Access for All: Two friends helping change opportunities for blind people with an open-source screen reader for all. Now on Microsoft Unlocked: unlocked.microsoft.com/nvda/
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #ScreenReader #A11y #Microsoft #FOSS #OpenSource #Free #News
Read our Story, An open-source screen reader for all on Microsoft UnlockedMicrosoft
Fully blind person hacking, coding and tinkering while using a screen reader. THM, HTB, accessibility, all the things.Twitch
I have been reading through the State of HTML 2023 results site (2023.stateofhtml.com/) and I am so disappointed in the overall #accessibility efforts — both in the questions and in the code.
This may become a blog post.
I filed 3 issues today, have filed 15 since late 2022, and only 2 have been addressed:
github.com/Devographics/Monore…
But these surveys keep pushing problematic info in problematic UIs, giving the wrong impression of… everything.
The 2023 edition of the annual survey about the latest trends in the HTML ecosystem.2023.stateofhtml.com
Your restaurant has kiosks, and a patron who is blind attempts to use it. Will they be able to make a purchase independently? Is your legal risk low?
Stop by booth #5536 to see the industry-leading and most widely used self-service screen reader software, JAWS for Kiosk.
#Accessibility #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #Kiosks #SelfService #2024RestaurantShow #ADA
2024 National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show from May 18 to 21 in Chicago, IL!Anthony Priore (TPGi)
NVDA 2024.2 Beta 2 is now available!
NVDA 2024.2 includes Sound split, new Synth settings commands & quick nav commands, many Braille features & fixes & more!
Changes since Beta 1
- Disable style navigation in Outlook and non-UIA word
- Disable vertical, style and text
-QuickNav commands in Kindle
- Minor documentation fixes
- Updates to translations
Read the full what's new and download the new NVDA 2024.2 Beta 2 from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-2b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #FOSS #A11y
Beta2 of NVDA 2024.2 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
Are you blind? Have you heard of the commandline, but don't know what it means or how to use it? I recorded a tutorial that shows how to use a popular commandline utility called YT-DLP to download the audio version of a video with a screenreader, and how you can apply this to other commandline applications. This will accomplish jobs more quickly and bypass inaccessible graphical user interfaces. I hope you find it helpful!
#a11y #accessibility #screenreader
There is a really pervasive trend in video these days where people will use (usually auto-generated) open captions (sometimes called “burned captions”), where the text for the narration or the like is baked into the image of the video.beesbuzz.biz
CSUN 2025 returns to the Anaheim Marriott, March 10 to 14, 2025.
#CSUNATC24 #CSUNATC25 #a11y #events
Reference: twitter.com/CSUNCOD/status/177…
With Chrome announcing support for UIA, it might be worth retesting some of your patterns with Narrator, Voice Access, Magnifier: developer.chrome.com/blog/wind…
I didn't think UIA was quite mature, but I am also old enough to forget Windows’ prior but somehow also current #accessibility APIs. So I may simply be wrong.
#a11y
From Chrome 126 the Windows UI Automation framework is supported.Chrome for Developers
This is great but can we please also have Fedora (& Ubuntu, etc.) acknowledge they started shipping operating systems without a functional screen reader when they switched to Wayland and that that’s still the case?
This is not to name and shame. Unless we acknowledge this as an error on par with shipping without monitor support and unless the culture is altered to make accessibility a showstopper, it’ll happen again.
#Fedora #GAAD #Accessibility #A11y #Linux #OpenSource fosstodon.org/@fedora/11245033…
For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we want to recognize the work being done on accessibility by @matt as part of the @gnome Foundation. He is the lead for @accesskit and is currently working on Newton, a Wayland-oriented solution for assistive technologies that can modernize accessibility on the Linux desktop!➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=w9psDfEFf9…
#Fedora #GAAD #Accessibility #A11y #Linux #OpenSource
Modernizing Accessibility for Desktop Linux - Matt Campbell, GNOME Foundation
Modernizing Accessibility for Desktop Linux - Matt Campbell, GNOME FoundationThe desktop Linux ecosystem has changed dramatically since accessibility was fir...YouTube
Ablr is a full service disability inclusion and digital accessibility organization dedicated to creating a more accessible world for all.Ablr - Full Service Disability Inclusion
Übrigens...
heute ist der Internationale Tag zur digitalen Barrierefreiheit, Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Gerade rechtzeitig erreichte mich ein Foto aus der Presseabteilung des Landratsamtes um diesen Beitrag fertigstellen zu können:
kom-in.de/182/landrat-informie…
#GAAD#a11y#Inklusion#digitaleTeilhabe@komin@bildung.social
Das KOM-IN-Netzwerk präsentiert zu 950 Jahre Unterloquitz Blindenhörzeitschriften und thematisiert digitale Teilhabewww.kom-in.de
In the latest episode of GitHub’s “Coding Accessibility” video series, we meet Michael “Mick” Curran and Jamie Teh, the creators of the open-source NVDA (Non...YouTube
For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we want to recognize the work being done on accessibility by @matt as part of the @gnome Foundation. He is the lead for @accesskit and is currently working on Newton, a Wayland-oriented solution for assistive technologies that can modernize accessibility on the Linux desktop!
➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=w9psDfEFf9…
#Fedora #GAAD #Accessibility #A11y #Linux #OpenSource
Modernizing Accessibility for Desktop Linux - Matt Campbell, GNOME FoundationThe desktop Linux ecosystem has changed dramatically since accessibility was fir...YouTube
It’s time to I/O! Tune in to learn the latest news, announcements, and AI updates from Google.To watch this keynote with American Sign Language (ASL) interpr...YouTube
Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/… Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online… #Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
Featuring @aardrian, @mgifford, @eric, @schalkneethling, @intopia, @andy, @css, @davatron5000, @brad_frost, @mia, @boagworld, @vitalyf, @hhillen, @onsman, @TPGi, @Cjforms, @marcus, @cferdinandi, @michelle, @baldur, @gerrymcgovern, @johnallsopp, et al.
Web Design References: News and info about web design and development. The site advocates accessibility, usability, web standards and many related topics.www.d.umn.edu
I got name-checked in Jessica Weber’s 2024 #AccessU Legal Update! It was for #AudioEye’s SLAPP #overlay suit.
Got to lunch very late because people wanted to ask me questions, but not in front of the AudioEye executive who was in the room.
knowbility.org/programs/access…
Digital accessibility is a civil right for people with disabilities. Join disability rights attorney Jessie Weber as she provides background on the legal landscape and shares recent developments, trends, and upcoming activities in the digital accessi…Knowbility
NVDA 2024.2 beta 1 is now available for testing from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-2b…
For anyone who is interested in trying out what NVDA has to offer before release, we welcome your feedback.
Highlights
- Sound Split
- New Synth Settings ring & quick navigation commands
- New braille features & fixes, including "Display speech output".
- Updated eSpeak, adding new language Tigrinya.
There are many minor bug fixes for applications
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #News #Accessibility #A11y #FOSS
Beta1 of NVDA 2024.2 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
Got very excited by @matt demo of AccessKit integration in #GTK
AccessKit is a cross-platform abstraction for accessibility infrastructure written in Rust.
His work will bring a11y support for GTK on macOS and Windows as well as for the new accessibility architecture on Linux code-named "Newton".
github.com/AccessKit/accesskit
blogs.gnome.org/a11y/2023/10/2…
#GNOME #rustlang #accessibility #a11y #Linux #Windows #macOS
UI accessibility infrastructure across platforms and programming languages - AccessKit/accesskitGitHub
Le saviez-vous ? On peut désormais signaler à l'@Arcom_fr des problèmes d'#accessibilité #numérique.
L'association @ValentinHauy nous explique comment 👉 buff.ly/4cR1Qgq
C'est discret, c'est sur la page Contact en pied de page, mais ça existe.
#a11y"
Bien que les obligations légales soient très anciennes (2011-2012) pour les organismes publics et datent de 2020 pour les grandes entreprises privées, de nombreux sites Internet présentent encore des défauts d’accessibilité.association Valentin Haüy
Best intention barriers (ARIA edition)
🔗 marcus.io/blog/best-intention-…
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"Instead of not being aware about the problematic approach the developer chose, they try to improve accessibility but – unbeknownst to them - create new barriers in the first place doing it." @marcus
#a11y
In my experiences as an auditor (for …marcus.io · Blog of web developer and accessibility consultant Marcus Herrmann
Friends! It’s Monday. And this week is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD)! You know what that means.
📢 I'm having a GAAD SALE
Starting today, you can get the Practical Accessibility course at 25% OFF 🎁 ⤵️
The sale ends on May 20th. ⏳
#a11y
A get-right-down-to-it online course for Web designers and developers who want to start creating more accessible Web user interfaces and digital products todaypractical-accessibility.today
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with the Ablr team on May 16th at the Raleigh Union Station in Downtown Raleigh!Eventbrite
“Level-Setting Heading Levels”
adrianroselli.com/2024/05/leve…
TL;DR: Avoid setting heading levels greater than six (6). This applies whether using `aria-level` or the proposed `headingstart` HTML attribute. Use HTML `<h#>` elements whenever possible.
TL;DR: Avoid setting heading levels greater than six (6). This applies whether using aria-level or the proposed headingstart HTML attribute. Use HTML elements whenever possible.Adrian Roselli
Learn how to embed web accessibility into your process using WAVE and accessibility basics.Whitney Lewis (Pope Tech Blog)
Hi @matt 👋
Yesterday in #LibrePlanet chat I named the #Makepad project, a real adorable 😍 effort that's still lacking on the #a11y side, i.e. could do with some #AccessKit on board.
Today I found out that Makepad is apparently part of a #Rust appdev effort, called #Robius. Another project here is #Dioxus.. also in for @accesskit #accessiblity support.. maybe. 🤔
Robius looks like a very loose conglomeration of independent projects. Maybe AccessKit is even a fit to it?
A brief reminder that our Call for Presentations for the next #id24 (scheduled for 12 September 2024) is still open until 7 June inclusivedesign24.org/2024/
(and a small note: have an idea for a talk, but perhaps you're not comfortable doing a whole presentation in English? let us know anyway ... in the past we've had a few presentations in other languages, so it's not necessarily a hindrance)
#a11y #accessibility #barrierefreiheit #accessibilité #inclusiveDesign #accessibilità
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusionInclusive Design 24 (#id24)
Happy 25 years of WCAG!
On this day in 1999, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 were published. WCAG 2.2 is still one of the most important standards on the web, ensuring a base level of access for everyone.
1.0 – May 5, 1999 w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
2.0 – Dec 11, 2008 w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
2.1 – Jun 5, 2018 w3.org/TR/WCAG21/
2.2 – Oct 5, 2023 w3.org/TR/WCAG22/
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible.www.w3.org
“The reasons why use of the placeholder attribute as the only means of providing a user readable prompt for a form control is deficient UX, are voluminous. It is frustrating having to rehash this discussion endlessly.”
Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Volume 961
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The Week's News in Access Technology
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #deafblind #toptechtidbits
Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.
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Why are my live regions not working? by @patrick_h_lauke
"Live regions have a reputation for being "flaky" and inconsistent. While this can be attributed in part to shortcomings in current implementations, the problem can also be caused by developers misunderstanding how live regions are intended to work."
A few extra seconds of your time it takes to add a good image description can really improve someone's day.
"To a totally blind person like me it means a lot to have a picture in my mind of your images, especially the animal pics."
"I don't know what it is, but as a blind user it's making me emotional to be able to actually interact with content."
#accessibility #a11y #AltText #ImageDescriptions
What is alt text? Alternative text (or alt text, in short) is the text you can use to describe an image when you publish it on your website or social media.Alt Text Hall of Fame
An accessibility mod for Stardew Valley with screen reader and keyboard only support! - khanshoaib3/stardew-accessGitHub
I keep forgetting to mention that I am doing a workshop at #AccessU in a couple weeks:
knowbility.org/programs/access…
107 slides (so far), 4 group exercises, 3 hours, pencil and/or paper.
An introduction to digital accessibility concepts and approaches, specifying a minimal user interface element for practice. No code or computers needed (nor used).Knowbility
#SocialCoop has been discussing whether to disable images on May 16 and October 10 for #WorldSightDay, as suggested here stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/1….
One concern raised about this proposal is that it is symbolic and might not do anything to improve the lives of people with visual impairments.
I would like to hear perspectives from people with visual impairments on whether this kind of action is helpful.
(boosts welcome; please only reply if you rely on alt text)
Attached: 1 image In solidarity with the blind and vision-impaired community, I propose that twice a year, on the World Sight Day and the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, fediverse admins disable images on their servers to highlight the importanc…Stefan's Personal Mastodon Server
If you're #blind, #VisuallyImpaired, or otherwise rely on #AssistiveTecnhologies and #AltText, your thoughts on this proposal to temporarily disable images across the fediverse to highlight the importance of well-written image descriptions would be very much appreciated.
social.coop/@dynamic/112349215…
Please boost the original post for reach!
#SocialCoop has been discussing whether to disable images on May 16 and October 10 for #WorldSightDay, as suggested here https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112275637561897034.social.coop
Even if you don't code, this is essay presents a solid case on why #AI can't be relied on to replace work requiring any degree of empathy and nuanced understanding
Specifically, if you're building accessible web-based experiences, @hdv explains why "outsourcing" this work create more harm than good and offers some better alternatives to focus on instead (hint: invest in a #DesignSystem)
#accessibility #a11y #InclusiveDesign
hidde.blog/ai-for-accessible-c…
Are LLMs helpful tools to assist with making accessible front-end components? Let's find out.Hidde's blog
