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I just did a post on #Bluesky pointing out that the #A11y issues that impact screen reader users it’s had since Day One and the message we're getting from their developers is we aren't welcome there. This is particularly interesting as more and more accounts from Twitter, all of which concerned with human rights in some way, are going over there. Blind people may be slowly bweing left in the dark, particularly for info surrounding #BIPOC, #LGBTQIA! and #PopCulture matters. (1/2)
#a11y #lgbtqia #bluesky #bipoc #PopCulture
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Mikołaj Hołysz
Mikołaj Hołysz
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Fortunately none of this really matters, as we are absolutely free to write a client of our own that does exactly what we want.
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A cat and his changeling
A cat and his changeling
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@miki Respectfully disagree. The make a client that does what we want approach only works as long as the devs are okay with 3rd-party access. In the developing digital economy where users either watch ads or pay a subscription, the adaptation first approach offered by 3rd-party tools is going to be a dying breed. Companies will offer an A11y first approach just to preserve ad revenue if they’re smart.
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Mikołaj Hołysz
Mikołaj Hołysz
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The whole point of Bluesky is that everything is open. All the protocols are documented etc. Bluesky is far more like Mastodon than like Twitter.
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A cat and his changeling
A cat and his changeling
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@miki That’s their messaging, yes, but I view it as extremely unwise to completely buy into it after being scorched by multiple companies on this point. This is a trust issue for me, meaning you can show me all the documentation you like and you’ll be bringing reason to a feelings fight, you see?y
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