It'd be nice if these trillion dollar companies could do things properly - this stuff just isn't that hard - but as usual, I find myself doing their jobs for them.
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Interesting article discussing, in detail, a possible design for a less expensive refreshable Braille display: jacquesmattheij.com/refreshabl…
And the Hacker News comment thread: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3…
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The more I learn about Glidance, a system that purports to replace the cane, the more it seems to have taken all the criticisms of "smart canes" into account. It might be the first genuine high-tech navigation aid that could be beneficial, replacing the cane in most circumstances. I'm usually highly skeptical about these things because people just havent thought through the implications including ergonomics, weather conditions, etc
#accessibility #blind #a11y #mobility
A new era of independence for the visually impaired Glide is the first self-guided mobility aid designed to help individuals with sight loss navigate theGlidance
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Continuing this thread about Glidance/Glide.
Based on the demo on their site + FAQs + the recent interview, here are some questions that seem to have been answered.
1. The design takes into account rainy weather. It will work on rainy streets. No answer about snow yet.
2. The timeline is longer than I anticipated. Beta tests are happening this year and release will happen in 2025.
3. Preorders wil start this year to gage demand and satisfy funders.
WebAIM's 2024 screen reader survey included 1,539 valid responses. Some of the key takeaways from the survery are outlined in this article.Ryan Wieland (Allyant)
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Did you know that a lot of #Dune 's Fremen language is just Arabic? Some examples:
Muad'Dib: Teacher
Lisan al-Gaib: Teller of things yet to come.
Shai-Hulud: Eternal thing, or Eternal Shaikh/Sheik (old man).
Mahdi: The guided one
Arrakis: the dancer, the name of a star (Mu Draconis A)
Here's a bigger list: reddit.com/r/dune/comments/ec1…
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The accuracy of Mozilla Location Service (MLS) has steadily declined. With no plans to restart the stumbler program or increase investments to MLS we have made the decision to retire the service.Mozilla Discourse
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„HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 explained“
alexandrehtrb.github.io/posts/…
The HN thread full of hilarious „I know better“ alphas and corporate conspiracy fans.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3…
It is fun to explore what is good. It is childish to fight over what is best.
The economy idea that life is competition, that we are in a „lifeboat“ universe where everything needs to be ranked, is toxic.
Understand better how HTTP works in each version.alexandrehtrb.github.io
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@bagder Sounds like it's really just two or three people though, that do most of the hating.
Comment sections need to get better at this. Maybe there should be a downvote threshold that starts hiding all comments from one account? Or, sites should prevent people from commenting above a certain rate?
It's a busy time at NV Access HQ, and Abroad! This week's In-Process has all the news about CSUN, NVDA 2023.3.4, NVDA 2024.1, and a run through of the new Native Selection Mode in Firefox. Read more here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #CSUNatc24 #CSUN #CSUN24 #News #Newsletter #Blog #Release
It’s a busy time at NV Access HQ (and abroad!) so let’s dive on in: NVDA 2023.3.4 As we wait for the new version of NVDA, we are pleased to announce that NVDA 2023.3.4 is now available.…NV Access
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I am currently working on #accessibility in #forgejo. And I discovered a problem with focus where it is not possible to navigate the page with "tab", a dropdown makes the focus skip to the end of the page and you end up in a loop.
Can someone recommend ways or tools to debug focus in webbrowsers? I have a hard time to see how the focus skips there. Any hints are welcome.
Thank you.
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@Conan_Kudo I wonder if it would make sense to use a portal for that interface, even though assistive technologies like Orca are not currently sandboxed, and it arguably doesn't make sense to try to sandbox them.
The D-Bus interface definition in question is here: gitlab.gnome.org/mwcampbell/mu… Yeah, not documented yet.
A Wayland display server and X11 window manager and compositor library.GitLab
@jadahl We've had a need for it ever since the Remote Desktop portal was introduced. We also have requests for it for the Input Capture portal. We even have requests for it for the Screenshot and Screencast portals! It's not theoretical, these requests go back *years*.
And frankly, every single portal should be capable of pre-authorization. It should be in the xdg-desktop-portal frontend interface itself. Instead, the backends have to hack together crappy workarounds to do it themselves.
@jadahl Don't get me wrong, the portal infrastructure is useful, but it has big gaping holes in the design and interaction model because people keep thinking of it as a Flatpak-oriented system.
We need to stop thinking of it that way because it *isn't* that anymore. It's used for system software all over the place. It's *required* for Wayland environments now.
It needs to be treated as the user interaction hot path it is.
@jadahl xdg-desktop-portal-wlr has a policy of only implementing portals to bridge to Wayland protocols. This is because the wlroots developers do not like having D-Bus as a mandatory dependency. Every portal must be connected to a Wayland protocol.
The only portals implemented are screenshot and screencast, and only partially at that (you cannot select individual windows because the Wayland protocol wlroots uses for this does not support it).
@jadahl As an example of a highly desired portal that will never get implemented in xdg-desktop-portal-wlr: the Global Shortcuts portal.
The discussion in the project issue exemplifies this policy: github.com/emersion/xdg-deskto…
Currently there is a portal for registering global shortcuts in the works for xdg-desktop-portal v1.16. I've just created this issue here to: Gather opinions on how this might want to be implemente...GitHub
If you need a blind accessible smart scale in the EU, Lidl's Silver Crest SBF75 body analyser is a pretty good choice for 18 euros. The only inaccessible bit is when it asks for a 6 digit code during bluetooth pairing.
Everything else works beautifully, the Health for You app is completely accessible via VoiceOver (not sure about Android), including the measurements history, weight, water intakes, calories data, etc.
The scale also supports up to 8 people based on a reference measurement during your profile setup, which can be done on the phone through the app as well. All in all, this is a fantastic experience compared to a lot of other, way more expensive bluetooth smart scales. #a11y #blind
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I am sure there is, it's just a matter of experimenting which is unfortunately not a good idea for your wallet.
Given that Lidl used to have talking bathroom and food scales, blood pressure monitors, I figured I'd give this a try because their brand is surprisingly reliable for an affordable price and luckily it worked out beautifully. I've heard Xiaomi's scales also work, though their app is not as good.
Emmanuele Bassi details the improvements for accessibility in GTK 4.14:
blog.gtk.org/2024/03/08/access…
#gtk #gtk4 #accessibility
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In this post, I'll walk you through onSalih Kunduz (Accessible Android)
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Autor oper Libuše, Hubička, Prodaná nevěsta nebo symfonických básní Má vlast zemřel v šedesáti letech. Svá poslední díla přitom složil Bedřich Smetana jako hluchý.Michaela Vetešková (iROZHLAS.cz)
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I like having events in a calendar, but I hate creating calendar events. So for the past few days I've been hacking on this: codeberg.org/tadzik/caleb
It's now in a pretty capable state that I'm happy to show to the world - maybe you'll find it useful.
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OK AI, kdo nám zpívá v zahradě? Na zahradu jsem umístil malý počítač Raspberry Pi, připojil k němu mikrofon a díky umělé inteligenci a software BirdNet analyzuji hlasy ptáků, kteří v zahradě zpívají.Táta Geek (TátaGeek.blog)
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Blazing fast Matrix, Native E2EE Group Calls, state of the art auth and potential WhatsApp interop.
Matthew covers the last year in Matrix and how it can be used to speed up the opening of communications silo required by the EU Digital Markets Act
#matrix #e2ee #voip #oidc #dma #whatsapp #silos
What role does Matrix play in opening up communications silo, as mandated by the EU Digital Markets Act? Matthew walks us through this, after a general updat...YouTube
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Nazrál čas dát Firefoxu druhou šanci
Sepsal jsem důvody, proč si myslím, že by měl Firefox dostal zase šanci. Ať už od těch, kteří ho v minulosti opustili, nebo od těch, kteří ho nikdy ani nezkusili.
#Chrome #Firefox #FirefoxRelay #Mozilla #Opera #prohlížeč #Safari #Vivaldi #webovéTechnologie
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ale search providers se nesynchronizují a je celkem neohrabaný je tam vytvářet.
Na druhou stranu lepší než ve Vivaldi tam se sice searche stáhnout, ale toho nastavení co se nestáhne je mnohem víc...
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WebKit GTK4 is now fully accessible. Shipping in GNOME 46 
Funded by @sovtechfund and @igalia ❤️
Completed by Georges Stavracas at Igalia 🎩
Thanks to everyone involved !
• gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/m…
• github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/…
#GNOME #WebKitGTK #accessibility #a11y #Linux #GTK
da96990 [GTK] Implement GTK4 accessibility https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227528 Reviewed by Carlos Garcia Campos. WebKit maintains a complete AT-SPI accessible tree within the web proce...GitHub
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@destructatron I'm afraid you'll have to report a bug. I can't reproduce.
Please provide details about your system and exact steps to reproduce.
When the caret moves to a new location, we base what to present (a character, a word, a line, etc.) based on the input event. For instance:GitLab
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The report from the GTK hackfest in Brussels is now up on the development blog: blog.gtk.org/2024/02/03/gtk-ha…
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10 years ago I made the first commit¹ to Conversations.im
To 24 year old me working on one project for 10 years would have been unbelievable.
These days making commits at 2:00 in the morning is almost unbelievable 😂
Happy birthday Conversations! 🎂 🥳
(Someone should teach these kids how to write .gitignore files 😜)
¹: codeberg.org/iNPUTmice/Convers…
Conversations - Conversations is an open source XMPP/Jabber client for AndroidCodeberg.org
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I wrote some ideas for how to actually make HTML documents a viable replacement for PDFs.
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A new issue of #ThisWeekInGNOME is now online!
#132 Bottom Sheets
thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2024/…
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Crazy read: detecting positions of players in Counterstrike by *listening to their GPU over a microphone*
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More details about the end of #IPv4 in state services: On 18th of December 2013 Czech #government decided that every service provided by Czech state has to be available on #IPv6 and be protected by #DNSSEC by 30th of June 2015. Yesterday a followed up action has been agreed on. On 6th of June 2032, IPv4 will be disabled on all services offered by Czech republic and they will be only available on IPv6 from that day on. Apart from that, every June starting from 2025, Czech government will get a report on how are the preparations.
Overall seems like a bold move, but I totally support it! IT sends a message, that #IPv4 is over and everybody should move to #IPv6 already. And even government - the definition of conservative and bureaucratic institution - gets it. Then why shouldn't you embrace it 😉
More information in Czech:
blog.nic.cz/2024/01/18/kratke-…
blog.nic.cz/2024/01/18/odvazny…
Vláda ČR včera přijala významné usnesení, které se týká infrastruktury Internetu, když projednala materiál s názvem „Restart zavádění technologie DNSSEC a protokolu IPv6 ve státní správě“.Ondřej Filip (Blog zaměstnanců CZ.NIC)
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StyleTTS 2: Towards Human-Level Text-to-Speech through Style Diffusion and Adversarial Training with Large Speech Language Models - GitHub - yl4579/StyleTTS2: StyleTTS 2: Towards Human-Level Text-t...GitHub
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Seeking Blind Software Developers
From: Job-Listings <
job-listings-bounces@nfbnet.org>
On Behalf Of Richard Davis via Job-Listings
Kevin Fjelsted of R. D. Partners, Inc. is interested in hiring blind persons as software developers. They are engaged in developing telecommunications
software for their customers, including CRM LIght and iOS applications for iPhone.
As you may know, finding software developers who know accessibility is a big problem today. Kevin thinks hiring blind persons is the solution to this problem.
Given the demand for software developers today (100,000 job vacancies nationwide) companies are no longer requiring four year degrees in computer science
or information technology. Instead, a number of "boot camp" training programs have cropped up, some of them quite expensive. R.D. Partners has found a
nonprofit that has agreed to train people for them at no charge to trainees.
What do you need to do to take advantage of this opportunity? First of all, be a power computer user with knowledge of accessibility. Some training and/or
experience in software development is recommended, but a solid interest in learning and a commitment to this type of work is definitely required. They
will be able to determine if you have the aptitude pretty quickly.
This is a job for a creative person. Many software developers are writers, poets, and artistic types. That may surprise some of you, but it is true.
If you feel you are qualified, contact
kevin.fjelsted@rdpartnersinc.com.
He is willing to answer the kinds of tecnical questions I cannot.
Best wishes,
Dick Davis
NFB Employment Committee
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Since September 2023, there have been major changes on iOS. Discover Jami's new features for iPhone.Loïc Bogino (Jami)
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OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.OpenStreetMap
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RevK's privacy-friendly GPS logger
My very clever friend, @revk, has been making a GPS logger which requires no third party account or server, after I said I was looking for one.
Here are my initial thoughts on using it.
tl;dr: it just works. It automatically logs our journeys to an on-board micro-SD card, and uploads them, via https POST, to my webserver, when it connects to Wi-Fi. And it runs Free software!
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Unknown parent • • •GitHub - jcsteh/axSGrease: Greasemonkey scripts to improve the accessibility of various websites (e.g. Pandora) and to solve common web accessibility problems (e.g. windowless Flash).
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