Calling All Blind and Low Vision Users!

Exciting news! I’ve reached out to Apple Accessibility, and they’re on board to collaborate with us. They’ve asked me to put together a team so we can work directly with their team and engineers.

Are you passionate about improving accessibility features for blind and low vision users? Do you use VoiceOver, Zoom, or other low vision features on your devices? We need your help!

We’re looking for individuals who are interested in providing feedback and testing new features from our point of view. Your input will be invaluable in making technology more accessible for everyone.

If you’re interested in participating, please fill out the form below:

forms.microsoft.com/r/eRQAsmMb…

Let’s make a difference together!
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Best,
Matthew Whitaker

#Accessibility #BlindUsers #LowVision #VoiceOver #Zoom #AppleAccessibility #TechForAll #Inclusion #AccessibilityMatters #blind #lowvision

What makes WayAround different?

1. There’s a tag for everything!

2. Personalized solutions let you describe your things with what matters to you.

3. Customer service - When you call or email WayAround, you’ll get a human on the other side every time.

4. Convenience - all of your information is on your smartphone & automatically backed up to the cloud.

What do you love about WayAround?

#Blind #LowVision #AssistiveTech #AccessibleTech #VisuallyImpaired #Accessibility

Question to #ScreenReader, #LowVision, #blind & #accessibility folks:

How do you feel about duplicate links in articles, blogs, whatever? Meaning: A certain word is a link (let's say "HEALTH") leading to an external website.

Would it annoy you if this word was always a link and it's mentioned for example 20 times in an article? Or would you rather have it only once to make it easier to scan for links?

Is there a related #wcag success criteria?

#WebDev #a11y #disability #frontend

⌨️ Nielsen Norman Group research on how screen-reader users type on and control mobile devices

“Summary: Users who are blind or have low vision prefer dictation over typing with a keyboard whenever possible. Screen readers on touchscreen devices are restricted to a well-defined set of gestures which makes interaction more challenging than on computers.”

#accessibility #usability #mobile #lowVision #blind

nngroup.com/articles/screen-re…

How Screen-Reader Users Type on and Control Mobile Devices

Screen-reader users prefer dictation over typing with a keyboard. Screen readers on touchscreen devices are restricted to certain gestures which makes interaction more challenging than on computers.

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Check out the latest great content for blind and visually impaired people using Android.

Available in Turkish erisilebilirandroid.com/

and English erisilebilirandroid.com/en/

#blind #visuallyimpaired #lowvision
#android #accessibility #a11y

The #scrcpy utility is super useful. It is open source and available for free.
Connect your phone to your PC with USB or Wi-Fi:
✅ mirror the phone's screen to your PC
✅ use Windows Magnifier to zoom in on the phone
✅ copy paste text in both directions
✅ use the PC keyboard and mouse with your phone
✅ record the phone's screen while mirroring

Download `scrcpy` from...

github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

#blind #lowvision #visuallyimpared #andoird #a11y

GitHub - Genymobile/scrcpy: Display and control your Android device

Display and control your Android device. Contribute to Genymobile/scrcpy development by creating an account on GitHub.

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These magnetic USB C adapters are truly fantastic! Recommended for anyone blind or visually impaired.
Available from Amazon, eBay, and AliExpress.

✅ Makes fitting a USB cable easy - the magnet pulls the cable into place.
✅ Saves wear and tear on the USB C port.
✅ Can be used with chargers, wired earbuds and data sync cables.
✅ Acts as a quick release if the cable gets yanked.
✅ They work well with phones, laptops, and tablets.

amazon.com/Magnetic-Adapter-Co…

#blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #a11y

If you're a #lowvision person and use Windows, checkout PowerToys from Microsoft. Some of the tools it comes with are super useful.
👉 On screen ruler tracking mouse
👉 Grab text from any image on screen & auto ICR'd & put in the clipboard.
👉 Change Windows shortcut keys and add new ones.

More info here:
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/wind…

#sightimpaired #visuallyimpaired

Microsoft PowerToys

Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for customizing Windows. Utilities include ColorPicker, FancyZones, File Explorer Add-ons, Image Resizer, Keyboard Manager, PowerRename, PowerToys Run, a Shortcut Guide and more to come.

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