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#A11Y #BlindTech I’m a user of whatifsports.com, specifically its simleague baseball feature. For some unknown reason, the website has stopped working regularly over the past week or so. Combo boxes fail to appear, although I see they are there if I use the JAWS cursor. In some other instances, whole parts of the website don’t present at all. Even more strangely, this behavior happens on both #Chrome and #Firefox but I can still access everything on #Edge just fine. I’m tempted to install #NVDA to see how things perform with it, but I’ve never used it so I suspect there’s a learning curve. I’m just flummoxed as to why the website has started acting like this.
#a11y #firefox #chrome #nvda #edge #blindtech

#Accessibility #inclusion #assistivetechnology #appleintelligence #blindtech #ios26 #atcommunity

Mobility isn’t just instinct—it’s training. Knowing how to use a white cane, feel your shoreline, and rely on your ears and feet takes time and guidance.
Until you’ve been taught, it’s hard to understand what you’re missing.
Double Tap: Where blind people talk tech! dltap.com/46rVTpe
#BlindTech #DoubleTap #Mobility #Orientation #CaneSkills #DisabilitySupport

Why JAWS Still Dominates the Workplace

In this episode, Steven and Shaun explore why JAWS dominates screen reader use in the workplace and whether NVDA is a viable alternative considering potentia...
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#mobility #doubletap #blindtech #orientation #caneskills #disabilitysupport

@NVAccess
Hi everyone, hope all is well! Quick question for those using NVDA on Windows. I’m trying to help someone by remotely controlling their computer using the built-in NVDA Remote feature. But when I press F11, I can’t seem to control the other computer. Any ideas or tips? Appreciate the help! We are on the latest update of NVDA.

\#NVDA #Accessibility #ScreenReader #BlindTech #Windows #TechHelp

#Accessibility #Windows #screenreader #nvda #blindtech #techhelp @NV Access

I woke up to a comment so smug, so perfectly soaked in gatekeeping and faux-righteous posturing, it earned its own blog post.
You want freedom? You want GNU/Linux to mean something?
Then maybe start by not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves with a smile.
This commenter thought they were defending "software freedom." What they were really doing was kicking people out of the room. Dismissing accessibility. Mocking effort. Pretending that cruelty is some kind of rite of passage. They quoted Stallman like it was scripture, ignored real-world experience like it was noise, and wrapped it all in condescension dressed as virtue.
I’ve spent over a decade in this ecosystem. Writing patches. Rebuilding broken stacks. Helping blind users boot systems upstream doesn’t even test. I didn’t "just install Arch and whine about the terminal." I lived in it. I survived it. I held it together when maintainers disappeared and no one else gave a damn.
But apparently, because I didn’t call it GNU/Linux™ and because I dared to talk about how this OS chews people up and spits them out, I’m lazy. I’m weak. I should "get a dog."
So I wrote a response. Line by line. No mercy. No euphemisms.
This isn’t just about one comment. This is about every time someone’s been told they don’t belong because they couldn’t learn fast enough, code well enough, or survive long enough. It’s about everyone who was pushed out while the gatekeepers patted themselves on the back for "preserving the spirit of free software."
You want a free system? Start by making it livable. Because freedom that demands you crawl bleeding through a broken bootloader isn’t freedom. It’s abandonment dressed in ideology.
And if this kind of gatekeeping is your idea of community?
You can keep it.
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you…
#Linux #GNU #FOSS #Accessibility #BlindTech #FreeSoftware #Gatekeeping #DisabilityInTech #OpenSource #Orca #ScreenReaders #ArchLinux #BurnItDown #blogpost

You Don’t Own the Word “Freedom”: A Full-Burn Response to the GNU/Linux Comment That Tried to Gatekeep Me Off My Own Machine — fireborn

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#FreeSoftware #Accessibility #linux #foss #opensource #gnu #archlinux #screenreaders #orca #blogpost #gatekeeping #blindtech #disabilityintech #burnitdown

ChatGPT’s Mac app now records meetings, but it’s nearly unusable with VoiceOver.
Buttons are unlabeled, transcripts are hard to access, and navigation is broken for blind users.
Full write-up: taylorarndt.substack.com/p/cha…
Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=nGhfTH1ZNW…
OpenAI needs to include accessibility in every release. This one missed the mark.
#Accessibility #ChatGPT #VoiceOver #MacAccessibility #BlindTech #InclusiveTech

ChatGPT for Mac’s New Meeting Recording Feature Is Powerful — But Almost Unusable for Blind Users

When OpenAI released the Meeting Recording feature in the ChatGPT for Mac app, I was excited.
Taylor Arndt (Taylor’s Substack)
#Accessibility #voiceover #chatgpt #inclusivetech #blindtech #macaccessibility

#Accessibility #AI #substack #techforgood #blindtech #waymo #notion

I bought the Rabbit R1 — even though it’s not for me
As a blind tech user, I knew the R1 wouldn’t be accessible.
But I bought it anyway. Why?
Because if we aren’t testing and speaking up, accessibility won’t improve. Inclusion starts with showing up.
In my latest blog post, I explain why blind voices are essential in AI—and what I hope comes from this.
📖 Read:
open.substack.com/pub/taylorar…
#RabbitR1 #Accessibility #BlindTech #AI #Inclusion #FediTech #DisabilityJustice

Why I Bought the Rabbit R1 (Even Though It's Not Accessible)?

When the Rabbit R1 was first announced, it generated a lot of buzz—this tiny, stylish device promised to reinvent personal computing with the help of artificial intelligence.
Taylor Arndt (Taylor’s Substack)
#Accessibility #AI #DisabilityJustice #inclusion #blindtech #rabbitr1 #feditech

Learn how to use the macOS Terminal with VoiceOver in our free, interactive course!
Starting 2 weeks from tomorrow!!!
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#FreeCourse #Accessibility #VoiceOver #MacOS #Terminal #BlindTech

Accessing the Mac Terminal Accessibly

Join this course to learn how to use the terminal in macOS with VoiceOver. During this course, you will learn how to navigate the terminal, and use the Mac with nothing but text. We are excited to have you in this free and interactive course.
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#Accessibility #terminal #MACOS #voiceover #blindtech #freecourse

#Accessibility #jaws #unmutepresents #blindtech @Freedom Scientific

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