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Best I can manage for now.
"Request received: Sling TV does not offer accessible guide nor audio descriptions
We received your informal complaint – ticket number 7401450.
We will review your complaint. We will contact you if we need more information. " (at least I can take comfort in knowing that adp.acb.org/streaming.html is still accurate about this matter.)

Streaming Video Services Offering Audio Description

Services which stream videos via the Internet, some of which contain audio description tracks.
The Audio Description Project

What can I say. I'm giving up on this Sling refund. Not worth beating a dead horse. The second agent put me on a 15-minute hold whilst he spoke to his supervisor, and they concluded that there's no exceptions to the refund policy, but that they noted down my accessibility problems and concerns with the guide, playback. I pressed for the creation of a customer support ticket so at least I could know it's getting sent to a team internally but no such luck either. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
in reply to Tamas G

Tyler Spivey
Tyler Spivey
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Credit card chargeback?
in reply to Tyler Spivey

Tamas G
Tamas G
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@tspivey ah sadly got it as debit, I try to not order many things on credit cards so as to not pay it off later but in this case that one worked against me
@Tyler Spivey
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Matthew J
Matthew J
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@tspivey also chargebacks only tend to work if the contract expressly is breached. Unless the ocntract said it was accessible or you could find a term you could argue about, it might not work regardless
@Tyler Spivey
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Leo
Leo
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Ugh sorry you're dealing with that. We considered switching to a cheaper provider, but realized that Youtube TV is the most accessible despite the higher cost. OTAs are not always likely to work either. I think @morganlynn1992 mentioned there might be newer services coming down the pipeline, but not sure.
@Morgan Pimentel
in reply to Leo

Tamas G
Tamas G
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@Lprazdnik @morganlynn1992 I'm not sure, people are telling me Direct TV itself has a more accessible service which is a bit ironic. At this point you probably get a better deal going through an internet or cable provider like XFinity, but now I'm even too scared to try their service after this Sling BS. And IPTV is nice for being simple but you're risking suspensions of your IPTV and domain ceasures, neither of which are fun.
@Morgan Pimentel @Leo
in reply to Tamas G

JamminJerry
JamminJerry
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@Lprazdnik @morganlynn1992 the way I see it, while youtube tv is a little pricy, you do get a lot of channels, a lot of dvr space, and it is cheaper than getting cable, with a cable box.
@Morgan Pimentel @Leo
in reply to Leo

Tamas G
Tamas G
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@Lprazdnik @morganlynn1992 I do think Google has won that war from an accessibility angle but it's a pretty penny to pay $72, pretty much the price of cable TV not to mention if you pay for any other standalone streaming services. I think the market is truly fucked, I have no other word for it. No matter where you turn there's problems, it's a sad state of that world.
@Morgan Pimentel @Leo
in reply to Tamas G

Leo
Leo
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@morganlynn1992 Oh yeah. We tried XFinity's version of the streaming service, ever since switching back to them as an ISP, and it wasn't great. The app wouldn't allow Morgan to sort by channels, and the streaming box is terrible all around. So yeah, we need better options.
@Morgan Pimentel
in reply to Tamas G

JamminJerry
JamminJerry
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@Lprazdnik @morganlynn1992 72 dollars for cable? you only wish! I think when we had cable with the cable box, we paid 150 for the cable, and around 10 to 12 dollars for each cable box we had.
@Morgan Pimentel @Leo
in reply to Leo

Tristan
Tristan
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@Lprazdnik @morganlynn1992 What's the AD situation like on YouTube TV? I imagine it depends on the affiliates you have locally and if they provide audio description over the air?
@Morgan Pimentel @Leo
in reply to Tristan

Tamas G
Tamas G
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@tristan @Lprazdnik @morganlynn1992 from what I remember of it yes, but even back in 2017 or 2018 when I tried it, the local ABC for this area had it. As far as I know they also support more markets for local channels, whereas Sling is banking on their Air TV (which as I found out is also not compatible on web.) YTV will probably give AD if the closest-local market station supports it which is a huge win that way
@Tristan @Morgan Pimentel @Leo

Hi friends!

We're working with a large technology company looking to understand deaf individual's needs as we build assistive technology. Please forward to all of your #deaf or hard of hearing friends in the USA. We're paying referrals!
Tim
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#deaf

me: *explaining to CEO how we’re using accessibility features from 25 years ago in a new product*
CEO: That seems so obvious. Why hasn’t anybody thought to do it this way before?
me: ableism

So I never thought I'd be saying this, but I'm considering switching away from Outlook because it's not properly deleting my Gmail messages LOL. Everything that Outlook says is deleted still shows up in Gmail's All Mail folder. This doesn't happen using the native mail app in iOS. I've changed some settings in both Outlook and on Gmail's web interface, and this still seems to be occurring. Are there any alternatives out there that are simple and accessible with screenreaders? #Blind #Windows #JAWS #NVDA #A11y
#a11y #blind #Windows #nvda #jaws
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#AskFedi: are there any recent, smart articles about #ATProto and its half-baked decentralization (so far)?

My favorite piece on the subject has been @rysiek 's "Bluesky is cosplaying decentralization" rys.io/en/167.html from a year and a half ago, but significant changes have happened in the meantime... I wonder if there are any updated posts about it?

Oh and @rysiek is one of my favorite people to follow on here, so click on that Follow button if you haven't already.

BlueSky is cosplaying decentralization

Almost exactly six months after Twitter got taken over by a petulant edge lord, people seem to be done with grieving the communities this disrupted and connections they lost, and are ready, eager even
Songs on the Security of Networks
#askfedi #atproto @Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

Seru na český zdravotnictví.
Jakmile je potřebuješ ale není to na rychlou sanitku, tak se nikam neprobojuješ, všechno trvá a přehazujou si tě jako brambor. Je jedno že člověk trpí...

Potřebujeme zařídit hospic, zkoušíme to přes lékaře, lékař nás odbyde že na to nemá čas, ať si přijdem v jednu kdy nemá nával. 😳
Nakonec se lékař podaří obejít a domluvíme se přes paliativní službu.

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in reply to Štěpán Škorpil

Štěpán Škorpil
Štěpán Škorpil
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Problém dva, potřebujeme převoz ležáka do hospicu.
Hospic říká, že to musí vyžádat lékař. Zkoušíme zase lékaře, ten nadiktuje 10 čísel ať si to obvoláme sami.

Obvoláme 10 čísel, nikde nás nevezmou.

Tzn ani zítra se do hospicu nedostanem. Další den bude trpět doma. Stav se zhoršil rychle, na tohle nejsme vybavení.

in reply to Štěpán Škorpil

Štěpán Škorpil
Štěpán Škorpil
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Fakt doufám, že mě včas srazí někde na kole auto a budu mít rychlej konec.

Escher and Penrose were pen pals!
Letter from Escher to Penrose with doodles of teselations and birds

My sister Nandini Harihareswara will be speaking at the Interledger Summit this weekend in Cape Town, South Africa interledger.org/summit/2024/sp… so say hi if you meet her! She is an expert on digital financial inclusion and has interesting stories about how systems work, including what does and doesn't work to make them more meaningfully inclusive.

#ILPSummit24

Nandini Harihareswara

Interledger Foundation
#ilpsummit24

Note slapped onto a French sidewalk advertisement:
"We want trees, not this sh*t"
Mon mate, everyone, everywhere agrees.

This Sumerian house plan, dating back around 5,000 years, offers a glimpse into the architectural sophistication of the Ur III period.

The clay tablet, from the city of Umma, depicts a residential structure centered around a courtyard. Dimensions are given in cubits, likely corresponding to room sizes. Parallel lines represent walls, while doorways are indicated, providing a detailed representation of the house's layout.

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin

#archaeohistories

#archaeohistories

Remember the first time you created that index.html, opened in the browser, and it felt like magic?
@bw wrote a free online ebook and I love the promise:
“I feel strongly that anyone should be able to make a website with HTML if they want. This book will teach you how to do just that. It doesn’t require any previous experience making websites or coding. I will cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.”

htmlforpeople.com/

Screenshot of the ebook introduction with a pastel nicely illustrated banner with the title HTML for people, and a cute smiling robot

HTML for People

HTML isn't only for people working in the tech field. It's for everyone. Learn how to make a website from scratch in this beginner friendly web book.
htmlforpeople.com
@Blake Watson

I never saw a rainbow in a dandelion before
Looking up at a dandelion gone to seed. The white fluffy seed ball is catching the early morning sun and creating a prismatic effect, with colors of the rainbow tracing the individual seeds.

@Tutanota Watch it we have a pishing/spam email circulating by Tuta Team <kimlucastro3@gmail.com> Important: Database Upgrade and User Verification Required

This account is asking to verify your email. DO NOT CLICK it redirects you to "helpful-playful-authorization.glitch.me/" if you inspect the hyperling which will the ask you to log in again

#tutanota #privacy #news #email #warning

#email #privacy #News #tutanota #warning @Tuta
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in reply to digitalart_jason

Tuta
Tuta
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Hi there. Thanks for sharing this. Please will you also send these details to our abuse team at abuse@tutao.de

WOW. Fedex just dropped a 2000$ laptop at my door without even waiting / signature. At least they rang the bell...

@frameworkcomputer

@Framework
in reply to Tim Lavoie

Hubert Figuière
Hubert Figuière
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@tim_lavoie I live in a very urban area, there is no gate / fence to my door.

Also Canada Post doesn't work for this as it ship from far away.

At least I knew it was coming today and I was right there.

@Tim Lavoie
in reply to Hubert Figuière

Tim Lavoie
Tim Lavoie
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How far do you have to send from to not be able to receive it as postal mail? I would think of it as the default, not the exception.

Billede fundet andet sted på det store net. Hvordan man undgår en del seksuelle overgreb

Never commit yourself! Let someone else commit you.

chrum

edit: 10x Sammy

vrana je vlašský orech
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So, a few clips from an old recording and I have a credible Michael Jayston to read me bits of the new John le Carré thriller, penned by his son Nick, thanks to the Eleven Labs reader.
Uncanny.

Jayston died only a few months ago, according to a quick google. The real Audiobook is read by Simon Russell Beale , who did a credible George Smiley on the radio of course.
My george will always be Bernard Hepton, thanks to a little box of cassettes in the 1990's.

The book cover of Karla's Choice, a John le Carré novel by Nick Harkaway
in reply to Sean Randall

Lulu Hartgen
Lulu Hartgen
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I would indeed if you ever find it. I really enjoyed that one.

I rarely use ride-sharing apps because they're destructive to public infrastructure I care about, but recently I had to use Lyft and YOU CAN'T USE IT ON THE WEB. Their website literally tells you to go get the app, so you can't use a desktop browser at all to access their platform. That is an absolutely *wild* choice, and even more absurd that it goes unnoticed in the current media/tech ecosystem.

I walked to my appointment this morning, and had to pass a small construction site. A worker helped me, which was nice. But as I left, he said, "You're doing great." Based on the tone and the conversation, he seemed to be one of those people who is impressed that I can walk around on my own. I get that sighted people can be impressed like this, if they have no experience with blind people, but it's still irritating. That kind of reaction is belittling, even if people don't mean it that way.
in reply to Rachel Ramos

Мира🇧🇬🇭🇺
Мира🇧🇬🇭🇺
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Yep.the thing is that, there's no wrong when someone tells you you're doing great in a potentially dangerous area. That could only inspire you,if yoo are really positive. There's also the fact that this worker lost time, and money trying to help, because here, for example, road workers and builders work under civil contracts, or no contracts at all, so the fact they lost time, and money, because they felt that doing good will bring something better in their life, would be enough for me to pay someone if they helped because these people do not receive government cheques, they get what they worked for, and every brick and bag of concrete moved counts, not to mention the countless ways in which these people could get hurt. Yet, a lot of humanity underrates construction workers, and pays them too little for what they do in many places.

Ada Lovelace Day was celebrated on October 8 in 2024, and on this occasion, to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of women to the STEM fields we interviewed some of the women in Debian.

bits.debian.org/2024/10/ada-lo…


Ada Lovelace Day 2024 - Interview with some Women in Debian

Ada Lovelace Day was celebrated on October 8 in 2024, and on this occasion, to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of women to the STEM fields we interviewed some of the women in Debian. Here we share their thoughts, comments, and...
Debian Project
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Rsnapshot: A Powerful Backup Tool Based on Rsync linuxtoday.com/blog/rsnapshot-…

Rsnapshot: A Powerful Backup Tool Based on Rsync | Linux Today

In this article, we’ll walk you through the process of installing, setting up, and using Rsnapshot.
LinuxToday

Work meetings time so can't focus on this BS. I might try with a different agent during my lunch break around this Sling stuff. Still raddled by the comment and way she treated that entire situation, but until a ticket actually gets created and reviewed by multiple tears of support, I'll keep calling. Wishing everyone on Masto a joyful day, in the end money is money and can be earned back, I'll be OK, as long as nobody else in a situation like mine falls in the Sling trap without a trial first.
in reply to Tamas G

David Goldfield
David Goldfield
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As much as I'm not a fan of X or Facebook, you could find Sling on those platforms and complain about your treatment publicly. Comments like "I hope you get better soon" regarding blindness can't be allowed to go unanswered or unchallenged. They owe you an apology.

I really do not like the feeling of asking a question about a body of work only to uncover more questions, or finding out it requires an entirely different, non-trivial body of work.

5km v deravých ponožkách a nových teniskách, do piči au #precositorobim
#precositorobim
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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.

#accessibility

#Accessibility
in reply to Libre

🎃 Spooky Shoshana 🎃
🎃 Spooky Shoshana 🎃
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There's even a term for this. The curb cut effect is when disability-friendly features are used by a larger group than they were originally designed for.

I remember when video captions were thought of as just for the hearing impaired. Now so many people watch with captions on.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut…


phenomenon of disability-friendly features also being appreciated by people in general

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)

I have to be careful with my work headset. I have to lower the mik arm before starting a meeting, otherwise if I do it during the meeting it sounds like a fart. Thanks Jabra!
in reply to Scary Martin

Sean Randall
Sean Randall
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hahaha that's great. Our headsets auto-mute if you lift the arm high enough, which is cool, but there's no noise on the lower thanfkully.

not that their quality is very great, but then headset mics rarely are

in reply to Sean Randall

Andrew Hodgson
Andrew Hodgson
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@cachondo Yeah I have a Microsoft one that does that which is a lot better. These Jabra ones though all sound like pharts if you don't mute when raising or lowering the mic.
@Sean Randall

The longest function in #curl production code and the length of the 99th percentile function. Over time.

Something to work on.

#curl
in reply to daniel:// stenberg://

Daniel Marks
Daniel Marks
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Curl doesn't yet have its own custom scripting language, an optimized TCPIP stack, and an optimized FPGA logic implementation? It doesn't require virtual processor extensions or a GPU for its.machine learning enhanced caching and rendering? It doesn't require custom compiler extensions for its inline assembly optimizations?

We are looking for a speaker for our event on 20 November, get in touch. Please share. #LWSNov2024
#lwsnov2024

Trying to get this $168 refunded from Sling... Not sure how successful I'll be. Right now they're giving me their standard "we don't offer partial refunds" tactics, and I mentioned to them that since I was a prospective customer, I didn't have the option for a trial and thus couldn't find out that it wasn't accessible to me. That's not my fault. Been up all night just to call them right when their customer service line opens, because this is just infuriating me
in reply to Tamas G

Darrell Bowles
Darrell Bowles
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As you should be getting a refund. That is just not right.
in reply to Tamas G

Tamas G
Tamas G
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well, nope. Not my lucky day today, I guess. Based on viewership and the fact that my subscription itself is ended, they will not offer any refunds. What really got me was how the agent ended her conversation to me with "I hope you get better soon." As though my blindness is a temporary disease I will surely recover from some day. Ha. If I'm really going to have this subscription until January 19th, I'm going to make a lot of recordings humiliating how inaccessible every piece of their app is
in reply to Tamas G

Darrell Bowles
Darrell Bowles
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Keep calling, keep calling, keep calling, that is what I have to do until I get what I want accomplished.
in reply to Tamas G

Tamas G
Tamas G
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it's easy enough for me to use the screen recording tools in iOS or in my browser to make videos, send them along, and hopefully let others who use keyboards, are blind, or use voice access to not sign up for this shit of a service (Sling).
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in reply to Tamas G

David Goldfield
David Goldfield
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I also hope that you complain about the agen'ts unacceptable, ableist comment.
in reply to Tamas G

Tj
Tj
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keep reaching out. they might refund you simply so you'll go away! Sorry to hear about this experience.
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🎉 PSA: F-Droid users! 🎉 The Tuta Calendar app is now available on F-Droid 🥳

❤️ You can get the Tuta Calendar app here: f-droid.org/en/packages/de.tut…

#Fdroid #Tutacalendar #Tuta #Download #Encryption

Get it on F-Droid

Tuta Calendar | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Quantum-safe encrypted planner to schedule & manage your events & sync calendars
f-droid.org
#fdroid #encryption #download #tuta #tutacalendar
in reply to Tuta

Scotty Trees
Scotty Trees
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interesting. You say you have an Android calendar app, but you show an iOS screenshot. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
in reply to Tuta

Professor Code
Professor Code
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I always appreciate how your team treats F-Droid and Linux as first-class citizens. It's one of the reasons I prefer your service.

Keep it up please! 🥺

in reply to Professor Code

Keagan
Keagan
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@ProfessorCode Agreed. If I hadn’t gotten myself into the Proton ecosystem when I did, I’d probably have chosen Tuta as my primary email provider. Although, I might switch my business over to them.
@Professor Code
in reply to Keagan

Tuta
Tuta
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@governorkeagan @ProfessorCode And we'd be happy to welcome you. 😍 Any questions, we're here to help - we use Linux and F-Droid ourselves so our approach in this regard will never change!
@Professor Code @Keagan
in reply to Tuta

Keagan
Keagan
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Is there any reason (besides available features) that I couldn’t use a free personal plan for my business until it starts bringing in money? Once I’ve got a more consistent income stream from the business I could then upgrade to a business plan.

I’m the sole employee in the business. I think the only major feature I’d be missing by taking this approach would be a custom domain — which I have setup already via my family plan on Proton.

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Tuta
Tuta
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@governorkeagan Hi there! Thanks for reaching out :) Please note that free plans are exclusively for personal use, not business. We would suggest choosing the Business Essential plan which is well suited to small businesses and freelancers.
@Keagan

Google update disease #humor
#humor

somebody with an editor inserting tabs with a size of 2 has edited some files in this project that otherwise used an indent of 4 spaces

but no problem, they fixed this by doing two tabs everywhere so their code looked the same as the rest of the project

in reply to petur 🔵😶

daniel:// stenberg://
daniel:// stenberg://
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that's why I like having a CI job that goes red if someone inserts TABs in the code...

too selective 😂
in reply to Fred Brooker

SuspiciousDuck
SuspiciousDuck
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nikdy som migrénu nemal a podľa mňa umriem na infarkt :kekw:

edit: tým som si istý

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"s krevietkami" 😄
krevety na mangu s brusketou
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I felt this

reshared this

You can now buy Microsoft's shockingly expensive Copilot keyboard | Windows Central windowscentral.com/accessories…

You can now buy Microsoft's shockingly expensive Copilot keyboard

The new Surface Keyboard is $129, and not much different than the previous version.
Zac Bowden (Windows Central)

Uzavření smíru se slovenským ministerstvem vnitra ohledně evidence u StB navrhl podle Eštoka sám Babiš. irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/smir-o…

Digital accessibility: Where companies are going wrong and how to fix it techradar.com/pro/digital-acce…

Digital accessibility: Where companies are going wrong and how to fix it

How to get digital accessibility right
Bob Farrell (TechRadar pro)
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