Ambutech just sent me an email, recommending their fiberglass cane. Pair it with their pathfinder tip for activities like... Jogging? Are people jogging with canes? There's next to no reaction time, and who can maintain two point touch at that speed? This seems like a terrible idea! Is this a thing people actually do?
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I'd love to know why the Rode Central app speaks the occasional message via SAPI. Seems very misplaced.
in reply to Andre Louis
If they are using Juce, accessibility announcements (when a developer tells an app to speak something through the screen reader) go to SAPI. That's the only reason I can think of.
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@x0 There is a Mac equivalent of this yes, and Juce actually does use it, it’s just Windows where it uses SAPI. I can’t comment on different builds but I know screen reader support used to be all over the place. NVDA and narrator support it great, though there was some variable in NVDA which would cause it to break sometimes on some systems, might have been an addon of some kind though I think things have stabilized. ZDSR also supports it, but as for JAWS I’m not sure how they’re handling it now. For a while they had no way to turn it on at all unless a script explicitly did it for an app, later they added a toggle for them which defaulted to off thanks to modern Microsoft’s love for extraneous verbosity. It might be on by default now that they have this notification manager which lets you selectively suppress or tweak specific announcements but it’s been a while since I kept up with JAWS.
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Hmmm. I wonder if someone who works with UIA often on the NVDA side could reach out to them and try to get this integrated, or already has done. @jcsteh would likely be perfect as he did it with OSARA, proving it works. It's just narrator says some control role after it.
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@x0 @pitermach Narrator used to say a role after the notifications with OSARA's old MSAA hack, but it doesn't do that now with the UIA notifications code. Honestly, UIA notifications are fairly well documented and straightforward. The only time you'll run into trouble is if you're trying to do UIA notifications using a hidden window like OSARA does, but there's no reason for them to do that because their UI should always be visible and they control it completely.
I discovered a great new language learning platform yesterday. One of its key workflows presents content in a dialog, and it works great with NVDA. When the dialog opens in Safari on iOS, though, VoiceOver decides that the entire screen is blank.
I'm so tired of #accessibility workarounds being needed for everything in life. Trying to apply my mental energy to something useful and interesting, only to end up spending it on the same old shit is exhausting.
in reply to James Scholes
Voiceover issues in Safari have been there for years; despite reporting them over and over again. It's very annoying. I now use Crhome on IOS.
Thank you to LWN.net again for another DebConf24 related article: Debian's secret sauce lwn.net/Articles/990177
I donated to @glyph and co's #SuperSwingDistricts slate. Properly resourcing state-level candidates increases the chance that voters in important swing districts might actually get to meet someone they're going to vote for, or be persuaded to show up and vote for something that matters to their local community.
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#accessibility question:
Does anyone know if a HTML support for Orca screen-reader exist?
(like @SteveFaulkner's tests on github.com/stevefaulkner/scree…)
#Orca #screenReader #a11y #Linux
GitHub - stevefaulkner/screen-reader-HTML-support
Contribute to stevefaulkner/screen-reader-HTML-support development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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Given that only 2.4% of people who responded to the latest [Screen Reader Survey](webaim.org/projects/screenread…) use it as a primary, I can't imagine a comprehensive or freuqently updated thing would be very robust.
in reply to Sean Randall
@cachondo well, probably. I work on Linux and my native screen reader is Orca. It's the first test tool for my HTML code. If I had a list of what's supported and what's not, it would be a great help.
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@SteveFaulkner
i think the privatization and financialization of everyday services and goods has done more than anything in culture to make society decohere. interacting with the world on basically any level now largely consists of attempting to outwit giant systems designed to exploit you. from the perspective of an individual, there is virtually no consistent expectation of any duty of care, moral responsibility, or trust evident in daily life, so there's little to suggest you value those qualities either
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We don't think the domain will disappear. Here's our comment: tuta.com/blog/what-happens-wit…
Will the .io domain cease to exist? | Tuta
Great Britain is returning Chagos Islands to Mauritius. How will this affect the .io domain?Tuta
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This is good to hear. And i got to know the history of the Chagos, happy to see people can go back to live there, even tho it took so long...
It's #Kobo, not Amazon that will be the death of my wallet. Since I found a way to read books purchased from there, I've ditched kindle and well, it's gonna cost me a lot. So much to read.
Love it though.
Love it though.
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well I must check it out, I do miss kindle if cobo works good will give it a go, does codex work or calibre?
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That's excellent. I've always wanted to see a screen reader feature where you could optionally disable the speaking of emoji.
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Get the encrypted Tuta Calendar app.
Now also on ❤️ F-Droid ❤️
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Nice, does it have a calendar widget? So far not having one of those is the main reason I am not actively using the Tutanota Calendar yet. Cheers!
macOS Sequoia Complications: VoiceOver Issues Could Affect Technicians’ Privacy pneumasolutions.com/macos-sequ…
macOS Sequoia Complications: VoiceOver Issues Could Affect Technicians’ Privacy - Pneuma Solutions
At Pneuma Solutions, we’re constantly working to deliver innovative, accessible solutions like Remote Incident Manager (RIM), which helps visually impaired…Pneuma Solutions Team (Pneuma Solutions)
Production teams win commissions for new BBC Sounds music streams radiotoday.co.uk/2024/10/produ…
Production teams win commissions for new BBC Sounds music streams
Production teams from across the UK have secured shows on the new music streams for BBC Sounds, launching in early November.Steve Collins (RadioToday)
Ads are making apps less accessible vi.ie/ads-are-making-apps-less…
Ads are making apps less accessible | Vision Ireland
This article is not here to complain about ads. I know the title might seem to contradict that, but honestly speaking ads are a part of life and can never b ...Sean Doran (Vision Ireland)
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I fully agree with this post. You press a button and an add plays or pops up and you can't get past it.
in reply to Darrell Bowles
@vol4life8657 The intrusive nature of ads and their negative impact on accessibility was one reason why I chose to stop using the Google News app on iOS.
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Global Award-Winning Retrofit Could Help Millions, If Adopted by Hearing Industry “It Fits the Fingertip!”HHTM (Hearing Health and Technology Matters)
Registration Now Open for ‘InFocus: Rethinking Tinnitus Symposium’ hearinghealthmatters.org/heari…
Registration Now Open for 'InFocus: Rethinking Tinnitus Symposium' | Hearing Health & Technology Matters
Unlock the Future of Tinnitus Care The InFocus: Rethinking Tinnitus Symposium, a groundbreaking 3-day virtual event, will take place from November 19-21, 2024.HHTM (Hearing Health and Technology Matters)
I can't help but feel that this proliferation of generative AI in our lives is going to cause a massive quality-of-life decrease. People are already using these tools that spit out nonsense, and then treating the nonsense as fact. What is the incentive for the tool makers to improve the quality of output? There is a vicious cycle at work here and the only people who seem to be benefiting are the venture capitalists and tech executives.
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Next week, those products which need to be updated for use with JAWS 2025 will be uploaded. All the work is now done, so they will be uploaded as we go through the week.
The most requested product is Leasey.
In addition to providing a number of enhancements so as to be optimal with JAWS 2025, the following fixes have been made:
On some machines, the setting to preserve Quick Navigation keys in Word documents was not functioning.
All time conversion features in LeaseySearch are working again.
I've been checking out a fair bunch of videos by the YT channel "#Revolution and #Ideology”. They succinctly put what they do in their About as: "Jared (#History) and Nick (#Sociology) discuss history and theories related to revolution and #SocialChange." What I appreciate is that they have conversations about source texts through quotation, not simplified summaries. #Philosophy #Anthropology
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Revolution and Ideology
Jared (History) and Nick (Sociology) discuss history and theories related to revolution and social change.YouTube
As a blind user, I find LLMs like ChatGPT pretty useful because they output in audio or text. However, I wonder if they start generating videos, it might not be useful for us. Many videos, like YouTube tutorials, are often optimized for sighted audience, and most likely models would be trained on these types of videos to generate in similar style. I can ask to describe the video, but it won't be the same experience as videos designed with accessibility in mind. #accessibility #LLM #AI
Postmodern Jukebox mě neskutečně baví, dnešní novinka: Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan (1960s Lesley Gore Style Cover) ft. Tatum Langley youtube.com/watch?v=NiQwpKXKn-… #music
Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan (1960s Lesley Gore Style Cover) ft. Tatum Langley
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan 1960s Lesley Gore style cover by Postmodern Jukebox ft. Tatum Langley.Get The Song: http://pmjlive.com/goodluckbabe | Wor...YouTube
Rolling out to #Pachli Current now:
- Long-press links, hashtags, and mentions to open the "share sheet"
- Better UI when writing media captions
- #Accessibility fixes:
. "Open boost author" works as intended
. Include a "Copy" button for links/hashtags/mentions in dialogs
. Show links/hashtags/mentions options in notifications
. Use checkboxes when managing list membership
Most of these were from user feedback. Thanks to everyone who took the time to provide it.
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Two months ago, I replaced the Ubiquiti USG3P router with a more capable UXG Gateway Lite, which is better in almost every way.
However, I had a problem with idle TCP sessions closing after 5 minutes, which is a real bummer with SSH sessions.
I finally figured out how to fix it.
In short, a default setting is missing a 0.
To fix, login to the router's SSH console, and type sysctl -w net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_tcp_timeout_unacknowledged=300
#Ubiquiti #Unifi
However, I had a problem with idle TCP sessions closing after 5 minutes, which is a real bummer with SSH sessions.
I finally figured out how to fix it.
In short, a default setting is missing a 0.
To fix, login to the router's SSH console, and type sysctl -w net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_tcp_timeout_unacknowledged=300
#Ubiquiti #Unifi
Jumping for joy! One of the grant applications I've been waiting on came back positive! The Described Toronto Collective, who brought you the Hopewell Garden Audio Story limited podcast series, will be organizing an inclusive storytelling event in a park in North Toronto next summer. Yay! So great to have good news on the work/finance front. Thank you tax payers for funding the arts.
Try journaling. I can already see that’s not gonna work like at all. I feel like I’m just screaming into the void with a journal screw that.
in reply to Мира🇧🇬🇭🇺
@tardis yes, I understand. But if I'm just journaling I feel like I cannot compose my thoughts etcetera etcetera and it turns into a big ramble that nobody's ever gonna read in their life let alone the journal lol
Thinking of joining an instance but want to know as much as you can about it before doing so?
Character-count, number of users, how many poll options allowed etc?
Store this handy url away somewhere and modify as needed for your instance.
https://<instance>/api/v1/instance
This tip courtesy of @12 who I thank kindly.
I've used it so many times to delve deep into a server I'm curious about.
Character-count, number of users, how many poll options allowed etc?
Store this handy url away somewhere and modify as needed for your instance.
https://<instance>/api/v1/instance
This tip courtesy of @12 who I thank kindly.
I've used it so many times to delve deep into a server I'm curious about.
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@erion Ruby is a trash language. As a unix girl, we're seriously tempted to write our own fucking fedi software
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All the power to you!
Luckily we have some alternatives, but it's very sad to see that a lot of people are struggling with maintenance, high server costs, etc. Anyways, I'm going quite off-topic here.
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