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#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #MailingList #Newsletter #Information #Accessibility #A11y #Blind
Not directly NVDA related, but something many of us can relate to: "Why online shopping isn't so fun for those who are blind or have low vision" abc.net.au/news/2024-12-15/onl…
#Shopping #OnlineShopping #News #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #Blind
Next time you're scrolling for bargains online, consider the half a million Australians who don't find shopping on the web fun or simple, writes Nas Campanella.Nas Campanella (ABC News)
Happy Birthday, Zamenhof! 🎉💚
Today, we celebrate the 165th birthday of Ludoviko Lazaro Zamenhof, the visionary creator of Esperanto. His goal was to establish a language that would facilitate communication among people from different countries and cultures, thereby contributing to peace and cooperation among nations.
Esperanto is now the most successful planned language in the world, with millions of speakers in over 120 countries. It is utilized on the internet, in social media, and even in some universities and institutions. But Esperanto is not just a language—it's a movement. It represents a community of individuals united by the common goal of promoting peace, unity, cultural richness, understanding, and cooperation among all people. Esperanto is a language of hope, unity, and love.
Zamenhof's vision is more relevant than ever. In an era of increasing globalization and interconnectedness, Esperanto provides an opportunity for people from diverse cultures and countries to communicate and collaborate without language barriers.
Moreover, Esperanto serves as a valuable tool for inclusion and accessibility, thanks to its simplicity and regular structure. It not only eases communication between speakers of different native languages but also supports neurodiverse individuals who may struggle with learning natural languages or navigating irregular writing systems like English orthography. Thus, Esperanto can promote accessibility in education.
What makes Esperanto so special? Its simple, logical grammar and vocabulary derived from the most common European roots make it incredibly easy to learn. Its phonetic spelling features one sound per letter and one letter for every sound, unlike English or French. Beyond its practical benefits, Esperanto embodies the noble ideals of mutual understanding, cultural exchange, and the brotherhood of all people.
In our increasingly interconnected world, Esperanto has found new life on the internet, where online communities and resources allow learners to connect across borders. It is truly a language of the digital age, used for everything from casual conversation to academic discourse.
As we celebrate Zamenhof's 165th birthday, let us embrace his timeless vision of a more harmonious world, where Esperanto serves as a bridge between cultures. By learning this beautiful language, we honor the legacy of its creator and take a meaningful step toward a more peaceful and productive coexistence for all.
Happy birthday, Zamenhof! Your dream lives on. ✨ Thank you for your inexhaustible legacy and the inspiration you have given us all. Let us unite humanity and reach for the stars! ✨
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**Interesting Facts about Esperanto 🌎💚:**
* Esperanto is the 14th most used language on the internet, according to 2022 statistics.
* The website "Duolingo" offers an Esperanto course, which is one of the most popular courses on the platform.
* The University of Amsterdam includes an Esperanto course as part of its program in international communication.
#Zamenhof #Esperanto #Peace #Coexistence #InternationalLanguage #Revival #CulturalRichness #Zamenhof165 #EsperantoOnTheInternet #LingvoInternacia #Planlingvo #Naskiĝtago #FelichanNaskiĝtagon #ZamenhofTago #ZamenhofDay #KulturaRicheco #Paco #Kunlaboro #a11y #inclusion #accessibility
The eBay accessibility team is doing some great things!
Figma plugin: figma.com/community/plugin/120…
Video Tutorials: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRj…
About the Include plugin: playbook.ebay.com/foundations/…
#a11y #ebay #figma #webdesign #uiDesign
eBay created the Include—Accessibility Annotations Figma plugin to help designers with accessibility considerations early in their project, and to help with designer-developer collaboration. It is available to the Figma community and free.playbook.ebay.com
"Given the fact that NVDA has an extremely light computer resource foot print the portable version is a blessing" - Squire, South Africa / NVDA negates the barriers many face when accessing a PC, as a free and light-weight screen reader translated into more than 50 languages.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #GoodNews #FOSS #Free #Lightweight #A11y
I don't know how many times we have to say this. Last I counted it was 1.2 million times and almost 20 years.
"Developers should always prefer using the correct semantic HTML element over using ARIA."
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do…
#webdev #javascript #html #webdevelopment #a11y #aria
Most JavaScript libraries offer a library of client-side widgets that mimic the behavior of familiar desktop interfaces. Sliders, menu bars, file list views, and more can be built with a combination of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.MDN Web Docs
Accessibility Unlocked is a #free 6 day newsletter curated by the team at @TetraLogical@indieweb.social, and you can sign-up here:
tetralogical.com/newsletters/a…
#accessibility #a11y #kickstart
Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.TetraLogical
Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/… Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online… #Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
Featuring @rianrietveld, @aardrian, @federcheese, @fossheim, @mgifford, @onsman, @johnallsopp, @angelikatyborska, @kevinpowell, @theadamsilver, @amberhinds, @MoritzGiessmann, @Kilian, @slightlyoff, @brucelawson, @tink, @Jayhoffmann, @bkardell, @chriscoyier, and more.
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
Hi everyone! This is a wiki made to help sighted devs make #blind #accessible games for the first time!
gamesforblindgamers.miraheze.o…
It's full of information about our game jams, but most mostly it is full of resources to make #Blind accessible games! As well as listing out blind accessible games to learn from. So check it out, and let me know what can be better! #GameDev #A11y #accessibility
We have added the "Accessibility In Gaming Resources Guide" by Jennifer Kretchmer to the "Accessibility Resources" page on our website!
This guide provides a detailed overview of information, tools and resources related to all aspects of accessibility in the tabletop roleplaying game space.
Follow Jennifer on Mastodon
@dreamwisp
Read Jennifer's Accessibility In Gaming Resources Guide
docs.google.com/document/u/0/d…
Visit our website
knightsofthebraille.com/
#A11Y #Accessibility #TTRPG #DND
Accessibility in Gaming Resource Guide By Jennifer Kretchmer Please note: Disability consulting is both time-consuming and emotionally draining.Google Docs
You may recall that in October I spoke at A11y Camp in Melbourne. I shared my slides, but being text-free they weren’t terribly useful.
Well, the video of my talk is available!
adrianroselli.com/2024/10/a11y…
There is also a link to the entire playlist for the event.
Download a 3.6MB tagged PDF of my slides or try the embedded view if your browser displays PDF inline. The text in the slides is set in Atkinson Hyperlegible. The PDF is exported from PowerPoint, after confirming reading order and alternative text.Adrian Roselli
Related: Everything You Should Know About The Launchers on Android What’s New in Android 14 Impressions of Google TalkBack 15.Salih Kunduz (Accessible Android)
I want to write my own cross-platform and accessible for blind users #Mastodon client.
There are no #a11y friendly clients for Linux (only some TUI software) and there are only one buggy and unstable proprietary client for Windows called #tweesecake.
I already know the stack I'll use but I have one problem.
I don't know Mastodon well enough to be sure that I implement every feature which is supported there.
For sure I can read the whole API reference but maybe there are easier ways, maybe some list of features, maybe some feature guide for developers, etc.
As a blind user I can't just install any popular and cool client and take all features from it... That's the problem: they are not accessible at all or not accessible enough for every day use.
So, maybe someone helps me with some sort of docs or I don't know :D
Ah, I see that BlueSky has joined LinkedIn in supplanting Twitter as the primary source of accessibility misinformation.
(I didn’t make this clear, but this post came across my timeline here and on linkedin and it just shows how this kind of stuff spreads on algorithmic timelines and then bleeds over to other social networks. That’s how you poison a well.)
#Joplin soll für blinde Menschen besser nutzbar werden.
Wer helfen möchte, hier entlang:
discourse.joplinapp.org/t/call…
@joplinapp@mastodon.social
#a11y #blind #Barrierefrei #Test #Software #OpenSource
Over the past months, we’ve been improving the accessibility of both our desktop and mobile apps, in particular to better support visually impaired users.Joplin Forum
If you’re using the social network Bluesky more and more, then you’ll want to follow this new app’s real-time developmentDaniel Rubino (Windows Central)
#flohmarkt needs an #accessibility review to leave beta phase.
Is there someone in the #fediverse who can help on #a11y?
Boosts 
highly appreciated!
codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmar…
Okay, this is a big one and ongoing effort. So definitely not doable in a single PR. Let's find accessiblity issues on flohmarkt: * not keyboard navigateable * not properly labeled for screenreaders * mediocre color contrast * more?Codeberg.org
Just did the "Global Digital Accessibility Salary Survey" by #WebAim. Looking forward to the results!
If you want to participate, go here:
webaim.org/projects/salary/sur…
The link on the website shown after submitting the survey is wrong, by the way...
#a11y #accessibility #disability #survey #salary
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusionInclusive Design 24 (#id24)
Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/… Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online… #Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
Featuring @todd@a11y.info, @theaccessibilityguy, @TPGi, @ozewai, @ScopicEngineer, @codepo8, @medienbaecker, @shadeed9, @LFLegal, @heydon, @tbroyer, @jarango, @AlexDawsonUK, @InesAkrap, @mgifford, and more.
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 have emphasized numerous times in the past why you should not use #HCaptcha, especially in situations where equal access is vital. Their practices are not inclusive, locking out users who have no other way to access whatever the captcha protects. This blog post illustrates one of the scenarios: michaels.world/2023/11/i-was-b…
Here's to better captcha solutions in the future, or to indeed existing ones, such as mcaptcha.org/ #a11y #accessibility #blind #captcha
Also known as: why you shouldn't trust a company who makes their product intensionally inaccessible with allowing you an accessibility workaround Update: I've been informed that hCaptcha now has a text captcha option.Michael Taboada (The Blog of Michael Taboada)
Back in March 2024, I penned an ambitious “Blueprint for Google” to revolutionize Android accessibility in ten areas that, let’s be honest, were desperatelyAmir Soleimani (Accessible Android)
@TPGi is looking for a Full-Time, Remote in US Accessibility Engineer. The core responsibility will be to Perform accessibility evaluations of web pages, desktop applications, mobile apps, and other emerging platforms. Interested? Please send your resume to Careers@TPGi.com.
#Jobs #A11yJobs #AccessibilityJobs #DigitalAccessibility #Accessibility #A11y
Accessibility Engineer Full-Time // Remote in US Primary Function The Accessibility Engineer will advise our clients on how to make their digital offerings conform with the standards of accessibility and...TPGi
Finished @viscousplatypus’s “The Accessibility Operations Guidebook” this morning. Probably a good idea to read if you do digital accessibility and want to scale up your impact. I recommend.
This quote from a former independent consultant who has become an employee really lands.
Info on The Storygraph:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/82…
Buy (I did the Payhib ebook but read it on my Kobo; no Amazon in this house):
devonpersing.netlify.app/book/
![My kobo against an outdoor cafe table with a flat white behind it. The following interviewee quote is visible: “…defined. [But] when I get into an organization, when I find gaps, I just flow into them, I fill them, I try to address them, I call them out. I don't do very much of that anymore. I have a team now of three other people. Now I'm spending a lot of time dealing with management issues, running the team, which was a thing I said I never wanted to do when I joined. But the alternative was that I hire somebody else [who didn't have accessibility experience, to manage the team].”](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/609523 "My kobo against an outdoor cafe table with a flat white behind it. The following interviewee quote is visible: “…defined. [But] when I get into an organization, when I find gaps, I just flow into them, I fill them, I try to address them, I call them out. I don't do very much of that anymore. I have a team now of three other people. Now I'm spending a lot of time dealing with management issues, running the team, which was a thing I said I never wanted to do when I joined. But the alternative was that I hire somebody else [who didn't have accessibility experience, to manage the team].”")
The accessibility field has a burnout problem. People get into this work to make accessible produ...app.thestorygraph.com
Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/… Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online… #Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
Featuring @aardrian, @piccalilli, @yatil, @mgifford, @karlgroves, @seaotta, @jakelazaroff, @theadamsilver, @AlexDawsonUK, @gerrymcgovern, and more.
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
If you've been looking for that next semi-cheap music-making fix but haven't decided what to get, consider Ableton Move.
If you look at the official videos, literature and documentation, you'd be fooled into thinking that it's not actually accessible. This is incorrect.
It runs a web-server for helping you manage samples,recordings and sets, but it also has an undocumented screen-reader which I demonstrate in this video.
Next to Komplete Kontrol, I can say that this has been the most innovative, fun and game-changing piece of hardware I've owned and I thoroughly enjoy working with it.
#InspiredBySound - Let's Move! (Ableton Move Accessibility Overview) youtu.be/p8IbinbOhY4
Excerpt from Peter Kirn's blog about Move:
‘How do I access Move with a screen reader?
Andre Louis has a walkthrough for you, as pointed out here in comments! And as always, it’s terrific. This is honestly worth a watch for sighted users, too, to understand how these interactions work – and it’s required viewing if you work in instrument design.’
cdm.link/ableton-move-guide/
#Ableton #AbletonMove #Accessibility
#ScreenReader #A11y #Blind
Move, the all-new compact all-in-one hardware platform from Ableton, got your attention - whether you loved it, hated it, or just weren't sure.Peter Kirn (CDM Create Digital Music)
iOS SwiftUI sample code demonstrating a variety of good and bad accessibility coding techniques. Demonstrates accessibility techniques for iOS SwiftUI apps using a collection of good and bad examples that can be tested with VoiceOver and other iOS …App Store
A few months ago I wrote about how I approach alternative text for images and tried to offer context for each of my considerations.
“My Approach to Alt Text”
adrianroselli.com/2024/05/my-a…
I also link other resources that are not mine.
I ran across a survey from Tilburg University on the experiences and perspectives of image describers. It asked what process I follow to write image alternative text, and it occurred to me that I don’t use a checklist or guideline anymore.Adrian Roselli
Want to learn about how to use and run accessibility testing with NVDA?
Our friends at @intopia have an upcoming Public Training Course which kicks off on Tuesday 12th November.
The course involves 3 x 2 hour sessions over 3 weeks.
The course is very hands-on with activities throughout each session. Learn how to quickly setup & use NVDA for #A11y Testing, navigation, exploring graphics, elements, forms & more!
Full info & registration: lnkd.in/g9rZCJvN
Don’t expect Chrome to support keyboard-operable scrolling regions until (maybe) version 132 (anchor link):
adrianroselli.com/2022/06/keyb…
Only 14 versions past its target release!
I have spent a few years banging on about ensuring scrolling areas on a page are accessible to keyboard-only users.Adrian Roselli
🤐disabled and obscured
"My personal take on this is it sucks, as while the control is disabled for all, only for a subset of users (low vision) the text label for the disabled control is illegible."
#a11y #HTML #WCAG #accessibility
It’s Mid-2022 and Browsers (Mostly Safari) Still Break Accessibility via Display Properties — Adrian Roselli
Grat article with tons of updates on this topic. Thanks @aardrian
adrianroselli.com/2022/07/its-… #a11y #accessibility
It was late 2020 when I last tested how browsers use CSS display properties to break the semantics of elements.Adrian Roselli
Remember in August when I gave a talk about HTML tables for the WebAIM online conference?
That video is online!
I have embedded it on my site:
adrianroselli.com/2024/08/talk…
Or you can go to YouTube directly (where you can find the other swell talks from that day).
I spoke at the 2024 Web Accessibility in Mind Conference (in partnership with PopeTech). As soon as the video is available I will embed it.Adrian Roselli
