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

To anyone who uses assistive technologies like screen readers and does programming:
How do you perceive different programming languages? Are some easier to use than others, more comfortable to read than others? And what about the major ones? Also interesting: what about the terminal and commands and their output there?

I am asking because I believe not just GUIs should be designed with accessibility in mind, but everything else too. So what could be improved?

#accessibility #Linux #programming

We have added the "Accessibility In Gaming Resources Guide" by Jennifer Kretchmer to the "Accessibility Resources" page on our website!

This guide provides a detailed overview of information, tools and resources related to all aspects of accessibility in the tabletop roleplaying game space.

Follow Jennifer on Mastodon
@dreamwisp

Read Jennifer's Accessibility In Gaming Resources Guide
docs.google.com/document/u/0/d…

Visit our website
knightsofthebraille.com/

#A11Y #Accessibility #TTRPG #DND

Accessibility in Gaming Resources

Accessibility in Gaming Resource Guide By Jennifer Kretchmer Please note: Disability consulting is both time-consuming and emotionally draining.

^{Google Docs}

New blog post out (finally) ✨ I tested the dataviz accessibility of the 2024 presidential election dashboards, and (as expected) found a lot of issues to write about:

fossheim.io/writing/posts/2024…

#dataviz #accessibility

Dataviz accessibility principles, demonstrated by the 2024 presidential election dashboards. by Sarah L. Fossheim

I tested how well different election dashboards implemented common dataviz accessibility princples, and explained where things went wrong (including lots of demos).

^fossheim.io

I saw a post on Facebook the other day. Someone, probably a student, but maybe a child, was asking if they could use AI to format an assignment. The poster specifically said they were not looking to have the AI write the report, just format the margins, font, line spacing Etc.

Some helpful soul replied along the lines of – just do the work yourself like the rest of us…you get the gist.

I am not advocating using AI to cheat. But I am aware of how modern word processors work – the concept of ‘WYSIWYG’ extends to far more than the text – sighted people can ‘see’ the margins, line spacing, justification Etc. Of course this information is also visible on the screen and blind people can navigate to it or can use a keystroke to have it spoken to them…but it takes a bit longer and you have to remember the keystroke. In fact, you have to remember a lot of keystrokes to use a graphical interface designed for mouse users using just a keyboard.

There is a Blindness Productivity Gap, everything takes a little bit longer, is a little bit harder to learn, a little bit harder to do, when you are blind. This is not about effort, or intelligence, it’s just how life works – ‘monkey see, monkey do’ is practically a law of nature.

One of the reasons why I am so excited about advancements in AI is that I see in it a real chance to finally reduce or eliminate the blindness productivity gap. I’d also like to live forever!

#Accessibility #Ai #AIsfortheBlind #Blind #Disability

You may recall that in October I spoke at A11y Camp in Melbourne. I shared my slides, but being text-free they weren’t terribly useful.

Well, the video of my talk is available!
adrianroselli.com/2024/10/a11y…

There is also a link to the entire playlist for the event.

#a11y #accessibility

A11y Camp: Keynote Slides

Download a 3.6MB tagged PDF of my slides or try the embedded view if your browser displays PDF inline. The text in the slides is set in Atkinson Hyperlegible. The PDF is exported from PowerPoint, after confirming reading order and alternative text.

^{Adrian Roselli}

Blind People Problems:

Lately I'm encountering instances where people writing substitute a small letter L for a capital i. For example writing Al (AL) instead of AI (ai).

This fools the eye, but not the text-to-speech engines used by blind and low vision users to listen to the text.

This morning I copy and pasted the title of a novel from the story graph and it turned out that the word Idea was written with an L (ldea) instead of a capital i.

I wonder what is behind this phenomenon. Is it a virtual keyboard speed writing thing? Saving the user the extra click on the shift key?

What is for sure, this practice is bad for accessibility.

Edit:

Since not everyone sees all the replies I'll summaries:

The main possible explanation for the use of an l in place of a capital I, was the use of OCR to digitize text in an image.

Considering the fact that OCR is built into mobile OSs and apps these days it is quite possible that is was used and as a type of AI it is clear why it would not understand the context and mistake identical letters for one another.

A second possible reason suggested in the comments was that people are trying to obscure the use of the term AI from filters or crawlers by using the wrong letter.

#BlindPeopleProblems #accessibility #blind #LowVison #TTS #TextToSpeech

#AI spurs revolution for some visually impaired people:
bbc.com/news/articles/cg4lvw6v…

#BBC #accessibility

AI spurs 'revolution' for some visually impaired people

AI services that can describe pictures and scenes are helping the visually impaired.

^{Suzanne Bearne (BBC News)}

Happy to have my work in the Accessibility Chapter of the HTTP Archive's Web Almanac featured in StateScoop.

statescoop.com/state-websites-…

I belive that this is the first government-wide scan of USA states for web accessibility. The report averages over 34,000 state government web pages to create a meaningful snapshot of how inclusive government sites are.

#accessibility #Section508 #USAGovernment #GoogleLighthouse #axe #WebAccessibility

State websites don’t meet upcoming DOJ accessibility requirements

An audit of state government websites shows that none meets all accessibility requirements soon to be required by the Department of Justice.

^{Keely Quinlan (StateScoop)}

Am pleased that the @tetralogical.com blog articles are all knowledge, not marketing bumpf

#accessibility #knowledge

tetralogical.com/blog/

Blog - TetraLogical

Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.

^TetraLogical

Meet Andre Louis, a music producer and blind screen reader user who can be found playing jazz clubs in London, streaming his performance using Meta Glasses.

In our latest post in our series on disabled people’s experiences browsing the web, Andre tells us about his love of consistent design and dislike of accessibility overlays.

Read Andre’s story: tetralogical.com/blog/2024/11/…

Photo: Jonathan Bowcott

#Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #ScreenReaders #WebAccessibility #SustainableAccessibility

Meet Andre: a music producer and blind screen reader user - TetraLogical

Meet Andre, a music producer and blind screen reader user who is not afraid to take his custom elsewhere if your site is not accessible.

^TetraLogical

Did you catch our last "In-Process" blog? Lots of handy info in there from info on NVDA 2024.4.1, to our Contributor Documentation Survey and more info on our add-on compatibility process! Find it all here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Blog #News #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Newsletter

Angaben zur #Rollstuhltauglichkeit eines Ortes sind zwar in der @openstreetmap@en.osm.town eingetragen, werden aber auf der #wheelmap nicht angezeigt?

Dann könnte es sein, dass die Beschreibung nicht dem Basis-Attribut wheelchair_description sondern dem mit der Erweiterung der Sprache zugeordnet wurde, z.B. wheelchair_description:de
Wie mir der Support mitteilte, arbeitet man aber daran, auch die Sprachdefiition zu berücksichtigen.

wheelmap.or
#Accessibility #Barrierefreiheit #Inklusion #OSM #OpenStreetMap

Can anyone recommend an accessible course to learn html? It must work with NVDA. I've heard of Code Camp and W3Schools, but how accessible are they and how do they differ in content and style? I like courses with a structured approach, where things are explained i.e. a deductive and not an inductive approach. I usually don't need a tutorial, but I am fine with general instructions. In this case, though, exercises would be very beneficial. I am using this prior to beginning Part 2 of the Web Developer's course at Deque. I am not a developer, but they don't have one for accessibility testers.

#accessibility #blind #blindness #computing #DequeUniversity #html #learning #NVDA #programming #screenreaders #W3Schools

My sister texted me today asking if I have a wish list for my birthday on December 3. Usually, I get gift cards, socks, or other random things because no one knows what to get me. But this year, I'm prepared! I've been using a site called Chestr to create a wish list. It's not perfect—there are some accessibility issues—but it's usable.

I’ve been adding things all year, and now my list has nearly 50 items, from tech gadgets to fidget toys and puzzles. The fidget toys and puzzles are a favorite since I'm autistic, sometimes bedbound, and need things to do with my hands that provide sensory stimulation and keep me engaged. Hopefully, this makes gift shopping easier for my family this time around! 🎉🎁

#BirthdayWishlist #Chestr #Accessibility #FidgetToys #Puzzles #SensoryNeeds #AutisticJoy #DisabilityLife #DecemberBirthday

#flohmarkt needs an #accessibility review to leave beta phase.

Is there someone in the #fediverse who can help on #a11y?

Boosts highly appreciated!

codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmar…

Accessiblity overhaul

Okay, this is a big one and ongoing effort. So definitely not doable in a single PR. Let's find accessiblity issues on flohmarkt: * not keyboard navigateable * not properly labeled for screenreaders * mediocre color contrast * more?

^Codeberg.org

🎉 Limited Time Deals from @atguys 🎉

Don’t miss out on discounts through Dec. 4th on:
👉 Zoom Essentials line
👉 MEATER smart meat thermometers
👉 Keyboards
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Shop now: atguys.com/collections/deals

#Accessibility #TechDeals #BlindnessTech

Hot Deals

Check out these hot deals on accessible tech, for a limited time.

^{A. T. Guys}

Hey y’all, how’s it going? Quick question for those on Bluesky: I just started trying it out this morning, and it’s pretty cool so far. Are there any third-party apps you’d recommend that are more accessible? The official app is good, but I’m curious about other options out there. Let me know!

#Accessibility #Bluesky #ThirdPartyApps #BlindUsers #TechSupport

Just did the "Global Digital Accessibility Salary Survey" by #WebAim. Looking forward to the results!

If you want to participate, go here:

webaim.org/projects/salary/sur…

The link on the website shown after submitting the survey is wrong, by the way...

#a11y #accessibility #disability #survey #salary

There's an interesting #accessibility webinar next Tuesday by Funka on EN301549 requirements that go beyond WCAG.

Especially relevant for public sector bodies, which must fulfil EN301549 Annex A, some of which is beyond the scope of WCAG.

Free registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

#accessibility #standards #ElectronicAdministration #PublicSector #technology

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IAAP Nordic Webinar: EN301549 requirements that go beyond WCAG - 15.00-16.00 CET - 26 November 2024. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

^Zoom

I'm happy to announce that I will be presenting about the #WebAlmanac for the December Boye & Co Member Call:

boye-co.com/groups/conference-…

Using the Web Almanac to Understand Trends with Mike Gifford

I will be talking about #CMS, #JavaScriptframeworks and of course #sustainability and #accessibility

10 December - Free with Registration

Conference calls for members — Boye & Company

^{Boye & Company}

Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/… Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online… #Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign

Featuring @todd@a11y.info, @theaccessibilityguy, @TPGi, @ozewai, @ScopicEngineer, @codepo8, @medienbaecker, @shadeed9, @LFLegal, @heydon, @tbroyer, @jarango, @AlexDawsonUK, @InesAkrap, @mgifford, and more.

I have emphasized numerous times in the past why you should not use #HCaptcha, especially in situations where equal access is vital. Their practices are not inclusive, locking out users who have no other way to access whatever the captcha protects. This blog post illustrates one of the scenarios: michaels.world/2023/11/i-was-b…

Here's to better captcha solutions in the future, or to indeed existing ones, such as mcaptcha.org/ #a11y #accessibility #blind #captcha

I'm happy so many people liked my first article!

Now I wrote about why focus outlines deserve better treatment in web design, and how to make them both beautiful and accessible ✍️

medienbaecker.com/articles/foc…

#accessibility #webdev #webdesign #indieweb

Beautiful focus outlines

Baker’s son turned web developer, kneading pixels and code for 15+ years. I help you bake your ideas into websites 🥨.

^{Thomas Günther (medienbaecker.com)}