Cinco De Mayo is NOT Mexico’s Independence Day.
It honors a 19th-century battle between the French and the Mexican armies that, strangely enough, may have influenced the outcome of the US Civil War (via @USCDornsife) theconversation.com/americans-…
The holiday honors a 19th-century battle between the French and the Mexican armies that, strangely enough, may have influenced the outcome of the US Civil War.The Conversation
ChatGPT is everywhere, from the web to desktop and mobile devices. However, when it comes to the official app, it...Filipe Espósito (9to5Mac)
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Don't forget that you can and should add alt text to the images you share on Instagram, too.
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A Loan
By The Cure
#FinanceASongOrPoem
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ALONEFrom new album Songs Of A Lost World. Out Now: https://TheCure.lnk.to/SongsOfALostWorldYT Subscribe to The Cure YouTube: https://thecure.lnk.to/Subscri...YouTube
April 15, 2025 - Lighthouse Guild tech experts discuss Envisions new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant called Ally!Jennifer Drue (Lighthouse Guild)
First major milestone was reached at the end of MarchTom Butts (TV Tech)
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Discover Vanessa Vigar's inspiring journey and pioneering work with assistive tech at Envision, empowering the blind and low-vision community.Bold Blind Beauty
During the 2025 ATIA Conference, Sam Hyman from Talking Keyboards, showed us the Talking Keyboard for Children, which is a speech-generating learning tool to develop literacy skills. Check it out h…Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads
Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14 and this will likely trigger a surge in unnecessary electronic waste (e-waste) on International E-Waste ...openSUSE News
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The Exynos 2600 will apparently be found in some Galaxy S26 variants, as Samsung was estimated to lose $400 million for dropping the Exynos 2500Wccftech
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:
jscholes.github.io/ariaNotify.…
The blog post:
blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/20…
#accessibility #screenReader #screenReaders
We're excited to announce the availability, as a developer and origin trial, of ARIA Notify, a new API that's designed to make web contentMicrosoft Edge Blog
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Hey everyone,
I hope you’re doing well! I’m reaching out to invite blind musicians, producers, and artists to join an **accessibility feedback group** for Sessionwire — a platform I’ve been using and really enjoying for a couple of years now.
**What is Sessionwire?**
Sessionwire is a remote music collaboration platform that allows musicians, producers, and audio professionals to work together in real time. It offers studio-quality audio, high-definition video, and seamless integration with popular DAWs, letting users collaborate on projects as if they were in the same room.
**Why am I reaching out?**
One of the developers at Sessionwire has asked me to bring together a group of blind users to help improve the platform’s accessibility. They already know which areas need work and are eager to collaborate with us to make Sessionwire better for everyone.
**Interested in participating?**
If you’re interested, **please reach out to me privately (one-on-one)** and send me the email address you’d like to use for communication. If you plan to use the same address to sign up for Sessionwire, let me know; otherwise, please also send the email you’ll use for your Sessionwire account.
If you have **any questions**, feel free to let me know!
Let’s work together to make Sessionwire more accessible for the blind community!
#BlindMusicians #AccessibilityMatters #MusicTechnology #RemoteCollaboration #Sessionwire #BlindProducers #InclusiveMusic #AccessibilityInTech #BlindArtists #AccessibilityFeedback
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You can use it as a last resort for triggering a reboot.David Nield (Lifehacker)
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V tomhle videu se několikrát opakuje: „pokud platíte přes…“
Platit _přes_ něco je germanismus. V češtině máme sedmý pád, instrumentál, my dokážeme platit přímo _něčím_, nepotřebujeme pomocné slovo „přes.“ Jediný oříšek může být, jak správně skloňovat zkratkové slovo SIPO. Nejspíš prostě _Sipem_.
Ostatně vzhledem k tomu, že se nevyslovuje jako es-í-pé-ó, nemělo by se psát všemi velkými písmeny.
#čeština
youtu.be/um3rXwJQR6M?si=YiYF8P…
Od 1. května 2025 se televizní poplatek zvyšuje o 15 Kč na 150 Kč měsíčně za domácnost. 📺Poplatek platí každá domácnost s televizí, mobilem, tabletem nebo p...YouTube
L’association OSA et la paroisse Sainte-Aurélie ont de belles ambitions : le partage de la musique, une volonté forte d’animer le quartier gare de Strasbourg – qui n’a que …Sainte-Aurélie
14 presentations from #curl up 2025 in a playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpX…
(two talks are missing because we botched the recordings)
Salt Typhoon cyberattacks exposed major flaws in U.S. telecom networks.
Unencrypted SMS, voice, even MFA = compromised.
At Purism, we build secure tech:
Isolated baseband radios
Post-Quantum Crypto
Decentralized apps
Private LTE
Link: puri.sm/posts/why-the-salt-typ…
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.Purism SPC
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Want to make your own custom image of Fedora Atomic Desktops? Use bootc and have at it. :)
Learn more: fedoramagazine.org/building-yo…
#Fedora #FedoraAtomic #Linux #OpenSource
Bootc and associated tools provide the basis for building a personalised desktop. This article will describe the process to build your own custom installation.Daniel Mendizabal (Fedora Project)
👏 The UN is ditching Google Forms in favor of a self-hosted alternative! Specifically @CryptPad
Even the United Nations recognizes the importance of data sovereignty and privacy. If an org handling sensitive global diplomacy doesn't trust Big Tech, why should you?
You can follow the UN's lead:
✅ Try open-source alternatives to Google services
✅ Start with small, manageable changes
✅ Join communities that support FOSS solutions
✅ Advocate for privacy-respecting tech at work
Every small step toward digital autonomy matters! We have Google alts in our resources: techlore.tech/resources
Source: It's FOSS News: news.itsfoss.com/un-ditches-go…
The United Nations opts for an open source alternative to Google Forms.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
1 cent per five years .... is the current marginal hosting cost for a #chatmail address, with which #deltachat apps facilitate world-wide private messaging including interactive #webxdc apps that run end-to-end encrypted in any chat group.
<1 Million EUR per year is the estimated marginal hosting costs for 350 Million EU citizens. Such scaling requires, however, research and development, including careful UX and #cryptography work. Related writing from @gordon
newsletter.squishy.computer/p/…
Protocols are to institutions as packet switching is to circuit switchingGordon Brander (Squishy Computer)
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Join Blazie Technologies for our next webinar on Tuesday, May 6 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time.
Join us as we demonstrate a few of the new features we’ve added in the May 2025 BT Speak update. Following the demos, you will have an opportunity to ask questions to Blazie Technologies team members.
We look forward to your participation.
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Sweet puppies and kittens what fresh hell is this?
No Matt, you can't offload WordPress accessibility into a plugin. To say nothing of the part where all the work gets offloaded to the community and the official project gets to wash its hands.
Good grief.
therepository.email/canonical-…
WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has suggested that accessibility improvements could be developed as a canonical plugin to help contributors respond more quickly to the needs of users who rely on assistive technologies.Rae Morey (The Repository)
We've reached a rating of 4.8 on Chrome Web Store!
Thanks for all your reviews!
chromewebstore.google.com/deta…
Watch videos up to 2x faster by automatically skipping long pauses between sentenceschromewebstore.google.com
TeleMessage, an Israeli company that sells an unofficial Signal message archiving tool used by some U.S. government officials, has suspended all services after reportedly being hacked.
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Speecx is a free speech synthesis (TTS) dubbing software. It supports English, Japanese, French, Russian, German, Hindi, Italian, Thai, Korean, Spanish,Accessible Android
Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype today and urging users to migrate to Microsoft Teams as its replacement.Adamya Sharma (Android Authority)
In modern web applications, controllers often need to process data URL parameters (query strings) or Request body. Handling this data efficiently while ensuring it’s properly validated is a critical…Kevin Wenger (Medium)
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Two recent New York district court decisions underscore how serial website accessibility plaintiffs are encountering greater challenges to demonstrate...JD Supra
TalkBack is Android’s built-in screen reader that helps visually impaired users navigate their devices using gestures and audio feedback.In this guide, Hable explains how TalkBack works, how to activate it, and what features make it so powerful.Hable One (Hable)
Notice how this still obeys the rule.
This is just a toolbar, no menubar in sight, unless you collapse the ribbon, then it becomes just a menubar without a toolbar in sight.
The Microsoft ribbon is somehow less obscene than what 99% of Qt apps do today, and I’m not even joking.
Hackers claiming to be part of the hacktivist group Anonymous claimed the data breach.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
It’s an Airacast reboot! We return to our monthly format with some Aira history and deep thought about technology, discrimination, AI and life with Mike Hinson.
So many explorers tell us that Mike motivated them to try the service. Now we look back over 10 years and forward to what AI brings us. Jenine also reviews how to find Access Network offers and use Aira for free!
Podcast link: pnc.st/s/airacast/e7642d52/may…
You can contact Mike at speaker@michaelhingson.com.
Visit his web site, michaelhingson.com.
Catch his podcast, Unstoppable Mindset, in your podcast app of choice.
Comments about the podcast? Email us at airacast@aira.io.
Episode Notes It’s an Airacast reboot! We return to our monthly format with some Aira history and deep thought about technology, discrimination, AI and life with Mike Hinson. So many explorers tell us that Mike motivated them to try the service.pnc.st
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The last line in the chorus already works with the homophone: "How do I get you a loan?"
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