Recommendations for application developers to include and improve #accessibility. By Apple at wwdc25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD43DI-VA20 #handicap #accessbility #apple #wwdc #wwdc25

Is there a coop or collective of disabled people in tech where you can go to hire accessibility experts? I don't want to continue to release software unless I know its accessible, but I can't know that unless I have my software audited by disabled tech experts that know the pitfalls of these things. I don't need free labour either. I am happy to pay for this service.

#a11y #accessbility #disablity #foss

If you are blind and you have the spoons, can you let me know if you use the terminal on Linux and if so which one? If you use the terminal, do you use a screenreader plugin or a specific external screenreader on Linux?

I wrote a terminal UI program for kubernetes that has voice assistance and I want to test it myself with a normal workflow that a disabled user would follow.

I am also willing to pay if you want to test it. Read further down in this thread if you want more info.

Edit again: wasn't expecting to get any feedback but I got some already and I really appreciate it! I will be doing more testing and research in the coming weeks 💙

#a11y #foss #accessbility

Anyone feel like listening to some music that's joyful, buoyant and upbeat as we head into the weekend? Here's PJ Sin Suela for @npr's Tiny Desk. The proud Puerto Rican rapper, doctor and author exudes enthusiasm and smiles, accompanied by vocalists, flute, piano, trumpet, tenor sax, guitar, bass and more. PJ is the first artist to incorporate a sign language interpreter (Alexssa Hernández) into a Tiny Desk show. We're sharing this link with everyone we know.

Link: https://flip.it/K9ubzG

#Music #TinyDesk #Friday #TGIF #NPR #PJSinSuela #LatinMusic #Rap #Accessbility #DeafCommunity #SignLanguage #PuertoRico #LatinMusic

I see something that looks like tabs.
I think “surely these are implemented as ARIA tablist but reload the whole UI”.
I am right.

Stop using role="tablist" if your page reloads.

FFS.

#accessbility #a11y

Ever see a picture on the internet and even if your eyes are fully functional, you don't quite “get” what you're seeing? Quality alt text would have helped, huh!

That's a good example of why #AltText is for everyone. Also, a good way to think about writing it: not just “what is this? but "why is this being shown to me?”.

#Accessbility is for everyone.

The 2025 Spring NCSAB In-Person Conference is in full swing in Bethesda, MD!

Vispero's Jerry Marindin and Bill Killroy are in attendance to talk about our accessible software solutions, such as JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion.

#Accessbility #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #NCSAB

hey made this for #publicdomain! https://freesvg.org/cripplepunk-accessible-icon

will make a rainbow one later!

-- :gay_cactus:

#cripplepunk #disability #vector #inkscape #accessbility #creativeNatives #disabledArtist #disabilityPride

Personal review of project 2 of the #gameAccessibility course from #Unity, pt.2 - Link: https://learn.unity.com/project/inclusive-design-and-accessibility

TLDR: The 2nd part focussed on digital #accessbility. It's laying knowledge foundation and gives an overview on US law and platform complience. For the first time we get to do a bit of game design. Also, more great materials!

Details in the next posts! 👇

Join Serenad from Food 4 Thought and me on our journey in improving #a11y in #games! Stay tuned for regular posts.

#gamedev

#ImNowAtTheAgeWhere I need to gently bump up the default font size on my computer and mobile phone. And yes, that's an #accessbility issue.

Being chronically ill at Christmas can be lonely. Many of us deal with feelings of guilt and are gaslit for not being able to participate in family traditions.

My article on how to find joy in the small things, how others can make the holidays accessible and a reminder that no one is alone:

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/a-chronic-illness-christmas

#chronicillness #disability #christmas #happyholidays #kindness #accessbility #loneliness #ableism

Oct 2nd, 2024 we'll have the second Accessbility Meetup Munich.

You can sign up at https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/accessibility-meetup-munich/events/302176233/

Or connect in the munich channel of the Accessibility Club Slack https://join.slack.com/t/a11yclub/shared_invite/zt-9hlan48w-ALdGmFbIRs6FzDFfM9HhSg

#a11y #accessbility #meetup #munich

My first week at the new job is almost over, and I finally have some time to share the exciting news:

I just started working as a research fellow at Technische Hochschule Köln! As an employee of both Cologne Game Lab and the Institute for Media Research and Media Education, I'll help coordinate and realise a project focusing on #accessbility in #gaming.

So over the course of the next 18 months, you can expect more insights and resources about this topic and our project on my feed.

#dyslexia #accessbility this is a really fascinating paper! dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/sites/default/files/good_fonts_for_dyslexia_study.pdf

doi.org/10.1145/2513383.2513447 for the doi

Improving Accessibility and Inclusivity – ChatGPT in Higher Education

https://unf.pressbooks.pub/chatgptinhighereducation/chapter/improving-accessibility-and-inclusivity/ (accessibility chapter of this open access book) #AI #accessbility

Did you know that if you have difficulty accessing your local polling station, you can request to vote elsewhere?

At least a week before polling day (i.e. by 31 May), apply in writing to your returning officer for permission to vote at another station in the same constituency, explaining why you cannot access your local station.

More: https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government-in-ireland/elections-and-referenda/voting/facilities-for-voters-with-disabilities/

#LE24 - Local Elections 2024
#EP24 - European Elections 2024

🗳️

#IrelandVotes #MastoDaoine #A11y #Accessbility #VotingRights

@mutthew @3DPrintingDad

Thanks man, I'll tag you with updates whenever I get it (still gotta save up for a bit). I think my first project will be to design and print low-vision dominoes for my mom. #accessbility

@remindme 1 month to mention these fine dudes when I start posting about #3dPrinting again

"Digital Library Accessibility Policy and Practice Guidelines: A Guide by the Digital Accessibility Working Group"

The DLF has developed a guide to help Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) institutions "work to adopt accessibility best practices in their digital libraries by implementing an accessibility policy."

https://zenodo.org/records/10045111?utm_content=280408073&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-188811710

#GLAM #Galleries #Libraries #Archives #Museums #Accessbility #DigitalCollections #DigitalLibraries #DLF

Using NVDA, I can't hear what the default colours are in Firefox's built-in "color picker" (that pops up on an <input type="color">). I can use cursor keys to move between the default colours (👍) but it won't tell me what each one actually is. It could use the CSS names for the 48 default colours.
#accessbility #firefox

Started number crunching for my annual blog post of books read for fun this year. Quick initial stats: 60 books finished in 2023, almost 20,000 pages read, average 375 pages a week. Despite being heavily sedated from progressive neuro disease, and needing a Kindle with utterly gigantic font to keep reading. So grateful I still can! #Bookstodon #Books #reading #accessbility #disability #neuro #Kindle