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The New Year is already in full swing, and we’re kicking things off with exciting updates to #ScribeForDocuments! These enhancements are designed to make your documents even more #accessible, #inclusive, and easy to navigate—at no extra cost.
Here’s what’s new in this release:
Enhanced Image Descriptions
Our improved model delivers more accurate and concise descriptions, making visual content clearer and more accessible.
Upgraded Neural Voices for Text-to-Speech
Next-generation text-to-speech voices provide a more natural, lifelike listening experience.
New AI-Powered OCR Engine
The new OCR engine ensures greater accuracy when recognizing text in scanned documents.
Smarter Document Navigation
Enhanced detection of headings, lists, and tables improves document organization and navigation, making for a more intuitive reading experience with screen-readers.
Math Accessibility Revolutionized!
Scribe for Documents is now the world’s first end-to-end automated remediation package to offer math remediation! Mathematical notation is now detected and converted to MathML, making it fully navigable through speech and Braille! Most screen-readers have support for MathML built-in, with NVDA offering support by way of a free add-on. This beta feature also includes Braille support for mathematical content utilizing the Nemeth Code, a Braille system used for mathematical and scientific notation. Direct support for Nemeth Code ensures visually impaired users can access and understand complex mathematical expressions in Braille with precision.
And now for a Call to Action for Organizations.
Does your organization need large-scale remediation of legacy documents? Look no further than Pneuma Solutions, the leader in augmented document remediation. Scribe for Documents now has the capacity to process and remediate hundreds of thousands of documents in days or hours—not months or years—and at a fraction of the cost of traditional human document remediation.
Don’t let inaccessible documents hold your organization back. Reach out to us today and discover how Scribe for Documents can transform your workflow, ensuring your content is accessible to everyone.
If you haven’t explored Scribe for Documents yet, now is the perfect time. Visit the Scribe for Documents information page to learn how it can make a difference for you.
Thank you for relying on Scribe for Documents. Let’s make 2025 a year of progress and accessibility together!
pneumasolutions.com/scribe/

Scribe – Pneuma Solutions

pneumasolutions.com
#accessible #inclusive #scribefordocuments

If you're a #blind user, you should really consider #Kagi for web search. Especially if you pay for chat GPT pro, you can subscribe to Kagi instead for cheaper and get more features. But even if you don't want AI, the search page is #accessible, fast, and light-weight. And unlike other big tech companies (Microsoft and Google) Kagi still offers a cheaper plan with no AI if you don't want it. Also, because they downrank websites with ads, the more accessible results tend to be at the top. Kagi also lets you block domains from your results. So I got rid of inaccessible stuff like instagram and pinterest, and downranked YouTube, because those results aren't usually #screenreader accessible. While I don't agree with many of the opinions of the @kagihq founder (especially his decision to do business with Yandex for image search), I still feel like using Kagi is more ethical than dealing with Google or Bing, and that these are reasonable differences of opinion that reasonable people can have, not just another clownishly evil tech company. I also find the idea that if you're a paying customer, that somehow guarantees the business will treat you better, really strange. I pay a lot to my ISP and they still treat me like dirt! Kagi will almost certainly sell out at some point. But for the moment, it's where it's at for search: www.kagi.com/
#accessible #blind #screenreader #kagi @Kagi HQ

For anyone following this, it looks like my answer is #readeck. The interface is #accessible, it does full text search, it archives pages, it has a browser extension, it works with #miniflux, it does the same kind of read/unread tracking that I wanted from #goodlinks, and it plays well with the rest of my things. Thanks so much to @readeck for making sure to build an interface that is fully #screenreader accessible. The only thing I'm lacking is an #IOS app. And the ability to share some labels publicly would also be neat. But otherwise, Readeck is perfect for my use-case. If you're a #blind person who wants a demo account to test it out and see if it works for you without going through all the bother of installation and set-up, send me a direct message. #a11y
#a11y #accessible #blind #ios #screenreader #miniflux #goodlinks #readeck @Readeck

I'm still on the hunt for a good self-hosted link manager. #Goodlinks is okay, but only on IOS and mac, not windows. #linkwarden uses hover for, like, everything, making it almost completely inaccessible. #Hoarder has basically no labeled buttons or links. I want something that's #accessible, cross-platform, #selfhosted, will archive pages, and offers full-text search. Three quarters of the time when I use Google, I'm just searching for something I already know about. In an ideal world, a selfhosted link/bookmark manager would reduce my dependence on big-tech search engines. Maybe #archivebox? But that looks like it's more about storing the data than actually doing anything useful with it like search or tagging or whatever. #a11y
#a11y #accessible #selfhosted #goodlinks #linkwarden #hoarder #archivebox

Question for the Mastodon hive mind: Web design/development has never been my primary focus, and thus, my skills are about as good as someone in 2005, using notepad only, cobbling together HTML, CSS, PHP by hand, with no framework experience, Some how, I don't think that's going to fly in 2025. Can anyone please point me at some resources to update my design/development skills from a blindness perspective? I wonder if that even exists. Accessible IDEs, frameworks, all that stuff. #accessible #Blind #WebDev #WebDesign
#accessible #blind #webdev #webdesign

We share in case this might be of use. Our friends in a large portion of the #USA might be experiencing severe weather tomorrow. This is a great 24-7 stream to monitor for #Accessible #Weather #WX updates. youtube.com/watch?v=SFcykaD6g0… And his main channel often goes live for coverage during severe weather events. Those who subscribe and tap the notifications bell icon will know if he goes live. His main channel is here. youtube.com/@RyanHallYall

Ryan Hall, Y'all

My name is Ryan Hall. I am a professional weather analyst, storm chaser, and a dad! I love making YouTube videos about the weather and that's what I plan on doing here. Please consider subscribing. Contact: info@ryanhallyall.com
YouTube
#accessible #USA #weather #wx

Calling all #WordPress users, especially those passionate about #Accessibility! I need advice: My current contact form on this page of my #Website (laniecarmelo.tech/connect-with…) is very basic. I'm using WPForms Lite, but improving it would require manually adding fields since advanced features are locked behind their premium plan.

I’ve tried the Fluent Forms plugin, but I didn’t find it accessible. Can anyone recommend a free, #Accessible contact form plugin that allows for creating more robust forms? Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

#Blogging #Tech #Technology #WebDevelopment #InclusiveDesign #WebAccessibility

Connect with Me - Life of a Rare Bird

Discover various ways to connect with Lanie Carmelo, a blind, autistic accessibility advocate and programmer. Find social media profiles, professional networks, and direct contact options.
Lanie Carmelo (Life of a Rare Bird)
#Accessibility #accessible #technology #wordpress #tech #blogging #inclusivedesign #webaccessibility #webdevelopment #website

Hi everyone! This is a wiki made to help sighted devs make #blind #accessible games for the first time!

gamesforblindgamers.miraheze.o…

It's full of information about our game jams, but most mostly it is full of resources to make #Blind accessible games! As well as listing out blind accessible games to learn from. So check it out, and let me know what can be better! #GameDev #A11y #accessibility

Games for Blind Gamers

Games for Blind Gamers
#a11y #Accessibility #accessible #blind #gamedev

Has anyone successfully created a #BlueSky account, using a #Screen-reader? I'm fine, up until I reach the final step, where it has you verify that you're human.It uses #HCaptcha, which is supposed to be #accessible. I've used it successfully before, but this time, no matter what I do, the darn checkbox won't check. I've tried on my pc with #JAWS, NVDA & #Narrator, as well as my Mac with #Voiceover & even my phone. How do you recommend I proceed? (1/2)
#accessible #bluesky #jaws #voiceover #screen #hcaptcha #narrator

Another random thing that made me happy tonight: I discovered that at some point #wordweb added a feature to disable linking of words in addon dictionaries. That makes reading definitions with a #screenreader much faster. It's a bit expensive, but if you frequently find yourself resorting to Google, or even worse #AI, to define words for you, it's worth the money and is largely #accessible as well: wordweb.info/#a11y

WordWeb: English dictionary, thesaurus, and word finder software.

wordweb.info
#a11y #accessible #screenreader #AI #wordweb

Long live #irc I say. I do wish there was an #accessible client for #windows that I could use though.
#accessible #Windows #irc

I found over 130 people to follow on #Bluesky without much effort, but only the tiniest handful are blind. I have no objection to keeping up with the blindness community on #Mastodon, but choice is good, and I hope the development of #accessible BS clients accelerates soon.
#accessible #Mastodon #bluesky

Calling all #blind #Windows users! I'm looking for recommendations on #accessible SSH clients that work well with #1Password. I've been using Windows Terminal, but I'm not entirely satisfied. What do you use for SSH on Windows? #Accessibility #AssistiveTech #ScreenReader #BlindTech #tech
@1password @mastoblind @main
#Accessibility #accessible #blind #Windows #screenreader #tech #1password #assistivetech #blindtech @mastoblind group @1Password @Blind Main

#tweesecake is probably the best #accessible #telegram client there is.
#accessible #telegram #TweeseCake

Are you interested how to use Apple notes as an #accessible graphing calculator? Check out this post

nunonuno.micro.blog/2024/11/04…
#accessibility #apple #blind #ios #math #education #tech

Using Apple Notes as an accessible graphing calculator

Starting with the basics Exploring our graphs with VoiceOver How does it relate to other accessible graphing tools? Epilogue Starting with the basics With the release of their latest batch of operating systems Apple made some substantial updates to…
nunonuno.micro.blog
#Accessibility #accessible #apple #blind #ios #tech #education #math

My first thought
man, we're so spoiled on Mastodon. There are like four #accessible web apps, multiple accessible IOS and Android apps, at least two accessible Windows apps (even if they both have some issues), and a couple accessible mac apps. As #screenreader users we can actually choose the one we like, rather than picking the one where the largest number of features actually work with a screen reader.

My Second Thought
Man, this should just be the default state of existence. #Blind folks need to demand more. But I get it, it's so easy to just accept the current state of accessibility as normal, and then be surprised by things that actually work.

#accessible #blind #screenreader

Amos Miller of Glidance released a new amazing video showing the capability of Glide, the mobility tool that he has created. If you have not seen this new video, and by the way it is described, then I highly encourage you to check it out... youtube.com/watch?v=Xq8ofapGxX…

#Blind #Mobility #AmosMiller #Glidance #Glide #Accessible


Glide Demonstration Video #2: Stairs, Roads without Sidewalks, Paths, Overhead Obstacles & More.

In our second scenario video, we demonstrate Glide, the world's first intelligent guide for the blind and low vision community, in a variety of new situation...
YouTube
#accessible #blind #glide #mobility #amosmiller #glidance

I have today off, (thanks Indigenous People!), so I've been spending it sending get-out-the-vote texts to #Democrats in Ohio and Arizona. If you're #Blind and looking for an #Accessible way to volunteer this election cycle, Campaign for Democracy is entirely virtual, lets you text on your own time, and only requires a device with a Web browser. (some familiarity with Discord also helps, but isn't required.) Learn more here: campaignfordemocracy.com/text/

Text Team Onboarding - Campaign for Democracy

Join our Text Team and reach out to supporters and voters using our simple 4-step process.
Gavin Newsom's Campaign for Democracy
#accessible #blind #democrats

That was interesting. Still I wonder how #Accessible the RTL Belgium’s Magenta project might in fact be.
#accessible

🔵 The Nonvisual Website
by Angelika Cathor @angelikatyborska
There's a treasure hidden somewhere on this website. But there is a catch.The content of this website is only #accessible with a #screenreader

nonvisualwebsite.com/

White text on blue background: The Nonvisual Website

The Nonvisual Website

Can you find the hidden treasure?
nonvisualwebsite.com
#accessible #screenreader @Angelika Cathor

To build the directory we could start with adding the programs from the #accessible installer section of the #ninite program.
#accessible #ninite

Great Braille Game! I learned about this game from Holly Anderson of the Maccessibility Podcast.
Brailliance is a Braille version of the popular Wordle game with a little twist.
You are given the total number of dots in the word, and you have to guess what the word is by figuring out the letters in the word with each of your guesses.
For example. The word has a total of 10 dots.
So your first guess is tale, t, a, l, e.
It tells you that 3 of those letters are in the word, and one is not.
t, a, and l, are in the word, and the letter e is not.
Please note: those letters are part of the final word, but they do not have to be in that order.
So lets see, the letters t, a, and l, equal a total of 8 dots, so you only have 2 dots left to make the final word.
And you only have 4 letters left with 2 dots, b, c, i, and k.
So now it is just a process of elimination
For this word, the correct other letter was k. So the final word was talk, t, a, l, k.
The tough part is figuring out words that have a specific number of dots, but this gets easier the more you play.
Plus, to help you out, the total number of dots for each letter can be found on the letters of the on-screen keyboard.
So how good do you know your Braille? Ready to take the challenge?
Just like Wordle, there is a new puzzle every day, as well as some other puzzle packs that you can play on the side if you like.
The game is totally free, and does have a cost to get rid of ads if you want.
I actually find this game more fun and challenging as Wordle! So I highly recommend giving it a try.
Here is the app store link.
apps.apple.com/us/app/braillia…

#Game #Accessible #Wordle #Braille #Maccessibility #Blind
@dhsholly


‎Brailliance - Learn Braille

‎Brailliance is a puzzle game where you guess the word by adding up braille dots. This game has been carefully crafted to be playable by everyone, and it includes multiple accessibility features for people with blindness and other disabilities.
App Store
#accessible #blind #game #braille #Wordle #maccessibility @Holly Anderson

Apple gave us a great, #accessible graphing calculator on #iOS and #iPadOS in the form of math notes. Given, for example a quadratic function: y=2x^2 +x +1 it generates a graph which sounds like this. While such simple quadratic equations can be used only in schools I see huge potential in making math more accessible to the #blind. As a math nerd and someone who almost failed a year at school due to accessibility, I am really happy and grateful to #apple for making this accessible to us.
#accessible #apple #blind #ios #ipados

Hab ich Gas-Wasser-******* Folgende?

Die Rezeption meint, das wäre normal so. Ich nicht. In der Stellung kommt 70°C heißes Wasser aus der Leitung. Irgendwie ist das für mich falsch herum.

Gibt es in Frankreich andere Einbau Normen?

Ich würde hier bei Hahn nach rechts gedreht in Richtung blau immer kalt erwarten.

Es gibt in dem Hotel auch anders herum montierte. Wahrscheinlich je nachdem welcher Subunternehmer für welche Etage zuständig war.

Eure Meinung?

#fediPower #gws #accessible

Dreh Mischbatterie links rot, rechts blau markiert in rechter Stellung leicht auf und heißes Wasser läuft.
#accessible #fedipower #gws

We've been doing this a while. Let's SWING for the big leagues.
Tomorrow, we're doing a deep dive on #burpSuite from a #screenReader perspective. It will be mostly #blind (as in playthrough) as I've not looked at this program for a few years, and fully blind (as in sight) given ... well ... screenReader user :)

I've learned more, and hey who knows, maybe they've improved ......
If it turns out they haven't, we'll look at @zaproxy next as a more viable, generally more #accessible alternative. See you tomorrow at 3 EST over at twitch.tv/ic_null #infosec #cybersecurity #zaproxy #portswigger #java #programming


IC_null - Twitch

Fully blind person hacking, coding and tinkering while using a screen reader. THM, HTB, accessibility, all the things.
Twitch
#accessible #infosec #blind #java #programming #screenreader #cybersecurity #burpsuite #zaproxy #portswigger @ZAP

Well ...that teaches me to go to sleep right after dropping an announcement like this :-O I did not expect even a tenth of the response this received, thank you all so much for that.
I realize the channel's looking kinda bare at present. The idea to do this os only a day or so old, so 🐻 with me while I set up an initial stream and such. If people are curious, the YouTube channel over at youtube.com/@blindlycoding has a number of archived game streams from my gaming channel, where I tackle #accessible #gaming, as well as a playlist on last year's Advent of Cyber on the TryHackMe event where I go through the challenges with a screen reader, critique the accessibility of a lot of them and overall trialed the format I want to pursue on the IC_Null channel. If people need a preview, that's where you go :)

BlindlyCoding

Programming, hacking, gaming, composing music. These are all things a fully blind person using a screen reader can do, given enough technical know-how. On this channel, I show you how it all works. Come stay a while :)
YouTube
#accessible #gaming

@FediVerseExplorer @WestphalDenn I am using web version of #element in @Firefox by default however #electron based apps are now accessible on #linux in a similar way as they are #accessible on #windows. So I think you will like it. Also #fractal a #gtk4 #matrix client developed with @GNOME technologies is accessible with #orca.
#accessible #linux #matrix #element #Windows #electron #GTK4 #fractal #orca @GNOME @Firefox @WestphalDenn @FediVerseExplorer

Can anyone recommend a good #accessible #RSS feed reader for #iPhone that does well with both text and audio #RSSFeeds? I recently subscribed to The Old Reader (theoldreader.com) and like how it lets you add text RSS feeds, #podcasts, and #YouTube channels, and I'm looking for a good app for it on my phone. I've tried #lire, but it doesn't seem to work well with podcasts.
#TheOldReader #iOS #accessibility #technology #tech @mastoblind

The Old Reader

Read all your favorite online content in one place. Import your subscriptions in one click, find your friends, and start sharing.
The Old Reader
#Accessibility #accessible #technology #ios #youtube #RSS #Podcasts #iphone #tech #rssfeeds #lire #theoldreader @mastoblind group

Wow this is promising, how is their chrome extension and other products right now? Is it screen reader #Accessible
#accessible

Next Wednesday discover how you can make your presentation and meeting slide decks more #accessible and inclusive!

Join #A11yCat @volkswagenchick, she will cover definitions, standards, guidelines, & practical tips & examples.
Wed Jan 17at 12pm ET
a11ytalks.com/posts/2024-JAN/#… #a11y

Creating Accessible and Inclusive Presentations - A11yTalks

What does it mean to have accessible and inclusive presentations? In this session, we'll go over what we can do as presenters to ensure inclusivity for all our attendees regardless of how they consume the content, beyond the basics of captions and co…
Creating Accessible and Inclusive Presentations - A11yTalks
#a11y #accessible #a11ycat @volkswagenchick

RIMFest Is in Full Force, and There’s Free Admission!
For the next 12 days, Everyone gets a chance to take #RemoteIncidentManager for a spin, absolutely free! Provide remote support to friends, family or anyone else via the world's only fully #accessible remote support program, absolutely free! Download your copy to your PC or Mac today, click the “Provide Help Now” button, register! Easy as one two three!
pneumasolutions.com/products/r…
download.pneumasolutions.com/r…
download.pneumasolutions.com/r…
A graphic that includes the Remote Incident Manager (RIM) logo, a FREE price tag, and the headline 12 Days of RIMFest.

RIM

At Pneuma Solutions we provide a seamless bridge between assistive technology and mission critical applications. Our line of products was built with stability, affordability, and security in mind to…
Pneuma Solutions
#accessible #remoteincidentmanager

Thanks so much to everyone who has voted for their top 10 #holiday songs. We have well over 300 tracks voted for now, and we’re going to play the top 100 in a live 10 hour #Christmas party this Saturday, complete with plenty of fun Mastodon interaction using the #MushroomFM hashtag.
I took a sneaky look at the chart as it currently stands, and mate, there’s everything to play for. Things are close enough right now that I wouldn’t guarantee that the song currently at the top of the charts will stay there.
So, if you’ve not voted yet, it’s quick and #accessible.
We’re honoured to have the chance each year to bring a bit of fun and #festive cheer into the world and look forward to many of our Mastodon friends joining us. Ready to vote? I hope so because you only have until 11:59 PM US Eastern time on Thursday. Then the chart closes and we get to work on putting the live show together. Head over to MushroomFm.com/countdown2023

Holiday Countdown and Christmas Party 2023 | Mushroom FM

mushroomfm.com
#accessible #christmas #mushroomfm #holiday #festive

An old high school PowerPoint
This was an old PowerPoint I created for high school. I wanted to make it as fun and accessible as possible, so I wouldn't have to read off everything right there. We were tasked to do a PowerPoint about a state that we picked and for some reason, I chose Hawaii. I still have no idea why to this day.
#accessible #audio #powerpoint #Schoolwork

A11yTalks tomorrow!!
Have you ever wondered how the A11yTalks team, month after month, delivers #accessible online events?

Tune into: Behind the Stream - How A11yTalks Creates Accessible Virtual Events
November 28th, 12PM (ET)
youtube.com/live/Z06Kqj2TI9o

Behind the Stream - How A11yTalks Creates Accessible Virtual Events Have you ever wondered how the A11yTalks team, month after month, delivers accessible online events? Our team is excited to let you see behind-the-scenes on how we prepare, perform, and produce high quality and meaningful conversations around digital accessibility. Join the A11yTalks team for the discussion November 28th, 12PM (ET). A11yTalks.com

Behind the Stream - How A11yTalks Creates Accessible Virtual Events (A11yTalks - Nov 2023)

Have you ever wondered how the A11yTalks team, month after month, delivers accessible online events? Our team is excited to let you see behind-the-scenes on ...
YouTube
#accessible

@Matthias ✔ Ah yes now I understand. Unfortunatelly that part is not yet #screenreaders #accessible thus when using up and down arrow keys to make the choice I don't know what I'm selecting. I'll first try to look into it my-self and if I won't be able to fix it on my own I'll file it as a feature request then.
Thanks for your patience explaining this feature to me.
#accessible #screenreaders @Matthias

I've written a #tutorial on how to program #accessible #native #gui #windows applications in #rust using the native-windows-gui library: modulus.isonomia.net/tech/nwg/

Also available in Spanish: modulus.isonomia.net/tech/nwg-…

#a11y #programming

Programando GUIs nativos y accesibles en Windows con Rust

Hoy os explico como podemos crear nuestros propios GUIs accesibles en Windows utilizando el lenguaje de programación Rust y la...
modulus.isonomia.net
#a11y #accessible #Windows #programming #rust #tutorial #native #gui

@mk360 @Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox 115 #supernova is verry #accessible. Loads of #a11y related issues have been adressed since the new face lift has started within #Thunderbird 111.
#a11y #accessible #thunderbird #supernova @Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox @mk360

I’m a Blind technologist and i’ve built the Dimensions Lab for #accessible tactile graphics and #3d models at New York Public Library. With the right tools, skill-building opps and community support, Blind people can break out of image poverty and excel at spatial thinking + design. This is me waving hello to folks in #Vis #Art #Graphics & #CreativeCoding technologyreview.com/2023/06/1…

How tactile graphics can help end image poverty

Access to rich imagery shouldn’t be something that blind or low-vision people have to do without. These projects are helping.
Chancey Fleet (MIT Technology Review)
#accessible #art #graphics #3d #creativecoding #vis

A question on behalf of a friend: which appearance theme for the LuCI GUI for #OpenWRT is the most #accessible with screen readers? Any other tips on how to make this experience more accessible?
#OpenSource #Blind #Router
#accessible #opensource #blind #openwrt #router

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