We are joined by @zersiax again to give us an update on the state of accessibility in Linux and whether things have improved since we last spoke.

linuxafterdark.net/linux-after…

#linux #podcast #opensource #a11y #accessibility

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#braille #a11y

I always forget.

I am at the stage where even "Larger Text" in GNOME Accessiblity options isn't enough. I have to install Tweaks and scale font up to 1.5. When you remove options essential for accessibility, this is not lean. This is inaccessibility

Still half of the apps ignore it. (Qt)

#a11y #gnome

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“A threat model for accessibility on the web”
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-th…

A deep, well-researched & cited piece from @sundress detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.

#a11y

A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice

A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community

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It's wild (and unsurprising) to me that journalists act tough when they have ample opportunity to negatively comment on accessibility, but don't ever mention accessibility wins.

Despite all the noise I made with accessibility on GNOME Calendar, no journalist has gone further than "better screen reader support and keyboard navigation", meanwhile most didn't even mention it whatsoever.

#accessibility #a11y #journalism #GNOME #GNOMECalendar #GNOME49

A counterpart at another company just introduced me to WCAG Success Criterion 6.1.1: useragentman.com/wcag-wishlist…

OMFG, I'm dead.

#wcag #accessibility #a11y

Managing Focus and Visible Focus Indicators: Practical Accessibility Guidance for the Web

tpgi.com/managing-focus-and-vi…

#webdesign #UIDesign #a11y #ixd

Managing Focus and Visible Focus Indicators: Practical Accessibility Guidance for the Web - TPGi — a Vispero company

Visible focus indicators and logical focus order remain frequent pain points in web development. Kirby Tucker shows how to ease the pain.

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Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/…

Featuring @deconspray, @aardrian, @SteveFaulkner, @eric, @knowbility, @karlgroves, @onsman, @ozewai, @ScopicEngineer, @axschat, @SaraSoueidan, @codingchaos, @medienbaecker, @mgifford, @hdv, @smashingmag, and more.

Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online…

#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign

Yeah, I've updated my @Arch Linux to @GNOME 49.
There are some nifty #a11y related tweaks such as better labelling for gnome shell menus, refreshed settings UI, I like how presentation of various lists e.g. List of wireless networks is presented with screen reader including signal strength.

Thanks to everyone involved for the improvements.

At last, all the accessibility improvements on GNOME Calendar are finally available as a stable release. Get it on Flathub while it's hot!!!

flathub.org/en/apps/org.gnome.…

#Accessibility #GNOME #GTK #GTK4 #libadwaita #a11y #calendar #GNOMECalendar #Linux #GNU #OpenSource #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OSS

GNOME Calendar: A New Era of Accessibility Achieved in 90 Days

There is no calendaring app that I love more than GNOME Calendar. The design is slick, it works extremely well, it is touchpad friendly, and best of all, the community around it is just full of wonderful developers, designers, and contributors worth …

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Accessibility matters ❤️ Here’s a quick demo of how the new Dice feature in Skoro works with VoiceOver, so even visually impaired users can use the app.

Skoro on the App Store:
➡️ apps.apple.com/app/id160831104…

#iOSdev #a11y #uxdesign #buildinpublic

#a11y question: how do blind / low vision peeps consume memes? how DID y'all consume memes in the rage comic days?

i assume nowadays there's some OCR but did this create a gap in learning the earlier* internet memes?

*earlier as in, circa 2010 ragecomic and "socially awkward dog" era. memes, of course, go back centuries

"Apple is about to drop Accessibility Nutrition labels on the App Store, offering users transparency about which accessibility features apps support."

gerireid.com/blog/how-to-add-a…

#apple #a11y #apps #accessibility #appstore

Add an Accessibility Nutrition Label

I've just completed an app audit for an iOS accessibility nutrition label. Here's what I learned.

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Hello @GrapheneOS screen-reader users and other #a11y friends,

There was an interesting debate going on at the end of may where screen reader users were asking for #tts engine included with GrapheneOS base system.
grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/…

I understand this is very unlikely to change in the near future as I am not aware of a TTS system that is open-source and modern enough to be included.
@Accessible Android has a list of TTS engines sorted by language at this page: accessibleandroid.com/list-of-…
Except of eSpeak-ng and RHVoice there is another opensource app called SherpaTTS that can use Piper TTS and Coqui based voices at: github.com/woheller69/ttsEngin…
Including eSpeak-ng, RHVoice, SherpaTTS and the list of TTS engines mentioned by accessible android, is there a viable TTS engine or at least one that is close enough to be viable to get included in the foreseable future?

Another approach I have been thinking about is to add / inject the TTS app or any other app I'd like as a part of the install process. It turns out I am not the only one speculating about that idea and it's not practical and feasible either as it's also breaking the security model.
It's been discussed recently at: discuss.grapheneos.org/d/25899…

Another way on how to install an app on an android device would be using adb install from a computer. I am not definatelly sure on this but GrapheneOS does not allow enabling ADB on production builds. In order to instal a TTS app over ADB we'd need to find a way on how to install GrapheneOS with ADB preenabled on first run. This is a huge security hole as well.

There might be a way to build my own flavour of GrapheneOS, but that's too involved, I'd need very powerfull machine for the actual build process and I would again compromise security by either disabling or handling future updates on my own building each new release on my own.

So given the current state I am afraid we screen reader users are out of luck and there is no way to get this thing running on my own with no help from someone else.

The end result is that I'll either get security or I can look elsewhere to get accessibility.

Please am I getting it right or might I have overlooked something that might help me to install GrapheneOS on my own?

Thanks for reading to the end

Les lecteurs d’écran restituent-ils par défaut les textes en gras et en italique ?

Selon les tests menés par @juliemoynat, la réponse est non. C'est le style CSS qui est restitué et non la présence d'une balise (strong, em, b ou i).

Un paramétrage spécifique et complexe du lecteur d'écran est possible, mais la restitution peut être lourde.

a42.fr/restitution-le

#a11y #NVDA #JAWS #VoiceOver