Keep life simple and safe, store everyday items in the same place each time. Your future self (and your muscle memory) will thank you. #DailyWisdom #AccessibilityTips #Wisdom4TheBlind

What’s the difference between accessibility and usability?

Accessibility is about whether people, including those with disabilities, can use your product at all.

Usability is about how easily and pleasantly they can use it.

A website can be usable for most and completely unusable for someone using a screen reader or keyboard.

Real usability includes accessibility.

Anything less is just good UX for some.

#WebAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #Usability #AccessibilityTips

@neurovagrant in that case, two more tips!

1. Go into the settings>accessibity and turn on “show while mirroring” to control whether zoom appears while sharing your screen and during screen recordings. On iOS it’s towards the bottom of zoom settings on mac OS it’s under advanced settings.

2. Second accessibility tip that will benefit everyone when you demo:
Change your mac OS curser “pointer” size and colour to make it easier for learners to find it on your screen. Settings > Accessibility > Display > Pointer

Just did a quick demo GIF so you can see how much it helps find the pointer against black or white backgrounds even on smaller screens.
@alwirtes #AccessibilityTips

KWL – 341 – Accessibility Tips for Indie Authors with Jeff Adams and Michele Lucchini https://kobowritinglife.com/2024/04/16/kwl-341-accessibility-tips-for-indie-authors-with-jeff-adams-and-michele-lucchini/ #accessiblewebsites #businessforauthors #non-fictionwriting #accessibilitytips #accessibleeBooks #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #authorbusiness #authorwebsites #accessibility #KWLCommunity #authoradvice #non-fiction #KWLPodcast #podcast #writing #Kobo #tips #KWL

PDFs might not be inherently user-friendly, but this tutorial can guide you in improving the accessibility of your PDFs. Visit this link: https://www.bbeb.com/post/102j2w4/are-pdfs-accessible #PDFAccessibility #AccessibilityTips

Learn expert strategies for enhancing nonprofit accessibility from The Accessibility Guy, Shawn Jordison.
#NonprofitAccessibility #AccessibilityTips #InclusiveOrganizations #AccessibilityGuidelines

https://theaccessibilityguy.com/5-tips-to-boost-nonprofit-accessibility/

Explore how Foxit enhances document accessibility. Shawn Jordison navigates Foxit's features, offering insights and tips.
#FoxitAccessibility #DocumentAccessibility #PDFEditing #ShawnJordison #AccessibilityTips #AssistiveTech

https://theaccessibilityguy.com/a-comprehensive-guide-to-foxit-accessibility-features/

Learn how to resolve the PDF UA compliance error of missing bounding boxes for single-page figures in this insightful tutorial.
#PDFUA #Accessibility #ComplianceError #PDFAccessibility #FixingErrors #AccessibilityTips

https://theaccessibilityguy.com/how-to-solve-the-pac-2024-error-figure-element-on-a-single-page-has-no-bounding-box-adobe-acrobat-pro-dc/

Unlock the digital world for everyone! 🌍 Use hashtags wisely and sparingly, ensuring they're readable with CamelCase (each word capitalized) for better screen reader clarity. Small step, big impact! #InclusiveDesign #AccessibilityTips

Hosting remote meetings? Don't forget inclusivity!

It's key for everyone to fully engage, regardless of limitations. Check out our accessibility handbook to make your virtual meetings more accessible: https://bit.ly/46UMxPz

#InclusiveMeetings #RemoteWork #AccessibilityTips

Dive into achieving Word Compliance with Section 508 standards. Understand the nuances of file naming and boost your document's accessibility.

#WordCompliance, #Section508, #AccessibilityTips, #DocumentNaming, #ShawnJordisonGuide

https://theaccessibilityguy.com/file-name-is-less-than-30-chars-section-508-for-word/

@LSHTMopen Great article, but that abstract font is very hard to read. Here's some guidance on alternatives https://www.accessibilitychecker.org/blog/accessible-fonts/
#AccessibilityTips #Fonts

casual constant reminder that alt-text is supposed to describe your image for screen readers. not quite sure how to do that well? here are some great tips from Accessible Social. #alttext #accessibilitytips #accessiblesocial https://www.accessible-social.com/images-and-visuals/writing-image-descriptions

@Lockdownyourlife Camel-case hashtags are apparently friendlier for screen-reader software.
#AccessibilityTips

may i ask what would help those who use text captions to access visuals on this site? would you want an objective, bare description of the image, without my subjective interpretation? do you want both, but demarcated? #accessibilitytips

(feel free to boost! i am genuinely curious!)

I love how easy it is to add #AltText to images and videos on Mastodon. Such a big difference to #Twitter. Please consider taking the time to fill it in. It gets faster and easier the more you do it, and it makes a huge difference for folks using screen readers. Also make it a habit to capitalise first letters in hashtags that have multiple words. #Accessibility #AccessibilityTips

@feditips on one of my first days here, I saw a tip someone shared to titlecase or camelcase your hashtags so screenreader users here can more easily understand what they’re reading. I’ve seen so many tips since then and I just really love how important things like that are to people here. #accessibilityTips

@andrewt @Lee_in_Iowa if the text readers render them differently it's a problem, no point in guessing - ask the community! #accessibilitytips #accessibility #screenReaders

If you want to support people who use screen readers, don't boost posts that have images with no image description.

#accessibility #AccessibilityTips #MastodonTips #a11y #mastodon #etiquette #ScreenReaders

Hi ! #AccessibilityMastodon #Accessibility #AccessibilityTips #ScreenReader
When describing images in my native language, how should I format the translations ? I want my photos to be accessible to English and French speaking communities. I was putting French and English one after the other but it does not seem to be a good idea. @Blanche seems to make a separate post with a translation every time. What are your thoughts ? 🤔