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Potentially way too late (as usual), but I've just released #TouchBarSpeak: an app that speaks the name of escape and F1–F12 keys when they're pressed once, and actually activates them when they're pressed twice quickly.
Originally called NSFKeys, and originally made as an experiment during the Intel Macbook/Touch Bar/Boot Camp era, rewritten this month, the app is meant to make using a touch bar on Windows more accessible.
Maybe it could still be useful?
I have also updated Capbeeper, fixing the double tray menu open bug, featuring slight sound volume adjustments, and (thanks to TouchBarSpeak), the “Run as admin” feature/option, accessible from the systray menu.
I hope any of this is useful, if it sounds like so, feel free to check things out.
nsstudiosweb.com/programs.php
#touchBar #touchBarLove #a11y #freeApps #development
#EnneNews

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#a11y #development #touchbarspeak #touchbar #touchbarlove #freeapps #ennenews

#a11y #uidesign #wcag

NVDA 2024.3, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Full information & download links available from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3/

Highlights:
- Notification of add-on updates
- Unicode normalisation options
- Help Tech Activator Pro braille display support
- Mouse wheel scrolling commands
- Many bug fixes & updates for Windows 11, browsers, LibLouis, eSpeak-NG, Unicode CLDR
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #A11y

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NVDA 2024.3 Released

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.3 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlig…
NV Access
#a11y #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda

This is the longest of longshots but... people here seems to know everything about the most obscure stuff. Does anyone know of an #NVDA remote client for Linux? There is one for Android, sort of one for iOS, but I have yet to see one for Linux. I'm thinking it may not be difficult, and would definitely be nice to have. Servers/relays are already available, does anyone know of a client? Boosts are, of course, very welcome, indeed, they'd be appreciated. #blind #A11Y #screenreader
#a11y #blind #screenreader #nvda

#a11y #blind #inklusion #make @metalab

#a11y #selfie

"Removing focus indicators for keyboard users is like hiding the cursor for mouse users." - @matuzo in Web Accessibility Cookbook

Brilliant comparison!

In fact, it made me wonder... can you hide a cursor for mouse users? Yep, you can set it to a custom png file that's completely transparent.

If you want to see for yourself how annoying that is, visit nonvisualwebsite.com/ #a11y


The Nonvisual Website

Can you find the hidden treasure?
nonvisualwebsite.com
#a11y @Manuel Matuzović

#a11y #voiceover @Darcy Burnard @Herbie Allen @Steven Scott

More ISO standards on PDF accessibility are now available for free!

Today the @PDFassociation announced they are making three additional ISO standards - ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA-1), ISO 14289-2 (PDF/UA-2) and ISO TS 32005 - available for download at no cost.

Big kudos to the PDF Association and to the following companies for making this possible: Allyant, Axes4, CDP Communications, and TargetStream Technologies.

pdfa.org/announcing-no-cost-ac…

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#PDF #TaggedPDF #Standards #Accessibility #A11y

Announcing no-cost access to PDF’s accessibility standards – PDF Association

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#a11y #Accessibility #standards #pdf #taggedpdf @PDF Association

The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download & testing.

We encourage all users to download this RC & provide feedback.

Unless any critical bugs are found, this will be identical to the final 2024.3 release.

Read more & Download: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3r…

Highlights include:
- Notification of add-on updates
- Updates to Unicode, LibLouis & eSpeak
- Mouse wheel scroll gestures
- Bug fixes in browsers & Windows

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #PreRelease #FOSS #A11y

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NVDA 2024.3rc1 available for testing

The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download and testing. We encourage all users to download this RC and provide feedback. Unless any critical bugs are found, this will b…
NV Access
#a11y #foss #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda #beta #prerelease

I've recently released En Dash Bash, an #nvdasr add-on that lets you type en and em dashes anywhere with a single command! Whether you're writing about the Mexican–American War, non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder, or New York–style pizza, En Dash Bash has you covered! It's available in the NVDA add-on store or on GitHub at github.com/codeofdusk/endashba… @NVAccess #a11y

GitHub - codeofdusk/endashbash-nvda: Easily input en and em dashes with NVDA

Easily input en and em dashes with NVDA. Contribute to codeofdusk/endashbash-nvda development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub
#a11y #nvdasr @NV Access

Top `<table>` tips:

• Don’t span cells:
adrianroselli.com/2023/02/avoi…

• Don’t redefine column headers: adrianroselli.com/2022/02/colu…

• With one exception, you don’t need a `scope` attribute (the exception is sometimes the top corner):
tpgi.com/short-note-on-scoping…

• `column` is not a valid `scope` value:
html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage…

• Be wary of articles that don’t cite sources or testing when they make assertions about `<table>`.

#HTML #table #accessibility #a11y


Short note on scoping mechanisms - TPGi

In 2 recent articles I have illustrated why the scope attribute is not needed on data tables with one row or column of th elements, or data tables with 1...
Steve Faulkner (TPGi)
#a11y #Accessibility #html #table

Question for you high-contrast theme users.

I recently started an initiative in @gnome Design to standardize drag & drop overlays in entire windows and predominant views. I would really appreciate it if you could criticize / give feedback on the high-contrast variants of the overlay:

gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/…

Edit: moved to gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/…

(Boost appreciated)

#Accessibility #a11y #HighContrast #Contrast #GNOME


Standardize drag & drop overlays (#158) · Issues · Teams / Design / Initiatives · GitLab

Note: Moved to os-mockups#186 (comment 2189414) ...
GitLab
#a11y #Accessibility #gnome #highcontrast #contrast @GNOME

A reminder that assistive technology (AT) covers more than screen readers. Using “AT” to mean solely SRs is a regular source of confusion between and among clients, vendors, and practitioners, so yeah I have things to say about it:
adrianroselli.com/2024/08/at-i…

#a11y #accessibility


AT Is More Than Screen Readers

A screen reader is a single element of the overall set of assistive technologies. In practice, however, each is often used as a metonym for the other. Well, hello there. It’s nice to see you.
Adrian Roselli
#a11y #Accessibility

#a11y #webdesign #uidesign #wcag @Eric

NVDA 2024.3 Beta 6 is now available! Since Beta 5 the main change is that we fixed a bug with Unicode character normalization - and we updated some more translations. Do please download and test it and keep letting us know of any issues! Read the full details on NVDA 2024.3 and the new beta here: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #A11y #Accessibility #FOSS #Beta #Update #Prerelease #NewVersion

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NVDA 2024.3beta6 available for testing

Beta6 of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…
NV Access
#a11y #Accessibility #foss #screenreader #nvdasr #update #nvda #beta #newversion #prerelease

#a11y #wordpress @WordPress Accessibility Day

#a11y #Accessibility

Happy Friday everyone! To celebrate, we have a new blog post, an interview with our newest board member (yes, a YouTube video and everything!), info on our latest beta, our survey, an update to Basic Training for NVDA, thanks to Elston's Better Future Fund AND how (and when) to reset NVDA to factory defaults! Check it out here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Blog #News #Interview #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y #PreRelease #Foss #Training #Busy

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In-Process 2nd August 2024

It’s August already, and we’re getting closer to a new release of NVDA. There’s a lot to cover this time around so let’s jump in and see what we’ve got: NVDA Satisfaction survey 2024 Update to Basi…
NV Access
#a11y #Accessibility #foss #blog #screenreader #nvdasr #News #training #nvda #interview #prerelease #busy

#a11y #Accessibility

Cool class on applied accessibility for designers: maven.com/soren/applied-access…

Application for scholarship for it here (apply by 11:59pm PT August 1 2024): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

#a11y #design #learning #lessons #accessibility #scholarship


Applied Accessibility Scholarship Application

Thank you for your interest in being considered for a scholarship for Applied Accessibility. For this scholarship, we are prioritizing people with the greatest financial needs and/or systemic marginalization Please only submit information that is tr…
Google Docs
#a11y #Accessibility #design #learning #Lessons #scholarship

#a11y #Accessibility #webdesign #overlays

* Do you want to improve your skills with NVDA?
* Are you looking to become an NVDA Certified Expert?
* Would you like to become familiar with the NVDA add-on store?

If you answered "Yes" to any of these, then the latest update to "Basic Training for NVDA" is for you!

nvaccess.org/product/basic-tra…

*Initially available in eBook format only! Free update to those who have previously purchased

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Training #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y #AmLearning #Learning #AmStudying #Study

Mockup of Basic Training book cover in turquoise with title in purple and white. NV Access logo below in purple and faint sunbursts in background with one purple on on an orange square with a book inside near the top-right.

Basic Training for NVDA (eBook)

The official training material for NVDA covering concepts from getting started up to browsing the web and using object navigation (eBook, English language). Last revised: July 2024.
NV Access
#a11y #Accessibility #screenreader #nvdasr #training #nvda #learning #study #amstudying #amlearning

Chrome appears to be first to have hit all the 2024 Interop #accessibility test goals:
web.dev/blog/interop-2024-a11y

Interop tests (which you can read to balance against the Chrome claim):
wpt.fyi/results/?label=experim…

While I want more (more done, more aggressive goals, etc), this is good. Kudos to the team for getting there.

#a11y


Interop 2024: Chrome at 100% for the accessibility focus area  |  Blog  |  web.dev

Chrome now passes 100% of tests for the accessibility focus area. This post explains the improvements made.
web.dev
#a11y #Accessibility

If you are a screen reader user, keyboard-only user, screen magnifier user, or user of other AT (I consider WHCM in there), then GitHub is looking for your feedback on its ‘hovercards’:
github.com/orgs/community/disc…

I linked the other discussion / bug report that had to be rolled back so y’all can have more context.

#accessibility #a11y


Keyboard Navigation Improvements for Hovercards · community · Discussion #133986

⛰️ The challenge The only way to interact with hovercards in dotcom right now is limited to mouse users (hover over the triggering link). This violates WCAG 1.4.13 (Content on Hover or Focus), inhi...
GitHub
#a11y #Accessibility

I am again reminding y’all not to auto-fail regions / landmarks that have no accName:
adrianroselli.com/2024/06/mayb…

I am also begging y’all to stop using `aria-label`:
• adrianroselli.com/2019/11/aria…
• ericwbailey.website/published/…

If you aren’t testing in screen readers (not just VoiceOver or ChromeVox) then please just stop already.

#accessibility #a11y


aria-label Does Not Translate

As of my 28 January 2024 update at the end of this post, aria-label auto-translation support is seemingly as spotty as when I first wrote this post. It does, actually. Sometimes.
Adrian Roselli
#a11y #Accessibility

#a11y #Accessibility #event #inclusivedesign #id24

Did you catch the #Blog last week? We had an article on the new (to NVDA 2024.2) command to jump between text paragraphs. We had some great feedback and gave the article a good update, so do check it out if you haven't already, be sure to try the feature, and let us know how you find it!

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #Features #Efficiency #Feedback

Screenshots from the blog post on Jumping between text paragraphs, with example website types, and part of the instructions with the heading overlaid all at different angles.
#a11y #Accessibility #blog #nvdasr #nvda #features #efficiency #feedback

It’s a very sad day. AppleVis has been a huge part of the #a11y community. Best of luck to David and the entire editorial team. Your work will be greatly missed.

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess…

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis

Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.
www.applevis.com
#a11y

#a11y #inclusion #orbitresearch #orbitreader #brailleforall

Join us at AER Int'l Conference in Charlotte, NC, 24-27 July, Booth 101. Discover our new products: Orbit Speak Notetaker, Orbit Reader Q20 & Q40, Optima Braille Laptop, Orbit Magna Magnifiers, and Orbit Slate Braille Displays. #A11y #BrailleForAll #inclusion
The image shows an Orbit Speak device. It is a compact, portable device designed for visually impaired users, featuring tactile buttons for Braille input and navigation, as well as various connectivity options.
The image you provided shows the Orbit Reader Q20. This device is a refreshable Braille display and notetaker designed for visually impaired users. It features a full QWERTY keyboard, Braille cells for tactile reading, and various connectivity options. It also has 4 thumb keys on side view.
The image you provided shows the Orbit Reader Q40. This device is a refreshable Braille display and notetaker designed for visually impaired users. It features a full QWERTY keyboard, Braille cells for tactile reading, and various connectivity options. It also has 4 thumb keys on side view.
The image shows 5 lines of real-time refreshable, signage-quality braille. It has a perkin-style keyboard.
#a11y #inclusion #brailleforall

Derek attributes his experience with NVDA instrumental to his career success and since working at Google has found numerous ways to improve accessibility, both internally and externally.

"A product built by the community, for the community, is better than one built by some company, simply because the community is in charge of what goes into it." - Derek Riemer

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #FOSS #OpenSource

Text reads "A product built by the community, for the community, is better than one built by some company, simply because the community is in charge of what goes into it." - Derek." Text is purple on white background with NVDA logo and sunburst designs around edges.
#a11y #Accessibility #foss #opensource #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda

GitHub has released an insightful article to accompany the documentary shared earlier showcasing NVDA, OSARA, & REAPER. The article interviews NVDA co-founders, Mick Curran & Jamie Teh, as well as Derek Riemer, who has used NVDA since 2011. Derek has contributed to NVDA itself & written over 20 add-ons. He also now works as a software engineer at Google.

Find the full article (& short documentary) here: github.com/readme/featured/nvd….
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #FOSS #OpenSource


Coding accessibility: Software by the blind, for the blind

NVDA and OSARA provide access to information, employment, community, and more, as well as empower a new generation to build a more accessible world.
Mike Melanson (GitHub)
#a11y #Accessibility #foss #opensource #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda

@podfeet interviews Mikael Vikman Sunna, CEO of Index Braille, about their affordable braille printers. Index Braille offers a full line of braille printers ranging from small and portable to high-speed embossers for production use. #a11y #CSUN2024 podfeet.com/blog/2024/07/csun-…
Index Braille company logo with the company name in white text with all caps on a black background. Just above the company name are braille characters that spell INDEX. The first dot in the first braille character is green. Above and below and adjacent to the black background are two horizontal green stripes.

CSUN 2024: Index Braille High-Speed Embossers - Podfeet Podcasts

Allison interviews Mikael Vikman Sunna, CEO of Index Braille about their affordable braille printers. Index Braille offers a full line of braille printers ranging from small and portable to full-size and high-speed embossers for production use.
Steve Sheridan (Podfeet Podcasts)
#a11y #csun2024 @podfeet

#a11y #Accessibility #webdev #webdesign #uidesign #darkmode

#a11y #Accessibility

Something you may not have realised is right-handed: playing cards.

When you pick up a card with your dominant hand and add it to the front of a card you're holding in your non-dominant hand, you create a fan towards your dominant hand.

Standard playing cards have a small version of the number and suit in two corners so that you can see them no matter which way up the card is, *as long as they're fanned right*, and many modern card games follow suit (ha!) without thinking, for the convention or aesthetic

Consider mirroring important summary information in both left and right corners (Ticket to Ride does a great job putting the suits in both corners while maintaining the pleasant asymmetrical feel of having them in one)

It's admittedly only a tiny accessibility issue, but it IS an accessibility issue, so have think about it.

#GameDev #Accessibility #a11y #TableTop #CardGames #BoardGames

Standard playing cards
Cards from LOOT. In addition to the summaries only being in the left corner, they rely on colour-vision to distinguish them, (despite the MAIN image having different symbols!)
Cards from Love Letter, with the number shown only on the left.
Cards from Ticket to Ride, with symbols in all four corners (colourblind friendly, too, although the carriage pieces in the same game are a problem)
#a11y #Accessibility #gamedev #boardgames #tabletop #cardgames

#a11y #Accessibility #accessiBe #overlay

#a11y #youtube #captions

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