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…
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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.
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…
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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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 🩷
WebAIM published results (opens in new window) of their seventh automated accessibility evaluation of the home pages for the top one million web sites across the globe.
Braille Keyboard lets you type in braille across any app on your iPhone. With a fully integrated custom keyboard, you can input braille characters directly into messages, documents, or anywhere the standard iOS keyboard appears.
Three strips of intersecting yellow and black “warning” tape. Accessibility isn’t an extra feature or a nice-to-have add-on. It’s a foundational requirement...
ARIA! It exists and on a long enough timeline you'll need to use it. Here's how to get into the right headspace to do so! #a11ysmashingmagazine.com/2025/06/w…
[Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/) is an inevitability when working on web accessibility. That said, it’s everyone’s first time learning about ARIA at some point.
Forbes Accessibility 100: These are the most impactful pioneers ensuring and expanding the civil rights of people with disabilities all across the globe. forbes.com/sites/alanschwarz/2… #a11y
All web developers know, at some level, that accessibility is important. But when push comes to shove, it can be hard to prioritize it above a bazillion other concerns when you’re trying to c…
You may think that digital accessibility is unrelated, but I assure you that every successful effort to chip away at rights and protections will be followed by another.
Don’t wait until it affects you personally. Speak up. This is low-risk, so do it while you can.
@podfeet interviews Celeste D’Costa from Imaginable Solutions about their Guided Hands assistive device that enables anyone with limited fine motor skills to write, paint, draw, and access technology. #a11y #CSUN2025podfeet.com/blog/2025/06/csun-…
Allison interviews Celeste D’Costa from Imaginable Solutions about their Guided Hands assistive device for people with limited hand mobility. The device enables anyone with limited fine motor skills to write, paint, draw, and access technology.
About the Open Source Accessibility Summit The Open Source Accessibility Summit will be a one-day in-person event that brings together members of the disability, accessibility, and open source communities to define a roadmap for improving the accessi…
Ok, the #Thunderbird chat interface for IRC and Matrix seems to have #a11y issues with #NVDA now. Sometimes NVDA completely freezes, especially when the interface is maximised, though not reliably in all channels. I filed a bug, appreciate anyone who can dig into what on earth is going on: bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.…
