@nah @fvsch @sonny @matt But here’s the thing: Wayland would never have been made the default if, say, fonts didn’t render correctly. Not having a functional screen reader is as big an issue for people who rely on screen readers. So at some point, someone at Canonical decided that it didn’t matter that people who use screen readers would be excluded. And so they should be ashamed.
#a11y #canonical #wayland #orca #screenReaders #accessibility
I am currently working on #accessibility in #forgejo. And I discovered a problem with focus where it is not possible to navigate the page with "tab", a dropdown makes the focus skip to the end of the page and you end up in a loop.
Can someone recommend ways or tools to debug focus in webbrowsers? I have a hard time to see how the focus skips there. Any hints are welcome.
Thank you.
So @gnome is removing the x11 session, leaving just the Wayland one.
If this goes out before Orca, the GNOME screen reader, is fixed to work on Wayland, it will mean that people who rely on screen readers will have no way to use one on GNOME. And thus on the major Linux distributions.
So I’m hoping the plan is that this change will not land until GNOME has a working screen reader.
#accessibility #a11y #gnome #linux #openSource #foss #wayland #x11 #orca peoplemaking.games/@ailepet/11…
@noracodes@tenforward.social @aral@mastodon.ar.al @zeorin@indieweb.social For now: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-session/-/merge_requests/99People Making Games
Fully blind coder, hacker, gamer and overall oddball. I pioneer accessibility efforts in various spaces. Come watch me do so! :)Twitch
-- Poem written by GPT-4 and Microsoft Copilot.Amir (Accessible Android)
People who use #ScreenReaders, imagine a feature on your instance where you can automatically hide any post that contains images/videos without alt text.
If you reply with an opinion and YOU PERSONALLY don't need alt text for accessibility reasons, I will probably block you.
#poll #ScreenReader #accessibility #a11y #blind
Emmanuele Bassi details the improvements for accessibility in GTK 4.14:
blog.gtk.org/2024/03/08/access…
#gtk #gtk4 #accessibility
Jakob Nielsen thinks accessibility has failed.
Jakob Nielsen thinks that generative AI will make my experience better.
I think Nielsen needs to think again.
tink.uk/nielsen-needs-to-think…
#accessibility #a11y #AI
New release | Break information barriers, leading the visually impaired intelligent life, overseas version of the "Prudence Screen Reader" for android mobile officially on the Google Play!Accessible Android
One point I’m always at pains to make to my web design students is that accessibility isn’t an add-on to your design. You have to be as inclusive as possible from the outset.
Anyway, I thought this was a great article on designing for people with colour blindness:
smashingmagazine.com/2024/02/d…
Color accessibility is more than just ticking boxes. Even with good contrast, some color palettes can make interfaces challenging for users. Here are some practical guidelines to ensure more inclusive design for colorblind people.Smashing Magazine
One thing the article omits is the fantastic accessibility in Firefox Developer Edition.
Perhaps these tools aren't well known — they're in the web inspector. It’s a great way to test your site.
A guide to achieving economic independence and inclusion through employment and entrepreneurship from Ollie Cantos and RespectAbility.Respect Ability
Sound alert hooks for the Smuxi IRC client. Contribute to destructatron/smuxi-sound-hooks development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Every update is a step towards greater accessibility and empowerment.t.ly
The official training material for Microsoft Word 2010 through to the latest 2021 and Office 365 with NVDA. Concepts covered range from getting started with Microsoft Word to advanced skills such a…NV Access
I think this article, while somewhat radical and presumptuous, does have some good points, at least the ones I agree with.
I do think generative AI might have a potential of creating on-demand user interfaces to “personalize” #accessibility, but I think we forget about a human element here. Someone has to build such smarts and, as long as disabled people are deprioritized, whatever the reasons may be, the outcome will likely be not much different.
jakobnielsenphd.substack.com/p…
Traditional methods for accessibility have been tried for 30 years without substantially improving computer usability for disabled users.Jakob Nielsen (Jakob Nielsen on UX)
In this post, I'll walk you through onSalih Kunduz (Accessible Android)
The OnePlus 12 is an "affordable" flagship Android smartphone offered in the US for $799. It has the latest Qualcomm SnapDragon 8 Gen 3 processor, 12GB or 16GB RAM, 256GB or512GB storage, and a high end triple camera system.John Dyer (Accessible Android)
Interacting with digital assistants using our voices is not something new. Many people communicate with assistants like Google Assistant, Bixby, etc. With theKareen Kiwan (Accessible Android)
So excited to announce that I am one of five honorees to be granted the 2024 SXSW Community Service Award! This was something I simply wasn't expecting and I'm absolutely floored to be recognized for my work in accessibility :). If you're attending and would like to meet up, please let me know and maybe we can figure something out! More info and link below:
sxsw.com/news/2024/community-s…
Meet the 2024 SXSW Community Service Awards honorees recognized for their leadership and contribution to education, film, music, and technology.SXSW Staff Writer (SXSW)
Ableton on Live 12's #accessibility revolution: "When you say 'accessibility is not on your roadmap', you’re cutting out a lot of musicians from being able to use the tools that you make"
musicradar.com/news/ableton-li…
Ableton’s Accessibility Specialist Adi Dickens and blind musician Andre Louis speak to us about Live 12 and Note’s improved accessibility for the visually impairedAndy Price (MusicRadar)
As a front-end developer, there are some things that jumped out to me in the recent screen-reader survey. I'll share a couple of them, but keep in mind that I don't typically use a screen reader myself. You can take a look at the results yourself at:
Yep, cool feature! Try it out when you get it! #accessibility #andorid #ios #google androiddev.social/@MishaalRahm…
4) Last October, Google launched Lens in Maps (formerly Search with Live View). This feature uses AI and augmented reality to help you find information about nearby stores. Now, this feature has been upgraded with screen reader support, so you can point your phone’s camera at your surroundings and have TalkBack read the place’s information out loud.(3/7)
So uh, the Mac has this interactive fiction client, called Spatterlight. And it’s amazingly accessible! Anyone with a Mac should seriously check this out. It even has Voiceover actions!
#accessibility #macOS #apple #InteractiveFiction #Spatterlight
github.com/angstsmurf/spatterl…
Updated fork of Spatterlight. Contribute to angstsmurf/spatterlight development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
In the "World" tab, click the + button Press the Esc key Result: nothing happens Expected result: it should dismiss/close...GitLab
Enables blind to receive live assistance from sighted volunteers.play.google.com
I finally got around to writing up some of my thoughts on the Deque CPACC course, just in time for #axeCon
We've had great feedback on our recent In-Process article on creating portable copies of NVDA. A lot of people use them for testing out beta's of new versions, particularly 2024.1. Have you been trying the 2024.1 betas, and do you use a portable version to do it? If you'd like to find out more, check out our article here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-9…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Testing #Beta #NewVersion #PreRelease #Accessibility
We are continuing to get closer to the release of 2024.1. As well as a new beta for that, we also have a new 2023.3 point release. Also this week, we have a look at portable copies of NVDA. What ar…NV Access
So, Envision is doing this survey. It says to choose my country. I can't type U N to search ahead to United States. I can't hit the End key to move any nearer to it. So I closed the tab. I do *not* have time for AT companies that can't test any outgoing communications, or media, or surveys, or whatever, for accessibility.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Hi Envisioner! We are keen to understand your experiences with Envision's products. Your honest feedback is vital for us to enhance our offerings this year.Google Docs
I wrote an article about how to make hastags accessible. Did some #ScreenReader testing with #JAWS, #NVDA, #VoiceOver and #Narrator, which was fun!
Pretty long one though, contains a bunch of tables for comparison. Enjoy the ride!
stevefrenzel.dev/posts/easy-we…
#accessibility #a11y #html #JavaScript #WebDev #frontend
Is there a way to create hashtags that work for everyone? I did some screen reader testing and was surprised by the outcome!Steve Frenzel
Join us to learn how to build, test, monitor, and maintain digital accessibility. Hosted on February 20-22, 2024, axe-con is completely free and virtual.axe-con
I hope #accessibility folks here are signed up for Axe-con, Feb 20-22nd. I’m regularly impressed with the high caliber accessibility talks which are available to everyone for free. Deque’s axe is integrated into so many accessibility tools in 2024, and is playing such a critical role in evaluating against many WCAG 2.2 issues.
If you haven’t already, consider signing up:
deque.com/axe-con/register/
There are amazing speakers. It’s free and also allows you to view many of the talks afterward.
Sign up for axe-con for free! Simply complete this form and we'll send you access to the live virtual event in February 2024.axe-con
