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https://t.ly/fO2WU
#PerceivePossibilities #Accessibility #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LetsEnvision #AssistiveTechnology
Envision App 3.3 Launches 'Ask Envision' for Scanned Text & A Richer 'Describe Scene'
Every update is a step towards greater accessibility and empowerment.t.ly
Microsoft Word Training for NVDA (eBook)
The official training material for Microsoft Word 2010 through to the latest 2021 and Office 365 with NVDA. Concepts covered range from getting started with Microsoft Word to advanced skills such a…NV Access
I think this article, while somewhat radical and presumptuous, does have some good points, at least the ones I agree with.
I do think generative AI might have a potential of creating on-demand user interfaces to “personalize” #accessibility, but I think we forget about a human element here. Someone has to build such smarts and, as long as disabled people are deprioritized, whatever the reasons may be, the outcome will likely be not much different.
Accessibility Has Failed: Try Generative UI = Individualized UX
Traditional methods for accessibility have been tried for 30 years without substantially improving computer usability for disabled users.Jakob Nielsen (Jakob Nielsen on UX)
Adding Voice Recorder to Samsung Lock Screen: Step-by-Step Guide - Accessible Android
In this post, I'll walk you through onSalih Kunduz (Accessible Android)
Hello. hope this is working correctly. First time posting with Tweezecake on my new Windows desktop. Super excited. Using NVDA here.
I’ve been contacted by quite a few blind people today who have seen others referring to the products as the H1E, H4E, and H6E. They are not called this. You might think this sounds pedantic, but the problem is that the old H series is still being sold, so people have in a couple of cases ended up ordering products that don’t have the accessibility feature. So, if we’re able to refer to the products by their proper names, hopefully this will help people to search on the correct thing and find them. This is especially important given that blind people can’t see the pictures of them.
I am sure many people who don’t live and breathe this stuff but have become intrigued by the accessibility options will really appreciate this. Thanks.
OnePlus 12 Review - Accessible Android
The OnePlus 12 is an "affordable" flagship Android smartphone offered in the US for $799. It has the latest Qualcomm SnapDragon 8 Gen 3 processor, 12GB or 16GB RAM, 256GB or512GB storage, and a high end triple camera system.John Dyer (Accessible Android)
Here's my periodic reminder: alternative text for images is important! It makes your images accessible to people who are blind and provides context for the neurodivergent (like me!).
HOWEVER! Writing appropriate alternative text can be very hard, especially if you don't have a lot of practice.
If you see an image missing alt text, don't be a jerk about it.
If you post an image and can't add alt text, don't be a jerk about it.
#Accessibility and #community go hand in hand. If we're all willing to be a little vulnerable with each other, we can help each other build a space that is accessible for everyone.
Edited to fix a spelling error 😁
Take a hint: an input hint
There's a new #GNOME initiative, and this one's for everyone:
1. Identify entry widgets
2. Evaluate their purpose, and add `input-hints` and `input-purpose` properties judiciously, none is also fine.
Better #Accessibility, better #OSK experience, better software 🙂
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/announcement-input-hints-initiative/19498
Announcement: "Input hints" initiative
Fellow GNOMErs!, GNOME Shell 46 is looking to improve the onscreen keyboard experience with further support for purpose and input hints in text input elements. This includes GtkEntry, GtkTextView and derivatives.GNOME Discourse
ChatGPT Voice Conversations Feature: Why Is It Special, and How to Use It? - Accessible Android
Interacting with digital assistants using our voices is not something new. Many people communicate with assistants like Google Assistant, Bixby, etc. With theKareen Kiwan (Accessible Android)
So excited to announce that I am one of five honorees to be granted the 2024 SXSW Community Service Award! This was something I simply wasn't expecting and I'm absolutely floored to be recognized for my work in accessibility :). If you're attending and would like to meet up, please let me know and maybe we can figure something out! More info and link below:
https://www.sxsw.com/news/2024/community-service-awards-honorees-at-2024-sxsw/
Community Service Awards Honorees At 2024 SXSW
Meet the 2024 SXSW Community Service Awards honorees recognized for their leadership and contribution to education, film, music, and technology.SXSW Staff Writer (SXSW)
GNOME attaches great importance to #accessibility, so I vote for a #Fedora with #GNOME 😺
And since disabled people really need a particularly stable and robust operating system, I will even go so far as to recommend the immutable Fedora Silverblue version.
https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/silverblue/
Fedora Silverblue
An atomic variant looks, feels, and behaves just like a regular desktop operating system, but your updates are delivered as full images of a working system.fedoraproject.org
We had a question from someone asking, what Mastodon client for Windows do people use which is accessible with NVDA. I thought here might be the perfect place to post that question? What do YOU use, or how do you access Mastodon on PC? Please let us know!
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Software #Recommendation #WhatDoYouUse #Accessibility #A11y
Ableton on Live 12's #accessibility revolution: "When you say 'accessibility is not on your roadmap', you’re cutting out a lot of musicians from being able to use the tools that you make"
https://www.musicradar.com/news/ableton-live-accessibility-revolution
Ableton on Live 12's accessibility revolution: "When you say 'accessibility is not on your roadmap', you’re cutting out a lot of musicians from being able to use the tools that you make"
Ableton’s Accessibility Specialist Adi Dickens and blind musician Andre Louis speak to us about Live 12 and Note’s improved accessibility for the visually impairedAndy Price (MusicRadar)
As a front-end developer, there are some things that jumped out to me in the recent screen-reader survey. I'll share a couple of them, but keep in mind that I don't typically use a screen reader myself. You can take a look at the results yourself at:
Yep, cool feature! Try it out when you get it! #accessibility #andorid #ios #google https://androiddev.social/@MishaalRahman/111996735554779021
What's the easiest way to get up and running with a screen reader?
I want to try putting on a blindfold and using #Willow exclusively through a screen reader to test its accessibility
The tenth #WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey results are out!
So uh, the Mac has this interactive fiction client, called Spatterlight. And it’s amazingly accessible! Anyone with a Mac should seriously check this out. It even has Voiceover actions!
#accessibility #macOS #apple #InteractiveFiction #Spatterlight
https://github.com/angstsmurf/spatterlight
GitHub - angstsmurf/spatterlight: Updated fork of Spatterlight
Updated fork of Spatterlight. Contribute to angstsmurf/spatterlight development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-clocks/-/issues/331
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-clocks/-/issues/332
New world clock's time zones picker dialog does not support the `Esc` key to dismiss it (#331) · Issues · GNOME / Clocks · GitLab
In the "World" tab, click the + button Press the Esc key Result: nothing happens Expected result: it should dismiss/close...GitLab
On-click combo boxes for date pickers, edit fields that are read-only, areas you can't tab out of, no idea how you do this if you're purely a keyboard user, luckily #NVDA got me through the process but that was one time I actively went looking for an accessible version and I didn't find one. Know what I did find though? Their so-called 'accessibility statement' down the bottom, and it reads like corporate tripe and a load of old waffly bullshit of the highest order.
I don't know the last time a website pissed me off and almost stumped me in such equal measure.
I searched but could not find any; on the contrary, I found at least one study showing that Invisible reCAPTCHA is equally usable for disabled and non-disabled people.
To be clear, I'm not looking for theoreticals, I'm looking for concrete evidence one way or the other.
Thanks.
#accessibility
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bemyeyes.bemyeyes&hl=en&gl=US
@bemyeyes
#accessibility #Android
Be My Eyes - Apps on Google Play
Enables blind to receive live assistance from sighted volunteers.play.google.com
I finally got around to writing up some of my thoughts on the Deque CPACC course, just in time for #axeCon
We've had great feedback on our recent In-Process article on creating portable copies of NVDA. A lot of people use them for testing out beta's of new versions, particularly 2024.1. Have you been trying the 2024.1 betas, and do you use a portable version to do it? If you'd like to find out more, check out our article here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-9th-february-2024/#portable
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Testing #Beta #NewVersion #PreRelease #Accessibility
In-Process 9th February 2024
We are continuing to get closer to the release of 2024.1. As well as a new beta for that, we also have a new 2023.3 point release. Also this week, we have a look at portable copies of NVDA. What ar…NV Access
I know that the mastodon team are suggesting you turn on #hCaptcha for signups to your instance, to combat the spam wave provided by a rudimentary script that doesn't have the smarts to get around it.
I vaguely remember, however, that people have previously raised #accessibility concerns about it. Does anyone have any experience with the accessibility or lack there of, of signing up to instances that use this feature?
If it is indeed inaccessible, I don't consider this to be a reasonable solution.
1. 2 parters of @freedomscientific FScast on Ted Henter by @JonathanMosen https://fscast.libsyn.com/fscast-episode-104-jonathan-mosen-speaks-with-ted-henter-who-founded-henter-joyce-and-created-jaws-part-1
https://fscast.libsyn.com/fscast-episode-105-jonathan-mosen-speaks-with-ted-henter-who-founded-henter-joyce-and-created-jaws-part-2
2. hidden history of screenreaders https://www.theverge.com/23203911/screen-readers-history-blind-henter-curran-teh-nvda
3. An Oral History Interview with Ted Henter,https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/using-technology/interviews-technology-pioneers/ted-henter/part-1-5-5497
#Blind #history #tech #Accessibility #TechHistory @mastoblind
The blind programmers who created screen readers
The screen reader JAWS was dominant for decades before upstart open source alternative NVDA came along. This is the story of the blind programmers who pioneered accessibility softwareSheon Han (The Verge)
So, Envision is doing this survey. It says to choose my country. I can't type U N to search ahead to United States. I can't hit the End key to move any nearer to it. So I closed the tab. I do *not* have time for AT companies that can't test any outgoing communications, or media, or surveys, or whatever, for accessibility.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczjnJdRPjfkjUIy-DypeIQMf6aBuLio1U1NuQOQ8gfO_zCPw/viewform
Your Experience with Envision
Hi Envisioner! We are keen to understand your experiences with Envision's products. Your honest feedback is vital for us to enhance our offerings this year.Google Docs
I wrote an article about how to make hastags accessible. Did some #ScreenReader testing with #JAWS, #NVDA, #VoiceOver and #Narrator, which was fun!
Pretty long one though, contains a bunch of tables for comparison. Enjoy the ride!
https://stevefrenzel.dev/posts/easy-web-accessibility-wins-hashtags/
#accessibility #a11y #html #JavaScript #WebDev #frontend
Easy web accessibility wins: Hashtags
Is there a way to create hashtags that work for everyone? I did some screen reader testing and was surprised by the outcome!Steve Frenzel
I’ve been vocal about the fact that when it was working well and before some of the recent changes to the UI, Castro Podcasts for iOS was in my view the best podcast app ever created.
It’s been through some hard times and even faced an existential threat.
But recently, it was acquired by a new owner. I covered this in a recent episode of Living Blindfully, and mentioned that the new owner promised to systematically get through the huge backlog of tech support requests.
Some of those requests related to Living Blindfully, because Castro and our podcast hosting company, Pinecast, were having issues.
Matt from Pinecast and Dustin from Castro now have this sorted, so Pinecast podcasts are flowing freely into Castro again.
Dustin from Castro got in touch with me earlier in the week. I can tell he’s serious and committed to returning Castro to its former glory, and even taking it to greater heights.
We briefly talked about some of the recent #accessibility regressions that have crept into the UI and I’m confident those will be attended to when some of the serious systemic issues are under control.
I am excited about the props ect of being able to return to Castro soon, and I have no doubt at all it’s in good hands.
Oh and a wonderful bonus. They’re even here on Mastodon now. Follow them here:
#Axecon #Axecon2024 #Axecon24 #A11y #Accessibility
axe-con 2024 Digital Accessibility Conference | Deque
Join us to learn how to build, test, monitor, and maintain digital accessibility. Hosted on February 20-22, 2024, axe-con is completely free and virtual.axe-con