I am not going to dive into the details of and . Go read Scott’s 2019 post How do you figure? for an overview. That said, since Scott’s post there has been movement on the AAPI mapping (partly by Scott).
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How would you assess what types of descriptions are useful for an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR)? It would need to be a valid description of the barriers involved, but anything else? When building towards an #OpenACR or more commonly a #VPAT what is a good comment? #Accessibility #A11y
"Understanding any new legislation can be challenging. The nature of the European Accessibility Act as a directive and its wide scope can make it particularly difficult to fully understand."
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) came into effect on 28 June 2025. Many of our customers have asked what impact that may have on the digital services they offer.
📣 Sei #A11y und unterstütze den Zugang zum !@metalab für Menschen mit Sehbehinderung oder Blindheit! Komm zum Do-It-Blind (DIB) Treffen 🛠️ am Montag, 21. Juli, Treffpunkt Ring-Passage, U3-Station Volkstheater um 16:00; Ende 20:00 metalab.at/calendar/event/8107… #make #blind #inklusion
Is there anyone who is in the #vi #broadcasting space who would like to fill in any open slots in their station programming? I have a buddy who would like to learn this skill and get some experience with today's tool chain. My experience is limited to the #winamp / #shoutcast setup that was used years ago. #a11y #internet #radio
I once worked with a UI designer who insisted it was impossible to create a product that was both within the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and aesthetically pleasing. ‘It can be pretty…
The Orbit Media Player is a versatile, user-friendly device designed to enhance accessibility for blind and visually impaired individuals. It features a compact, lightweight design with tactile buttons for easy navigation.
The article emphasizes the importance of simplicity in web development, warning against over-engineering and excessive use of ARIA. It highlights that while ARIA can enhance accessibility, improper…
Can anyone recommend a modern body weight scale that is accessible, either via self-voicing, or bluetooth connection? If via self-voicing, anything that doesn't shout the measured weight so loud, that anyone within 500 feet can hear it? Anyone who has used these products in the past will most certainly be aware that the "blind equals deaf" stereotype that is clearly pervasive in the overwhelming majority of these products. I'm hoping there is something out there that does not make this assumption, and has a volume adjustment beyond mute and yell. Thank you in advance for your suggestions. #Body #Weight #Scale #health #blind #accessible #accessibility #A11Y #BlindDoesNotEqualDeaf
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I can’t actually assert the ARTY overlay will result in a lawsuit, though there is a trend of overlays attracting lawsuits. Attorneys say overlays don’t protect from lawsuits, either.
Have you tried RIM? It's an accessible way to get technical support remotely. It's somewhat similar to JAWS tandem and NVDA remote, but has more features... It's currently free until July 18th, so if you've been wanting to try it out, now is the time!
"Leclerc, Carrefour, Auchan et Picard mis en demeure par des associations d'aveugles et de malvoyants pour leur sites"
"Contactées par France Inter, seules les enseignes Carrefour et Picard ont répondu à nos sollicitations. Carrefour se dit étonné de cette mise en demeure et déclare que son site marchand atteint un taux d’accessibilité de 71%. Le spécialiste des surgelés Picard revendique lui un niveau de 56%. Les deux entreprises affirment avoir engagé un plan d’amélioration sur plusieurs années."
Non mais alors là, pardon mais 🤣
Le seul taux attendu c'est 100%, en deça, ça ne signifie rien en tant que tel. On peut avoir 90% de conformité au RGAA et avoir un problème bloquant. Donc y'a pas à se vanter d'un taux sous 100%.
Ces entreprises sont au courant du problème depuis longtemps, c'est pas la découverte. On va pas pouvoir dire qu'elles ont un problème de moyen financier. Alors on arrête de se trouver des excuses hein.
Des associations s'attaquent à plusieurs enseignes de grande distribution, car leurs sites internet et leurs applications ne sont pas suffisamment accessibles aux personnes aveugles et malvoyantes.
Dear #disabled #gamers, for an introduction on #accessibility in #games I am looking for recent accessibility fails in games, especially AAA or otherwise famous games. If you are comfortable with me sharing your anecdotes on a talk (anonymized if you wish), let me know your stories. Which game do you wish to play but can't? Which studio promised a11y features but let you down in some way? #a11y
Hey everyone, #Linux Access appears to be live! This is a really fantastic resource for beginning Blind Linux users! linuxaccess.org/ #Accessibility #A11y
Welcome to Linux Access This is your central hub for all things related to accessibility on Linux.
Here you’ll find articles, tips, and resources written by the community to help make Linux more usable for everyone.
From the FTC on Friday: The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it misrepresented the ability of its AI-powered web accessibility tool to make any website compliant with the W…
#LibreOffice #Writer kann das. Siehe die zitierte sehr gute Anleitung von @aoe@berlin.social Man bekommt dort so eine Art Checkliste falls im Dokument nicht barrierefreie (= i.d.R. nicht standardkonforme) Sachen enthalten sind. *Kostenlos* nutzbar, allerdings freut sich sicher nicht nur @libreoffice@fosstodon.org wenn die Entwicklung finanziell unterstützt wird. #PDF #Barrierefrei #a11y #OpenSource
I can’t actually assert the Accesstive overlay will result in a lawsuit, though there is a trend of overlays attracting lawsuits. Attorneys say overlays don’t protect from lawsuits, either.
As web developers, we love a good animation, right? But let's be honest, sometimes we get caught up in the wow factor and forget that our websites exist for real people with diverse needs.
One hidden hurdle for some users is motion sensitivity.
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First time members can join Bookshare for 30% off our annual membership, and existing members can renew for 20% off. You can sign up and renew at our booth D14. See you at the convention next week!
I love this so much. It's pretty much a GUI for #tampermonkey, offering an easier way for #blind folks to find elements on a webpage and do things to them. Yes, you could do the same things directly by just writing JavaScript yourself. But this is much, much faster, and requires a bit less knowledge. It took me less than 30 seconds to turn all the story titles on fanfiction.net into headings. Labeling a button, or making other small changes would be just as fast. The typos and slightly incorrect English put me off at first; especially the word "blinds" for blind people felt weird and derogatory. apparently the author is from #Cameroon, though, so maybe that's standard there. stsolution2.org/WebAccessibilizer/#a11y#accessibility#screenreader
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Lola Odelola is a force to be reckoned with. Which is why TetraLogical are delighted to sponsor her work on the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG).
Continuing our volunteer effort to make GNOME Calendar fully accessible with a keyboard (see thread for context), we fixed a major bug that was causing the focus to disappear into the abyss when the user tried to tab into the month view in merge request !576. This means, as of this commit, events should now be completely functional and accessible within the month view. Additionally, the merge request changes the keyboard and focus behavior within the month view: Events can only be cycled using arrow buttons, the focus can't escape the month view with arrow buttons, and entering/exiting the month view can only be done with tab. These improvements will be available on GNOME 49.
Accessibility on Calendar has progressed to the point where I believe it's safe to say that, as of GNOME 49, Calendar will be usable exclusively with a keyboard, without significant usability friction!
There's still a lot of work to be done in regards to screen readers, for example conveying time appropriately and event descriptions. But really, just 6 months ago, we went from having absolutely no idea where to even begin with accessibility in Calendar — which has been an ongoing issue for literally a decade — to having something workable exclusively with a keyboard and screen reader! :3
Huge thanks to @nekohayo for coordinating the accessibility initiative, especially with keeping the accessibility meta issue updated; Georges Stavracas for single-handedly maintaining GNOME Calendar and reviewing all my merge requests; and @tyrylu for sharing feedback in regards to usability.
All my work so far has been unpaid and voluntary; hundreds of hours were put into developing and testing all the accessibility-related merge requests. I would really appreciate if you could spare a little bit of money to support my work, thank you 🩷
If I want to mark positive and negative outcomes in color, the "obvious" choice is of course to do that in green and red and have some form of textual fallback.
Now, Im of couse not getting rid of that fallback, but since there is usually a reason to mark things in color (it's much more obvious if you can see it!), so it would be nice to have a combination that is accessible to at least more people (nothing will work for everyone, it's about reaching 95% or 99%[1]), while still being intuitive for everyone else.
I've played around with green and orange before (yellow doesn't work, because it is super bright and I want to support both light and dark mode.)
Does the feature meet the standards for #accessibility? Is the documentation complete? No? THEN DON’T RELEASE THE FEATURE. Make these things release blockers, it’s literally that simple.
