I’ve finally found the time to listen to the episode of @podcast I was graciously invited to speak on.

(I’m very excited about some of the #wwdc stuff, including #VisionPro.)

I want to say I’m touched by the way Jonathan explained the impact of r/blind on people dealing with vision loss, as well as the rest of the community. That’s one of the things that made it so hard to make the decision to go dark for two days.

Since we spoke, we’ve also come out of a meeting with Reddit with mixed feelings, and Transcribers of Reddit have announced the upcoming API changes are forcing them to shut down permanently.

I’m growing sadder and more and more disappointed. Whatever happens next, #Reddit will be less welcoming to #blind people.

For what it’s worth, we’ve been testing a Lemmy instance at https://rblind.com. As discussed with Jonathan, federation and FOSS allow us to be in charge of our own destiny, while staying connected to other communities.

These are hard times, but communities are made up of people, not platforms.

Great to see these #accessibility features for #VisionPro be showcased at #WWDC yesterday.

I went through what was shown off, and how this is a good start for what's coming to spatial computing.
https://www.imore.com/gaming/virtual-reality/apple-vision-pros-accessibility-features-could-be-a-game-changer-for-everyone

Apple Vision Pro's accessibility features could be a game-changer for everyone

From vision to motor, cognitive, and hearing.

^{Daryl Baxter (iMore)}

I think I’m going to stick with my original AppleVision 1710AV for now

#wwdc #WWDC2023 #wwdc23 #apple #visionpro #visionOS

If anyone else is having trouble getting the #AudioDescription feed to show up on the #WWDC stream, you can use:

Stereo AAC: https://events-live.apple.com/cmaf/live/2018335/0105pqsojoecckhtyzphnkxohhsqwacugmetmbhenyhwzbpy/avc_hd_audio_ad_en_2ch_aac_128.m3u8
Atmos: https://events-live.apple.com/cmaf/live/2018335/0105pqsojoecckhtyzphnkxohhsqwacugmetmbhenyhwzbpy/avc_hd_audio_ad_en_16ch_atmos_640.m3u8
Source: https://events-delivery.apple.com/0105cftwpxxsfrpdwklppzjhjocakrsk/m3u8/main.m3u8

Seen at the entrance to Apple Park this morning. Guess you all will have to settle for Groove Salad or Deep Space One for the Apple Event.

#dronezone #SomaFM #wwdc