OK
#WCAG #accessibility #sharky #W3C
"Sharky raps at 250 words a minute
I'm a cool DJ, Sharky, WCAG. I like techno geek music. How's that David, am I a cool rapper now?
David: Sharky, I couldn't understand a word you said.
Sharky: Most of my blind friends understand everything when I speak at that speed
(slowly) Would you like me to speak really slow for you David?"
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2024/08/01/do-the-wcag/
@VioletPixel@mastodon.social
It not always easy to view media descriptions ("alt text") on Mastodon, so I made https://toot.pics to solve that problem.
You can add toot.pics to your device's share sheet using the instructions on the site. This makes media descriptions easy to view in any app that supports sharing posts.
More details are on https://toot.pics. If you have any questions or notice anything amiss please let me know!
@newcrafts@mastodon.social
📢 We're moving our tech conference videos from Vimeo to YouTube. Vimeo didn't get much traffic outside our direct links, so we're making the switch for better reach. Content will only be temporarily unavailable. Stay tuned! #TechConference #TechVideos #YouTube #Accessibility
@inclusivedesign24@indieweb.social
We've just finalised and released the schedule for the next Inclusive Design 24 #id24 / 12 September 2024 https://inclusivedesign24.org/2024/schedule/ #a11y #accessibility #inclusiveDesign #event
@serenebabe@mastodon.social · Reply to serenebabe's post
adding some more hashtags to increase the odds more clever creative silly bold smart tender people will find and follow me (so I can follow you)! #NoJusticeNoPeace #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Online #Accessibility #Artists #IBS #EnvironmentalCrisis #Democracy #Community #MentalHealth #AbortionIsHealthcare #MidFat #AntiCapitalism #MutualAid #PublicLibrary #Usenet #Joy #FreePalestine #Antiracism #SelfEmployed #CatsOfMastodon #SingleParenting #UnionStrong #Writing #CeaseFireNow
@fedora@fosstodon.org
The Fedora Quality Team is joining Week of Diversity with an Accessibility Test Week!
Much like other Test Days, the goal of this week is to put Fedora through its paces and catch as many accessibility related issues as we can for our disable users. If you want to put your advocacy to action, consider participating!
The Accessibility Test Week runs from Jun 19-25, starting tomorrow.
Learn more: https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-rawhide-test-week-for-a11y-2024-06-19/
#Fedora #FedoraA11yTestWeek #FWD #Accessibility #a11y #Linux #OpenSource
@leroy@indiehackers.social
Woohoo! My first open source contribution is out in the wild.
If you are using @IceCubesApp you can now go to Settings/Content Settings and enable the Require Alt Text to Post feature.
If you attempt to post media without alt text you get this lovely error!
Here is an article on writing quality alt text: https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-content-images
@Lironah@mstdn.games
It's done! Come help us map #WorldOfWarcraft for blind players - now with a video tutorial to get you started!
@talksina@mastodon.uno
@RustyBertrand @david_megginson @joaopinheiro In general I tend to be kind towards people but when I read or hear someone thinking that #accessibility is not important, or worse "it's a waste of money", well, I lose all my rationality and good intentions, and become rude as the devil. I know it, being rude doesn't bring anything back; what we experience now, is due to centuries of exclusion. (1/2)
@david_megginson@mstdn.ca
@RustyBertrand @joaopinheiro Yeah, I've faced real hostility a couple of times in the fedi after politely and privately asking people to add alt text because I enjoyed their posts and wanted to be able to boost them.
Apparently, asking nicely for #accessibility violates people's freedom of expression and is worse than anything Germany did in the 1930s and 40s.
Who knew? 🤷♂️
@craignicol@octodon.social
I think I missed an #introduction post when I first joined, so here's what's Important
#DoctorWho
#webdev
#dotnet
#accessibility
#TechLead
#SoftwareArchitecture
#BlackLivesMatter
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#mentoring
#DataPrivacy
@Kay@mastodon.nz
I live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
My interests include #books 📚 especially #SFF 🚀 👽 🧚 🔮 🐉 🦄 & #cozymysteries #cats 🐈 #ClimateAction #HumanRights 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ #politics for a better world.
Also #DigitalInclusion #Accessibility #Collaboration #ToitūTeTiriti #LandBack
@darrell73@mastodon.online
An #Uber driver refused to transport me from the Cosmopolitan Hotel to the airport on my way home from the #DisabilityIn conference because I am blind! I have already reported the discrimination with Uber. I am also reporting the incident to the Las Vegas Police Department and I will also be contacting the NV Attorney General's Office. Does anyone have any other ideas on how I can call additional attention to this incidet so we reduce the likelihood of it's being repeated? #accessibility #blind
![nil :demisexual_flag: (U) [!].7z's avatar](https://furry.engineer/system/accounts/avatars/109/547/171/112/041/618/original/0e33b85045d242d4.gif){kind=small}
@nil@furry.engineer
this is yet another plea for more alt text. it's super easy to do and will almost certainly improve the reception of your posts!
https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-make-posts-more-accessible-to-blind-people-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
@Aday@mas.to
This is why you shouldn’t overuse emojis in social media.
🔗 Taken from the UK’s Royal National Institute of Blind People https://www.rnib.org.uk/
@weirdwriter@tweesecake.social
Dungeons & Dragons taught me how to write alt text https://ericwbailey.website/published/dungeons-and-dragons-taught-me-how-to-write-alt-text/ #AltText #Accessibility
@Aaron@front-end.social
Ruminating on the potential for #AI in #accessibility https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/opportunities-for-ai-in-accessibility/
@Herover@helvede.net
I've been working on a subtitle editor plugin for #peertube !
It adds a extra button on the update video page, and can do most of what you find in other tools, like visualize audio, basic formatting, and makes it easy to switch language.
The goal is that it should be "good enough" for most who just want to add subtitles/captions, but don't want to spend time finding and downloading dedicated software for this.
Instance administrators can install it via the plugin page.
#accessibility #a11y #foss
@eric@social.ericwbailey.website
Are there accessibility-related projects hosted on GitHub that you'd like to see get some attention? We're working on something for Disability Pride month, and I'd love it if the community got a say in helping to shine light on good people doing great work. #accessibility #FediHelp
@kaiserkiwi@corteximplant.com
Friendly reminder: It's possible to add alt text to images, GIFs and even videos. Please use this feature. Thank you.
Bonus tip: It is possible to add alt text afterwards when editing a post.
@markwyner@mas.to
Update: moved this to my new writing site so there’s a new URL.
Every hashtag on every post on every platform should ALWAYS be pascal case. I wrote this to illustrate how screenreaders read hashtags based on their case.
It’s a small thing that all of us can do to build a more inclusive, accessible internet for all. Please take the time to use pascal case.
Read more:
https://markwrites.io/hashtag-accessibility-by-everyone-for-everyone
#Accessibility #WebAccessibility #Usability #Readability #Hashtags #SocialNetworking #Blogging #UX
@randomMDN@botsin.space
Greetings to all #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #SVG #HTTP #Accessibility #webdev #mdn developers and enthusiasts.
I'm a bot, and every sixth hour I'll randomly pick an article for you from 'mdn web docs'¹.
Alternatively, you can subscribe to the RSS feed², see my GitHub repo³ for any other options and information.
Live long and prosper 🖖
[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web
[2] https://botsin.space/@randomMDN.rss
[3] https://github.com/jaandrle/randomMDN
@MuseumShuffle@mastodon.social
I was shocked last month when @PleaseDontRain was nominated for a Golden Apple award by @AppleVis .
I wrote a blog post with some thoughts about the experience and bunch of tips that will hopefully help others make their app more accessible.
@craiggrannell@mastodon.social
New #introduction:
Writer/journo of 20+ years, mostly #Apple, #tech (incl. vestibular #accessibility), #apps and #games (mobile/web/Mac). I’ve written print and online such as Wired and Stuff. On Mastodon, I write #DailyRetroGame.
If you have made something interesting, email me.
Other bits: on Mastodon since 2018. I write music but am terrible at releasing any. Keen on Lego and comics. Adore mini Schnauzers and miss our wee boy (who passed in 2022) every day.
Do say hello!
@jessamyn@glammr.us
👋 An #introduction. I'm Jessamyn (she/her) an #ExtremelyOnline #GenX #librarian and #technology educator. I care a lot about the #DigitalDivide and #accessibility
I live in #rural #vermont am a #civics #nerd and an elected #JusticeofthePeace
I own #MetaFilter and help run #MLTSHP
I like #moss #wikipedia #trivia #birds #scrabble #antiracist librarianship and practical #anarchism
- Reading list
https://glammr.us/@jessamyn/111692990900843176
- Wikipedia work
https://glammr.us/@jessamyn/111715750451779186
Just happy to be here
@mgorny@treehouse.systems
Ever found modern fancy scrollbars in #Firefox inaccessible?
about:config and:
widget.gtk.overlay-scrollbars.enabled → false
keeps them fully visible while not however.
widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.size.override
can be used to make them thicker (I've set 24).
@weirdwriter@tweesecake.social
I am a blind gay #Romance writer that blogs sometimes.
I sometimes write #AudioDramas but I write personal essays and prose more than scripts.
I listen to a ton of #AudioBooks and #Podcasts, both fiction and nonfiction podcasts. Just for fun, I share my #Libby archive randomly.
I share a mixture of interesting things I read, to random mini stories, to just questions. I'm a bit all over the place on here.
Book and blog updates can be found at, either,
my website, https://blindjournalist.wordpress.com/
Or, aside from here, @weirdwriter@micro.blog
My online bookshop/bookstore can be found at https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdwriter
Finally, I love hanging out in #RomanceLandia a lot because it's a better way to understand humans. I had a Bookwyrm account but I moved everything over to @weirdwriter@micro.blog
Oh, and I also rant about #Accessibility sometimes. Buy my books so I can write more!
To buy my books, go here. https://blindjournalist.wordpress.com/books/
I am agented, but still publish with indie presses. I stink at spelling and grammar but can make you feel warm and fuzzy with sweet, imperfect, men!
My mailing list is here. https://blindjournalist.wordpress.com/subscribe/
My first romance story appeared in this anthology. https://bookshop.org/a/77/9781945009600
Lastly, if you wanna support me while buying some romance #Books, my bookshop store is at https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdwriter
#Readers #Writers #Books #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Introduction #Introductions
@JasonThorne@mastodon.social
A new “continuous sidewalk” in #Kitchener. The design differs from regular sidewalks in that it doesn’t dip down to road level at intersections. It continues at an uninterrupted height. This slows cars turning onto the street + reinforces pedestrian priority through the intersections. Same at the driveways, so you don’t get the up-down “roller coaster effect” when you’re #walking, #cycling or using a wheelchair.
@aardrian@toot.cafe
Seems time to roll this out again:
a11y = Accessibility
https://adrianroselli.com/2016/11/a11y-accessibility.html
Just because non-practitioners don’t know it means that it’s exclusive. It’s proven to be more inclusive to people who work in and benefit from digital accessibility. It’s also been heavily co-opted in product and service names, with the unfortunate “ally” pronunciation.
Just don’t use it in long-form writing.
@aardrian@toot.cafe
My one #a11y-adjacent item, “WCAG Tester”:
• Tee: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/43372286-wcag-tester-white-text
• Notebook: https://www.teepublic.com/notebook/43371905-wcag-tester-black-text
Cosplay as an #accessibility first responder in the tee. Bring the yellow or red notebook or mug to a meeting so folks know this is serious. Grab a laptop sticker!
@jscholes@dragonscave.space
Ouch. The voting page for the #Python Software Foundation (#PSF) Board of Directors 2024 Election is completely inaccessible with a keyboard.
It's hosted by OpaVote, which is presumably a third party. None of the director candidate checkboxes or bylaw change radio buttons can be navigated to, nor can their state be determined with a #screenReader to make sure I'm voting for the intended things. #accessibility
@joelanman@hachyderm.io
nice to see #accessibility fixes and attention to detail on @elk
@joelanman@hachyderm.io
It's a designer's job to design for people who use
- screens
- screen readers
- screen magnifiers
- touch screens
- trackpads
- voice input
- keyboard-only
(a non exhaustive list)
@joelanman@hachyderm.io
Terms like 'edge case' and 'niche' should refer to *tasks* you know from research are uncommon. They don't refer to access needs. No one should be deprioritised in your service because of disability.
#a11y #accessibility #design
@KarinWanderer@mastodon.art
It's #DisabilityPrideMonth 
Time for my annual PSA for #Video Creators:
*Subtitles Are Vital*
Also, plan on them going Over your video
When you put important info at the bottom of the screen I have to pause, turn off subtitles, rewind, play it to see the info, pause, & turn subtitles back on- unless I miss it entirely because the subtitles hide it!
#Inclusion #Disability #Subtitles #Deaf #HoH #HardOfHearing #Processing #Accessibility
@christianp@mathstodon.xyz
I'm CLP, one of the admins of mathstodon.xyz.
I'm a mathematician of sorts, working in a university #maths department, spending most of my time making the mathematical e-assessment system @numbas.
Outside work I'm always making little things online, which I collect on my homepage at https://somethingorotherwhatever.com/
I have a bot, @esoterica, which posts entries from my collection of interesting and unusual maths references once a day.
I'm one of the editors of @aperiodical, a maths news/magazine blog. You can follow @mathnews for breaking maths news.
I'm involved with @MathsJam and the @TMiP conference, which I'm hosting in #Newcastle this summer.
I'm disabled in a few ways: I'm #ActuallyAutistic, dyspraxic, I have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome #hEDS, and protanopia colour vision deficiency. I'm interested in #accessibility, particularly digital accessibility things that come up at work.
I live in #WhitleyBay in the North-East of England.
I ride my bike a lot, really as a mobility aid.
@SamiMaatta@mementomori.social
Tooting mostly in Finnish and about digital accessibility. Won't you write an alt text to your image? If you can't make an alt text, for example, because of a disability, use #ALT4me and somebody will swoop in to make you one!
Boosting posts with physical accessibility, cycling, politics, cities and tech for humans and images with #altText. I won't follow you if you don't use it.
I wonder how communities work and how we can design things with humans at the center. I'm trying to find places where to make a difference.
Bad at watching shows, good at watching 1,5 hour long video essays on Youtube. I game - with or without video.
I'm the guy who walked up to a group of people playing ultimate frisbee 3 years ago and am still playing with them.
Friend of printed books, ebooks and audiobooks. Genres: scifi, society, technology and social media.
#accessibility #cycling #urbanPlanning #scifi #serviceDesign #research #gaming #videogames #politics #ebooks #audiobooks #audiobook #ebook #braille #HTML
@Brett_E_Carlock@mastodon.online
Does anyone have any recommendations for folks who do React/Webdev with a focus on Accessibility?
@aks@scalie.zone
Last night i tested some apps with text to speech just out of curiosity. Just listening that the things it depict sound right at all.
I can't fully test things because i am not in a spot to do so, but this is something anyone can do really. Enable text to speech, click around your app, make sure that all fields, buttons, texts and things are described. Make also sure that you can use keyboard only to move around.
If you want to help with #Linux #accessibility this is something anyone could try to do and fix! It will not make things perfect necessarily but it really does help. You dont have to even write code, you can document things and then make a bug report!
I learned a lot from this @LateNightLinux podcast episode and i highly recommend anyone who makes apps and websites to listen it! Even if youre not on linux!
https://linuxafterdark.net/linux-after-dark-episode-72/
@somcak@beige.party
#introduction
New instance new intro!!
I'm somcak, a #librarian currently in #Ohio. I have 2 mini #dachshunds and 2 #cats. I enjoy all sorts of music, yes, even death metal on occasion!
I've been on Mastodon since October 2022, and this is my 5th server.
I use content warnings for all sorts of stuff, just trying to be considerate! I always make sure there's #AltText and #CamelCase for my own posts as well as those I boost. #Accessibility matters.
I enjoy learning about #history and #archeology, particularly the #neolithic. I'm also interested in #UrbanPlanning and how we can make communities greener. I have an #ebike and care about #CompleteStreets.
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online
A #blind person sharing their thoughts on AI-generated image descriptions vs those written by humans.
"[...] I've noticed that these beautifully crafted AI descriptions might not always be accurate. On the other hand, human-written Alt Text can sometimes be basic, plain, and less inspiring, but often more reliable."
https://www.applevis.com/forum/other-apple-chat/alt-text-adventures-ai-vs-human-descriptions
via https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter/112694268382629389
@cats@goose.rodeo
In an effort to improve #accessibility this bot is now trying out OpenAI's GPT-4 Vision to generate matching #alt texts for images.
@maxpascher@hci.social
🚀 Excited to share our latest work! 🚀
"AdaptiX - A Transitional XR Framework for Development and Evaluation of Shared Control Applications in Assistive Robotics" is now published!
👉 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3660243
I am excited to present our work at the EICS 2024 conference in #Cagliari, Italy on June 28th.
#AssistiveTech #Robotics #Human #Robot #HRI #XR #MR #AR #VR #AdaptiX #Research #HumanRobotInteraction #Technology #Accessibility #SharedControl
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
Fedora has been shipping with a broken screen reader for NINE YEARS but the real problem is me
#fedora #accessibility #a11y #ableism #RedHat #IBM #Linux #OpenSource
@mikesax@mas.to
#Accessibility is not limited to how your software works. It’s also about how your whole company interacts with customers. Every business process should be designed with accessibility in mind.
@awilbert@mastodon.social
I've been having a bad tinnitus flareup this week, which has had a big impact on my productivity and ability to focus. This #macOS #accessibility feature to play a selection of white noise patterns has really helped (System Settings > Accessibility > Hearing > Audio > Background Sound). It's one of those features that I don't see mentioned ever, but it's been a godsend since I discovered it.
Dark Noise is my jam!
@mallonbacka@hachyderm.io
Someone interacted with my #introduction and I realized it wasn’t quite up-to-date.
I’m Matthew. I work on #accessibility at S-group (Finland’s grocery/fashion/hospitality/fuel/etc giant). I’ve got an MSc in service design and engineering and a BSc focused on AI.
I like creating things. At work this means accessibility-focused components, at home something electronic or 3D-printed.
The rest of the time I’m usually outdoors, either with the dog or the local search and rescue team.
@sarajw@front-end.social
In a thread yesterday it was made clear that disabled people who don't use something that we might call "assistive technology" are still covered by accessibility guidelines.
They might use:
- autofill / autocomplete
- predictive text
- zoom / text size
- high-contrast or forced colors
... there are more, I'm sure.
I feel like I need a name for this - like browser or OS "accommodations"? Do they already have a name? I'm trying to search for more similar uses.
Thank you!
@sarajw@front-end.social
So... I bought a domain. I'm doing a thing.
Do people still #buildInPublic these days? Let's do it. It's in a very very sparse starting stage right now:
(Yes, I bought https://whimsically.net too. Not whimsicaIIy.net though!)
#accessibility for hobbyists.
It'll be slow, and move forward in bursts. I'm excited though!
@sarajw@front-end.social
Omg. @SaraSoueidan's material is dense and fast and great and my brain is busy.
When the video comes out I will certainly share it.
@MoritzGiessmann@mastodon.social
I’ll do more freelance Accessibility Work in the future!
🧑💻 Accessibility Audits and Reviews
🧑🏫 Accessibility Talks and Workshops
♟️ Accessibility Strategy Development
🖥️ Semantic-HTML Audits
✨ UX Reviews
⚡️ Web Performance Audits
If you think we could be a match, I’m just a mail away: https://moritzglantz.de/blog/work-with-me/
Sharing this post would mean the world to me 🙏❤️!
@labellaragassa@exquisite.social
My #introduction (since I didn't do one yet here on this server !)
Mij name is Sophie, a Dutch/Belgian woman.
* I work in #accessibility and offer also a #mentorship.
* Music is important to me, I love listening and singing (have been taking singing lessons for the past 6 years, currently on hiatus since 2022 though). My #music taste is very eclactic!
* love watching tv-series and movies, and some streamers.
* I love #stationery, I have a lot of #pens and enjoy #fountainpens, i have also fountain pen inks, use a analog planner and journal regurlary. I also have washi tape and stickers
* I also love colouring, so have enough colouring pencils and markers!
* I am a reader and book lover #books
* I like #CrossStitching, but I need more patience for it 😂 . Trying to learn to crochet and maybe knitting.
* I have a diamond painting, but I also need more patience so I actually finish that one, LOL
* Touch of the #ADHD
* #TurnersSyndrome
* Leonardo da Vinci is one of the people I deeply admire, for both his genius, his faults and trials and tribulations
* Interested in #paranormal storries and documentaries
@HopePunkFTW@earthstream.social
Thank you all for welcoming me to the Fediverse!
I came from reddit, where I have been a mod of the r/HopePunk sub for quite some time.
Everyone knows what happened to Reddit, and probably knows about Lemmy as well.
I'm here to post about #HopePunk, #SolarPunk, #indieauthors, #unions, #accessibility, and about making the future a better place for us all.
There will also be #memes. Oh yes.
#introduction
@aoe@berlin.social
@libreoffice
#LibreOffice kann beim Export barrierefreie PDF-Dateien erstellen (PDF/UA)!
Kurzer Test unter LibreOffice 7.6.4.1 mit einem Dokument mit Listen, Tabellen, Abbildungen, Inhaltsverzeichnis etc. lief erfolgreich.
Darauf aufmerksam geworden bin ich über eine Meldung der PDF Association (https://pdfa.org/pdf-in-the-wild-for-january-2024/).
@disabledvoices@newsmast.community
Introducing the Newsmast Disabled Voices Community Feed. Hand-curated content from all over the Fediverse. A mix of hashtags, follows, filters and mutes to bring you up to date, engaging posts. Published by newsmast@newsmast.social as part of our mission to make knowledge accessible across social media.
Just follow, create a list, add the feed and exclude from your home timeline - see the bio for more tips.
Please boost and help share knowledge in the Fediverse.
@ambimist@toot.io
Well since I'm out of work, I guess I should try to #getfedihired!
I'm a 20+ year software engineer, with special interest in areas where people and technology intersect - #UX, #DX, #accessibility, #privacy, #security. My career has mostly been web-based, but I have knowledge and interest in most aspects of computing and networking - especially in regards to #FOSS.
Ideally I'm looking for something explicitly pro-social, and either fully remote and/or in the #oslo region 🇳🇴
@s427@lou.lt
Petit rappel qu'à la question "avez-vous un handicap", il y a seulement deux réponses possibles :
- Oui
- Pas encore
Les questions d'accessibilité nous concernent toutes et tous. Pensez à donner une alternative textuelle (alt text) à vos images. 🥰
@michaelharley@infosec.exchange
Hey everyone! Here is my #Introduction.
I recently (2023-09-25) consolidated my various Mastodon accounts into this one and did all the necessary account redirections here. I've also recently begun consolidating all my websites into a single namespace: https://michaelharley.net.
I work remotely as a #PowerPlatform Developer from Richmond, VA, US. I'm interested in #UIUX and #Accessibility, especially regarding #PowerPlatform.
I enjoy #Homeassistant, #Factorio, #Foosball, metal shows, grilling, and reading about spaceship fights.
We have four cats, which are henceforth referred to as The Goblins.
@doug@union.place
For all the push for functionality in social media, the focus on moderation is just... barely considered?
Why do we never learn the lessons of the last failed project?
One could also replace Moderation with Accessibility and it would also be accurate, although people seem to think things would continue to function regardless.
Borrowed from the excellent original "Dependency" by #XKCD:
https://xkcd.com/2347/
@kitwinter@dice.camp
I'm available for tabletop writing, editing (tabletop, fiction, nonfiction), sensitivity reading, and accessibility consulting (representation; document accessibility; website accessibility). If you have questions, like about topics for sensitivity reading, or about accessibility, etc, please contact me! #TTRPG #accessibility
@Estrella@dragonscave.space
I don't know if I've ever actually written a comprehensive #Introduction post, so here goes nothing.
I'm a language student, studying German specifically right now, but have a bachelor's degree in Spanish as well. I'm passionate about linguistics beyond my scope of study and love learning new facts about language usage in any context.
Some of my interests include music (I'm a vocalist and pianist), reading, writing, psychology, nature (Not vs. nurture, although that too).
I'm looking for engagement with people who will post about the things I want to read about, while also enjoying what i post about. I'll definitely not follow you if you post images without alt text, but i might also consider unfollowing if you have a habit of reposting posts without alt text. Accessibility matters.
Throwing a few hashtags here for more interaction:
#ADHD #language #linguistics #music #reading #writing #psychology #nature #bisexual #curious #alttext #accessibility #neurodivergent #ally
@ryanlintott@mastodon.social
We all like to move it move it... but #SwiftUI .onMove doesn't have accessibility support! To fix this, I made a free SPM with view modifiers that add accessible move actions.
@paddyduke@mastodon.social
I'm Paddy (he/they). I'm am an Irish designer, front-end dev and musician living in Edinburgh.
I spend my work days building tools to help people take their shitty bosses to court.
On here I boost a lot of posts about front-end dev, anti-capitalism, socialism, ethics, accessibility, urbanism and (mostly punk) music.
Tags:
#Design #Designer #FrontEnd #Accessibility #Ethics #Music #Punk #Edinburgh #Scotland #AntiCapitalist #Socialism
@Captionista@indieapps.space
We’re thrilled to share that Captionista 1.5 is out now with a bunch of great features for adding captions & subtitles to video posts.
🆕 Freestyle for moving, rotating and resizing each caption, new Colour Trends, SRT closed caption export and more.
https://captionista.app/blog/release-1-5-captions-freestyle-srt-export-ipad-hover-copy.html
@stvfrnzl@mastodon.online
Hello everyone,
I'm Steve and I work mainly as a #frontend developer with a focus on #html #css #javascript and #accessibility.
I'm also a music nerd and #HotSauce lover and recently got back into the habit of reading #books. #VideoGames are also something that is dear to my heart.
Feel free to reach out if you want to talk about any of these topics. Welcome to the #FediVerse!
@kitwinter@dice.camp · Reply to Kit's post
I also have an #accessibility resource list meant for tabletop creators, but many of these resources work if you're just using Word, InDesign, etc as well! https://www.flowerstorm.tech/tabletop-creator-resources-for-tabletop-accessibility/
@jillrhudy@mastodon.social
This is my Third Instance and third #introduction I like #books, #sff and #mystery especially. I’m a #librarian and #webmaster who can barely code, but I’m evangelical on #accessibility and #ux. I’m a newly minted #bookBlogger. I have ultra-clean websites and an ultra-dirty house. I’ve lived many lives. I still love #hairmetal. I’m a diehard #Anglophile. I have six kids and practice #yoga.
@dyani@social.coop
👋🏻 Hi, my name is D'yani! (cisfem, she/her) #introduction time!
I'm a thoughtful #creative #introvert #leftist, very into #empathy #communication #mentalhealth #acceptance and real #friendship.
I'm afraid I suck at making friends? Despite unshakable deep loneliness. So pls if you think we could be friends, throw me a lifeline 😊
#learning #digitalArt #cats #animals #chronicFatigue #accessibility #design #art #tv #movies #socialism #communism #UX #crafts #miniatures #books #cozy #videogames
@TheBird@ni.hil.ist
#introduction for new server. I moved my anarchist account and I hope this will be the last time. :)
I'm Aidan -- nickname Bird, hence my screenname here: TheBird.
I am a #nonbinary, #queer, #disabled #ScienceFiction #writer. I have #LongCovid, and it sucks. I am still working on diagnoses for other possible chronic illnesses.
I have a second account at Aaidanbird@disabled.social, where I focus on needs of that community there.
Interests: #Anarchism #CommunityCare #MutualAid #Justice #DisabilityJustice, #Antiracism, #LGBTQIA #Accessibility
#CityDesign #WalkableCity #AccessibleCity
#gaming, #GameDesign, #writing #poetry #cartography, #physics, #astronomy, #WorldBuilding, #music, #cats, and #art. I draw #PlanetaryMaps.
My Elivera world, of which most of my writings are set, is located here: http://www.worldanvil.com/w/elivera3A-the-lost-ones-aidanbird
My Elivera world is a solarpunk world, where I explore various #AntiCapitalist ways of existing. Capitalism has never existed on Elivera and will never exist. A lot of the "nations" of Elivera are run by horizontal democracy and are experiments with collectives (some anarchist in bent and others experiments with communist approach to society).
I keep a database of saved #Covid studies and articles. I update it 2x a month. It's on #notion. I set it up with tags. Link: https://bit.ly/AidansCovidDatabase
#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #AirFilter #MasksAreAnAccessNeed
I have a SUPER FLUFFY cat named Sgt. Quark Amaya McFluffers. He's my little buddy.
And that's about it. I'm not new to Mastodon by the way. I'm just posting this so I can pin it for others to see.
@UnCoveredMyths@autistics.life
I generally post about #Disability, #MCAS, #EhlersDanlosSyndrome, #EDS, and #Celiac.
Due to EDS, I use a #PowerChair.
I also enjoy #Writing and #Reading. I will occasionally mention when one of my books are free on Amazon. If you need a copy, please let me know.
I am #DeafBlind, and write about #Accessibility.
Things I miss: Gardening, Sewing, Crafting, Crocheting, Cooking, Baking, Knitting, Walking, Hiking, Exploring.
Photos are rare, as words are easier to use to explain concepts.
@wkfry@mastodon.social
I don’t know why, but I never did an #Introduction post. So here it goes…
#Software #developer who works at #Microsoft/#MicrosoftEDU. Makes products work better for #teachers and #students in #k12 #education. I work on #ImmersiveReader and #ReadingProgress. Both help with #accessibility and #LanguageLearning.
I'm #gay, #liberal and live in #seattle. I love #tech, #cooking and #recipes. #Athiest involved in #ReligiousEducation and a member of a #UU church. #ENTJ. #Cat person.
@theadhocracy@indieweb.social
Hi 👋 I'm Murray: a white, British dude living in #London (they/he). I'm happiest when taking #WildlifePhotography or tinkering on https://theadhocracy.co.uk
I think we should respect the places we inhabit and take ownership of our impact, so I'm drawn to the #IndieWeb and #Rewilding movements.
I'm a #UIEngineer AKA #DesignEngineer AKA #FrontOfTheFrontEndDeveloper AKA I prefer solving problems for people, rather than computers (#accessibility #UX). I'm also a big #Jamstack and #CraftCMS fan 🙌
@saji@mastodon.social
Hello there. #introduction
I'm doing webby things. Originally from Poland, currently based in Berlin. I strongly believe in #progressiveEnhancement, that #accessibility on the web should be inalienable (thought I still have a lot to learn here) and that any single web page should fit on a 1.44MB floppy unless it has a _really_ good reason not to.
@niels@indieweb.social
New server, new #introduction post.
I'm Niels, 40+ years old and live in The Netherlands 🇳🇱.
I work as front-end developer at a company that builds software for mental health providers.
Right now I'm deep into building our component driven Design System where #accessibility is a key priority. I'm also "the #CSS guy" at work and love tinkering with it.
Music is life and #metal is a big part of it. I'm a gamer, play some guitar, enjoy home automation, am a dad and our family dog is named Jack.
@jaandrle@fosstodon.org
As #mastodon have no algorithm for guessing for whom to deliver your posts, you have to keep in mind it when you write.
Meaning, use wisely these ingredients¹: target audience² (post visibility) and language, hashtags and content warnings.
[1] see image
[2] see https://nolog.link/s/69HCJt
#accessibility #tips #mastodonEtiquette
@OliviaVespera@spacey.space
Hello #intro #introduction I'm Olivia Vespera, I was a long time CMDR in #elitedangerous. I got involved as a volunteer at #Nineworlds #Geekfest and saw how amazing it was in terms of #accessibility (though there was room from #decolonialisation)
I'm now an all around space/rocket nerd who is just waiting for #starship to launch am so happy to finally see #SLS launch, even though I didn't it would ever happen! Big fan of hard sci fi everything. Atomic Rockets webpage is great! #ksp too
@molly@hachyderm.io
#introduction hello! I’m Molly (she/her) in #berlin, #deutschland.
I’m a #ux designer and educator at Superbloom (http://superbloom.design) using #design as a lever to make tech serve the people, not the other way around. #accessibility #nonprofittech #civictech #opensource #opensourcedesign
My favorite non-work topics are the #denglish life, #parenting (especially of a #type1diabetes toddler), #sewing, #illustration, and #cooking.
Es wird ab und zu auf deutsch getrötet.
@ADisorderlyFashion@mas.to
I decided to make a post with links to all the other posts I've seen regarding #FediverseEtiquette for any people from other sites following me here.
https://pagan.plus/@Cassana/109336771390982729 - notes on #accessibility for visually impared persons
https://mstdn.social/@layeredstrange/109314189803424648 - link videos, direct uploads take way more resources for your instance
https://mastodon.social/@Maybellromero/109295141501161650 - boosts > favourites due to the lack of algorithm
I can't find a link for this one, but don't just join an instance because of user count.
@Bec@peoplemaking.games
New & improved #introduction time!
I’m Bec aka Cat Operated. I’m over 40 and live in #NorthCarolina with my 2 #cats Bailey and Riley. I’m also a cat #furry but don’t try and pet me, thanks. I’m #disabled with #ChronicPain (among other things) and am all about #accessibility in games.
I’m married to @fiendly, my lovely wife who streams and does video essays on bands you should check out.
I’m #trans (specifically #genderfluid) #ace and #bi, and also an #anarchist, but enough about politics (little joke, given my existence is political now).
Any alleged enthusiasm I may have for setting things on fire is just the influence of #satanism. I may or may not be joking. Either way, I’m going to hell.
I’m a #writer who specializes in #horror, but after more-or-less retiring from #gamedev I’m now an accessibility consultant who tends to make abled devs upset by pointing out their largest subtitle option still isn’t big enough. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@ppla2011@troet.cafe
Ihr lieben, wenn ich auf Fehlende Bildbeschreibungen hinweise, geht es nicht darum, etwas aufzwingen zu wollen, sondern darum, das #Mastodon so inklusiv bleibt wie bisher. Ist mir sehr wichtig, das deutlich zu machen #Barrierefreiheit #Inklusion #Accessibility #Neuhier #Introduction
@tfardet@scicomm.xyz
On SciComm.xyz, we have a rule about the use of image description; there are good reasons for that.
The most important one is because we believe that people using screen-readers (or with sight-related problems) should be 1st-class citizens on the Fediverse and should not feel excluded by inaccessible content.
But there are also very down-to-earth reasons why scientists and science communicators should use image descriptions.
A thread.
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@ginsterbusch@kosmos.social
Hello World! I'm a #genderqueer, #neuroqueer, #actuallyautistic, sight-impaired (aka #disabled) person. Working as a professional #webdesigner and #webdeveloper since the late 1990s, with #WordPress since 2004. #ClassicPress Founding Committee member. Native #german speaker, near-native #english.
Our passions include #djing, #blackmetal, #industrial, #goth, #usability, #accessibility, #antiableism, #smallformfactor, #thinkpad, #linux, #cooking, #baking, #cats, #opensource
@jitteringrunt@mas.to
When posting an #introduction use hashtags on your toot with your interests. Use CW(content warnings) on posts, as needed, to keep folks feeds clean. Content doesn't actually have to be bad to use it. Lastly....use descriptions on uploaded pictures. This is incredibly helpful for #accessibility 😀 #welcome
@paezha@mastodon.online
I am part of the Great #MastodonMigration from that other site.
I teach and do research at #McMaster University's School of Earth, Environment and Society. My areas of interest are #transportation, #accessibility, #ActiveTravel, #equity, and #policy. I have a strong interest in methods, and my longest love affair has been with #SpatialStatistics and #SpatialDataAnalysis.
I am interested in #writing, and use #Rstats with gusto, professionally and for #Rtistry and #GenerativeArt.
@nickautomatic@mastodon.social
Seems like Mastodon might actually be taking off this time, so... here's an #introduction!
👋 I'm a web developer with a particular interest in #DesignSystems, #accessibility, and #WebPerformance. I love #HTML and #CSS but I'm not averse to a bit of #JavaScript
I've also worked as a researcher in experimental #psychology, studying perception and attention.
In my spare time I like to read, watch films, and make #ElectronicMusic.
I lived in Japan for a few years, so #日本語 もOKです。よろしくね！
@heades@hci.social
Heya y’all! For the last 8 years I’ve been a CS researcher in the #design of #programmingLanguages, but have been branching out into more areas of #HCI esp. in the #accessibility of programming languages and their tools, and #sportsHCI where we are applying HCI to remote training of athletes. I’m also interested in #UX and #mobileDevelopment. Looking forward to chatting with y’all. #introductions
@darekkay@fosstodon.org
Hey, I'm Darek Kay 👋
I'm a #frontend #developer and an #accessibility advocate, currently working at IBM. I love sharing what I know through my #blog, #teaching and #speaking at conferences.
I enjoy hiking, board games, escape rooms and playing the guitar/keyboard. Lately I've been diving deeper into #photography as well.
I prefer reading and writing less frequent but more substantial posts.
#introduction #webdevelopment #webdev #programming #a11y #javascript #typescript #react
@betalars@chaos.social
Sometimes random people reach out to me on telegram to thank me for making this sticker pack. The last instance of this happening finally made me also add it to signal! #makeprivacystick
Enjoy: https://signal.art/addstickers/#pack_id=0c5fd9120341b54ac2a8f5201484cee7&pack_key=7d945d1300cc277011668626ce5fad0010d0e8eba99353b7493566bf3705a9b6
Telegram: https://t.me/addstickers/mh_status
Remix it on gitlab: https://gitlab.com/betalars/helpful-recources/-/tree/master/Mental_health_stickerpack
@talon@dragonscave.space
#Introduction For those that are new, Hi! I'm Talon! I mainly talk about #accessibility, #audio and #software - I mean to talk about more but for some reason that never happens.
Webdev during the day, audio game dev and music producer at night. Oh I also make sure dragonscave.space sorta kinda mostly runs.
#MusicProduction #AudioGames #VisuallyImpaired / #blind