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
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-thinkā¦
#accessibility #a11y #AI
My website just got a refresh and a dolphin swam into the header. Did I convert my law practice to an aquarium? Did I move to Miami? I did not. Many people think lawyers should act like sharks. I have chosen the dolphin instead.Law Office of Lainey Feingold
āNielsen has given everyone who sees accessibility as an unnecessary cost center a way out. Listen, they will say, the experts are telling us that AI is going to solve this, so letās deprioritize the work now so we donāt duplicate our efforts.āāMatt May
buttondown.email/practicaltipsā¦ #a11y
Jakob Nielsen woke up one morning last week and chose violence. If you havenāt read his recent post, āAccessibility Has Failed: Try Generative UI =...buttondown.email
āShow Next Gen Access, Ep Episode 1 Appleās iOS - What We Hope is Next! - Feb 29, 2024Apple Podcasts
šāšØScreen Readers support for text level HTML semantics
"A long time ago (2008) I wrote an article: Screen Readers lack emphasis. At the time, 15 years ago..."
#a11y #webDev #HTML #screenReaders
tpgi.com/screen-readers-supporā¦
A long time ago (2008) I wrote an article: Screen Readers lack emphasis. At the time, 15 years ago, the screen readers tested did not signify the semantics of text...Steve Faulkner (TPGi)
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:
Support a11y.info On Ko-fi. Ko-fi lets you support the people and causes you love with small donationsKo-fi
Exploring WAI-ARIA 1.3: A Future look at Web Accessibility.Craig Abbott (craigabbott.co.uk)
I finally got around to writing up some of my thoughts on the Deque CPACC course, just in time for #axeCon
So excited, the Final Hour stream is today. @meatbag, @TheFake_VIP , tunmi13 and myself will be playing from 08:30PM UTC. Join us then!
My stream on the Lower Elements channel: youtube.com/watch?v=LRBFui4Qliā¦
TheFake_VIP's stream: youtube.com/watch?v=E7ynjRUOA8ā¦
Tunmi13's stream: youtube.com/watch?v=hgWIml9vzeā¦
I hope to see you all there!
#blind #finalHour #audioGames #a11y
My second stream of Final Hour, an audio game first-person shooter made by my friends.YouTube
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-weā¦
#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
Deque Systems Inc. has filed a federal lawsuit against BrowserStack, Inc. and its affiliate companies for copyright infringement, breach of contract and false advertising.Deque Systems (Deque)
It's not clear to me which a11y settings are things that people actually quick toggle and if those things should appear at the toplevel instead of in a subpage. For example should screen reader and...GitHub
š¤” The wrong way to use aria-roledescription to call out someone as a fascist:
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2ā¦
#a11y #webDev #politics #ARIA
[share author='stevef' profile='https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/author/stevef/' avatar='' link='https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2020/10/06/micro-note-on-aria-roledescription/' posted='2020-10-06 13:28:50' guid='81daf735-8b2361906e7d629a-214181df' message_id='https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2020/10/06/micro-note-on-aria-roledescription/']aria-roledescription is not a label
It is an alternative expression of the Aural UI of the role of an element.
inappropriately using aria-roledescription may inhibit usersā ability to understand or interact with an element.
ARIA 1.1
The wrong way to use aria-roledescription and call out someone as a fascist:
code
<img aria-roledescription="fascist" src="dt.PNG"
alt="Donald Trump">
This is wrong because you are not identifying the subject of the image as a fascist, you are overwriting the <img> element role so it effectively becomes a <fascist> element. Also, there is no explicit text identification of the subject as a fascist.
A much better way to achieve the aim of identifying a fascist (and not misusing aria-roledescription):
Example of a fascist
code
<figure>
<figcaption>Example of a fascist</figcaption>
<img src="dt.PNG" alt="Donald Trump">
</figure>
Digital accessibility events coming up this year:
webaxe.org/upcoming-accessibilā¦
What am I missing?
In-Process is out, featuring all the news about NVDA 2023.3.3 and NVDA 2024.1 Beta 7, plus an in-depth look at everything you need to know about portable copies of NVDA. Check it out at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-9ā¦ and be sure to update your copy of NVDA to the latest stable or beta version if you haven't already.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Blog #Newsletter #Accessibility #A11y
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 arā¦NV Access
final Hour, a zombie fps audio game, made by @meatbag and I is looking for new beta testers.
If you're interested, go checkout its page:
finalhour.lowerelements.club/
And apply to be a beta tester using the following form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIā¦
#Blind #Accessibility #A11y #Audiogames #Audiogame #Games #gamingc
Final Hour is a complex, innovative audio game that attempts to bring the experience of sighted and blind gamers closer together.Google Docs
Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/ā¦ Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/onlineā¦ #Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
Featuring @alyssapanetta, @accessible_community, @davidofyork, @TPGi, @tempertemper, @dequesystems, @yatil, @trys, @knowbility, @mgifford, @chipcullen, @cferdinandi, @craigabbott, @harrybr
@harrybr, @Meyerweb, @j9t, @vitalyf, @smashingmag, 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
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.You Don't Need ARIA For That - HTMHell
WebKit GTK4 is now fully accessible. Shipping in GNOME 46 
Funded by @sovtechfund and @igalia ā¤ļø
Completed by Georges Stavracas at Igalia š©
Thanks to everyone involved !
ā¢ gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/mā¦
ā¢ github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/ā¦
#GNOME #WebKitGTK #accessibility #a11y #Linux #GTK
da96990 [GTK] Implement GTK4 accessibility https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227528 Reviewed by Carlos Garcia Campos. WebKit maintains a complete AT-SPI accessible tree within the web proce...GitHub
Quest Diagnostics offers laboratory services. At a doctorās request, patients visit a Quest location for blood draws and other lab procedures. The company installed digital self-service touchscreen kiosks in its locations.Thomas Logan (Equal Entry)
Every day we have a series of choices to make. Get up early to work out or hit the snooze button? Double foam mocha latte or decaf green tea? Tabs or spaces? Our choices ā even the small ones ā shape our identities and help frame how we see the worldā¦noti.st
A screen reader changes how we interact with touch screens by using its own accessibility focus for navigating and activating on-screen elements, and byKareen Kiwan (Accessible Android)
i love how apple's hardware devices ship day one with substantial accessibility built in -- here's a video overview of #a11y features on #VisionPro.
been fun to be part of the conversations over the years, super proud of the teams that shipped all this --
youtube.com/watch?v=E1DLpGWOUsā¦
Apple Vision Pro is built with accessibility in mind, including familiar features like VoiceOver and Accessibility Shortcut, along with new accessibility fea...YouTube
Day 1 was more subdued, but it was very productive, with discussions about rendering architecture, GL and Vulkan, and accessibility. Matthias and I have also worked on making the Text interface for accessible objects public, and weāre pretty close to finishing the merge request
#gtk #hackfest #gnome #accessibility #a11y
I tend to get asked a lot in my current role "Where the hell do I go for mobile accessibility...Mark Steadman (DEV Community)
An interactive guide on designing better target sizes on the web.ishadeed.com
In this article, we listed the languages with available text to speech engines on Android.Editorial Staff (Accessible Android)
Question: how do you set up an Android phone if you're blind and cannot speak English in 2024? first option: ask someone to lend their sight and give themEditorial Staff (Accessible Android)
If you're adapting your app for #AppleVisionPro, you've probably added `contentShape` to your custom button styles to get a better `.hoverEffect()`
This also has a nicer side effect for VoiceOver highlighting, as it will now match the actual UI element!
New post on the GNOME accessibility blog š¦Æ
Automated testing of GNOME accessibility features
blogs.gnome.org/a11y/2024/01/2ā¦
#GNOME #accessibility #a11y #Outreachy #QA
