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Massachusetts is looking for 4 (four!) IT Accessibility Officers. Boston/hybrid.

a11yjobs.com/jobs/MLyP9-it-acc…

#GetFediHired
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#A11yJobs
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#AccessibilityJobs
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Apply for the IT Accessibility Officer (Contract-Based) job at The Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security. Join the top accessibility job board today!

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#a11y #Accessibility #jobs #getfedihired #a11yjobs #accessibilityjobs

#a11y #Accessibility #testing #devtools

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#a11y #Accessibility #google #blind #AI

While we believe #Accessibility should be a key component of any project from the outset, one of the advantages of open source is that those with the knowledge are able to contribute to projects to help address shortcomings. @wireshark is "The world's most popular #network protocol analyzer", and a fellow #OpenSource project. Do we know any #A11y coders with an interest in #Networking willing to give them a hand with accessibility? See their post here: fosstodon.org/@wireshark@ioc.e… #FOSS

Fosstodon

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#a11y #Accessibility #foss #opensource #network #networking @Wireshark

#a11y #Accessibility #AI #presentation #btconf #tellerrand @Léonie Watson

Kevin Powell has an #accessibility intro video:
“Quick accessibility wins that are easy to implement”
youtu.be/pJ0GPI7BMIs

This isn’t for practitioners; this isn’t new stuff.

This is for folks who are new to it, who learn better with videos, who know his name and will believe him more than us, who want recent examples, etc.

#a11y


Quick accessibility wins that are easy to implement

Accessibility can be a deep topic, but there is a lot of low-hanging fruit that so many people get wrong when there really is no excuse.🔗 Links✅ axe dev too...
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#a11y #Accessibility

Just had a wild tech support experience with @InnosearchAI , who run an online shopping platform made to be accessible for blind users. I wrote them with an issue I was having using the site with my screen reader, and they wrote back saying let's schedule a Zoom call so you can show us what's happening, and we'll give you $50 in credit on your account. And then that actually happened. The people on the call were very nice, and I sort of just don't know how to react to a tech company actually valuing my feedback as a screen reader user. Like valuing it with money. #blind #accessibility
#Accessibility #blind @Innosearch AI

Dear #Microsoft , your #MSWindows #GUI insists on having window borders measuring 1px wide, which we get to grab to resize the windows. With a mouse that seems easy. Try again using a touch pad when cold and shivering, or tired, or in a dusty machine mill with a trembling floor. Don't even get me started on people suffering central tremors, cerebral palsy, or other physical limitations.
#usability #accessibility
#Accessibility #microsoft #usability #gui #mswindows

#Accessibility #apple #blind #technology #discord #AI #tech #code #community #techtalk #techopolis

#a11y #Accessibility

So I seem to be on a bit of an #AI testing kick. A non-critical product I needed (some replacement filters for an air purifier) was available at the best price from a website I really didn't want to deal with right now. So I put the order in via innosearch.ai. I'm mostly suspicious because the marketing is so polished; I've come to distrust well-marketed products. On the other hand, if innosearch makes it possible for me to spend less money on Amazon, and makes distributing my shopping dollars to other places more practical, it's a net ethical win. If I get entirely the wrong thing, or nothing at all, it won't break me. I'll keep this thread updated with my experiences. #innosearch#accessibility#blind
#Accessibility #blind #AI #innosearch

Here's my update from early this morning. I deleted the #Instacart app, reinstalled it and got through log in just fine then it crashed again. I never heard anything from them on X and when I called I got their voice prompts, chose English, got one long ring and then silence. I have no clue what's going on here. Maybe it’s time to mention the big guns @ACBNational and @nationsblind @AccessOn who all have #Accessibility initiatives. Perhaps they can make more headway than I did. #InstacartAppCrashing
#Accessibility #instacart #instacartappcrashing @NationalFederationOfTheBlind @American Council of the Blind @Access On

Any suggestions out there on a good way to turn PDFs into an audio file, or at the very least get the text extracted from them? I have a huge number to sort through one time solutions will be a challenge on time. Looking to turn these into audio MP3 files. Any help would be appreciated. #blind #accessibility #tech
#Accessibility #blind #tech

Isn't a curious co-incidence, how so many people with disabilities have a working knowledge of web accessibility?

Could it be that this is needed to work around inaccessible web content on a daily basis?

#web #accessibility

#Accessibility #web

Recent datepicker experience:
1. Control is presented as three separate spin controls, supporting the Up/Down Arrow keys to increment and decrement the value as well as manual typing. But because they're not text inputs, I can't use the Left/Right Arrow keys to review what each separate one contains, only to move between day, month, and year.
2. I tab to year.
3. I press Down Arrow, and the value is set to 2075. I'm unclear how many use cases require the year to be frequently set to 2075, but I can't imagine it's many so this seems like a fairly ridiculous starting point.
4. I press Up Arrow, and the value gets set to 0001. The number of applications for which 0001 is a valid year is likewise vanishingly small.
5. I delete the 0001, at which point my #screenReader reports that the current value is "0". Also not a valid year.
6. Out of curiosity, I inspect the element to see which third-party component is being used to create this mess... only to find that it's a native `<input>` with `type="date"` and this is just how Google Chrome presents it.

A good reminder that #HTML is not always the most #accessible or user-friendly.

#accessibility #usability

#Accessibility #accessible #screenreader #html #usability

I’m a fan of @iFixit already because they help people reduce waste and gain some agency over repairing the panopticon devices for which we pay stupid money.

Even more of a fan because they are working to make their content accessible and asking for feedback.

More of this from orgs, please.

mastodon.social/@iFixit/114229…

#a11y #accessibility

iFixit (@iFixit@mastodon.social)

Is having the entire script of the video included in the #AltText helpful or frustrating? Let us know for future videos!
Mastodon
#a11y #Accessibility @iFixit

#Accessibility #openstreetmap #wheelchair

It's fascinating how even within the #accessibility community, some people feel the need to bet on blatant apologism and chastise people for taking a contrary opinion to dev teams, responding to said opinions almost like they were personal attacks. The answer to user frustration is calling users stupid for not knowing how things work in dev teams and how dare they have unrealistic expectations born from being ignored for decades and finally hoping for a change.
Personally I think there's a place for both extremes, but watching people stuck in their own beliefs get mad at other people stuck in their own beliefs where this is concerned always seems ... interesting.
#Accessibility

So I tried GitHub CoPilot Agent mode in VS Code Insiders yesterday, and just told it to make an app for Vision Pro that could recognize items in the environment. It works amazingly well in the simulator, and I didn't write a line of code. I have a lot more to go with it, but this is very promising to make the Vision Pro do something amazing! #AppleVisionPro #accessibility #swift
#Accessibility #swift #applevisionpro

#Accessibility #gaming #Disability #audio game

Can you guess what I'm reading about from this nonsensical #screenReader output? I loaded the webpage myself and not even I understand. #accessibility

"
heading level 2 How it Works
Slides carousel 1 / 3 slide
out of slide 2 / 3 slide graphic How it works
out of slide 3 / 3 slide
out of slide 1 / 3 slide
out of slide 2 / 3 slide graphic How it works
out of slide 3 / 3 slide
out of slide 1 / 3 slide
out of slide 2 / 3 slide graphic How it works
out of slide 3 / 3 slide
out of slide button Previous slide
button Next slide
button current Go to slide 1
button Go to slide 2
button Go to slide 3
out of carousel link app-tutorial
link App Tutorial
heading level 2 No One Does it Alone...
"

#Accessibility #screenreader

Was laid off a month ago from my #accessibility lead position. I've only gotten one callback in that month so far. Trying #getfedihired (#fedihire ?) - been working fulltime in accessibility since 2016, experienced with cross-team collaborations, & had input on design systems and component libraries in addition. #UX is also something I'm familiar with, as that's the closest field aside from accessibility. I'm US based, speak EN but learning JP & beginning FR. Remote/ teletravail please!
#Accessibility #UX #FediHire #getfedihired

I filed two issues today on W3C Group Draft Note “Accessibility of machine learning and generative AI.”

• Note fails to discuss sustainability aspects of using AI
github.com/w3c/ai-accessibilit…

• Replace ‘overlays’ as a section
github.com/w3c/ai-accessibilit…

Note: raw.githack.com/w3c/ai-accessi…

#a11y #accessibility


AI and Machine Learning - note fails to discuss sustainability aspects of using AI · Issue #15 · w3c/ai-accessibility

Issue #13 touches on this, but I think it warrants its own section in addition to ethical aspects. While the Web Sustainability Guidelines are structured as a recommendation and testing framework, ...
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#Accessibility #blind

I have always been satisfied with Framadate and derivatives for quick and accessible event planning when it comes to finding a date that fits everyone. Well, the Austrian government has a tool of its own which is as accessible and it also offers the ability to book appointments, similar to solutions like Calendly or Fantastical. It's called Termino and like all things run by European governments should, it's got its own accessibility statement. Apart from the table where the number of participants voted for a given date choice being tricky to read due to wrong header cells' association, it lives up to the promise of compliance. I have reported that issue and received a response that they will look into it. Some texts, including the email messages, are also in German. I hope they can smooth that one out but otherwise it's there for everyone to use. termino.gv.at/ #Accessibility #Blind

Termine abstimmen und teilen | TERMINO

termino.gv.at
#Accessibility #blind

#Accessibility #foss #opensource #floss #screenreader #nvdasr #News #newsletter #update #nvda #RHVoice #csun #CSUNATC #csunatc25 #thorium

#Accessibility #blind #sero @Pneuma Solutions

Just in case: Does anyone know what's up with the #Balatro accessibility mod? I get the following on running the game after first install:
Oops! Something went wrong:
engine/controller.lua​:395:​ attempt to index global 'BlackHole' to a nil value
#a11y#audiogames#accessibility#accessible
#a11y #Accessibility #accessible #audiogames #balatro

Hello #Blind and #VisuallyImpaired community! 👋
I'm having trouble signing PDF documents with a digital certificate using my #screenreader (NVDA on Windows). I can do it in Adobe Reader but it's quite cumbersome and requires sighted assistance.
Does anyone have a more accessible workflow or software recommendation for signing PDFs with a digital certificate using the keyboard and a screen reader? Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Could you please #Boost this so it reaches more people? Thank you in advance! 🙏 #Accessibility #NVDA #PDF #DigitalSignature #AssistiveTechnology @NVAccess
#Accessibility #blind #screenreader #boost #nvda #visuallyimpaired #pdf #assistivetechnology #digitalsignature @NV Access

#a11y #Accessibility @Steve Faulkner

“Can generative AI write contextual text descriptions?”
tetralogical.com/blog/2025/03/…

Huge improvements from a few years ago, but even with context these need help. A good example of genAI only as a tool, not as a solution.

#a11y #accessibility


Can generative AI write contextual text descriptions? - TetraLogical

In 2025, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLM) like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and DeepSeek are being used for everything. Writing emails. Generating code. Even applying for jobs.
TetraLogical
#a11y #Accessibility

Sometimes I wonder if me writing up trivial issues like the following is making a difference. I mean, if you are a developer, and you don’t see what is wrong here in like half of a 10th of a second, what are you even doing? Respectfully.

<input
type="radio"
id="radio-abcd"
aria-label="[object Object]. "
checked=""
value="1"
/>
<label for="radio-abcd">Useful label</label>

#a11y #accessibility

#a11y #Accessibility

New in GNOME 48 is the necessary support for keyboard handling by the Orca screen reader in Wayland sessions. As I reported on the Orca mailing list recently, I have updated my system, and this support is so far working as intended. You need Mutter 48 and the latest AT-SPI installed.

Thanks are owed to the software developers responsible for this work.
#gnome #accessibility #Linux #Wayland

#Accessibility #linux #gnome #Wayland

I've been asked about my thoughts on these things a few times over the years and I'm trying to get better at blogging stuff like this, so here goes:
Why UI Automation is Insufficient as an Accessibility API for the Web: jantrid.net/2025/03/19/why-uia…
My Thoughts on Asynchronous Accessibility APIs: jantrid.net/2025/03/20/async-a…
Direct UIA Access to Web Content Processes: jantrid.net/2025/03/21/uia-dir…
#accessibility

Why UI Automation is Insufficient as an Accessibiliy API for the Web | Jantrid

UI Automation (UIA) is Microsoft’s recommended accessibility framework for Windows, replacing the earlier Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) framework. De...
www.jantrid.net
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I'm getting a new IPad shortly.
Are there any good #accessible mediaplayers and recording-apps out there which aren't just the built-in memo and musicplayer-apps?
I'm asking because this IPad air has USBC so I can connect external drives to it and I'd like to play and record stuff on it without going through the standard apple-apps if possible.
#accessible #accessibility #apple #blind #ipad #audio #music
#Accessibility #accessible #apple #blind #music #audio #ipad

#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/.

#a11y #accessibility

#a11y #Accessibility #blind #forgejo #keyboardnavigation

I don't know about you, but I am inclined to not take the advice of someone who writes (presumably dictates and sends anyway) "Oreo label" instead of `aria-label` very seriously. #accessibility
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