Und ihr denkt daran, die #OpenStop #App zu zücken 😉, wenn ihr auf #Bus oder #Bahn wartet, z.B. auf dem Weg zum @clt_news@mastodon.social ?
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#Barrierefrei #ÖPNV #Daten #a11y
Und ihr denkt daran, die #OpenStop #App zu zücken 😉, wenn ihr auf #Bus oder #Bahn wartet, z.B. auf dem Weg zum @clt_news@mastodon.social ?
tube.pilgerweg-21.de/w/83BtAQ6…
#Barrierefrei #ÖPNV #Daten #a11y
Resources for screen reader usage and keyboard commands:
webaim.org/articles/voiceover/
webaim.org/articles/nvda/
webaim.org/articles/jaws/
tpgi.com/basic-screen-reader-c…
dequeuniversity.com/screenread…
#a11y #screenreader #tips
Updated 1st Feb 2016. When you test your website with a screen reader there are a few basic commands you should know. Just remember not to make design decisions based...Léonie Watson (TPGi)
#Blind users, users that rely heavily on #keyboardNavigation or anyone else with a preference on that matter (please indicate what applies in the comments):
Do you have a preference for or comments on the format of URLs? During user research, we have learned that URLs that are easy to handle are a good thing.
We are currently considering to introduce URLs that do not need more reserved usernames in #Forgejo, such as codeberg.org/-/something/ or codeberg.org/_something/.
New POUR tees just dropped!
The four principles of WCAG, plus more. You can pay money for them (3 day sale)!
Available in black or white, set in Neue Helvetica Heavy or Atkinson Hyperlegible. You can choose shirt colors.
Black Helvetica:
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The four principles of WCAG plus two more related to real-life accessibility. Set in Neue Helvetica Heavy as black text for lighter colored shirts. There is a version in white text and also matching shirts using Atkinson Hyperlegible.TeePublic
Ever seen fancy italics, bold text, or even gothic letters in a slick marketing post on social media?
These platforms do not offer text formatting, so people use weird mathematical characters from the fringes of the Unicode spectrum. And because they aren't really letters screen reader software will announce them as silence or incomprehensible garbage.
@aardrian has the lodown in "Don’t Use Fake Bold or Italic in Social Media"
adrianroselli.com/2025/03/dont…
I posted something on Mastodon that uses Unicode math symbols to produce fake bold and fake italic text. I used YayText.com to generate it, but I am not linking it because you I don’t want you to use it.Adrian Roselli
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Understanding the European Accessibility Act (EAA)
#a11y #EU #disability #law
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The European Accessibility Act (EAA) requires that products and services made available to citizens of the European Union (EU) are accessible.TetraLogical
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusionInclusive Design 24 (#id24)
You can’t say ”it’s not worth making it accessible for only 1% of our users”. That’s a logical fallacy. And reveals a lot about your understanding of the subject area, and your value system.
If you had made it accessible to begin with, people with disabilities could’ve been 20% of your user base.
And it would have been better for 100% of your users.
An accessibility mod for Stardew Valley with screen reader and keyboard only support! - stardew-access/stardew-accessGitHub
There was SO much technology at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference and I'll be going live tonight (March 14th) at 8PM EST to share some of what I thought was the coolest stuff there!
Though I did not attend CSUN, I did my best to follow the news online! Come join me as I share what I saw and heard. Also, let me know what you know! 😊Major...YouTube
Saying "No-one using our service has accessibility needs" is a bit like saying "We don't need a ramp, no-one in a wheelchair has ever come up the stairs".
Several great resources for accessibility / inclusive writing:
webaim.org/techniques/writing/
webaim.org/techniques/alttext/
w3.org/WAI/tips/writing/
uidaho.edu/brand/print-digital…
bristol.ac.uk/style-guides/wri…
#a11y #writing #webcontent #tips
Massachusetts is looking for a summer Accessibility Intern. Paid. Mostly remote, some office. Preference given for applications received by 26 March - don't dillydally!
massanf.taleo.net/careersectio…
#fedihire #getfedihired #accessibility #a11y #internship #AccessibilityJobs #A11yJobs
The next OZeWAI panel topic is Accessibility for Content Management Systems featuring Amber Hinds (Equalize Digital), @mgifford, CPWA (CivicActions) and Ricky Blacker (WPEngine), moderated by Brigitta Norton.
Register for the Ask the Professionals on 21 March 2025 – 12-1.30pm AEDT (UTC+11). events.humanitix.com/ozewai-on…
#Accessibility #A11y #CMS #Drupal #Wordpress
Get tickets on Humanitix - OZeWAI online event - Ask the Professionals - 21 March 2025 hosted by OZeWAI. Online. Friday 21st March 2025. Find event information.events.humanitix.com
Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Ted Drake, Global Accessibility and Inclusive Design Leader of Intuit.--OUTLINE:00:00 Opening Teaser00:36 Introd...YouTube
👀 "This document describes how user agents should expose semantics of PDF content to accessibility APIs. This helps users with disabilities to obtain and interact with information using assistive technologies."
#PDF #a11y #WebStandards
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#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
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“Be Wary of Accessibility Guarantees from Anyone”
adrianroselli.com/2025/03/be-w…
Sort of an updated version of my 2016 post.
TL;DR: anyone promising you that a total solution to digital accessibility is coming, and they are the ones bringing it, may be lying. Background In 2016 I wrote Be Wary of Accessibility Guarantees from Vendors.Adrian Roselli
What's the state of #matrix, #xmpp and #IRC as far as #screenReader -accessible clients are concerned? Desktop (Windows, Mac) and mobile (iOS, Android).
Hoping for some input, please feel free to boost. As far as I know:
Matrix does not have a lightweight, fully accessible client for desktop, but one could be modified, such as #gomuks. On mobile, Element has scrolling issues, which is unacceptable for large rooms.
XMPP has accessible desktop clients (I used to run #Adium on the Mac), also #WeeChat. No idea about mobile.
IRC is perhaps the one which everything supports on desktop, from #MirandaIM through Weechat to the old Freedom Chat, which I could probably rewrite if I had to. Also not sure about mobile, but it would definitely need push notifications, because we can't expect people to stay constantly online on the go. #a11y #accessibility
To be clear, I don't just mean the output chooser dropdown. I literally mean every dropdown on that screen--input, output, configuration for choosing whether something is stereo/5.1/7.1. I'm glad there's an alternative for this specific case but a whole widget class not working feels like kind of a big deal. Also, the output chooser dropdown only lets you select outputs AFAIK. If I plug in a headset that isn't detected, I'll need to switch inputs too. And it was tricky configuring my media PC because I couldn't figure out how to indicate that the system I was connecting to was 5.1.
I plan to do a bit more formal digging next week to figure out whether it's just this specific screen or this widget class entirely, but I do want to fix these things. Is #a11y:gnome.org the best place to go with any questions improving the GNOME apps/widgets?
If the extent of your WCAG testing is running axe / ARC / WAVE / EAAC and that’s it, not only are you only testing ~30% of WCAG, but my own 2023 testing shows those tools catch under 15% of issues:
adrianroselli.com/2023/01/comp…
Manual testing is still a thing.
Which you need to know how to do, especially if bumping into `<canvas>`.
Automated accessibility testing tools cannot test 100% of WCAG. This position is not controversial. Other than overlay vendors, no automated tool maker makes that claim.Adrian Roselli
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A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.Misleading Icons: Icon-Only-Buttons and Their Impact on Screen Readers - HTMHell