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Are those alt text bots on Twitter actually useful?
Have long been suspicious of them since they bury the alt text deep in the thread and out of context, but none of use screen readers.
#Accessibility #ScreenReader #Disability #Blind #SightImpaired
#AltText is something I advocate for, as well as some other simple ways to make posts more #accessible and #inclusive. Let's make this #interactive.
Reply with an #image and I'll tell you what my #ScreenReader thinks it shows, as a practical #demonstration of inaccuracies, limitations and why alt text is better.
Edit on request: Not all screen readers can do image recognition. Alt text is the only viable way to be inclusive. #accessibility #blind
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Here's a podcast episode we did about how people with disabilities play on @storium :
http://storiumarc.com/episode/episode-70-storium-with-disabilities/
#writer #roleplaying #pbp #rpg
Episode 70! Storium with Disabilities - Storium Arc
Producing and hosting for the first time, Zachary (Rattannah) takes a deep dive into a side of Storium that often hides in plain sight, or in this case, behind a screen.Justin Hall (Storium Arc)
I wish that people would use a combination of the two finger scrub gesture and tap the "back" button when making #VoiceOver tutorials to demonstrate alternative ways of going back. This doesn't even need to be over-explained unless the tutorial is specifically an intro to VoiceOver tutorial. I know how to perform this gesture. I understand its function. However, I routinely forget about it because I don't always think it can be used interchangeably with the "back" button (if the gesture is indeed supported). Just today, I used it in the Kindle, NYTimes, Overcast, Safari, and Mona apps. I resolve to use this gesture much more often than I currently do. That is all.
Of course for real mapping eye sight is required but for suggesting fixes it's not. e.g. filling in opening and closing hours and similar.
— @jcsteh
#Firefox #Accessibility #Opensource #ScreenReader
https://www.jantrid.net/2022/12/22/Cache-the-World/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
Cache the World: Turbo Charging Firefox Accessibility Performance and Maintainability | Jantrid
The Firefox accessibility engine is responsible for providing assistive technologies like screen readers with the information they need to access web page co...www.jantrid.net
It doesn’t take long to write one.
And if you’re posting an image of text and you have an iPhone, you can select the text from the image with a long press and copy/paste it.
Even Linux has apps that do this (like Frog: https://tenderowl.com/work/frog/)
#accessibility #a11y #fediverse #altText #images #screenReader #mastodon
Have any of you found any tools to help with this sort of thing? #accessibility
The page where you can track the progress is here: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Accessibility/CacheTheWorld
I'd like to highlight that screen reader users vary widely in their consumption habits and preferences, and my views are nothing but personal predilections. Regardless of the approach you take, you are expressing an interest in making your content as #accessible and #readable as possible to an audience who experience the world differently to how you do. This is heartening and refreshing to many Mastodon newcomers, and extremely appreciated.
Accessibility is not a binary state, and you are not doing it "wrong" if you put your hashtags inline, or at the end, or both! There are many more impactful aspects to #SocialMedia #equity, like #ImageDescriptions (also known as #AltText), which are in abundance on Mastodon and a joy to read.
#a11y #inclusion #InclusiveDesign #ScreenReaders
I also know plenty of other #ScreenReader users who would agree with me.
But again this is based soully on personal preference and it doesn't matter which way you do it as there's no single answer from us #screenReader users.
#accessibility
I've discovered the emojis, but they don't feel super accessible for folks using screen readers. For example, :blobhaj: is a smiling ikea stuffed shark. It doesn't feel like it's able to actually...convey much. And there doesn't seem to be something like alt text for them. Please let me know if something does exist, I'm trying hard to make everything I do here accessible.
If you use a #ScreenReader how do you feel about all the custom emojis?
Coming up on Mosen at Large 206, mastering mastodon, harnessing ham radio, and how to put an end to the Eset issues plaguing some screen reader users
Kia ora Mosen at Largers. Here’s what’s coming up in our next two-hour show that’s got the blind community talking. There’s no doubt that Twitter is tanking while Mastodon is having a moment. This …Mosen At Large
Project Naptha looks to be a service that can generate descriptive texts for any image.
https://projectnaptha.com/
It is discussed on Hacker News now at:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32051736
https://changeling.mx/MastoGuide
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(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.)
#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse #ScreenReaders #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y #Blindness #Blind
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