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"In 2017 I embarked on a journey to improve and open the reporting of issues with JAWS support for Web Standards.
I continued to work on this after leaving TPGi, until nowā¦"
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W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) invites you to review the draft French translation of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2:
š«š· RĆØgles pour lāaccessibilitĆ© des contenus Web (WCAG) 2.2
There are two solutions to ARIA Live Region issues:
1. Donāt use ARIA Live Regions (but use focus, dialogs, or other managing of whatās going on)
2. Put the live region in the DOM at page load (They cost nothing. If you need an alert and a status, put two divs in with both roles.)
See more in these slides:
š¤ XR Accessibility: for people with hearing disabilities by @JoeLamyman
"Extended Reality (XR) experiences tend to focus on providing immersive sounds and directional audio to convey information. But we need to consider how we convey the information in these experiences to people who canāt hear them."
#XR #VR #accessibility
āš½ drugs button popover - updated October 1 2024
"Several people have questioned my reasoning for writing about the use case of popover as a tooltip, no I was not on drugs, at the time of writing I noticed that GitHub was using popover as a tooltip"
I am glad `<datalist>` saw some fixes in Safari, as spotted by @adactio adactio.com/journal/21445
However, other bugs (such as the ones I link from JAWS and Firefox) are still open as well as voice control challenges and text size issues:
adrianroselli.com/2023/06/undeā¦ (anchor link)
So nothing likely changes in your support landscape. Yes, this still makes me sad.
"I say that NVDA changed my life, because only we know how difficult it is to get a job, and companies rarely want to pay for software licenses." - Mykael, Brazil.
Read Mykael's full testimonial at: nvaccess.org/post/mykael-makesā¦
Helping people achieve independence is our passion at NV Access. Thank you Mykael!
#Independence #Empowerment #Accessibility #NVDA #ScreenReader #NVDAsr
Weāve launched a comprehensive database to catalog TalkBack and Jieshuo (CSR) screen reader bugs affecting blind and low vision Android users. Our mission is to raise awareness of these issues and help developers address them more effectively and promptly. Join us in improving accessibility for all! Feel free to add your screen reader bugs to make the database more comprehensive. š accessibleandroid.com/bugs/ #Accessibility #TalkBack #Jieshuo #AndroidAccessibility
The amount of much-needed work going into Firefox bug 1590215 for forced-colors support in DevTools is incredible to watch.
People on StackOverflow telling people to screw up #accessibility with the HTML dialog element defeats the purpose of using that element in the first place IMO. Please upvote my answer that corrects the numerous wrong answers, including the accepted answer, to this question if you have an SO account.
stackoverflow.com/a/79028606/2ā¦
#webDev #a11y #html #css #javaScript
Reminder: To celebrate our 100th follower on Mastodon we are slashing our prices in half! 50% off all of our courses, just enter code 100-masto-pals on checkout! This code is Mastodon only. Valid until end of September. a11y-collective.com/courses-ovā¦
(But I can't keep you from sharing this code with anyone who needs a solid foundation in all things Web Accessibility.)
#a11y
#accessibility
Seeing with AI | The Prompt with Microsoft's Chief Questions Officer Trevor Noah featuring Saqib Shake youtube.com/watch?v=vCsg-Sbb5vā¦
#accessibility #ai
#accessibility #ai
From a Mailing List:
As some of you may already know, System76 is working on their new Linux graphical interface, the COSMIC desktop. They have created a form with some questions related to accessibility. If anyone is interested in participating in the survey, please access the address below:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIā¦
#accessibility #Linux #foss #orca #blind
Our In-Process blog is out! This week, we feature NVDA 2024.3.1, Mykael making it happen in Brazil, RACQ's Road Ahead article, NVDA 2024.4 Beta 4 and Which reference is right for me?
Read it all here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2ā¦
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Blog #News #Newsletter #FOSS
š£ New Webinar Recording + Tech Note Alert!
We just published the webinar recording that walks through learning and using R with screen readersāand it's bilingual (English & Turkish)! with subtitles in English.
š¹ Webinar video featuring @lizhare
and Alican Cagri Gokcek: vimeo.com/1008631708
š Also, don't miss the detailed technical note on our blog with the resources you need to get started. By Liz: ropensci.org/blog/2024/09/05/sā¦
The Fedora Linux 41 Beta is here!
As exciting as the new features are, please remember that this is primarily for testing. Help us make this release as smooth as possible by directing your feedback to the Fedora Quality Team (info in the article).
Please also help to circulate this in the accessibility community as we want to catch any bugs related to their needs as soon as possible.
Happy testing!
We love hearing wonderful success stories from our users. This week, we are very pleased to present to you Mykael, who is busy making it happen in Brazil!
nvaccess.org/post/mykael-makesā¦
Thanks Mykael! Would you like to share how you are using NVDA with us? We'd love to hear from you! Please do drop us a line at info@nvaccess.org
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Employment #Software #FOSS #Success #GoodNews
I just learned (from Reddit, of all places) that there is a whole website dedicated to accessible builds for Guild Wars 2, created by gamers with accessibility needs.
Sharing for reach:
NVDA 2024.4 Beta 4 is now available for download & testing.
Changes introduced in Beta 4:
- Fixed the visual layout of NVDAās Braille Settings page.
- Fixed an issue causing text not related to shortcut keys to appear in the Commands Quick Reference.
- Updates to translations.
Full information and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4bā¦
#NVDA #NVDAsr #FOSS #PreRelease #Software #Beta #ScreenReader #Accessibility
The TTRPGs for Accessible Gaming Bundle on Itch is live. This supports a partnership between the DOTS RPG Project and Die Hard Dice to produce commercially avaliable high quality Braille dice for BVI players. DOTS RPG dice are super amazing quality. I was able to beta test their newest design and cannot say enough good things. Find the Bbundle here to support an amazing cause: itch.io/b/2623/ttrpgs-for-acceā¦ #TTRPG #Braille #Blind #Accessibility #A11y #RPG
In just a few minutes, Inclusive Design 24 will be getting underway... 24 hours of #free talks about everything related to inclusive design:
inclusivedesign24.org/2024/
#accessibility #design #code #UX #XR #gaming #disability #a11y #id24
#id24 starts in a few hours; are you ready?
Join a global community of accessibility and design experts for 24 hours packed with live talks, advice and strategies.
We're proud to be a Gold supporter of the conference and have several of our team involved including @tink, @IanPouncey, @patrick_h_lauke and @JoeLamyman.
Explore the full line-up: inclusivedesign24.org/2024/schā¦
#id24 #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #AccessibilityConference
For now this "#deltachat_web" project is merely meant as proof that the deltachat desktop frontend/UI has no dependency on electron anymore.
With a few nice side-benefits:
It allows us developers to use other browsers dev tools to improve #accessibility for example and to bring back automated ui #testing.
Last but not least this serves as a stepping stone to make a #tauri version of #deltachat_desktop
Stay tuned for the #nlnet funded #delta_tauri project.
Speech to Text on Linux?!?!
I just found "Speech Note" when searching the Software app.
Installed it via flatpak.
flathub.org/apps/net.mkiol.Speā¦
Used the "English (Vosk Large)" and "English (Vosk Small)" language model with very decent results. There are loads of models to choose from.
All processed locally. No network needed!
This is great!
#accessibility #SpeechToText #Linux #debian #flatpak #flathub #SpeechNote
The twelfth edition of @inclusivedesign24 #id24 is just over 2 days away.
Free, online, no registration, no product pitches. Just show up (on time or not).
Countdown timer is on the schedule:
inclusivedesign24.org/2024/schā¦
YouTube playlist waiting for you:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn7ā¦
And to add to the joy at least for this hour of this day those of us on the #EastCoast can once again search for replacement items within the #iOSApp using #VoiceOver #Accessibility. It only took them 5 months to fix that one.
Only now learning about Susan Banks, a prominent #accessibility advocate who "regularly interacted with [large game development studios], pushing for better options and designs", "helped to revolutionize games journalism", and even had an award named after her.
Apparently, she never actually existed.
ign.com/articles/a-prominent-aā¦
#news
A much more detailed post about TalkBack's new Image description feature using #AI #Gemini
Okay just, like right off the cuff here. But why does Vispero, a company making blindness software/hardware want videos for there Big Thing thing? Why not just text? Emails? Like, what? Why? Meh, whatever. I'll submit mine I guess. I'm sure some of you know what I'm gonna suggest. Feel free to submit your own ideas, goodness knows we need more grand ideas for screen readers.
#accessibility #blind #Braille #JAWS #FreedomScientific #ScreenReader
SIDN digitaal toegankelijker sidn.nl/nieuws-en-blogs/sidn-dā¦ Onze missie is āeen kansrijk en zorgeloos digitaal bestaan voor iedereenā. Daarom zetten we flinke stappen in toegankelijkheid. We willen dat iedereen met of zonder beperking, gebruik kan maken van onze website #accessibility
Join the State of the Browser #SOTB 2024 conference on Saturday, 14 September, at the Barbican Centre in London.
This one-day, single-track conference, organized by the London Web Standards, covers the modern web, accessibility, web standards, and more.
TetraLogical's director, @SteveFaulkner, will be speaking on "No Industry for Old Men," reflecting on key developments in the web accessibility space over the years.
Because I canāt be arsed to re-up my Dragon license, kudos to @siblingpastry for the most recent test of voice control support for wrapped labels:
tpgi.com/should-form-labels-beā¦
The Promise and Pitfalls of Web Accessibility Overlays for Blind and Low Vision Users
#accessibility #overlays #research
research paper (PDF)
researchgate.net/profile/Garreā¦
Oh, thank goodness not having a fully functional screen reader isnāt a blocker for Fedora 41. We wouldnāt want them to miss their 10th anniversary of shipping an operating system without a fully functional screen reader, after all.
ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-beā¦
#Fedora #RedHat #IBM #a11y #accessibility #screenReader #orca #linux #openSource #FOSS #ableism masto.ai/@phoronix/11307885166ā¦
I wrote a @TPGi blog post last year on 20 #DigitalAccessibility books. Since then, quite a few more have been published, so I've blogged about 19 more.
Hear the story of how @AppleVis nearly closed down and our new partnership with @bemyeyes came about, as myself and @Thomas_domville were joined by Bryan and Hans to talk through it all, answer questions, and look to the future. #Accessibility AppleVis Extra 99: Inside the AppleVis Acquisition; A Conversation with Be My Eyes | AppleVis applevis.com/podcasts/applevisā¦
Of course, I wonder about the #accessibility! Komplete 15 is here - pre-order your bundle now native-instruments.com/en/specā¦
Isnāt it interesting how quickly Facebook rolled out a fix for a minor visual glitch, yet doesnāt bother when there are major issues for screen reader users. On iOS, it is still not possible to hear Voiceover feedback when typing a new post, and I believe that problem has existed for months on Android.
I think that sums up FBās attitude towards accessibility quite neatly, and they are far from alone in this.
#SocialMedia #Accessibility
Facebook says its new app icon was just a glitch after all 9to5mac.com/2024/08/30/facebooā¦
I think that sums up FBās attitude towards accessibility quite neatly, and they are far from alone in this.
#SocialMedia #Accessibility
Facebook says its new app icon was just a glitch after all 9to5mac.com/2024/08/30/facebooā¦