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Little # trick I just discovered by accident on #.
When chatting, it can take a while to get to the edit field by tabbing if there are many links on the chat room.
There's one quick way with #, which is going into focus mode with NVDA+space and typing any letter, but then when you come back to read the chat you will need to go back to browse mode.
However, if you press delete (not backspace) while reading the chat, focus will immediately move to the edit field.
#Accessibility #thunderbird #nvda

You know that thing where people make fun of a terrible opinion by writing it in a mixture of upper and lower case? It's probably not a good idea.

Screenreader software used by blind or partially-sighted people interprets capital letters as the beginning of a word.

This means that a phrase written as "FiNe PEopLe oN BoTh siDeS" will sound like gibberish.

If accessibility matters to you, try to avoid doing this.

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#a11y #Accessibility #FediTips

I challenge anyone who's fedi experience is improved because of image, GIF, video, or audio captions to take the time to personally thank at least 3 different people each week for describing their media!
Should it be expected at this point? Yes in most cases I think so. But reminding people that taking the time to do it is making a tangible positive impact, and causing others to see the social benefits at the same time is a great way to encourage people to do it more.
If you can't find many examples on your personal feed, just use the media only filter on your local and federated timelines; they shouldn't be too hard to find after that!
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#a11y #Accessibility #blind #autism #Disability #neurodiverse #vi #lowvision #deaf #hardofhearing #hearingimpairment #deafblind #accessable

# For those that are new, Hi! I'm Talon! I mainly talk about #, # and # - I mean to talk about more but for some reason that never happens.
Webdev during the day, audio game dev and music producer at night. Oh I also make sure dragonscave.space sorta kinda mostly runs.
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#Accessibility #blind #software #introduction #audio #musicproduction #audiogames #visuallyimpaired

# # Hi, I'm Marco from Hamburg, Germany. I was born in 1973, so have been wandering this Earth for a while. My interests include #, # in both novel and TV show form, mostly #, but open to anything new and exciting. I'm also interested in #, #, # topics, #. I work on and for the open #, # and #. And I tinker and test stuff. Apps, web sites, etc.
#Accessibility #technology #music #science #queer #reintroductions #reintroduction #sciencefiction #web #startrek #humanism #usability

Okay, I've completed the migration of my blog to Gemini! I'll probably post more frequently now, since there's nothing between me, the text, and the output mode, just that same text, which is very liberating!

gemini://tilde.pink/~devinprater/

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#a11y #Accessibility #gemini #blind #blogging #gemlog #tilde

Please think of #
Use a centred dot to indicate screenreaders where to split a long word, f.i. Sesqui•pedalo•phobie 😉
Follow the bot @PleaseCaption
It will follow you and remind you in each case automatically (a few seconds later) with this PM:
"Please remember to caption your media. It makes Mastodon more accessible!
Not too late to delete and re-draft."
That seems to be the only way to add captions to your media afterwards.
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#Accessibility #captionthat #captionYourVideosPlease #captions @Please Caption Bot

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Time for one of these again, I guess.

I'm a middle-aged (gen-x), # (Aus) woman working in IT. Politically left-leaning (small L liberal), #. I have opinions. I may or may not share them.

I'm interested in # # # # # # # # # # #

And a heap of other things. Mostly I toot about my cats though.
#Accessibility #introductions #feminist #cats #psychology #introduction #agile #airbnb #melbourne #armour #houses #mcm #businessanalysis #glutenfree #blackandwhitephotography

📍 As of today, the European # Act must be in national law of all 🇪🇺 countries.

This will help 8⃣7⃣ million persons with disabilities by ensuring accessible services & products such as:

🚍 public transport
🏦 banking
💻 computers
📚 books
🛒 online shopping

More👇

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Social/status/1541736863345557504
#Accessibility

Worth reading: # in # Workstation

https://fedoramagazine.org/accessibility-in-fedora-workstation/

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Accessibility in Fedora Workstation

One area we realized we hadn't given so much focus recently was around technologies that allowed people with various disabilities to make use of our software.
Christian Fredrik Schaller (Fedora Magazine)
#Accessibility #linux #foss #opensource #gnu #fedora #redhat #desktop

There’s a fine line between having principles and being arrogant/elitist/inaccessible. I believe folks in the # world aren’t always aware of where that line is and that hurts the whole movement.

When I’m feeling a bit better (hopefully later this week, still taking it easy as I recover from COVID), I’m going to put up the recording we did with @gabek (hope you’re feeling better too, btw… also COVID) where we go into this in the context of small web.

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#Accessibility #foss #design #usability @Gabe Kangas

Here are two ways to boost with CW. One's very bad for accessibility (opens a new window, closes mastodon client, etc), the other is very good for accessibility (opens in the mastodon UI itself). I would prefer if more ppl did the latter.

Doing it the "good" way also respects boost visibility settings! (did you know you can hide boosts from your home feed? it's behind the "show settings" button on the home feed column!)

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Two expanded toots. On the left: "uspol, censorship [show less] [hotlink to a toot]". On the right: "uspol, censorship [show less] see re:". The relevant toot doesn't show at all on the left, but it shows up on the right. Text overlay reads "Bad" on the left and "Good" on the right. Another text overlay reads "Click this so your followers see it", pointing to the "boost" button on the right toot.
#Accessibility #Mastodon

Someone made an app for blind people to check to see if their face is in the camera view, good for video conferencing. # #

https://canyouseeme.app/

Home

Can You See Me is a simple tool that offers guidance on webcam placement to people with limited amounts of useful vision.
canyouseeme.app
#a11y #Accessibility

Hey, I'm Darek Kay 👋

I'm a # # and an # advocate, currently working at IBM. I love sharing what I know through my #, # and # at conferences.

I enjoy hiking, board games, escape rooms and playing the guitar/keyboard. Lately I've been diving deeper into # as well.

I prefer reading and writing less frequent but more substantial posts.

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#a11y #Accessibility #blog #webdev #programming #typescript #introduction #photography #react #javascript #webdevelopment #developer #frontend #teaching #speaking

This issue summarises the issue and suggests a good solution (to have an option to override just the color-scheme setting without disabling fingerprint resistance in general).

https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser/linux/-/issues/170

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Dark theme / prefers-color-scheme for some websites css (#170) · Issues · LibreWolf / Browser / Linux · GitLab

So problem goes: As @Kresimir235 pointed out to me, if you have dark...
GitLab
#Accessibility #privacy #librewolf #design

Today I learned you can press Ctrl+Alt+tab in GNOME 42 to select between activating the top bar and windows (for keyboard navigation).

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#Accessibility #gnome #usability

Reflections for Global # Awareness Day #: https://mosen.org/gaad2022/

Reflections for Global #Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD: Our past success wasn’t inevitable, our future success is not guaranteed

Introduction The third Thursday in May of each year is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. For my contribution this year, I am drawing from my experience as a lifelong advocate for disability right…
Mosen At Large
#Accessibility #GAAD

Content warning: Re-Introduction for new Instance

#Accessibility #introduction #videogames #anarchism #dogs #cardgames

I've finally given # a try and while it's not for me, it's a fantastic # interface app alternative! #
#Accessibility #Mastodon #pinafore

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

https://accessibility.day/

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Home - GAAD

Thursday, May 20 2021 marks the tenth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.
GAAD
#a11y #Accessibility

On this Global Accessibility Awareness day, lots of good stuff, like this post from Google. Who in the Open Source land pledged to do better on accessibility and inclusive design today? https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/accessibility/building-with-the-disability-community-2022/ # #

How we build with and for people with disabilities

Editor’s note: Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. We’re also sharing how we’re making education more accessible and launching a new Android accessibility feature.
Eve Andersson (Google)
#Accessibility #opensource

Listen with Human-Narrated Audiobooks (Beta) | Bookshare

https://www.bookshare.org/cms/get-started/human-narrated-audiobooks # # #
#Accessibility #book #books

Honestly liking this accessibility preview from Apple https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/05/apple-previews-innovative-accessibility-features/ # # #

Apple previews innovative accessibility features combining the power of hardware, software, and machine learning

Apple today previewed innovative software features that introduce new ways for users with disabilities to get the most out of Apple products.
Apple
#Accessibility #apple #ios

Pneuma Solutions seeks experienced front-end web developer - Pneuma Solutions

https://pneumasolutions.com/pneuma-solutions-seeks-experienced-front-end-web-developer/ # # #

Pneuma Solutions seeks experienced front-end web developer - Pneuma Solutions

Pneuma Solutions is seeking an experienced front-end web developer for a desktop application using Electron. This is a remote contract position. We are currently developing a web browser based on…
Pneuma Solutions
#Accessibility #webdev #job

Android 13 will get built in Braille support https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Ve29skMr8 # # # #

What's new in Android accessibility

To watch this keynote interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL), please click here → https://goo.gle/3FuijqiLearn about the new accessibility features and ...
YouTube
#Accessibility #android #google #braille

Made it into an expert witness database for my web and digital accessibility skills. I updated my resume https://blindjournalist.wordpress.com/tech/ # # # # # #

Accessibility work

Schedule an initial meeting. I am an expert screen reader user who has both advocated and consulted for companies making their services or products accessible. I do extensive accessibility and usab…
Robert Kingett
#Accessibility #law #lawyer #Disability #civilrights #legal

Project ENABLE is a great place to find universal design resources. It is a grant-funded project geared specifically toward accessibility and disabilities in libraries https://projectenable.syr.edu/ # # # # #

Project ENABLE- professional online development for teachers, librarians

Project Enable
projectenable.syr.edu
#a11y #Accessibility #library #libraries #librarian

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#a11y #Accessibility #fediverse #Mastodon #mastotips #FediTips #newhere

was quickly looking through your profile, and, like I said, if you need more assistance, would be more than happy to zoom with you. If you are looking for interesting people to follow, I would recommend looking through the trunk, which can also be found on my post under guides but a quick way to browse, is go to your local timeline, or, the Federated timeline and look through hashtags like # or #
#Accessibility #books

Reposting this from four days ago to add hashtags:

I'm in communication with a new Mastodonian who is looking for a "Mastodon app that is accessible to the blind" -- I've asked for clarification as to which platform but I think that any information posted might be helpful to *someone*.

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I work in research support for a UK HE library having previously worked with library collections & discovery. I still love #

I make research # and work with library systems with an interest in # and #
#Accessibility #UX #introduction #openaccess #metadata

If you use a screenreader to access the internet, there's a guide to Mastodon written specifically for you at:

https://changeling.mx/MastoGuide

It's written by @changeling and you can support their work by donating to
https://changeling.mx/donation

(For those who don't know, screenreaders are used mainly by blind and partially-sighted people to read aloud what is on the screen. It's important for websites to be accessible so they can be navigated by screenreaders.)

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Changeling’s Guide to Mastodon for screen Reader Users

What is This?   This is a page where you can find links to all of the currently published chapters of Changeling’s Guide to mastodon for Screen Reader Users. I was considering publishing…
The Starship Changeling
#a11y #Accessibility #fediverse #blind #Mastodon #mastotips #FediTips #screenreader #blindness #screenreaders @Changeling andAlex

Tagging @weirdwriter if you have the time for a screen reader question, no obligation.

# # question derived from conversation with @donkeyblam -

How do screen readers handle the letter thorn: þ ?

If the screen reader is set to Icelandic, I assume it processes it normally. What if the screen reader is set to English? I have seen people use a thorn to represent "th" in words. Can screen readers process this as a "th" sound even in English?

Thanks in advance for any help!
#Accessibility #blind @Sky UwU @Robert Kingett

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