Cricket Masters - Accessible Android
A brand new click cricket game involving strategy & simulator. Play as cricket captain of your team and win matches without getting hitwicket.Accessible Android
A brand new click cricket game involving strategy & simulator. Play as cricket captain of your team and win matches without getting hitwicket.Accessible Android
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Revision History 7 May, added a new section to the top of the post describing dialogue I have had with Sonos and a statement they have issued. 7 May, added a section featuring responses from…Mosen At Large
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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)
This week's In-Process is out, featuring all you need to know about copying text in Word, using Browse mode in Word, getting help in NVDA, and a special thanks to our friends at ISCB! All online now: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-6…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Microsoft #MicrosoftOffice #Office365 #Office #Keyboard
We’ve previously covered a lot of the headline features of NVDA 2024.1. Today let’s look at a couple you may have missed. Specifically, copying text in Word, and getting help. Copying t…NV Access
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
Warner Brothers is looking for a programmer in Montreal to work on accessibility for the upcoming Wonder Woman game. Remote option available! careers.wbd.com/global/en/job/…
Apply for Programmeur.euse jouabilité, accessibilité / Gameplay Programmer, Accessibility job with Warner Bros. Games Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Warner Bros. Discovery
I believe this is the first of its kind implementation on the web, i.e. first-letter navigation, so kudos to the Drive team! :) #accessibility #ux unmute.community/@payown/11236…
Sonos is considered a recommended speaker brand in the blind community.
Both because many blind people are audiophiles, and because their app is screen reader accessible.
However, Sonos is about to release a new version of their app and at the moment it looks like it will be practically unusable for the blind.
Screen reader users that will not prevent their devices from updating will lose access to the expensive hardware they have purchased.
#accessibility #blind #sonos #IOS #android
What is Sonos? Sonos develop a series of high-quality smart speakers. They are known for their ability to stay in sync throughout your home when the speakers are grouped. Sonos speakers come in a r…Mosen At Large
Editted to fix link. Please boost for reach if this kind of stuff interests you. Will post more on this later.
Once upon a time, there was a cool emulator frontend called Retroarch. This emulator wasn't accessible until I and a few other gamers went to them and asked about adding accessibility. An amazing person known as BarryR made it happen. Now, if you turn on accessibility mode in settings, or pass the "--accessibility" (or something like that) flag on the command line, you get spoken menus, including the emulator's pause menu, good for saving states and such. Then, using PIL and other image processing Python utilities, running a server and hooking into Retroarch, the script allowed players to move around the map, battle, talk to NPC's, ETC. The only problem was, no one wanted to test it. The blind gaming community pretty much spoke, saying that we want new games. We want cool new, easy accessibility. So that's what we have no, follow the beacon or get sighted help in the case of diablo and such. It's sad, but meh. It's what we wanted I guess. No Zelda for us. So, this is about as far as he got:
To expand on what devinprater was saying: I am working on an accessibility pack/service for Final Fantasy 1 for the NES (this was what was shown in the latest RetroArch update). The idea is similar to how Pokemon Crystal access works, but it's using the RetroArch AI Service interface to do so.
Right now, the FF1 access service is mostly done, but I need more testers to try it out and give me feedback on how it's working. Right now, you can get up to the point where you get the ship, but there's no code to deal with how the ship moves, so that still needs to be done. Likewise with the airship later on.
The service works the latest version of RetroArch, on linux and mac, but not windows. This is due to how nvda reads out the text and until the next major update to nvda (which will have a feature to fix this), it'll have to wait. If you have those, I (or maybe devinprater) can help you set it up on mac/linux to test out. The package itself is available at: (new link cause old one broke yesterday): dropbox.com/scl/fi/ggffl769fx6…
#accessibility #finalFantasy #RetroArch #blind #emulator #emulation #Python #ai #ML #MachineLearning
Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 279 0:00 A user review of the Seleste Smart Glasses 3:05 Demonstration of an accessible LG washer dryer 11:05 Microsoft Copilot on Windows 10 23:03 Problems wi…Living Blindfully
Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Volume 961
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The Week's News in Access Technology
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#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #deafblind #toptechtidbits
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Thank you to everyone who have boosted, and thank you to the people who have taken the time to 💟the feature requests.
Before the hearts were still in the single digits, and now its closer to 20. This is good, but it's not enough for it to get attention.
Please boost this post, and please 💟 the #obsidian feature requests for #screenreader support, essential for #blind and #partiallysighted users.
forum.obsidian.md/t/accessibil…
forum.obsidian.md/t/accessibil…
This was an accessibility feature request submitted by email. Adding to the forum for multi-user feedback. Use case or problem I have encountered significant accessibility issues as a blind user, particularly with the Android version of the app.Obsidian Forum
Hi friends,
The alt-text.org alt text library project needs a new leader, I have brain cancer.
I built a working, scalable, proof of concept library of shared alt text with fuzzy matching.
I'd like to connect with the #accessibility dev community. I want to hand the project off to a team or a leader if anyone is willing to take it over.
Github: github.com/alt-text-org
WIP MVP: a site designed for writing alt text with a private library: my.alt-text.org
Boosts appreciated
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
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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
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#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
Please Help Make #PKM and #obsidian accessible to #blind and #partiallysighted users!
If you haven't already, please #boost this post and 💟 these feature requests:
- forum.obsidian.md/t/accessibil…
- forum.obsidian.md/t/accessibil…
This was an accessibility feature request submitted by email. Adding to the forum for multi-user feedback. Use case or problem I have encountered significant accessibility issues as a blind user, particularly with the Android version of the app.Obsidian Forum
I really appreciate the boosts regarding this important #accessibility issue within the #pkm community.
If you use #ObsidianMD please 💟 these feature requests and make #obsidian usable for #blind and #partiallysighted users.
- forum.obsidian.md/t/accessibil…
-forum.obsidian.md/t/accessibil…
You might have your sight now, but what if you lost it one day? How would you cope without screen reader support?
This was an accessibility feature request submitted by email. Adding to the forum for multi-user feedback. Use case or problem I have encountered significant accessibility issues as a blind user, particularly with the Android version of the app.Obsidian Forum
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
I am constantly amazed at all the ways we continue to allow religious institutions to directly impact the function of our democracy despite the Establishment Clause essentially telling us to maybe not:
motherjones.com/politics/2024/…
via:
researchbuzz.masto.host/@resea…
In 2024, millions of people will vote at religious sites. What if you're disabled?Mother Jones
Welcome to our newest GNOME Foundation member @eeejay 🎉
Eitan has been involved in Linux/GNOME accessibility for 20 years and is on the Mozilla accessibility team.
In the past he created Accerciser, and contributed to Orca as well as Telepathy.
Eitan makes Spiel; a speech framework for the freedesktop.
I heard you might be able to catch him at GUADEC in Denver this year.
On Tech Talk this week, I had a great conversation with Troy Otilio from @AiraVI about their new Access AI feature, which has recently been released as a beta in the Aira Explorer app. We spoke about where this feature came from, the impact the use of AI has on privacy, and so much more about AI and Aira in general. Have a listen here or wherever you get your podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/…
@rnib #aira #AccessAI #AI #chatGPT #gemini #blind #accessibility #podcast
Show RNIB Tech Talk, Ep Tech Talk 508: Access AI, WelcoMe In Currys, RNIB Gamer Survey - 16 Apr 2024Apple Podcasts
Slides from my Notes on synthetic speech talk at #GAconf today:
decks.tink.uk/2024.html
And the original blog post from 2021:
tink.uk/notes-on-synthetic-spe…
A new era of independence for the visually impaired Glide is the world’s first self-guided primary mobility aid designed to further your independence andGlidance
Please read through the README and the Man pages before submitting Please also make sure that there isn't any prior issue describing this bug Describe the bug The Orca screen reader is seeing group...GitHub
Starting with version 3.1.12, #pandoc-generated #EPUBs conform to the EU Accessibility Act. w3.org/TR/epub-a11y-eaa-mappin…
Relevant metadata fields are listed in the "EPUB metadata" section of the manual: pandoc.org/MANUAL#epub-metadat….
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is an EU directive that establishes accessibility requirements for different types of products and services.www.w3.org
A little accessible and inclusive content creation hot tip:
Instead of just linking directly to xkcd, consider linking to the relevant entry on explainxkcd.com instead (or as well as linking to xkcd).
There, each xkcd comic has a full, descriptive transcript, and the hover text is printed as plain text, making the comic much more accessible for your blind (or otherwise screenreader-using) followers and for mobile users alike.
Plus, the joke explanations are helpful!
Explain xkcd is a wiki dedicated to explaining the webcomic xkcd. Go figure.explainxkcd.com
Remember these guys? They were the ones who, when approached, said #accessibility wasn’t a high priority on their road map. So, bye bye. Post News, the a16z-funded Twitter alternative, is shutting down