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The cat is out of the bag! Australian Story is dedicating an episode to our founders, Mick and Jamie. NVDA and NV Access are featured, and we’re excited to share it with you! It airs on Monday, the 5th of June at 8pm on ABCTV, ABC iview or YouTube
#AustralianStory #NVDA #NVAccess #a11y #accessibility #AccessibleTechnology
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#ProductTesting #Blind #Accessibility #A11y #BC #Canada #Trial
⌨️ Nielsen Norman Group research on how screen-reader users type on and control mobile devices
“Summary: Users who are blind or have low vision prefer dictation over typing with a keyboard whenever possible. Screen readers on touchscreen devices are restricted to a well-defined set of gestures which makes interaction more challenging than on computers.”
#accessibility #usability #mobile #lowVision #blind
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How Screen-Reader Users Type on and Control Mobile Devices
Screen-reader users prefer dictation over typing with a keyboard. Screen readers on touchscreen devices are restricted to certain gestures which makes interaction more challenging than on computers.Nielsen Norman Group
I am horrified to say that it is mid-2023 and browsers are moving backward on accessibility support for elements with CSS display properties.
Chrome decided anything with `display: contents` is just text. Safari regressed overall but did tables dirty.
Firefox is the only one to have improved and now has the best support overall.
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It’s Mid-2022 and Browsers (Mostly Safari) Still Break Accessibility via Display Properties
It was late 2020 when I last tested how browsers use CSS display properties to break the semantics of elements.Adrian Roselli
Global Accessibility Awareness Day – Accessibility at the heart of innovation - Microsoft On the Issues
Today, we celebrate the 12th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD): A day to drive awareness, highlight the advancements in accessible technology, and the incredible work happening within the community to bridge the disability divide.Jenny Lay-Flurrie (Microsoft)
Oh good! I can't wait to have a prolipheration of images that are not described here.
Some more details on how Instagram is planning to build an ActivityPub compatible service... theverge.com/2023/5/19/2373007…
This is Instagram’s new Twitter competitor
A leaked marketing slide from Lia Haberman gives us our first look at Instagram’s upcoming “text-based” app that’s supposed to take on Twitter.Jay Peters (The Verge)
Hello, it is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Here's the piece I promised: Accessibility is More Than Ramps
#GAAD #accessibility #disability #inclusion
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Accessibility is More Than Ramps
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. While the day focuses on digital accessibility, I’d like to take the opportunity to talk about an important aspect of prioritizing accessibility in the technology that we build: creating environments that …julia ferraioli
Today's Web Design Update:groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/… Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online… #Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
Featuring @SteveFaulkner, @LFLegal, @MerylEvans, @knowbility, @aardrian, @chriscoyier, @shadeed9, @schalkneethling, @vitalyf, @codepo8, @theadamsilver, @michelle, @cferdinandi, et al.
Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter
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
Please, please do not do this under any circumstance, if you care about your instance being accessible to the #blind and visually impaired (hint, you should).
#HCaptcha is a horrible example of how not to implement a #captcha solution, forcing people to register their email address and store a cookie, as well as disable cross origin restrictions on their devices in order to pass validation.
There are much better alternatives, such as the no-hassle github.com/mCaptcha/mCaptcha, which does not need any user input other than checking a checkbox. Alternatively, use captchas that provide text versions, e.g. via solving a math question or at the very minimum, provide an audio version, knowing that it is not ideal for the hearing impaired.
HCaptcha is NOT the future. #accessibility #a11y
GitHub - mCaptcha/mCaptcha: A no-nonsense CAPTCHA system with seamless UX | Backend component
A no-nonsense CAPTCHA system with seamless UX | Backend component - GitHub - mCaptcha/mCaptcha: A no-nonsense CAPTCHA system with seamless UX | Backend componentGitHub
Apple has released their #accessibility preview. 🤩 One part in particular is near and dear to my heart, and it's deeply emotional to see it coming to light. I'm so happy for the team and thrilled to see what they're doing this year. Sending all my love to Cupertino! 💙💙💙
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Apple introduces new features for cognitive accessibility, along with Live Speech, Personal Voice, and Point and Speak in Magnifier
Apple today previewed software features for cognitive, vision, hearing and mobility accessibility, along with innovative tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak.Apple
1. Assistive access. Reduces the feature set and design of apps to minimum, to lessen cognitive load.
2. Live speech. Type text and phone reads it out loud or through an ongoing call.
3. Personal voice. iOs clones your voice to output with 15 minutes of data to train.
4. Point and speak. In magnifier, the phone reads out a text on a button, such as home appliance, a person is pointing at with their finger.
and more, such as siri voices being better at faster speech rates, MFI hearing aids get macOs support, its easier to customise text size in MacOs and you can use your switch control as a game controller.
apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/app…
Apple introduces new features for cognitive accessibility, along with Live Speech, Personal Voice, and Point and Speak in Magnifier
Apple today previewed software features for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility, along with innovative tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak.Apple
Blind people at risk due to ‘inaccessible’ health information from NHS, charity warns
Denying people access to their information can ‘cause embarrassment and loss of dignity’Ella Pickover (The Independent)
Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/… Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online… #Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
Featuring @lloydi, @mgifford, @aardrian, @SteveFaulkner, @ericwbailey, @bw, @dboudreau, @dequesystems, @5t3ph, @Kilian, @chriscoyier, @j9t, @robin, @theadamsilver, @scottjehl, @adactio, @gerrymcgovern et al.
Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter
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
I compiled a list of the accessibility resources I use to make content easier to access for everyone.
If you toot, tweet, write or post, check it out 👇
Our latest beta of #remoteIncidentManager can reboot the Mac, then automatically reconnect the Mac once it's logged back in! Current users should receive the update automatically. But if you're new, go give RIM a try!
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#accessibility #inclusiveDesign #remoteSupport
Remote Incident Manager for Mac (public beta)
We would like to welcome you to the public beta for the Mac OS port of Remote Incident Manager (RIM) from Pneuma Solutions! Remote Incident Manager is the world's first cross-platform fully accessible…Pneuma Solutions
Go get yours today!
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#accessibility #inclusiveDesign
Remote Incident Manager for Mac (public beta)
We would like to welcome you to the public beta for the Mac OS port of Remote Incident Manager (RIM) from Pneuma Solutions! Remote Incident Manager is the world's first cross-platform fully accessible…Pneuma Solutions
For better accessibility testing of the software I build, I've started testing more with screen readers.
On Android, enabling and using TalkBack is relatively straightforward, but for testing on my desktop, Orca is completely unusable.
I have a brand new Debian VM with GNOME, and Orca enabled, but actually using it in firefox just barely works. TalkBack has a nice workflow with highlighted elements that you move between as you read the page, but Orca seems delegated to using caret browsing and reading whatever your cursor is on? Am I missing shortcuts (which are also a pain, because the modifier can only be caps-lock or insert, not really conveniently placed)
Am I missing something, or is this the state of #Accessibility on #Linux?
Also the tts quality is very poor, which would make this even worse for any prolonged testing, but maybe there are alternative engines?
Firefox 113 Significantly Boosts Accessibility Performance - Mozilla Accessibility
About 5 years ago Mozilla shipped Firefox Quantum, an upgrade that included significant performance improvements for most Firefox users. Unfortunately, Firefox Quantum didn’t improve performance for people who use screen … Read moreAsa Dotzler (Mozilla Accessibility)
National Federation of the Blind Moves Away from Twitter, Establishes Mastodon Server and Account | National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, Maryland (May 4, 2023): In light of recent events, including the laying off of Twitter’s entire accessibility team and changes to its API that have broken accessible Twitter clients used by our community, the National Federation of the Bli…nfb.org
How OMB can improve .gov accessibility
Michael Gifford, a senior strategist at CivicActions, offers suggestions for how the federal government can borrow ideas and concepts from other countries to make sure all citizens can access federal…Commentators (Federal News Network)
Tomorrow at noon EST, I will give a #talk on the #accessibility of #language #learning and #linguistics in general for #screenReader users as part of the a11yTalks event. This will be a public event with no need to register so if this is something any of you are interested in, here's the link :) a11ytalks.com/posts/2023-MAY/ #speaker #a11y
Do you speak Accessibility? - A look at accessibility hurdles for language learning and linguistics - A11yTalks
One would think that language has been solved in 2023. We have translation apps, sign languages, an international phonetic alphabet that is supposed to be able to represent any sound in any language for academics to endlessly discuss over.Do you speak Accessibility? - A look at accessibility hurdles for language learning and linguistics - A11yTalks
Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/… Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online… #Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
Featuring @MerylEvans, @wai, @SteveFaulkner, @aardrian, @matuzo, @a11ytalks, @knowbility, @michelle, @cferdinandi, @chriscoyier, @mgifford, @w3c, @codepo8,@vitalyf, @gerrymcgovern et al.
Web Design References: Webdev Newsletter
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
File Explorer: First-letter navigation broken in last insider builds · Issue #181635 · microsoft/vscode
Type: Bug In latest insider builds, when you press Ctrl+Shift+E and get to the Explorer tab, first-letter navigation is broken. I.e., if there is a large project with folders and files, it's conven...GitHub