Alrighty folks. Hopefully all of my followers migrate properly. See y'all on the other side. In a few minutes, I'll be @JEkis@hachyderm.io. Mindly is indeed pretty cool, but I heard about this place and it just feels right.

Disney is updating its Disability Access program because they say it is being abused. Their solution? You must get prior approval by using Disney's virtual video chat system to speak with a member of the accessibility team.

Many autistics can’t use video chat because it causes serious anxiety. You would think their “accessibility team” would know that.

Nope.

#ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/04/10/disney-revamping-disability-access-policies-at-theme-parks/30825/

I think there's some commentary on the relationship between #infosec and the whole "why do my eyes hurt" google search memes

It's easy to laugh at people who clearly looked at the sun without eye protection

HOWEVER, there were a lot of fake eclipse glasses for sale before the eclipse. My wife bought two boxes of glasses (we gave a lot away), upon testing, one box was fake so they went in the trash. Had we used these, our eyes would also hurt

This is how we tend to treat people in #infosec. Users are so dumb, they click links, and install malware, and buy gift cards ... SO STUPID

But it's not that simple. A person was mislead and got hurt. Then we laugh at them. For fake internet points

ACB is pleased to see the final rule on web and mobile accessibility from the U.S. Department of Justice. Read the joint statement from ACB, AFB, NDRN, and NFB: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/04/10/2860753/0/en/Joint-Statement-Applauding-Final-Rule-for-Web-Accessibility-Under-Title-II-of-the-ADA.html

[Forum Topic] Introducing Anytime podcast app and seeking VoiceOver feedback https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/introducing-anytime-podcast-app-seeking-voiceover-feedback

@wiljames Thanks. I have a few others I'm considering, but I'll keep that one in mind.

I decided I am moving to a different server. My top candidates are neurodifferent.me and mindly.social. Unfortunately, neither of those make their lists of moderated servers public. Can someone on those instances tell me whether they federate with threads.net?

@squish Hello there. I'm looking for a new instance because mine is blocking threads. I'm going somewhere that will allow me to follow Joe Biden and Barack Obama. Does Does neurodifferent.me federate with threads?

IRC: probably works fine with clients and servers from 20+ years ago

Discord: needs to install 15 updates because I haven't launched it since yesterday

Oh the idiocy!

Excerpt from a #Mashable article linked below:

Let's say someone owns the domain name "NetfliTwitter.com." Why would they own that domain name? Because if X is automatically changing anything that includes "Twitter.com" to "X.com," then that means posting "NetfliTwitter.com" on X would make it appear in posts as "Netflix.com," the popular movie streaming service. And if a user clicked the linked "Netflix.com" text that appears in that post, it would really take them to "NetfliTwitter.com." Because while X is changing the text that the user wrote, the URL it links and directs to remains the same as the user posted.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/twitter-dot-com-posts-change-to-x-dot-com-ios

Lots of things happening in the AI/LLM space that could have implications for #accessibility

Ferret-UI from Apple:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.05719

ScreenAI from Google
https://research.google/blog/screenai-a-visual-language-model-for-ui-and-visually-situated-language-understanding/

#a11y #ai #LLM

@simon That lifetime account for $75 is super attractive. Thanks.

fun fact: the solar eclipse, as we experience it, is a uniquely Earthly phenomenon. we haven't seen another planet out there with exactly the right ratio of sizes and orbits so that a moon will block out a star but not its corona.

@simon We were just comparing our costs for email hosting a few days back. My provider just informed me that my $15 per **year plan will be $4 per month starting later this year. Any suggestions on providers who can give me a lower cost than that? If not this fun little experiment of having a vanity domain just for the hell of it will probably have to end.

@fastmail My current plan is $15 per year. Looking at these prices, it appears that my costs will tripple. Please tell me I am missing something. I would have no choice but to look elsewhere.

Well, we can't have a screen reader pre-boot but we can chat, right?
[Modder made an IRC client that runs entirely inside the motherboard's BIOS chip](https://gadgeteer.co.za/modder-made-an-irc-client-that-runs-entirely-inside-the-motherboards-bios-chip/)

I bet they could make Voiceover do cool things with this too. https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/112241504136127951

@PepperTheVixen @chrisn There's always VSCodium, VSCode without the Microsoft stuff. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

After years of working closely with DRA and DRC on accessible voting, ACB affiliate California Council of the Blind is leading a coalition of disability organizations in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction requiring the California Secretary of State to implement accessible electronic mechanisms for voters with print disabilities to return their vote-by-mail ballots privately and independently by the November election.

Read the press release: https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/coalition-disability-groups-demand-immediate-action-ensure-accessible-ballot

Completely agree. I wish I could afford one of these. https://mindly.social/@chrisn/112240878481301696