Can someone please tell me if #Tidal has #accessible apps for #Android and #Windows?
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Does anyone know an #Accessible #app for #fedi that supports go to social and works on iPhone? Mona excluded. Can't afford and is too complicated for me. #Feditext and #MetaText have no way to hide cws with voiceover rotor actions, so that's a dealbreaker. Looking for something, as #Toot! is not updated, and is eating up too much battery. Thank you in advance.
TIL: Google Gemini is significantly better at reading the kinds of colourful graphs you see on server monitoring dashboards than are any of the other leading #AI models from #OpenAI and #Meta. Why yes, I do, in fact, resent that I had to learn this. Because #OpenSource tools don't make data visualizations #accessible to #screenreaders (even on the terminal) sometimes the things I #selfhost to get rid of big tech just mean I have to use big tech anyway to fix them when they explode. But never the less, Google is the only AI that doesn't tell me about the menus and other Windows I captured by mistake in my screenshot, doesn't make unhelpful recommendations, and actually provides the data without cluttering it up with Emoji. But I did appreciate metta telling me "This graph shows CPU use on the X axis, RAM use on the Y axis, network use on the Z axis, and time on the fake axis." I mean, open source UI is famously terrible...but I don't think it's that terrible...yet! Shhh, don't give the data visualization people any ideas!
So here's an #accessible#wrestling game I found. It's text based, with audio. It's not for me; you need to know stuff about franchise's and division's and moves and belts and things. But if you're a #blind person who enjoys wrestling, this might be for you:
Step into the ring and take control! Welcome to GRUNT - The Wrestling Game, the ultimate text-based wrestling simulation where you are the booker, the promoter, and the wrestling god of your very own universe!
Tired of wrestling games that limit your imagination? GRUNT WRESTLING hands you the keys to the entire promotion. From creating a rookie in a local gym to running a multi-division global powerhouse, every choice is yours. Witness epic five-star matches, shocking betrayals, and the crowning of new legends—all brought to life through a detailed, moment-to-moment simulation engine.
This isn't just a game; it's a sandbox for your wrestling stories. Build your dream roster, book the matches, and watch the chaos unfold!
nmercer1111.itch.io/grunt-the-wrestling-game
Step into the ring and take control! Welcome to GRUNT - The Wrestling Game, the ultimate text-based wrestling simulation where you are the booker, the promoter, and the wrestling god of your very own universe!
Tired of wrestling games that limit your imagination? GRUNT WRESTLING hands you the keys to the entire promotion. From creating a rookie in a local gym to running a multi-division global powerhouse, every choice is yours. Witness epic five-star matches, shocking betrayals, and the crowning of new legends—all brought to life through a detailed, moment-to-moment simulation engine.
This isn't just a game; it's a sandbox for your wrestling stories. Build your dream roster, book the matches, and watch the chaos unfold!
nmercer1111.itch.io/grunt-the-wrestling-game
Can anyone recommend a modern body weight scale that is accessible, either via self-voicing, or bluetooth connection? If via self-voicing, anything that doesn't shout the measured weight so loud, that anyone within 500 feet can hear it? Anyone who has used these products in the past will most certainly be aware that the "blind equals deaf" stereotype that is clearly pervasive in the overwhelming majority of these products. I'm hoping there is something out there that does not make this assumption, and has a volume adjustment beyond mute and yell.
Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
#Body #Weight #Scale #health #blind #accessible #accessibility #A11Y #BlindDoesNotEqualDeaf
Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
#Body #Weight #Scale #health #blind #accessible #accessibility #A11Y #BlindDoesNotEqualDeaf
soooo ... do we have any #screenReader #accessible PC hardware monitoring tools that ... y'know ... aren't awful? I don't mean CPU/RAM usage, more ... voltages, component temps, etc.
So far stuff I've looked at (speccy, hardwareMonitor) just haven't been great and basically have me saving a text file and ctrl+f-ing my way through it which ... works, but is a little silly if there's a perfectly good UI right there
So far stuff I've looked at (speccy, hardwareMonitor) just haven't been great and basically have me saving a text file and ctrl+f-ing my way through it which ... works, but is a little silly if there's a perfectly good UI right there
Does anyone have an #accessible #irc #client for #WindowsXP? Discord, as you can imagine, is proving rather difficult to use, so I'd like to use IRC instead for the communities I'm a part of that have both. Thanks in advance!
Example of something that might be technically #accessible with a keyboard, but in reality is probably unusable: 141 consecutive checkboxes in the tab order. #accessibility
And let's think about how #AI actually does help people. #Blind people, for example, who don't always have a visual interpreter around and/or can't afford to pay for one, can totally pull up an AI to tell us what that can is on our counter, or what the buttons are on our devices, rendering the world more #accessible for us. AI just needs to be handled with more responsibility is all. AI in itself isn't bad, it's just what people are doing with it and how they handle it that are the problem.
An aborted journey into accessible flight simulation:
It's been quiet here for a couple of weeks because a project I was hoping to begin fell through.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/22/flight-simulation.html#blind#accessibility#screenreader#accessible#flight#simulation#fsx#audiogames#games#gaming
It's been quiet here for a couple of weeks because a project I was hoping to begin fell through.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/22/flight-simulation.html#blind#accessibility#screenreader#accessible#flight#simulation#fsx#audiogames#games#gaming
What's the #accessibility situation these days with video doorbells? I hear Ring broke their app several times but not sure if it's working currently. I know Google has an offering but it's several years old, and I tested an Arlo thing that worked ok but at least on Android, had a bit of trouble with the audio calling feature not being super #accessible. Didn't try iOS. Anyone found something that actually works well? :)
#a11y Experts, I've a question:
How is the the state of #hidden #content support in 2025?
That seems outdated:
stevefaulkner.github.io/HTML5a…
I wish to display a list of words only for #screenreader users.
It will be the real text content for a canvas element (wordcloud). I hope, I can it make #accessible for #blind users.
Or is there a better way to provide the word list?
Maybe @SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social have an idea?
Hi there #Blind techy folk. I have a question for you. Outlook's been driving me up the wall lately so I'm on the lookout for a nice, simple, #Accessible #Windows email client. Does such a unicorn exist, or should I just brave Gmail in my browser? Thanks for any advice you can give.
Has anyone who is #blind or using a #screenreader had any experience with the VR-n76 #ham#radio handheld? Is the app #accessible with #voiceover? Can you use most functions through the app (IE, it would be possible to use the radio without seeing its screen)? I'm thinking about one for a summer trip, if only I knew I could use it. www.verotelecom.com/VR-N76-Dual-Band-Handheld-Radio-p2511333.html#hamradio#a11y#amateur#amateurradio
It's almost time for Global Accessibility Awareness Day and I can finally share my thesis in an accessible format 🎉
Due to the mandatory template used, the thesis PDF is not accessible. So there was no way I was going to share it with the world. It took a year, but I managed to create a website with an #accessible #version of the 160-pages thesis on #AccessibilityOverlays, and some additional content!
You can find it here: overlays.dnikub.dev ✨
The Impact of Web Accessibility Overlays | Master's Thesis by Daniela Kubesch
This thesis, published in 2024, investigates the impact of accessibility overlays on the usability and user experience (UX) for individuals with permanent visual impairments.overlays.dnikub.dev
Today is Global #accessibility awareness day and I think I speak for a lot of people in the community when I say I'm tired. Particularly over the last few months, the overall climate towards accessibility and #diversity hasn't been super welcoming and while I have a good support network that can remind me that I am, in fact, human and worth existing, many do not. If you receive a request to make something #accessible, from anyone, keep in mind that may very well be the 5th, 10th or even 100th attempt this person has made today at screaming into the void hoping to be seen as a person rather than a potential drain on resources. Rather tna big companies showing off #AI gizmos that mean we've offloaded a problem we didn't want to deal with onto a fallible set of algorithms, maybe #gaad should be about being aware of how ridiculous it is that accessibility professionals and consumers need to fight to even be seen as human these days, because make no mistake, we do.
Jami could be a skype replacement if only accessibility was cross-platform: Jami is a fully peer to peer chat application that supports text and video, but is only #accessible on mobile: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/08/jami.html
My #Accessible Cordcutting Solution: I haven't paid for a cable subscription for years. This is what works for me as a #blind#TV watcher: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/07/accessible-cordcutting.html
#Innosearch is good because of the humans, not the AI
@InnosearchAI is an #accessible shopping solution, powered by #AI. But it's the human support that makes it worthwhile. My review: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/03/innosearch.html
@InnosearchAI is an #accessible shopping solution, powered by #AI. But it's the human support that makes it worthwhile. My review: stuff.interfree.ca/2025/05/03/innosearch.html
Call of Fate: A Tour De Force in culturally accepted tropes: Call of Fate is a Chinese #audiogame released on Android and IOS by Prudence Interactive, intended to be #accessible to both #blind and sighted players. These are my thoughts after playing for several days. stuff.interfree.ca/2025/04/30/call-of-fate-a-tour.html
Call of Fate: A Tour De Force in culturally accepted tropes
Call of Fate is a Chinese audiogame released on Android and IOS by Prudence Interactive, intended to be accessible to both blind and sighted players. These are my thoughts after playing for several days.stuff.interfree.ca
Be part of the #accessibility resistance. Make your digital shit #accessible
etsy.com/uk/listing/1890790262…
iOS Game. If you like Braille and a challenge then you will like the game Brailliance! Its like a Braille Wordle. Each word is made up of so many total dots and so many letters; like 5 letters with 13 dots. So for this word, the dots from each letter will add up to be a total of 13 dots. And of coarse its totally accessible with Voiceover. So give it a try. Here is the link to it in the app store...
apps.apple.com/us/app/braillia…
#ios #game #Braille #Blind #Accessible #Brailliance
apps.apple.com/us/app/braillia…
#ios #game #Braille #Blind #Accessible #Brailliance
‎Brailliance - Learn Braille
‎Brailliance is a puzzle game where you guess the word by adding up braille dots. This game has been carefully crafted to be playable by everyone, and it includes multiple accessibility features for people with blindness and other disabilities.App Store
Hi dear #OpenStreetMap -community! I made a #tagging #proposal to tag grab rails (aka grab bars, handrails, support brackets) in #wheelchair #accessible toilets and I'm searching feedback.
I'd appreciate your feedback: wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Pr…
So this evening, #Windows update installed the wrong #AMD video driver update for my Framework 16. Using #narrator, I was able to boot into recovery mode, enter my bitlocker key to decrypt the effected drive, find my system restore point, and restore it to just before the bad update. The entire process was fully #accessible: all of my sound devices worked, my external keyboard worked, the screen reader read every screen, etc. The only thing that wouldn't work was my Braille display.
So now that bit.ly is showing ads, if you need a URL shortener, #lynx is decent and #accessible and easy to host. And before you tell me that we don't need URL shorteners anymore and how they're a security risk, I need them for:
1. Business cards, slides, signs, and other physical objects that need a URL. While most phones can scan QR Codes, you can't read them out loud for #blind folks. If you're doing a presentation, "scan the QR code on screen" isn't good enough. You need to have a URL that you can speak and another human can remember. Yes, NFC is a thing, but it doesn't solve that problem.
2. Places that still don't allow URLs (LinkedIn) or where long URLs are awkward to work with (text-only emails, the terminal, etc.)
3. Times (like a phone call) where I need to tell someone a URL using the noises that come from my face-parts
Find it here: getlynx.dev/#a11y#bitly
Spent a couple hours playing the visual novel Pizza Game. If you're the kind of person who finds bad My Immortal style #fanfic funny, this will work for you. It's fully #screenreader#accessible in the standard #renpy way, but also has descriptions of the visual jokes; the developer spent time thinking about #A11y, and it didn't just happen thanks to the engine. store.steampowered.com/app/710710/Pizza_Game/#visualnovel
The New Year is already in full swing, and we’re kicking things off with exciting updates to #ScribeForDocuments! These enhancements are designed to make your documents even more #accessible, #inclusive, and easy to navigate—at no extra cost.
Here’s what’s new in this release:
Enhanced Image Descriptions
Our improved model delivers more accurate and concise descriptions, making visual content clearer and more accessible.
Upgraded Neural Voices for Text-to-Speech
Next-generation text-to-speech voices provide a more natural, lifelike listening experience.
New AI-Powered OCR Engine
The new OCR engine ensures greater accuracy when recognizing text in scanned documents.
Smarter Document Navigation
Enhanced detection of headings, lists, and tables improves document organization and navigation, making for a more intuitive reading experience with screen-readers.
Math Accessibility Revolutionized!
Scribe for Documents is now the world’s first end-to-end automated remediation package to offer math remediation! Mathematical notation is now detected and converted to MathML, making it fully navigable through speech and Braille! Most screen-readers have support for MathML built-in, with NVDA offering support by way of a free add-on. This beta feature also includes Braille support for mathematical content utilizing the Nemeth Code, a Braille system used for mathematical and scientific notation. Direct support for Nemeth Code ensures visually impaired users can access and understand complex mathematical expressions in Braille with precision.
And now for a Call to Action for Organizations.
Does your organization need large-scale remediation of legacy documents? Look no further than Pneuma Solutions, the leader in augmented document remediation. Scribe for Documents now has the capacity to process and remediate hundreds of thousands of documents in days or hours—not months or years—and at a fraction of the cost of traditional human document remediation.
Don’t let inaccessible documents hold your organization back. Reach out to us today and discover how Scribe for Documents can transform your workflow, ensuring your content is accessible to everyone.
If you haven’t explored Scribe for Documents yet, now is the perfect time. Visit the Scribe for Documents information page to learn how it can make a difference for you.
Thank you for relying on Scribe for Documents. Let’s make 2025 a year of progress and accessibility together!
pneumasolutions.com/scribe/
Here’s what’s new in this release:
Enhanced Image Descriptions
Our improved model delivers more accurate and concise descriptions, making visual content clearer and more accessible.
Upgraded Neural Voices for Text-to-Speech
Next-generation text-to-speech voices provide a more natural, lifelike listening experience.
New AI-Powered OCR Engine
The new OCR engine ensures greater accuracy when recognizing text in scanned documents.
Smarter Document Navigation
Enhanced detection of headings, lists, and tables improves document organization and navigation, making for a more intuitive reading experience with screen-readers.
Math Accessibility Revolutionized!
Scribe for Documents is now the world’s first end-to-end automated remediation package to offer math remediation! Mathematical notation is now detected and converted to MathML, making it fully navigable through speech and Braille! Most screen-readers have support for MathML built-in, with NVDA offering support by way of a free add-on. This beta feature also includes Braille support for mathematical content utilizing the Nemeth Code, a Braille system used for mathematical and scientific notation. Direct support for Nemeth Code ensures visually impaired users can access and understand complex mathematical expressions in Braille with precision.
And now for a Call to Action for Organizations.
Does your organization need large-scale remediation of legacy documents? Look no further than Pneuma Solutions, the leader in augmented document remediation. Scribe for Documents now has the capacity to process and remediate hundreds of thousands of documents in days or hours—not months or years—and at a fraction of the cost of traditional human document remediation.
Don’t let inaccessible documents hold your organization back. Reach out to us today and discover how Scribe for Documents can transform your workflow, ensuring your content is accessible to everyone.
If you haven’t explored Scribe for Documents yet, now is the perfect time. Visit the Scribe for Documents information page to learn how it can make a difference for you.
Thank you for relying on Scribe for Documents. Let’s make 2025 a year of progress and accessibility together!
pneumasolutions.com/scribe/
If you're a #blind user, you should really consider #Kagi for web search. Especially if you pay for chat GPT pro, you can subscribe to Kagi instead for cheaper and get more features. But even if you don't want AI, the search page is #accessible, fast, and light-weight. And unlike other big tech companies (Microsoft and Google) Kagi still offers a cheaper plan with no AI if you don't want it. Also, because they downrank websites with ads, the more accessible results tend to be at the top. Kagi also lets you block domains from your results. So I got rid of inaccessible stuff like instagram and pinterest, and downranked YouTube, because those results aren't usually #screenreader accessible. While I don't agree with many of the opinions of the @kagihq founder (especially his decision to do business with Yandex for image search), I still feel like using Kagi is more ethical than dealing with Google or Bing, and that these are reasonable differences of opinion that reasonable people can have, not just another clownishly evil tech company. I also find the idea that if you're a paying customer, that somehow guarantees the business will treat you better, really strange. I pay a lot to my ISP and they still treat me like dirt! Kagi will almost certainly sell out at some point. But for the moment, it's where it's at for search: www.kagi.com/
We share in case this might be of use. Our friends in a large portion of the #USA might be experiencing severe weather tomorrow. This is a great 24-7 stream to monitor for #Accessible #Weather #WX updates. youtube.com/watch?v=SFcykaD6g0… And his main channel often goes live for coverage during severe weather events. Those who subscribe and tap the notifications bell icon will know if he goes live. His main channel is here. youtube.com/@RyanHallYall
Ryan Hall, Y'all
My name is Ryan Hall. I am a professional weather analyst, storm chaser, and a dad! I love making YouTube videos about the weather and that's what I plan on doing here. Please consider subscribing. Contact: info@ryanhallyall.comYouTube
Calling all #WordPress users, especially those passionate about #Accessibility! I need advice: My current contact form on this page of my #Website (laniecarmelo.tech/connect-with…) is very basic. I'm using WPForms Lite, but improving it would require manually adding fields since advanced features are locked behind their premium plan.
I’ve tried the Fluent Forms plugin, but I didn’t find it accessible. Can anyone recommend a free, #Accessible contact form plugin that allows for creating more robust forms? Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
#Blogging #Tech #Technology #WebDevelopment #InclusiveDesign #WebAccessibility
Connect with Me - Life of a Rare Bird
Discover various ways to connect with Lanie Carmelo, a blind, autistic accessibility advocate and programmer. Find social media profiles, professional networks, and direct contact options.Lanie Carmelo (Life of a Rare Bird)
Hi everyone! This is a wiki made to help sighted devs make #blind #accessible games for the first time!
gamesforblindgamers.miraheze.o…
It's full of information about our game jams, but most mostly it is full of resources to make #Blind accessible games! As well as listing out blind accessible games to learn from. So check it out, and let me know what can be better! #GameDev #A11y #accessibility
Another random thing that made me happy tonight: I discovered that at some point #wordweb added a feature to disable linking of words in addon dictionaries. That makes reading definitions with a #screenreader much faster. It's a bit expensive, but if you frequently find yourself resorting to Google, or even worse #AI, to define words for you, it's worth the money and is largely #accessible as well: wordweb.info/#a11y
Are you interested how to use Apple notes as an #accessible graphing calculator? Check out this post
nunonuno.micro.blog/2024/11/04…
#accessibility #apple #blind #ios #math #education #tech
Using Apple Notes as an accessible graphing calculator
Starting with the basics Exploring our graphs with VoiceOver How does it relate to other accessible graphing tools? Epilogue Starting with the basics With the release of their latest batch of operating systems Apple made some substantial updates to…nunonuno.micro.blog
Amos Miller of Glidance released a new amazing video showing the capability of Glide, the mobility tool that he has created. If you have not seen this new video, and by the way it is described, then I highly encourage you to check it out... youtube.com/watch?v=Xq8ofapGxX…
#Blind #Mobility #AmosMiller #Glidance #Glide #Accessible
Glide Demonstration Video #2: Stairs, Roads without Sidewalks, Paths, Overhead Obstacles & More.
In our second scenario video, we demonstrate Glide, the world's first intelligent guide for the blind and low vision community, in a variety of new situation...YouTube
I have today off, (thanks Indigenous People!), so I've been spending it sending get-out-the-vote texts to #Democrats in Ohio and Arizona. If you're #Blind and looking for an #Accessible way to volunteer this election cycle, Campaign for Democracy is entirely virtual, lets you text on your own time, and only requires a device with a Web browser. (some familiarity with Discord also helps, but isn't required.) Learn more here: campaignfordemocracy.com/text/
Text Team Onboarding - Campaign for Democracy
Join our Text Team and reach out to supporters and voters using our simple 4-step process.Gavin Newsom's Campaign for Democracy
That was interesting. Still I wonder how #Accessible the RTL Belgium’s Magenta project might in fact be.
🔵 The Nonvisual Website
by Angelika Cathor @angelikatyborska
There's a treasure hidden somewhere on this website. But there is a catch.The content of this website is only #accessible with a #screenreader
