Brief Note on Application Keyboard Shortcuts, by @aardrian:
https://adrianroselli.com/2026/01/brief-note-on-application-keyboard-shortcuts.html
#screenReaders
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.
The State of Modern AI Text To Speech Systems for Screen Reader Users: The past year has seen an explosion in new text to speech engines based on neural networks, large language models, and machine learning. But has any of this advancement offered anything to those using screen readers? stuff.interfree.ca/2026/01/05/ai-tts-for-screenreaders.html #ai #tts #llm #accessibility #a11y #screenreaders
Testing Methods: Pronunciation, by @deconspray:
https://www.dennisdeacon.com/web/accessibility/testing-methods-pronunciation/
In response to the articles circulated recently about people who are switching to Linux as their desktop operating system, I note that my first desktop Linux experience was in 1998. I investigated hardware compatibility, bought a new laptop, and a friend installed Linux on it for me. (The installation process wasn't accessible with a screen reader in those days.) I used Emacspeak to provide a spoken interface to the operating system. Unfortunately, my braille display wasn't supported - eventually fixed in the mid 2000s. Graphical X11 applications were not accessible either, but that, too, was rectified in the mid 2000s. In the late 90s, I didn't need GUI tools anyway. The modern JavaScript-intensive Web has changed that situation fundamentally.
Non-visual access to Linux continues to improve, albeit slowly and with highly constrained development resources. Although I've had (and continue to have) other operating systems, I still consider Linux my primary desktop computing environment.
#Linux #ScreenReaders #accessibility
Non-visual access to Linux continues to improve, albeit slowly and with highly constrained development resources. Although I've had (and continue to have) other operating systems, I still consider Linux my primary desktop computing environment.
#Linux #ScreenReaders #accessibility
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
#Development #Explorations
Don’t leave the screen reader hungry · What’s visible isn’t always what’s announced https://ilo.im/1698ao
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#Accessibility #ScreenReaders #Documentation #Annotation #AI #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #HTML
👁️ Screen Reader HTML Support – Lookup
A Work in progress: Last updated 14 December 2025.
🆕Windows Narrator support added
#screenReaders #HTML #Semantics #a11y
https://tetralogical.github.io/screen-reader-HTML-support/lookup/lookup.html
Dear #ChatGPT for as smart as you are I'm amused by how often you forget that screen shots won't do much for me. Every once in a while I can remind you that I like directions for those using #ScreenReaders for the #Blind and you'll remember for a session but not a while later no matter what I do.
#Development #Reminders
The role of the HTML ‘lang’ attribute · A tiny detail can make it or break it for millions https://ilo.im/168yc1
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#Language #Content #Accessibility #WCAG #ScreenReaders #Browser #Frameworks #WebDev #Frontend #HTML
Reposting. Slots available.
After a short break, I’m returning to accessibility training services.
I provide one-on-one training for blind and visually impaired users across multiple platforms. My teaching is practical and goal-driven: not just commands, but confidence, independence, and efficient workflows that carry into daily life, study, and work.
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Send and manage email independently
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is it me or #wordpress? I feel like wp 6.x feels like a #java application, not a web app.
clunky with #screenreaders
unintuitive to use.
broken.
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