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Unlock Odyssey’s latest AI features – Free update for new and existing users! humanware.com/news/unlock-odys…

Unlock Odyssey’s latest AI features – Free update for new and existing users! - HumanWare

We’re excited to announce the first major update to the Odyssey Desktop Reader, packed with powerful new AI-driven features designed to make your reading and document management easier than ever.
Natacha (HumanWare)

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RFE/RL - EU looking into possible support of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty after the US government moved to cut the broadcaster's funding, sparking concern over the silencing of pro-democracy media. rferl.org/a/trump-executive-or…

Trump Signs Executive Order For Major Cuts To 7 Agencies, Including RFE/RL Overseer USAGM

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to reduce seven federal agencies – including the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other federal broadcasters.
RFE/RL

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Švédský institut V-dem vydal každoroční srovnání demokracií ve světě. Česká republika skončila celosvětově na 7. místě, navíc se stoupající tendencí. Lepší je Dánsko, Estonsko, Švýcarsko, Švédsko, Norsko a Irsko, mezi srovnatelnými zeměmi navíc žádná nevykazuje takovou míru zlepšování demokracie.

v-dem.net/publications/democra…

v-dem.net/documents/60/V-dem-d…

Democracy Reports – V-Dem

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Hi everyone, apologies to those who got tagged many times in a thread earlier today. Someone saw comment made in a GitHub issue a month ago. Instead of commenting on the issue to seek clarification, they took it out of context here to social media, which further worried a bunch of users.

So, a gentle reminder, if you see something you aren't sure of & want to question it:
1) Don't panic!
2) Reply to it on the forum you found it on
3) Take it to the official source - if it's about NVDA, ask us!

Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy cover featuring a planet with a thumbs up hand, and the large text: DON'T PANIC

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Nikola Jović

Thanks for the clarification, must suck to wake up to a ton of misinformation all of a sudden. I do have to admit though that this feature, as it currently stands, is very poorly designed and needs a redesign. I want my settings on the sign-in screen, but I don't want all my 49 add-ons copied along, so selecting what gets copied would be great. I personally manually delete the add-ons I don't want from the system config folder, but it would be great if I didn't need to.

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Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
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The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among the most well-paid superintendents in the country.
propublica.org/article/salvado…

#News #Texas #Education #School


Texas Lawmakers and Charter School Leaders Push Back on Valere Public Schools’ Superintendent’s $870K Pay

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#News #education #school #texas

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Trump to disabled seniors: please die.

“Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients”

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Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks

In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency o…
Fatima Hussein (AP News)

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Posting my interviews with various CSUN exhibitors in this thread. This one is with View Plus. We talked about the Rogue embosser ($6000), the MBraille ($2000), the Tactile slate ($600) and Inclusio, an upcoming marketplace for interoperable tactile displays.

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Drew Mochak

Last product demo! This one was from XR Navigation, who is designing a 3d audio approach to accessible virtual maps. Runs in a browser. Free to the user but costs the venue that would like to be mapped.

Apologies for the audio quality, all my interviews from the first day had a noise canceling setting I’d forgotten to turn off.


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Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
https://apnews.com/article/social-security-fraud-waste-doge-elon-musk-212e3089951f731fd3f83443e104b315?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks

In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency o…
Fatima Hussein (AP News)
@Politics

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45 Years Ago: Closed Captioning Debuts on TV with Landmark Broadcasts in 1980 cordcuttersnews.com/45-years-a…

45 Years Ago: Closed Captioning Debuts on TV with Landmark Broadcasts in 1980 | Cord Cutters News

Forty-five years ago today, on March 16, 1980, television history was made as the first closed-captioned series aired across three major U.S. networks, opening a new era of accessibility for millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.
Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)
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Lisa Salinger

Hi David, would you please tell me where I might find Blazie on mastodon? I received some really unexpected and very awesome customer service, and I would like to mention it publicly and mention the company. Essentially, I'm super impressed that you guys not only sent me a replacement unit, but my job just about hit the floor when I got a message from Dean today letting me know they were sending back my microSD card. I figured they would just ditch it, and rightly so. It was one and a whole series of day makers today.

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Exploring iOS 18’s New Accessibility Features for Hearing eastersealstech.com/2025/03/18…

Exploring iOS 18’s New Accessibility Features for Hearing

Nearly 60% of U.S. smartphone users own an Apple iPhone. And with 13% of adults having some difficulty hearing, Apple has made significant enhancements to the iPhone and Apple Air Pods to help thos…
Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads

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In a brazen display of defiance, #Trump’s #DOJ filed papers less than two hours before the 5PM hearing, telling Judge James E. #Boasberg that there was no reason for anyone to come to court because the administration was not going to provide any further information about the #deportation flights.

storage.courtlistener.com/reca…

#law #Constitution #14thAmendment #5thAmendment #DueProcess #immigration #Venezuela #CivilRights #ChecksAndBalances #JudicialBranch #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #AbuseOfPower

P1 of Trump’s DOJ filing
#Trump #law #civilrights #immigration #doj #Venezuela #deportation #judiciary #boasberg #constitution #14thamendment #5thamendment #dueprocess #checksandbalances #judicialbranch #separationofpowers #abuseofpower
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Nonilex

There are still serious concerns about the prior two flights WITH *alleged* [w/o #DueProcess there’s no way to verify & family members & attorneys have said the allegations are false in many cases] #AlienEnemiesAct detainees onboard that continued despite the judge's order.

#law #Constitution #immigration #14thAmendment #5thAmendment #Venezuela #CivilRights #ChecksAndBalances #JudicialBranch #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #AbuseOfPower #Trump

#Trump #law #civilrights #immigration #Venezuela #judiciary #constitution #14thamendment #5thamendment #dueprocess #checksandbalances #judicialbranch #separationofpowers #abuseofpower #alienenemiesact
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Nonilex

They were not DEPORTED. Deported means sending them back to their country of origin. These people were sent to a maximum security #prison in #ElSalvador, without any #DueProcess or any analysis as to whether they feared harm there.

Flying a person to a third country that they may never have been to, directly into a prison where they are going to be forced to do hard labor, is not a #deportation; it's something else entirely.

#law #Constitution #immigration #AlienEnemiesAct #CivilRights #Trump

#Trump #law #civilrights #immigration #elsalvador #deportation #constitution #dueprocess #alienenemiesact #prison

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Exciting news! Microsoft just launched a brand-new AI course: "Create Accessible Solutions using AI Innovations." Learn how to harness AI to build more inclusive technology. Check it out now! 🚀 #Accessibility #AI
Explore the course here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/trai…

Create accessible AI experiences - Training

This module provides guidance on how to collaborate effectively with customers, partners, and the disability community to create innovative solutions that are accessible and inclusive.
learn.microsoft.com
#Accessibility #AI

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My Ability Summit 2025 recap stream is just 30 minutes away.
Join me at 5 PM Central Time as I break down the biggest announcements, AI advancements, and accessibility innovations from this year's event.
When: Today at 5 PM CT
youtube.com/watch?v=Pw6a6aR-sz…
Don't miss it. See you soon. #AbilitySummit #Accessibility #AI

Microsoft Ability Summit 2025: Top Highlights & Key Takeaways

Turn your videos into live streams with https://restream.ioThe Microsoft Ability Summit 2025 just wrapped up, and I’m bringing you the biggest announcements,...
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#Accessibility #AI #abilitysummit

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New Privacy Guides article 🔐✨
by me:

If you want to keep your password manager local-only, KeePassXC is a great solution!

It's free,
Open-source,
Easy to install and use,
Doesn't require an account,
Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows,
And the team is here! 👉 @keepassxc

Here's how to set it up with a YubiKey: privacyguides.org/articles/202…

#PrivacyGuides #KeePassXC #Privacy #Security #PasswordManager #Passwords #FOSS

Illustration of a laptop with the KeePassXC logo on it. There is a plus sign on the right, followed by a photo of a YubiKey.

KeePassXC + YubiKey: How to set up a local-only password manager

This tutorial demonstrates how to install the local-only password manager KeePassXC and secure a password database with YubiKey.
www.privacyguides.org
#foss #privacy #security #passwords #passwordmanager #keepassxc #privacyguides @Team KeePassXC
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IzzyOnDroid ✅

Thanks for the guide!

"you should first make sure that you either have a secure backup for this Challenge-Response" – good you mention that! Fro me, it left the question: and how do I do that?

I still wish it would be possible to use the Yubikey as *alternative* to the passphrase, not an XOR. So a tap on the key, when available, saves me from typing the long phrase – but if the key's "gone", I still can get in with the phrase…

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Friesenkiwi

Your can do it by chaining: have your regular store with a very long, random and complex Password that you'd never memorise or type. Write it down on a piece of paper and put it into a steel safe as backup

And then create a second keepass file, that uses a hardware key (e.g. @nitrokey ) to unlock. Into it, put ONLY the passwort to the regular file in an entry in the folder „AutoOpen“ that has the local filesystem path to the regular file in the „URL“ field. (See keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_U…)

This way, for regular usage, you use the convenience method via hardware key and second file, which will in turn unlock your regular file automatically.

If you loose your hardware key, you take the backup sheet of paper from the steel safe.

@Em0nM4stodon @keepassxc

KeePassXC: User Guide

keepassxc.org
@Nitrokey @Em @Team KeePassXC

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CISA is scrambling to contact more than 130 former employees after a federal court ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate workers it “unlawfully” fired techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/cisa…

CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs 'unlawful' | TechCrunch

Federal court rules U.S. cybersecurity agency must re-hire over 100 former employees
Carly Page (TechCrunch)

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 15 updated and 1 added apps:

+ MediNote: tracking blood pressure measurements offline 🛡️

RB status: 540 apps (42.2% of the currently 1.280 listed apps) covered.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #izzyondroid

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