Someone submitted an article about #accessibility to Hacker News. That article is about #screenReaders.
Naturally, the third comment is written by a non-screen-reader user and says that the article written by a screen reader user about screen readers is completely wrong.
Would you believe that their "experience is the opposite"? They even have the numbers to prove how wrong the author is! Their solution works at 14,000 words per minute!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@effinbirds/115884702338048840
@effinbirds So I was curious to folks who use #screenreaders if they might have thoughts on this. This account/post post birds swearing. It's funny it's a breath of fresh air. The alt text often say generically "a painting of a bird saying fuck that, bye..."
Would it be useful information for you if the bird's name was said?
Would it still maintain the joke if it was "A blue tit with its wings out saying, Fuck that, Bye..." Let us know.
🚀 AI advances at warp speed! But for screen reader users? Nada, zilch, the sound of silence. 🤖🔊 Maybe next year we'll get something less ancient than DOS. 😅
https://stuff.interfree.ca/2026/01/05/ai-tts-for-screenreaders.html #AIAdvancements #ScreenReaders #Accessibility #TechForAll #DigitalInclusion #HackerNews #ngated
5 Accessibility Checks to Run on Every Component, by @hdv (@zeroheight):
https://zeroheight.com/blog/5-accessibility-checks-to-run-on-every-component/
#accessibility #components #testing #keyboardnavigation #designtokens #microcontent #zooming #screenreaders
I'd like to know people's opinions on this. I enjoying following people who post in a variety of languages. I also know I have followers who appreciate alt text in images and do my best not to boost images that have no alt text.
What do you do when the image has alt text but is in another language? To boost it as I would like to would mean those using screen readers are disadvantaged, as far as I know. To boost and comment with English alt text would seem rude to the original poster who has already included alt text. (I'm only using English as an example there as it's the one I usually communicate in). Do screen readers have their own translation functions by any chance?
If you're someone who uses a screen reader what do you do when you come across alt text in a language you don't understand?
Brief Note on Application Keyboard Shortcuts, by @aardrian:
https://adrianroselli.com/2026/01/brief-note-on-application-keyboard-shortcuts.html
Tests for CSS Generated Content Alternative Text, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):
https://www.maxdesign.com.au/articles/test-cases-css-content.html
#css #generatedcontent #alttext #accessibility #support #voiceover #nvda #jaws #screenreaders
For those who use #screenreaders, I'm struggling to comprehend why it seems common practice to have a collection of articles outside a list element (ul or ol), especially if they're ordered by publication date.
Specifically, why does
```HTML
<section>
<h2>Blogs</h2>
<article>...</article>
<article>...</article>
<article>...</article>
</section>
````
seem to be preferred over
```HTML
<section>
<h2>Blogs</h2>
<ol>
<article>...</article>
<article>...</article>
<article>...</article>
</ol>
</section>
```
I personally like #NVDA announcing there's 3 blog entries but I'm sighted so not sure if I'm an outlier.
Testing Methods: Pronunciation, by @deconspray:
https://www.dennisdeacon.com/web/accessibility/testing-methods-pronunciation/
Question to screen reader users, just because I'm curious:
If I write using the occasional homophone, perhaps to make a pun, is that something that is completely lost to you, unless something clues you in to the fact that there might be spelling shenanigans going on?
For example, if I had posted the other day, "I can't wait to see Santa's slay!", would you just have assumed that that last word was "sleigh", and never noticed that it was "slay"? #accessibility #ScreenReaders
“aria-busy” Is Not Your Friend, by @gerardkcohen:
https://gerardkcohen.me/writing/2025/aria-busy-not-your-friend.html
A11y Considerations in Math on the Web, by @manuelsanchezdev.com (@matuzo):
https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/12/
#accessibility #mathml #screenreaders #nvda #voiceover #support
i #love #hashtags. it #absolutely #helps my #post's #visibility to be using #random #hashtags all around which will #never get #checked by anybody with a #soul. it #also makes it so much #easier to #read, and #helps #screenreaders. if #you are #not using a #single #hashtag per #post on the #fediverse, the best #social #media #platform without a built-in #algorithm, you are #missing #out.
#truefactsonly #socialmedia101
Don’t Leave the Screen Reader Hungry, by @gerireid (@matuzo):
Accessibility poll for people who use screen readers for daily use. I’m writing a guide about alt text.
🧵 Poll 2 of 2:
I’d like your opinion about long description methods for complex images. What is your preferred approach? (Feel free to comment if you want to elaborate.)
Please boost for reach. 🙌🏻
#Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReaders #AltText #WCAG #UI #FrontEnd
Accessibility poll for people who use screen readers for daily use. I’m writing a guide about alt text.
🧵 Poll 1 of 2:
I’d like your opinion about alt-text length for simple images. How long should it be? (Feel free to comment if you want to elaborate.)
Please boost for reach. 🙌🏻
#Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReaders #AltText #WCAG #UI #FrontEnd
Saying Goodbye to Facebook and ReddIt: In this article, I explain why I've ditched Facebook and ReddIt in favor of Friendica and Lemmy. I also mention why I ditched Matrix due to accessibility issues with my screen readers. https://simplygregario.us/articles/2025-12-17/saying-goodbye-to-facebook-and-reddit/ #A11Y #Accessibility #Blind #ScreenReaders #Facebook #Lemmy #Matrix #ReddIt #Privacy #Fediverse
