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#hivemind

I was wondering. Is there an OSS alternative for real time subtitles aimed for the deaf and people with limited hearing?

I could have sworn there was something that can create subtitles in realtime that isn't a proprietary closed source mess

#selfhosting #privacyalternative #accesibility #deaf

At times like these, when everything is moving fast it's really easy to inadvertently leave out our Blind/low vision friends.

Please remember to add alt text to your images as you're sharing information!

#accesibility #AltTextTheProtests

@dimillian
Yes, but the contrast on the first tab isn't that great.

#accesibility

#ACAL-ek (Gaztela Leongo Artxibozainen Elkartea) sortutako "Artxibo, liburutegi eta museoetan komunikazioa eta tratu inklusiboa sustatzeko gida" euskaratu eta argitaratu du #ALDEE-k.

Agian, araudiaren atalean dekretuak ere gehituko nizkioke: (https://www.euskadi.eus/web01-a2acces/eu/contenidos/informacion/cvpa_normativa/eu_ncvpa/index.shtml)

https://www.aldee.eus/inklusioa-eta-kultura/liburua.html

#JEID25
#Irisgarritasuna
#Accesibility

"Inklusioa eta kultura: Artxibo, liburutegi eta museotan komunikazio eta tratu inklusiboa sustatzeko gida". ACAL (Gaztela Leongo Artxibozain Elkartea) elkarteak sortu eta ALDEE (Euskadiko Elkartea) elkarteak euskaratu duen gidaren azala.

Mae hygyrchedd yn hollbwysig ar gyfer eich strategaeth ar-lein! Ond pam? 🤔💭

Wel-

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⭐ Mae hygyrchedd yn gwella profiad y defnyddiwr.
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Oes angen help arnat gyda dy strategaeth cyfryngau cymdeithasol? Cysylltwch â ni heddiw!

#GweCambrianWeb #GCW #Accesibility #Cymraeg

Stumbed across this older article on Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Controller and decided to share it

Source: @THR - March 8, 2019

“There is a large variety of hardware partners who create accessories that are compatible with the Xbox Adaptive Controller, and we have also waived the Xbox licensing fee for peripheral devices that meet accessibility and quality guidelines,” says Johnson.

#Disabled #Gamers #Microsoft #Xbox #AssistiveTechnology #Accesibility

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hardware-cost-disabled-gamers-a-barrier-some-users-1190595/

I've so many nice #pictures (even if I say so myself) from my India travels since last August. I like to share them here but I feel defeated by the thought of writing alt text, and I can't bring myself to sharing without alt text. No compromise on that.

Anyway, that's where I'm. 😢

#accesibility

Soft spot for interactive elements

I have to admit, I have a soft spot for interactive elements. However, I understand that not everyone experiences the web in the same way. Many people either dislike or get distracted and disoriented by animations that cannot be paused. It's important to me to respect that. That’s where the prefers-reduced-motion media query comes into play. It’s a simple yet powerful way to tailor the experience for those who prefer less motion. How its done I created two classes to either show or […]

https://plunch.de/soft-spot-for-interactive-elements/

hey fedizens, specially people who rely on AltText to experience the web and accessibility specialists, I have a very sincere question for you all: is the situation depicted in the image attached to this post an episode of ableism? this kind of thing has been repeatedly happening in my timeline, sadly recurring amongst visual artists and people who call themselves "progressives" and "activists". so I wanna know if I'm overreacting. thanks in advance!

here's the link to the original post depicted in the image and its replies: https://mastodon.social/@risingsand/114224059837078681

#FediHelp #FediAsk #FediQuestion #AltText #Accesibility #Ableism

screen capture of a sequence of fediverse posts made using the Phanpy interface.

the first post, by RISING SAND, says "Another masterpiece from @shizamura." and contains an illustration of a character with long grey-white hair tied on both sides and in the back with a high ponytail, pale skin, freckles, big red eyes with glasses. the character has an expression as if they're mid-sentence and have their right hand lifted with their pointed finger pointing up. the character is wearing a big red puffy scarf around their neck. the image contains a subtitle that says "I've been an atheist since I was 5 years old". below the image, the original Alt Text reads "Dal's been an atheist since she was 5 years old".

the second post is by Cairo Braga and, in reply to the first post, it says: "can I ask why the #AltText isn't describing the image?"

the third post is a reply from RISING SAND that reads: "Yes it is. No further replies will receive a response. Thank you! (champagne glass clinking emoji)".

As it turns out, #MacOS doesn't have any #accesibility options available during first setup. No Magnifier, no Screen Keyboard, nothing. You also cannot connect any #bluetooth accessory during the initial setup.
So now my parents are stuck with #Mac Mini serving as a paperweight until they get a USB-C hub, cuz they didn't realize you cannot connect your Bluetooth keyboard to Mac during initial setup.
What year is it? 1999?

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! I'm a better learner this way! I'm happy, it willstill be a bit rough but not as frustrating and overwhelming. I might also be able to incorprate this into my classes, once we get there, maybe as a fun little exercise? I'm a very, very happy camper right now. I've been wanting this since I started my salesforce journey in 2022. Thank you #Trailhead
https://www.salesforceben.com/introducing-the-next-generation-of-salesforce-superbadges-on-trailhead/?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content
#Salesforce #SuperBadges #Learning #Accesibility #Inclusivity

Back to the text-only version of the websites. #Accesibility https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter/114097556673012838

#meme #funny #programming #ui #ux #design #usability #accesibility #fun #memes #coding #development #dev #it

Phone with UI to set up fingerprint access, label saying "Hold your finger" and the user holding their forefinger with their other hand, not touching the screen. Literally holding their finger.

An interesting look at how the #Accesibility features of #AbletonMove support #Blind and low vision users.

https://cdm.link/ableton-move-is-a-hit-for-blind-and-low-vision-users/

#Movuary

#inclusion #accesibility: List of emoticons: Unicode characters – Wikipedia #a11y

A lot of forum software (not just on retro computing or history) embed image smileys in their messages translated from text-smileys. It seems they missed that a lot of them have made their way into Unicode, making it not just easier to display but also a lot easier for visually impaired. So, please software developers, use the Unicode characters whenever possible.

http://wiert.me/2025/02/11/inclusion-accesibility-list-of-emoticons-unicode-characters-wikipedia-a11y/

If you’re new here, just like me, you might have noticed that when uploading a post, you can add alt-text to your photos.
I recently came across a post in my feed, and from now on, every one of my photos will have alt-text. If you’re unsure how to describe your image, AI can help
I encourage you to do the same. Accessibility matters

#accesibility #alttext #images #photo #invlusivity #care

Screenshot: A blind person shares how they can finally follow artists and photographers thanks to those who add image descriptions

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Aunque no os lo parezca, #pixelfed y #mastodon lo usa mucha gente con discapacidad visual. Por eso en el #fediverso procuramos ayudarlos escribiendo textos alternativos a las imágenes que compartimos. Si vais a #SETTINGS #ACCESIBILITY podéis activar estas dos funciones para ver los textos alternativos (a veces es una forma de esconder un chiste) y para que la app os recuerde escribir un texto para cada imagen y ayudar un poco a los demás.

Captura de pantalla de la aplicación pixelfed, con la opción accesibilidad señalada

Captura de pantalla de las opciones de accesibilidad activadas.

I find myself idly wondering how much money do #ai #AI companies donate to #web #accesibility orgs. Since they piggyback on #screenreader acces to data.

I'd wager a buck it's nil.

#blind #lowvision

Parę przemyśleń jako osoba z aparatami słuchowymi żyjąca w Polsce:

1. Polecam kupować baterie do aparatów z hurtowni. Grafika poniżej. Ceny zaobserwowane w moim otoczeniu.

2. Protetycy słuchu nie zawsze wiedzą co jest dobre dla młodej osoby głuchej/słabosłyszącej. Warto powiedzieć, że jakiś dźwięk boli albo by zrobili tak by np własny głos był cichszy w takiej i takiej sytuacji. Często spotykam się z traktowaniem jak klienta 80+ późnoogłuchłego a nie młodą osobę głuchą od urodzenia.

3. Aparaty to technologia wspierająca, więc warto podejść cyberpunkowo. Warto korzystać z wszystkich ciekawych opcji technologii, których nie ma normalny słuch - ale warto pamiętać, aby coś zostawić dla mózgu aby sam się nauczył np wyciszać, wyłapywać dźwięk itd. Zatem nie całkowita automatyzacja, aby nie utracić tej umiejętności słyszenia, ale wciąż.

4. Pętle indukcyjne są dostępne w wielu miejscach, ale obsługujący je często nie wiedzą, jak ich używać, a czasem nawet, jak się to nazywa. Nawet protetycy słuchu mogą źle ustawić odbiór pętli w aparatach.

5. Parowanie urządzeń łączących z aparatami słuchowymi jest trudne, bo nie da się zobaczyć, jak aparat reaguje ani jaki jest jego stan. Nie da się parować za bardzo bez strzelania na ślepo z włączaniem i wyłączaniem.

6. Większość ustawień aparatów słuchowych można zmienić tylko u protetyka, ponieważ urządzenia regulujące aparaty są dostępne tylko dla takich firm. Odbiera mi to kontrolę nad własnym słuchem i zmusza do wielokrotnych wizyt, aż protetyk ustawi wszystko poprawnie. Rozumiem, że chodzi o ochronę przed uszkodzeniem sobie słuchu, ale powinno to działać jak wybór systemu Windows-Linux czy zakup zapalniczki – na własną odpowiedzialność.

7. Mam teorię, że słuchawki douszne dla muzyków obsługujące do 120db podgłośnienia dają o wiele czystszy i szerszy zakres dźwięków niż aparaty słuchowe, które skupiają się tylko na zakresie mowy. No i są tańsze od aparatów o kilka tysięcy. Muszę to bardziej przetestować.

8. Kolejny vent coming...

#accesibility #hearingaids

#Accesibility

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