Single page apps can be problematic for assistive technology users.
TPGi's Doug Abrams explains some code examples that will help improve the accessibility of your app.
Read the full article: tpgi.com/client-side-routing-a…
#Accessibility #DigitalAccessibility #A11y
Single page apps can be problematic for assistive technology users. These code examples will help improve the accessibility of our app.Doug Abrams (TPGi)
👁️ super short note: placeholder perfidy
"I made the mistake in a recent article of using the placeholder attribute content to illustrate when a label is not correctly associated the text label does not provide an accessible name."
#accessibility #HTML #UX
Here's a quick demo on how to enable TTS on the Nintendo Switch 2 from the home screen. Hopefully these menus are the same across all devices, though I have no way to know that for certain.
Edit: For other blind Switch/Switch 2 owners, I started a WhatsApp group to discuss the accessibility of the console and it's games. DM if you'd like to join.
Download: onj.me/media/Switch2_Accessibi…
#Nintendo #Switch2 #Accessibility #TTS #ScreenReader
I’m speaking at #OSSummit Europe, 25-27 August in Amsterdam! I had two sessions accepted, "Building a Solarpunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future" and "Adding the W3C’s New ARRM To Improve Your Project’s Accessibility". If you are interested in #accessibility #sustainability #solarpunk #DigitalTeams
1 registration will give you access to over 250 great sessions covering the most cutting edge topics in #OpenSource today. Explore the schedule: bit.ly/3NXx5Zp
25-27 August 2025 | Amsterdam, Netherlands Please note: All session times are in Central European Time (UTC/GMT +2). To view the schedule in your preferred…LF Events
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…Mike Hall (Medium)
…g and triggering via keyboard shortcut Link to issue number: Resolves #16281 Summary of the issue: NVDA currently lacks a built‑in, offline image captioning feature. Existing solutions require a ...GitHub
“Sassy Outwater-Wright: Accessibility Champion and More, Dies at 42” by @LFLegal:
lflegal.com/2025/07/sassy-outw…
The “and more” is doing a lot of work there, because Sassy was so much more.
Sassy Outwater-Wright died on July 12, 2025 of cancer. She was the self-described Tumor Killer Girl in her fierce, honest, and often heart wrenching writing about the disease that ultimately took her life.Law Office of Lainey Feingold
There is yet another accessibility overlay vendor out there, though it makes no conformance guarantees. Nor security or privacy guarantees.
“#ARTY Could Get You Sued”
adrianroselli.com/2025/07/arty…
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.Adrian Roselli
a label and a name walk into a bar
"When is a label also an (accessible) name, when is it not and when is it neither?"
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!
Well y'all, I might have to go back to Windows. With Fedora 42, and Orca 48.6, I cannot use Google Docs well at all on Google Chrome, and on Firefox, the outline view which I use to navigate through many, many headings in a document I need for work, isn't usable at all. I can arrow up and down all I want, but nothing speaks.
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.Linux Access
The overlay shill is not just a shill, but an overlay vendor itself.
It may have failed to disclose that when asking for, and engaging in, a “balanced” and “open” debate about overlays on LinkedIn.
Overlay vendors continue to be ethically dubious (at best).
What the fuck is it with #overlay companies and their apologists commenting on my blog?
I got two today (on the same post):
adrianroselli.com/2025/01/ftc-…
They are promoting their water-carrying shill-piece over on LinkedIn.
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…Adrian Roselli
🚀 Open to Work!
Meet Sarah Russell, CPACC – a Digital Accessibility pro ready to make an impact.
She’s organized, collaborative, and passionate about removing digital barriers.
📧 sarah.russell@blindit.org
#Accessibility #CPACC #OpenToWork #DigitalAccessibility #TeamBIT
Yeah, I had planned not to write any more of these since I had already gone after the big players. But this one poked me.
“#Accesstive Will Get You Sued”
adrianroselli.com/2025/07/acce…
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.Adrian Roselli
Another one of my posts. This one on the topic of AI tools as assistive technology, what's working, what isn't and why, all without the hype that too many people tend to lean into when discussing this technology:
When Independence Meets Uncertainty: My Journey with AI-Powered Vision
A blind user's candid assessment of the promises and pitfalls of current AI accessibility tools
open.substack.com/pub/kaylielf…
#AI #Accessibility #Substack #ComputerVision #AssistiveTechnology #Blog
Just wrapped up high school and exploring what's next! You probably know me from Altbot (the accessibility bot that helps make Fedi more inclusive), but I also build terminal tools, AI integrations, and love working on anything that improves user experience.
Looking for opportunities in full-stack dev, UI/UX, or accessibility-focused roles. Strong in Go, Python, C#, Web, 7+ years Linux experience, and passionate about open source. My projects have thousands of users and I'm always thinking about how to make tech more accessible, inclusive, and user friendly for everyone.
Portfolio: micr0.dev
Boosts appreciated!
I'm considering getting a Linnstrument (as I have been for years), and just came across this super freaking awesome comment w/ response by Roger Linn on one of his YouTube videos.
This is seriously so cool.
Update: I just bought one directly from rogerlinndesign.com because of how hard I support this way of doing business, and wrote him an email to let him know. Let's make it RAIN for people who are kind and empathetic!
Open source project management software for classic, agile or hybrid project management: task management✓ Gantt charts✓ boards✓ team collaboration✓ time and cost reporting✓ FREE trial!OpenProject
NV Access is very pleased to introduce the OFFICIAL NVDA users email group. A community dedicated to helping people understand and use the NVDA screen reader in a friendly, safe and welcoming environment. Join at groups.google.com/a/nvaccess.o… or email nvda-users+subscribe@nvaccess.org
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Users #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Community #Welcome #Free
As a community that includes folks with a range of disabilities ourselves, we’re deeply invested in improving access to Open Source software. We succeed at our mission when we build open computing experiences that are available regardless of ability and fail when accessibility is considered an afterthought or a nice-to-have. This month and always, Inclusive Design is at the core of what we do and we will continue to strive towards that ideal
#Accessibility #DisabilityPrideMonth #InclusiveDesign
Since the release of OS 8 we’ve been working on things like improving contrast, Dark Mode screenshots and brand colors in AppCenter, turning on or snoozing Dark Mode without canceling your schedule, expanding the “Reduce Motion” setting, and more options to reduce distracting notifications. Plus, thanks to feedback from @fireborn—who you may know from his blog series on Linux accessibility—Notifications and the Shortcut Overlay both got releases that add screen reader support
“Check / Uncheck all in a Table”
adrianroselli.com/2025/07/chec…
TL;DR: Unless you have user testing results saying otherwise, maybe put a check-all checkbox outside the table.
The rest of this thread has video examples…
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#UX #HTML #accessibility #a11y
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.
#GNOME #Accessibility #a11y #GNOMECalendar #Calendar #FOSS #FreeSoftware #Linux
Happy Disability Pride Month everybody :)
During the past few weeks, there's been an overwhelming amount of progress with accessibility on GNOME Calendar:
• Events in the agenda view will convey to screen readers of their respective titles and descriptions.
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 🩷
• ko-fi.com/theevilskeleton
• github.com/sponsors/TheEvilSke…
#Accessibility #a11y #DisabilityPrideMonth #GNOME #GNOMECalendar #GTK #GTK4 #Libadwaita #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource
It's a busy day! NVDA 2025.2 Beta 1 is now out: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2b…
AND In-Process is also out: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3… - covering all about NVDA 2025.1, NV Access in the Forbes Accessibility 100, five quick things to try with NVDA 2025.1, and a small end of financial year request: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Blog #News #NewVersion #PreRelease #Beta #FLOSS #FOSS
73 and thanks for watchingYouTube
We've recently made many tweaks to improve accessibility of our settings pages for keyboard users, screen reader users, and users who have JavaScript disabled. Ensuring Kagi is accessible is a priority for us.
Anything we can do better? Let us know: kagifeedback.org/
You Don’t Own the Word “Freedom”: A Full-Burn Response to the GNU/Linux Comment That Tried to Gatekeep Me Off My Own Machine, 20250625,
by @fireborn,
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you…
… via lobste.rs/s/nwvary/you_don_t_o…
> Freedom is also not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves because they asked for a working login prompt […]
>> GNU/Linux is about you owning your machine.
> Then why do I have to reassert that ownership every time a package breaks accessibility?
Do you love the idea of Free & Open Source Software, and Linux in particular? I certainly do. But until recently, I didn't think too much about what "freedom" means beyond licensing. If you're like me, this blog post by @fireborn could border on heartbreaking. But it may also be a call to action, not only for developers, but for the entire F/OSS community. I hope it is.
Excerpt: »Freedom is also not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves because they asked for a working login prompt. It’s not freedom if it requires you to be perfect, sighted, fluent in C, and emotionally bulletproof.«
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you…
found via @Natanox at chaos.social/@Natanox/11474988…
#Linux #Accessibility #FOSS #Gatekeeping
THIS.
I gonna save this to just post it every time one of those entitled FOSS-bros crosses my path.If the only way for people to use a computer is to either become a developer yourself or suffer through exploitation by big corporations it isn't an individual failure of those people, it's an absolute failure of the FOSS / Linux community to build good software.
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you…
#Linux #Accessibility
THIS.
I gonna save this to just post it every time one of those entitled FOSS-bros crosses my path.
If the only way for people to use a computer is to either become a developer yourself or suffer through exploitation by big corporations it isn't an individual failure of those people, it's an absolute failure of the FOSS / Linux community to build good software.
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you…
#Linux #Accessibility
