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If you are a screen reader user, keyboard-only user, screen magnifier user, or user of other AT (I consider WHCM in there), then GitHub is looking for your feedback on its ‘hovercards’:
github.com/orgs/community/disc…

I linked the other discussion / bug report that had to be rolled back so y’all can have more context.

#accessibility #a11y


Keyboard Navigation Improvements for Hovercards · community · Discussion #133986

⛰️ The challenge The only way to interact with hovercards in dotcom right now is limited to mouse users (hover over the triggering link). This violates WCAG 1.4.13 (Content on Hover or Focus), inhi...
GitHub
#a11y #Accessibility

NVDA 2024.3 Beta 5 is now available for download and testing! Read the full details and download from nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…
Changes from Beta 4:
- Fixed bug editing links in text editors in Mozilla Firefox
- Fixed crash in Chrome when exiting NVDA or closing Chrome windows
- Fixed bug in resetting config to factory defaults
- Updates to translations
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility
Mockup of NVDA box with logo and NVDA text in white on purple background with sunburst designs around edge in grey.

NVDA 2024.3beta5 available for testing

Beta5 of NVDA 2024.3 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
#Accessibility #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda

I am again reminding y’all not to auto-fail regions / landmarks that have no accName:
adrianroselli.com/2024/06/mayb…

I am also begging y’all to stop using `aria-label`:
• adrianroselli.com/2019/11/aria…
• ericwbailey.website/published/…

If you aren’t testing in screen readers (not just VoiceOver or ChromeVox) then please just stop already.

#accessibility #a11y


aria-label Does Not Translate

As of my 28 January 2024 update at the end of this post, aria-label auto-translation support is seemingly as spotty as when I first wrote this post. It does, actually. Sometimes.
Adrian Roselli
#a11y #Accessibility

#a11y #Accessibility #event #inclusivedesign #id24

Did you catch the #Blog last week? We had an article on the new (to NVDA 2024.2) command to jump between text paragraphs. We had some great feedback and gave the article a good update, so do check it out if you haven't already, be sure to try the feature, and let us know how you find it!

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #Features #Efficiency #Feedback

Screenshots from the blog post on Jumping between text paragraphs, with example website types, and part of the instructions with the heading overlaid all at different angles.
#a11y #Accessibility #blog #nvdasr #nvda #features #efficiency #feedback

I honestly wish the audio games forum was shutting down instead of @AppleVis but on a more serious note, I'd love the site to be given to the community or archived in some way because this is blindness history and there is no other comparable repository of accessible apps for iOS. Can someone, anyone, talk to David and the team and preserve the apps databases, at least? Give the website to the community, don't just shut it down completely because there's a lot of community value. Shut down the forums, but at least keep the repositories and blog posts alive for as long as the domain and host will last. applevis.com/blog/end-era-mess… #Apple #Blind #Accessibility

The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis | AppleVis

Dear AppleVis Community, It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that after careful consideration I have made the difficult decision to step down from my responsibilities with AppleVis.
www.applevis.com
#Accessibility #apple #blind @AppleVis

#Accessibility #blind #AppleVis

Who needs Project 2025 when The Donald could be so easily swayed to return us to 1925, halfway through the forced sterilization of 30,000 Americans in the eugenics program that influenced the Nazis.

“My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son ‘Should Just Die’”
time.com/7002003/donald-trump-…

#accessibility


My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son ‘Should Just Die’

Fred Trump III describes conversations with his uncle about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Fred C. Trump III (Time)
#Accessibility

Being #OpenSource has many advantages. For #NVDA has opened the way for community contributions, and has enabled #transparency, #security and #innovation beyond what might have been possible in closed software. Increasingly, governments are also mandating the use of open source. Here is an article on such a step forward in Switzerland:

"Switzerland Makes Open Source Software Mandatory For Public Sector"

news.itsfoss.com/switzerland-o…

#FOSS #NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #Software #News


Switzerland Makes Open Source Software Mandatory For Public Sector

A big boost to the open-source community and an inspiration to other public sectors!
Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
#Accessibility #foss #opensource #security #software #nvdasr #News #nvda #transparency #innovation

#Accessibility #android #introduction #anniversary

Derek attributes his experience with NVDA instrumental to his career success and since working at Google has found numerous ways to improve accessibility, both internally and externally.

"A product built by the community, for the community, is better than one built by some company, simply because the community is in charge of what goes into it." - Derek Riemer

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #FOSS #OpenSource

Text reads "A product built by the community, for the community, is better than one built by some company, simply because the community is in charge of what goes into it." - Derek." Text is purple on white background with NVDA logo and sunburst designs around edges.
#a11y #Accessibility #foss #opensource #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda

GitHub has released an insightful article to accompany the documentary shared earlier showcasing NVDA, OSARA, & REAPER. The article interviews NVDA co-founders, Mick Curran & Jamie Teh, as well as Derek Riemer, who has used NVDA since 2011. Derek has contributed to NVDA itself & written over 20 add-ons. He also now works as a software engineer at Google.

Find the full article (& short documentary) here: github.com/readme/featured/nvd….
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #FOSS #OpenSource


Coding accessibility: Software by the blind, for the blind

NVDA and OSARA provide access to information, employment, community, and more, as well as empower a new generation to build a more accessible world.
Mike Melanson (GitHub)
#a11y #Accessibility #foss #opensource #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda

#a11y #Accessibility #webdev #webdesign #uidesign #darkmode

#a11y #Accessibility

Something you may not have realised is right-handed: playing cards.

When you pick up a card with your dominant hand and add it to the front of a card you're holding in your non-dominant hand, you create a fan towards your dominant hand.

Standard playing cards have a small version of the number and suit in two corners so that you can see them no matter which way up the card is, *as long as they're fanned right*, and many modern card games follow suit (ha!) without thinking, for the convention or aesthetic

Consider mirroring important summary information in both left and right corners (Ticket to Ride does a great job putting the suits in both corners while maintaining the pleasant asymmetrical feel of having them in one)

It's admittedly only a tiny accessibility issue, but it IS an accessibility issue, so have think about it.

#GameDev #Accessibility #a11y #TableTop #CardGames #BoardGames

Standard playing cards
Cards from LOOT. In addition to the summaries only being in the left corner, they rely on colour-vision to distinguish them, (despite the MAIN image having different symbols!)
Cards from Love Letter, with the number shown only on the left.
Cards from Ticket to Ride, with symbols in all four corners (colourblind friendly, too, although the carriage pieces in the same game are a problem)
#a11y #Accessibility #gamedev #boardgames #tabletop #cardgames

#a11y #Accessibility #accessiBe #overlay

#Accessibility #blind #nvda

Newsflash: other people exist!

For the love of God, don’t block the sidewalk for wheelchair users and people with strollers or suitcases or whatever. Some massive main character syndrome on display here.

#frustration #antisocial #ableism #accessibility

Picture of a grey Vespa blocking the sidewalk in between parked cars and buildings.
#Accessibility #ableism #antisocial #frustration

#a11y #Accessibility #gnome #GUADEC #guadec2024 #webkit #igalia

In-Process is out! Featuring all the news on NVDA 2024.3 Beta 4, the add-on update notification feature in NVDA 2024.3, thanks to Intopia (& all our corporate sponsors) and a look at jumping between paragraphs! Check it out here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #ThankYou #Intopia #Navigation #Beta #Prerelease #FOSS #Software #blog

Screenshot of NVDA's new Add-on updates available dialog with an update available. Refer to linked post for description and instructions of how to use the dialog.

In-Process 19th July 2024

We’re getting closer to the release of NVDA 2024.3 with a new beta out this week. The table of contents in recent editions of the blog has been popular so far, so let’s start with that: 2024.3 Beta…
NV Access
#Accessibility #foss #blog #software #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda #beta #thankyou #navigation #prerelease #intopia

@TinaSohl That's nice. I'm glad the right thing was finally done, though it should have been accessible from the very beginning. Wondering how long it'll be until a task-blocking #accessibility regression gets introduced because they're still not shifted far enough left on accessibility.
#Accessibility @Tina and Tony Sohl

#Accessibility #technology #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda #study #certification #qualification #amstudying #exam #leadership

@weirdwriter I just hope he keeps the #accessibility intact. I sort of don't care for speed. It's already fast as is! :)
#Accessibility @Robert Kingett backup

#a11y #Accessibility #webdev #html #aria #webdevelopment #digitalaccessibility

#DisabilityIN The Evinced CEO referred to the W3C ARIA Authoring Practices Working Group as one of the three pillars of creating accessible content. Using it can guarantee “100% accessibility”.

#accessibility #a11y

Slide with three boxes: “A new approach” with an arrow making a hard right turn; “ARIA magic” with icons representing web controls; “Gen AI done right” with an unintentional HAL-9000 circle but in purple.
“ARIA Magic” slide: “ARIA pattern enforcement” with a screen shot of the ARIA Authoring Practices patterns page and an arrow drawn to an IDE with script to control a modal dialog, labeled “unit tester”.
“ARIA Magic” slide: “ARIA pattern enforcement” followed by absolutely giant text “100% accessible,” and then much smaller “the most frequently used parts of our web site”.
#a11y #Accessibility #disabilityin

#DisabilityIN Very quick demonstration of Microsoft Accessibility Insights run against the Disability:IN home page only. Found no issues! Applause from audience. I *think* the “Needs review” tab listed two issues.

#accessibility #a11y

Slide showing the Disability:IN home page and the Accessibility Insights automated checks step finds no issues.
#a11y #Accessibility #disabilityin

#DisabilityIN Luncheon Plenary: “Nothing About Us Without Us: Accessibility Innovation, Leadership, and Impact”

Microsoft’s CAO discussed one challenge of #accessibility is non-practitioners creating accessible content. She talked about advances in tooling to solve that, using this slide.

#a11y

“It's getting easier to build and test accessible content. Advances in Tooling.” Then the slide displays logos from the following companies: EqualWeb, CrownPeak, Monsido, Deque, User1st, UserWay, DubBot, LevelAccess, Stark, Allyable, Evinced.
#a11y #Accessibility #disabilityin

A recap: We've covered a number of things on this channel so far, from an @elementary review to a look at code editors, datascience tools, screen readers, hacking tools like Burp Suite and platforms like TryHackMe, all from a screen raeder user's perspective. I'm only just getting started though, intending to cover a wide variety of different things, from more #FOSS tools, audio/video editing, programming and hacking tools etc.
Today's stream will be more #tryHackMe content, with a look at #HackTheBox Academy next week. Anyone who wants this kind of feedback, and doesn't mind constructive, but thorough, feedback, come talk to me :) We'll be going live today at 3 PMeST over at https;//twitch.tv/ic_null and youtube.com/@lindlyCoding #infoSEc #cybersecurity #accessibility #selfPromo #twitch #youtube #streaming
#Accessibility #foss #infosec #Twitch #youtube #streaming #cybersecurity #tryhackme #selfpromo #hackthebox @elementary

#Accessibility

Are there accessibility-related projects hosted on GitHub that you'd like to see get some attention? We're working on something for Disability Pride month, and I'd love it if the community got a say in helping to shine light on good people doing great work. #accessibility #FediHelp
#Accessibility #fedihelp

Calling All Blind and Low Vision Users!

Exciting news! I’ve reached out to Apple Accessibility, and they’re on board to collaborate with us. They’ve asked me to put together a team so we can work directly with their team and engineers.

Are you passionate about improving accessibility features for blind and low vision users? Do you use VoiceOver, Zoom, or other low vision features on your devices? We need your help!

We’re looking for individuals who are interested in providing feedback and testing new features from our point of view. Your input will be invaluable in making technology more accessible for everyone.

If you’re interested in participating, please fill out the form below:

forms.microsoft.com/r/eRQAsmMb…

Let’s make a difference together!
Feel free to share this post.

Best,
Matthew Whitaker

#Accessibility #BlindUsers #LowVision #VoiceOver #Zoom #AppleAccessibility #TechForAll #Inclusion #AccessibilityMatters #blind #lowvision

#Accessibility #blind #zoom #inclusion #voiceover #lowvision #AccessibilityMatters #techforall #blindusers #appleaccessibility

Accessibility is not a loud, one-time event; it's a quiet revolution. It's also isn't about quick fixes or public shaming.

it's about the power of ongoing action like watering a plant – splash it once, and you'll make a mess; nurture it daily, and you'll watch it thrive.

#Disability #HumanRights #a11y #Accessibility #SDGs #Poverty #Technology

Accessibility is not a loud, one-time event; it's a quiet revolution. It's also isn't about quick fixes or public shaming. it's about the power of ongoing action like watering a plant – splash it once, and you'll make a mess; nurture it daily, and you'll watch it thrive.
#a11y #Accessibility #technology #HumanRights #Disability #poverty #sdgs

Okay, I think I fixed the link.

So, this is like, one of the first times I've done this, but I wanted to show a bit of installing Fedora Linux on my laptop. I'd already started the installation, but it shows most of it, and a bit of setup afterwards. I recorded this on my iPhone, so it won't sound the best. A few things I forgot to mention:

* You cannot buy IBM Viavoice (Eloquence) for Linux anymore, but it's of course still floating around.
* We also have DecTalk on Linux, obvious from the BTSpeak using it.
* You can also get Vocalizer voices.
* There's also Piper of course.

dropbox.com/scl/fi/ku4p2ylikzz…

#Linux #foss #Fedora #accessibility #blind


Fedora-install.m4a

Shared with Dropbox
Dropbox
#Accessibility #linux #foss #blind #fedora

#Accessibility #linux #foss #blind #audiogames

👉 Success Criterion Applying SC 2.4.2 Page Titled to Non-Web Documents and Software

🤔 Should SC 2.4.2 Page Titled be applied to individual screens of an app 🤔

#WCAG #apps #accessibility

github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/issues…


Success Criterion Applying SC 2.4.2 Page Titled to Non-Web Documents and Software · Issue #437 · w3c/wcag2ict

For Applying SC 2.4.2 Page Titled to Non-Web Documents and Software it is unclear whether a title is required for each screen in an app (Software) or for the application as a whole? Likewise is it ...
GitHub
#Accessibility #apps #wcag

#Accessibility #GUADEC #WebKitGTK #wpe @Igalia

#a11y #Accessibility

#a11y #Accessibility #disabilities @kellylford

#a11y #Accessibility #law #accessiBe

#Accessibility #webdev #html #aria @Patrick H. Lauke

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