We're looking for a designer who has experience working on software to help with Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker in the new year. Familiarity with #a11y preferred and strong understanding of UI/UX in a web application context needed.

Who should I talk to?

Here at TetraLogical we put people first. One of our founding principles is ensuring everything we do is ethical. We make decisions for the good of our customers and their customers, our team, and for the world at large.

The @w3c has just released their Ethical Web Principles in the belief that the web should empower an equitable, informed, and interconnected society.

Read them in full: w3.org/TR/2024/STMT-ethical-we…

#SustainableAccessibility #A11y

We've been asked about it for years, and we are pleased to confirm that we have finally setup an official NV Access mailing list. You can subscribe to receive:

- Our fortnightly In-Process blog
- NV Access organisational updates
- NVDA Release announcements (Stable, and / or beta)
- Good news stories
- Job listings

To subscribe to any of the above, please go to: eepurl.com/iuVyjo

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #MailingList #Newsletter #Information #Accessibility #A11y #Blind

Not directly NVDA related, but something many of us can relate to: "Why online shopping isn't so fun for those who are blind or have low vision" abc.net.au/news/2024-12-15/onl…

#Shopping #OnlineShopping #News #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #Blind

Why online shopping isn't so fun for those who are blind or have low vision

Next time you're scrolling for bargains online, consider the half a million Australians who don't find shopping on the web fun or simple, writes Nas Campanella.

^{Nas Campanella (ABC News)}

Happy Birthday, Zamenhof! 🎉💚

Today, we celebrate the 165th birthday of Ludoviko Lazaro Zamenhof, the visionary creator of Esperanto. His goal was to establish a language that would facilitate communication among people from different countries and cultures, thereby contributing to peace and cooperation among nations.

Esperanto is now the most successful planned language in the world, with millions of speakers in over 120 countries. It is utilized on the internet, in social media, and even in some universities and institutions. But Esperanto is not just a language—it's a movement. It represents a community of individuals united by the common goal of promoting peace, unity, cultural richness, understanding, and cooperation among all people. Esperanto is a language of hope, unity, and love.

Zamenhof's vision is more relevant than ever. In an era of increasing globalization and interconnectedness, Esperanto provides an opportunity for people from diverse cultures and countries to communicate and collaborate without language barriers.

Moreover, Esperanto serves as a valuable tool for inclusion and accessibility, thanks to its simplicity and regular structure. It not only eases communication between speakers of different native languages but also supports neurodiverse individuals who may struggle with learning natural languages or navigating irregular writing systems like English orthography. Thus, Esperanto can promote accessibility in education.

What makes Esperanto so special? Its simple, logical grammar and vocabulary derived from the most common European roots make it incredibly easy to learn. Its phonetic spelling features one sound per letter and one letter for every sound, unlike English or French. Beyond its practical benefits, Esperanto embodies the noble ideals of mutual understanding, cultural exchange, and the brotherhood of all people.

In our increasingly interconnected world, Esperanto has found new life on the internet, where online communities and resources allow learners to connect across borders. It is truly a language of the digital age, used for everything from casual conversation to academic discourse.

As we celebrate Zamenhof's 165th birthday, let us embrace his timeless vision of a more harmonious world, where Esperanto serves as a bridge between cultures. By learning this beautiful language, we honor the legacy of its creator and take a meaningful step toward a more peaceful and productive coexistence for all.

Happy birthday, Zamenhof! Your dream lives on. ✨ Thank you for your inexhaustible legacy and the inspiration you have given us all. Let us unite humanity and reach for the stars! ✨

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**Interesting Facts about Esperanto 🌎💚:**

* Esperanto is the 14th most used language on the internet, according to 2022 statistics.
* The website "Duolingo" offers an Esperanto course, which is one of the most popular courses on the platform.
* The University of Amsterdam includes an Esperanto course as part of its program in international communication.

#Zamenhof #Esperanto #Peace #Coexistence #InternationalLanguage #Revival #CulturalRichness #Zamenhof165 #EsperantoOnTheInternet #LingvoInternacia #Planlingvo #Naskiĝtago #FelichanNaskiĝtagon #ZamenhofTago #ZamenhofDay #KulturaRicheco #Paco #Kunlaboro #a11y #inclusion #accessibility

#Digitalisierung der #Verwaltung, #Behörden?

Vielleicht kommen wir der Sache näher, wenn es z.B. auch möglich ist, einen handschriftlichen, formlosen Antrag, per #Papier, als #Brailleschrift oder per #Spracheingabe mit Schlüsselwörtern, (z.B. #Wohngeld) und Basisangaben wie der Adresse zu stellen.

Dieser könnte die Zusendung von einfachen und übersichtlich gestalteten Fragebögen, reduziert auf die individuell noch fehlenden Angaben auslösen.

Die Antworten sollten dann wieder in einer Form zu übermitteln sein, die den Umständen (und z.B. #Behinderungen) der Antragsteller entsprechen, also z.B. auch formlos, schriftlich, per Spracheingabe, per #Gebärdenvideo, alles ohne dass der Antragsteller selbst ein digitales Gerät besitzen muss.

#Digitalzwang #digital #a11y #Inklusion #Barrierefreiheit

I've tried desktop #Linux as a #blind many times.
It was #Ubuntu, #debian, #archlinux, and even some "for blind" things based on Debian or Arch.
And every attempt was accompanied with such phrases like "come on, friend, you can do the same as on Windows! Accessibility had become much better since your last try!"
Okay, I spend several days configuring things, and... No, thanks!
"You can play games on Linux" they say. But they play only Stardew Valley and Factorio. Or they play on a Windows vm.
"There are no problems with accessibility" they say. But they are used to switching from gui to terminal and back to solve simple every day tasks.
"No no, drivers are okay" they also say... But they stay silent about hours spent on forums finding solutions and looking for components which have known good drivers for Linux.
"#Orca behaves just like #NVDA!" - but you will spend days and weeks configuring it to behave like NVDA.

But I still try because I love Linux.

#accessibility #a11y

The eBay accessibility team is doing some great things!

Figma plugin: figma.com/community/plugin/120…

Video Tutorials: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRj…

About the Include plugin: playbook.ebay.com/foundations/…

#a11y #ebay #figma #webdesign #uiDesign

Include Plugin: Getting Started | Accessibility | Foundations | eBay Playbook

eBay created the Include—Accessibility Annotations Figma plugin to help designers with accessibility considerations early in their project, and to help with designer-developer collaboration. It is available to the Figma community and free.

^{playbook.ebay.com}

"Given the fact that NVDA has an extremely light computer resource foot print the portable version is a blessing" - Squire, South Africa / NVDA negates the barriers many face when accessing a PC, as a free and light-weight screen reader translated into more than 50 languages.

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #GoodNews #FOSS #Free #Lightweight #A11y

I don't know how many times we have to say this. Last I counted it was 1.2 million times and almost 20 years.

"Developers should always prefer using the correct semantic HTML element over using ARIA."

developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do…

#webdev #javascript #html #webdevelopment #a11y #aria

An overview of accessible web applications and widgets - Accessibility | MDN

Most JavaScript libraries offer a library of client-side widgets that mimic the behavior of familiar desktop interfaces. Sliders, menu bars, file list views, and more can be built with a combination of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.

^{MDN Web Docs}

Accessibility Unlocked is a #free 6 day newsletter curated by the team at @TetraLogical@indieweb.social, and you can sign-up here:
tetralogical.com/newsletters/a…

#accessibility #a11y #kickstart

Subscribe to Accessibility Unlocked - TetraLogical

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

^TetraLogical

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

Featuring @rianrietveld, @aardrian, @federcheese, @fossheim, @mgifford, @onsman, @johnallsopp, @angelikatyborska, @kevinpowell, @theadamsilver, @amberhinds, @MoritzGiessmann, @Kilian, @slightlyoff, @brucelawson, @tink, @Jayhoffmann, @bkardell, @chriscoyier, and more.

#Bildbeschreibungen im #Chat?

Das geht seit dem neuen update mit der #Matrix #App #ElementX!

#a11y #Barrierefreiheit #Inklusion #digitaleTeilhabe #Bildbeschreibung

@element@mastodon.matrix.org @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org

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

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}

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}

I want to write my own cross-platform and accessible for blind users #Mastodon client.
There are no #a11y friendly clients for Linux (only some TUI software) and there are only one buggy and unstable proprietary client for Windows called #tweesecake.
I already know the stack I'll use but I have one problem.
I don't know Mastodon well enough to be sure that I implement every feature which is supported there.
For sure I can read the whole API reference but maybe there are easier ways, maybe some list of features, maybe some feature guide for developers, etc.

As a blind user I can't just install any popular and cool client and take all features from it... That's the problem: they are not accessible at all or not accessible enough for every day use.

So, maybe someone helps me with some sort of docs or I don't know :D

#programming #askfedi

Ah, I see that BlueSky has joined LinkedIn in supplanting Twitter as the primary source of accessibility misinformation.

(I didn’t make this clear, but this post came across my timeline here and on linkedin and it just shows how this kind of stuff spreads on algorithmic timelines and then bleeds over to other social networks. That’s how you poison a well.)

#a11y #accesibility

#Joplin soll für blinde Menschen besser nutzbar werden.

Wer helfen möchte, hier entlang:
discourse.joplinapp.org/t/call…
@joplinapp@mastodon.social
#a11y #blind #Barrierefrei #Test #Software #OpenSource

Calling visually impaired users: help us improve accessibility!

Over the past months, we’ve been improving the accessibility of both our desktop and mobile apps, in particular to better support visually impaired users.

^{Joplin Forum}

#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

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

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

@TPGi is looking for a Full-Time, Remote in US Accessibility Engineer. The core responsibility will be to Perform accessibility evaluations of web pages, desktop applications, mobile apps, and other emerging platforms. Interested? Please send your resume to Careers@TPGi.com.

buff.ly/3CwPjRu

#Jobs #A11yJobs #AccessibilityJobs #DigitalAccessibility #Accessibility #A11y

Accessibility Engineer - TPGi

Accessibility Engineer Full-Time  //  Remote in US Primary Function The Accessibility Engineer will advise our clients on how to make their digital offerings conform with the standards of accessibility and...

^TPGi

Finished @viscousplatypus’s “The Accessibility Operations Guidebook” this morning. Probably a good idea to read if you do digital accessibility and want to scale up your impact. I recommend.

This quote from a former independent consultant who has become an employee really lands.

Info on The Storygraph:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/82…

Buy (I did the Payhib ebook but read it on my Kobo; no Amazon in this house):
devonpersing.netlify.app/book/

#a11y #accessibility