<p>Many thanks to everyone who replied to my post yesterday asking: Folks using screen readers: How annoying is it to come across posts with a lot of emojis?</p><p>I got so many helpful replies that I've summarized what I learned into the following post, which took every character my instance allows for posts!</p><p>Yesterday's post is here, if you want to reference and see the individual replies.<br><a href="https://sfba.social/@jeridansky/114971894672483573" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sfba.social/@jeridansky/114971894672483573"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfba.social/@jeridansky/114971</span><span class="invisible">894672483573</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a></p>
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I wonder if there's a psychological price that a web developer has to overcome to make a non-trivial web page with no pop-ups of any kind. It seems like a compulsion.<br><br>At least in the way I use computers as a low vision person, pop-ups are extraordinarily anti-accessibility. Yes, even tooltips and alt-hovertext, depending on how they're done. Some websites are close to unusable because of these things.<br><br><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/web/" rel="tag">#web</a> <a href="/tags/darkpatterns/" rel="tag">#DarkPatterns</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a><br>
<p>人類喜歡絞盡腦汁地用錯誤的答案來回應錯誤的問題。</p><p>例如用 AI 來協助撰寫（難以閱讀的）公文，然後用 AI 來協助讀懂（難以閱讀的）公文內容。</p><p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a></p>
<p>Hey there! I'm one of the blind folks who read alt text on here. I'd like to say thank you for adding that so that I can also enjoy images of cartoon animals. A little effort from you means a world of difference for people like me<br><a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a> <a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a></p>
<p>For Global Accessibility Awareness Day we are launching a new settings page that lists all of your media without alt text, so you can easily update any missing alt text in a single, easy to remember place.</p><p>You can also enable the Require Media Descriptions setting in Settings -> Media.</p><p><a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/gaad/" rel="tag">#gaad</a></p>
<p>Today I broke an <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> feature on my site, and turned off <a href="/tags/audio/" rel="tag">#audio</a> for UK users. </p><p>Everyone else can listen as usual. UK users cannot. </p><p>You can still read the text. But you can't hear the <a href="/tags/accessible/" rel="tag">#accessible</a> version. </p><p>This is the Online Safety Act: <a href="https://www.girlonthenet.com/osa/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.girlonthenet.com/osa/</a></p><p>Pls share</p>
<p>As usual, another dumb implementation in <a href="/tags/fintech/" rel="tag">#FinTech</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> scene.</p><p>A certain №1 (or №2?) <a href="/tags/bank/" rel="tag">#bank</a> is now blocking <a href="/tags/android/" rel="tag">#Android</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> features, they tagged it as "Compromised device". 🤦🏽🤷🏽</p><p><a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a></p>
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<p>Kuulin huhuja, että <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MonaApp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MonaApp</span></a></span> tuo uusimmassa päivityksessään automaattisen alttekstin luomisen kuvaan. Toistaiseksi vain englanninkielellä mikä on vähän harmi, mutta tyhjääkin parempi. Odotan mielenkiinnolla sen käytön testaamista.</p><p><a href="/tags/saavutettavuus/" rel="tag">#saavutettavuus</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#alttext</a></p>
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<p>GrapheneOS: Where Licenses Matter More Than People</p><p>GrapheneOS could have shipped real accessibility support. They had a screen reader. They had a libre speech engine — one they requested a feature from. They got that feature.</p><p>And then they said no.<br>Because the license was GPLv3.</p><p>They’ll ship sandboxed Google Play Services.<br>They’ll let you install GPLv3 software from their app store.<br>But a working screen reader for blind users?<br>Blocked. On principle.</p><p>This isn’t a technical limitation.<br>This is not a matter of priorities.<br>This is cruelty by ideology — and they’re proud of it.</p><p>So here it is. My full public dissection of the excuses, the hypocrisy, and the sheer contempt they’ve shown to the people who need privacy and security most: the disabled.</p><p>They chose licensing purity over basic humanity.<br>I chose to write this.</p><p><a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/grapheneos-where-licenses-matter-more-than-people/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/grapheneos-where-licenses-matter-more-than-people/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/gra</span><span class="invisible">pheneos-where-licenses-matter-more-than-people/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/grapheneos/" rel="tag">#GrapheneOS</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#Accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#Blind</a> <a href="/tags/disabilitytech/" rel="tag">#DisabilityTech</a> <a href="/tags/inclusion/" rel="tag">#Inclusion</a> <a href="/tags/gplv3/" rel="tag">#GPLv3</a> <a href="/tags/espeak/" rel="tag">#espeak</a> <a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/disabilityrights/" rel="tag">#DisabilityRights</a> <a href="/tags/android/" rel="tag">#Android</a> <a href="/tags/rant/" rel="tag">#Rant</a> <a href="/tags/techshame/" rel="tag">#TechShame</a></p>
<p>I am so happy to be launching this today.<br>It's my personal project around a series of problems and experiments in learning design / pedagogy.<br>It's an invitation to think about making educational resources which are free, open, small, simple and accessible.<br>The website is up and running, and the first course is ready. More to come.<br>Please share and let me know your thoughts.</p><p><a href="/tags/instructionaldesign/" rel="tag">#InstructionalDesign</a> <a href="/tags/pedagogy/" rel="tag">#Pedagogy</a> <a href="/tags/learnindesign/" rel="tag">#LearninDesign</a> <a href="/tags/oer/" rel="tag">#OER</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#Accessibility</a><br><a href="https://buff.ly/3SU846O" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>buff.ly/3SU846O</a></p>
<p>Keep your alt text short, but don't be afraid to add a little whimsy. Describe colors. And more tips!</p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/polls-about-alt-text-on-social-media/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="stefanbohacek.com/blog/polls-about-alt-text-on-social-media/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stefanbohacek.com/blog/polls-a</span><span class="invisible">bout-alt-text-on-social-media/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>
<p>🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.12 👩🚀</p><p>"Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 2)"</p><p><a href="https://blog.elenarossini.com/beyond-technical-features-why-we-need-to-talk-about-the-values-of-the-fediverse-part-2/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.elenarossini.com/beyond-technical-features-why-we-need-to-talk-about-the-values-of-the-fediverse-part-2/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.elenarossini.com/beyond-t</span><span class="invisible">echnical-features-why-we-need-to-talk-about-the-values-of-the-fediverse-part-2/</span></a></p><p>mentioning: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alttexthalloffame" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alttexthalloffame</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tapbots.social/@ivory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ivory</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@IceCubesApp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>IceCubesApp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tusky" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Tusky</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tkz.one/@Simx72" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Simx72</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@phanpy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>phanpy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://henshaw.social/@jon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ohai.social/@mathi_gwithyas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mathi_gwithyas</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rysiek</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/thefutureisfederated/" rel="tag">#TheFutureIsFederated</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a> <a href="/tags/cw/" rel="tag">#CW</a> <a href="/tags/contentwarnings/" rel="tag">#ContentWarnings</a> <a href="/tags/phanpy/" rel="tag">#Phanpy</a> <a href="/tags/ivory/" rel="tag">#Ivory</a> <a href="/tags/tusky/" rel="tag">#Tusky</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/icecubes/" rel="tag">#IceCubes</a></p>
<p>As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.</p><p><a href="/tags/appreciation/" rel="tag">#appreciation</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/altbot/" rel="tag">#altbot</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#alttext</a> <a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> <a href="/tags/blindness/" rel="tag">#blindness</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/gratitude/" rel="tag">#gratitude</a> <a href="/tags/images/" rel="tag">#images</a> <a href="/tags/inclusivity/" rel="tag">#inclusivity</a> <a href="/tags/peoplewhocare/" rel="tag">#peoplewhocare</a> <a href="/tags/pictures/" rel="tag">#pictures</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>
<p>Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/33760" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/33760"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p</span><span class="invisible">ull/33760</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a></p>
<p>PSA: <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a> is a great <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#Accessibility</a> tool.<br>It isn’t just essential for people who rely on screen readers.<br>It triggers applicable filters, making this platform a lot easier to stomach for many people.</p><p>Consider writing at least a short phrase for filters.<br><a href="/tags/alt4me/" rel="tag">#Alt4Me</a> if you do not have the time or energy in the moment.</p><p>I might <a href="/tags/alt4you/" rel="tag">#Alt4You</a> unprompted (on popular posts), this is not a complaint, but meant as a helpful gesture.<br>I will not boost toots without alt text.</p>
<p>If your app supports multiple languages you can test it on device in another language without changing your entire device's language with a per app setting. </p><p>It even works with widgets! </p><p>This is not the case with some per-app accessibility settings, which I did open feedback about.</p><p><a href="/tags/swiftui/" rel="tag">#SwiftUI</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a></p>
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<p>Peeking through the Liquid Glass: From usability to branding, we explore what Liquid Glass means for designers and developers in our latest post.</p><p><a href="https://blog.iconfactory.com/2025/06/peeking-through-the-liquid-glass/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.iconfactory.com/2025/06/peeking-through-the-liquid-glass/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.iconfactory.com/2025/06/p</span><span class="invisible">eeking-through-the-liquid-glass/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/wwdc/" rel="tag">#WWDC</a> <a href="/tags/liquidglass/" rel="tag">#LiquidGlass</a> <a href="/tags/uiux/" rel="tag">#UIUX</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#Accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/neoretro/" rel="tag">#NeoRetro</a></p>
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<p>if you are under 30 years old and picking a font size for something other people need to read, not just yourself: that’s too small. still too small. A LITTLE BIGGER</p><p><a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/ux/" rel="tag">#ux</a> <a href="/tags/typography/" rel="tag">#typography</a></p>
<p>Something I recently discovered to be possible in TiddlyWiki is using `clamp()` in the `font-size` settings. It's sweet!</p><p><a href="https://whtwnd.com/youronly.one/3lukcyypixm2z" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="whtwnd.com/youronly.one/3lukcyypixm2z"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">whtwnd.com/youronly.one/3lukcy</span><span class="invisible">ypixm2z</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/css/" rel="tag">#CSS</a> <a href="/tags/tiddlywiki/" rel="tag">#TiddlyWiki</a> <a href="/tags/trick/" rel="tag">#Trick</a> <a href="/tags/tip/" rel="tag">#Tip</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#Accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a> <a href="/tags/wiki/" rel="tag">#Wiki</a></p>
What social media app would you consider the best in terms of screen reader <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a>? Can be either a web app or Android app, don't care if it's FOSS or not, centralized or decentralized, I just want to experience some good practices.
<p>Good day all! Fireside Fedi TODAY! Yes we're still on, internet was fixed, thank you Brightspeed techs!<br><br>Livestream: <a href="https://stream.firesidefedi.live" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>stream.firesidefedi.live</a><br><br>Special Guest: @elettrona<br><a href="/tags/ally/" rel="tag">#ally</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> <a href="/tags/wordporess/" rel="tag">#wordporess</a> <a href="/tags/designer/" rel="tag">#designer</a> <a href="/tags/hivawareness/" rel="tag">#hivawareness</a><br><br>Date & Time: 2025-12-02 1500 UTC-5<br><br>After the show:<br><a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#Peertube</a> <a href="/tags/vod/" rel="tag">#VOD</a> - <a href="https://video.firesidefedi.live" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>video.firesidefedi.live</a><br><a href="/tags/castopod/" rel="tag">#Castopod</a> <a href="/tags/fedicast/" rel="tag">#Fedicast</a> - <a href="https://audio.firesidefedi.live" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>audio.firesidefedi.live</a><br><br><a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#Youtube</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@btfree_org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.youtube.com/@btfree_org</a></p>
<p>Presenting the Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report <a href="/tags/3/" rel="tag">#3</a>.</p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/alt-text-health-check-image-accessibility-report-3/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="stefanbohacek.com/blog/alt-text-health-check-image-accessibility-report-3/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stefanbohacek.com/blog/alt-tex</span><span class="invisible">t-health-check-image-accessibility-report-3/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a> <a href="/tags/alttexthealthcheck/" rel="tag">#AltTextHealthCheck</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/imagedescription/" rel="tag">#ImageDescription</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>Tis done 🎉<br>My <a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#youtube</a> channel, formerly known as BlindlyCoding, is now named ViewpointUnseen. This allows me to broaden the content on that channel to include a lot more different types of content, from tutorials for the <a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> from a <a href="/tags/blindness/" rel="tag">#blindness</a> perspective, tech reviews from that same perspective, <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> streams as well as reaction content when I find sufficient things to react to.<br>I think there's a lot of value I can offer to the world at large with stuff that's currently locked inside my head and having a bit more time during the work week allows me to spend more time on <a href="/tags/contentcreation/" rel="tag">#contentCreation</a>. Screen reader tutorials? Hacking streams? Videogames? Reviewing pieces of tech and supplying <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> recommendations to users AND developers/creators? Yes, all of that and more. Stay tuned!</p>
<p>This year brought great improvements to <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> in GNOME, including:</p><p>• Full accessibility of GNOME Web<br>• Tons of improvements to Calendar<br>• Screen reader integration for Notifications<br>• GTK apps integrated w/Windows & macOS accessibility<br>• Configure <a href="/tags/orca/" rel="tag">#Orca</a> screen reader from GNOME Settings<br>• Accessibility from the start on the login screen</p><p>Help us reach 1,500 <a href="/tags/friendsofgnome/" rel="tag">#FriendsOfGNOME</a> so we can focus on accessibility even more in 2026:</p><p><a href="https://donate.gnome.org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>donate.gnome.org</a></p><p><a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a> <a href="/tags/gnome/" rel="tag">#GNOME</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a></p>