accessibility

<p>Everyone wins!</p><p><a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#AltText</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a></p>

<p>Hi Folks,</p><p>I am looking for screen reader users to test a site taking approximately one hour. This is a paid gig - $50 via a gift card. Please ping me for more details. </p><p>Please boost for reach.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p><a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/screenreader/" rel="tag">#ScreenReader</a></p>

<p>Something I recently discovered to be possible in TiddlyWiki is using `clamp()` in the `font-size` settings. It&#x27;s sweet!<a href="https://whtwnd.com/youronly.one/3lukcyypixm2z" rel="nofollow">whtwnd.com/youronly....</a><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> <br><br><a href="https://whtwnd.com/youronly.one/3lukcyypixm2z" rel="nofollow">TiddlyWiki Legibility Tip: fon...</a></p>

Not a single mask in sight. Very disappointing to see this, especially as we&#x27;re in a COVID uptick. The number of people in photo 1 who have their hands up is probably roughly equal to how many will leave this conference with COVID or some other respiratory illness.<br><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/users/scala_lang/statuses/115056704676502452" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fosstodon.org/users/scala_lang/statuses/115056704676502452"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosstodon.org/users/scala_lang</span><span class="invisible">/statuses/115056704676502452</span></a><br><br><a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/coding/" rel="tag">#coding</a> <a href="/tags/conference/" rel="tag">#conference</a> <a href="/tags/scala/" rel="tag">#scala</a> <a href="/tags/scaladays/" rel="tag">#ScalaDays</a> <a href="/tags/covidisnotover/" rel="tag">#CovidIsNotOver</a> <a href="/tags/covidisairborne/" rel="tag">#CovidIsAirborne</a> <a href="/tags/longcovid/" rel="tag">#LongCovid</a> <a href="/tags/maskup/" rel="tag">#MaskUp</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a><br>

<p>Hi, I’m micr0, creator of Altbot, an open-source bot that generates alt-text for images and videos on the Fediverse, with zero data retention.</p><p>I’m back from camping. The DDoS is still ongoing, so I need to move Altbot off my home network into professional colocation with enterprise DDoS protection.</p><p>We’re at 40% ($1,152 / $2,880). $1,728 to go to lock in 12 months of secure colocation at a proper datacenter.<br>If you can, please chip in or boost!</p><p>Support:</p><p>Ko-fi (goal page): <a href="https://ko-fi.com/micr0byte/goal?g=0" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/micr0byte/goal?g=0</a><br>GitHub Sponsors (fewer fees): <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/micr0-dev" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/sponsors/micr0-dev</a><br>ETH: 0xC992E57236eb9F30E79d0469446a6CF08Be05939</p><p>I can’t go into personal debt to cover the gap this time around. Thank you all for helping keep <a href="/tags/altbot/" rel="tag">#Altbot</a> online and accessible. &lt;3<br><a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#Accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/fedi/" rel="tag">#Fedi</a></p>

<p>I’m trying to figure out what works better for alt text accessibility in practice — please reply ONLY if you ever actually use text-to-speech, braille interfaces, or anything similar for accessing the alt text of images. (Boosts welcome.) </p><p>If I post a picture of writing in another language — say, Chinese — is it more frustrating to receive an imprecise general alt text like “a picture of Chinese calligraphy”, or for the actual unicode Chinese characters to be present in the alt text and shoved through your TTS? Does that just blast you with a bunch of numbers? Does it silently skip over non-western characters?</p><p>My intuition is that the unicode Chinese characters would not be very helpful in this use case unless the user’s computer is already set up for Chinese TTS specifically because they speak a Chinese language, but I figured I should check. </p><p><a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#alttext</a></p>

<p>i want to hear from people who use screen readers: what makes alt text useful to you? what doesn&#x27;t help?</p><p><a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a> <a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> <a href="/tags/alttext/" rel="tag">#alttext</a></p>

<p>In 2024, lawmakers celebrated the largest investment in Idaho’s history to fix its schools. But only a handful will be able to fully address challenges to accessibility.</p><p>At least 10 districts reported in 2023 that their bathrooms, gyms and cafeterias weren’t all accessible for students with disabilities, with some unable to get their lunch or attend classes on second floors.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-schools-students-disabilities-ada-accessibility?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-schools-students-disabilities-ada-accessibility?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-schools-students-disabilities-ada-accessibility?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#Accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#Disability</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a></p>

<p>Just received our first prototype of a Nickel-metal Hydride battery charger with a USB plug. This board is made to charge from 1 to 6 cells in series and supports a thermister for sensing overheating batteries.</p><p>This circuit design is planned to be a part of a pen-like stylus with a camera and haptic feedback for blind people to feel visual art.</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-bq25172dsgr" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-bq25172dsgr"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-b</span><span class="invisible">q25172dsgr</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> <a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/ee/" rel="tag">#ee</a> <a href="/tags/pcb/" rel="tag">#pcb</a> <a href="/tags/fosh/" rel="tag">#fosh</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> <a href="/tags/bce/" rel="tag">#bce</a> <a href="/tags/prototype/" rel="tag">#prototype</a> <a href="/tags/maker/" rel="tag">#maker</a> <a href="/tags/nimh/" rel="tag">#nimh</a> <a href="/tags/battery/" rel="tag">#battery</a> <a href="/tags/charger/" rel="tag">#charger</a></p>

<p>Improve Mozilla Thunderbird Email Message Hyperlink Readability</p><p>Learn all available options to improve hyperlink or link readability in email messages when using Mozilla Thunderbird.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/improve-hyperlink-readability-mozilla-thunderbird/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/improve-hyperlink-readability-mozilla-thunderbird/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/improv</span><span class="invisible">e-hyperlink-readability-mozilla-thunderbird/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/email/" rel="tag">#Email</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

<p>I am begging website owners to always provide a light mode. It’s an accessibility issue for me: my aging eyes are no longer able to view light-on-dark text for extended periods without severe ghosting/afterimages.</p><p><a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/website/" rel="tag">#website</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a></p>

<p><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> - the Mona7 app has a serious VoiceOver problem in the post&#x27;s language setting. You used a switch which groups 3 checkboxes and VoiceOver doesn&#x27;t detect it correctly. <a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/ios/" rel="tag">#ios</a> <a href="/tags/testflight/" rel="tag">#testflight</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> Italian, European, citizen of the world. Internet user since 1998 but started with PC in 1989. Formerly facebook, now stable on Mastodon - formerly &quot;talksina&quot; on MastodonUno italian instance; still &quot;talksina&quot; as handle into Linkedin, WordPress .org profile, google (till it lasts) and github, as it&#x27;s impossible to edit profile name. I believe in data liberation and ownership. I work on accessibility (web and apps), I have a disability myself (totally blind). Blogger, WordPress user and MarkDown lover, interested in electronic voices and creating audio-dramas with text-to-speech. AI user, moderately optimistic. HIV awareness advocate. Firmly against tech-based &quot;age verification&quot; on sexuality related sites. Education should do the job, allowing governments to control Internet is introduction to censorship. <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/wordpress/" rel="tag">#WordPress</a> <a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#disability</a> <a href="/tags/hiv/" rel="tag">#hiv</a> <a href="/tags/advocacy/" rel="tag">#advocacy</a></p>

<p>Mezzo Fediverso italiano mi conosce ma siccome mi sto un po&#x27; alla volta liberando del vecchio nick &quot;talksina&quot; in cui non mi riconosco più, sto gradualmente migrando da <a href="https://mastodon.uno/@talksina" rel="nofollow">@talksina</a> a qui. Principalmente per liberarmi dalla schiavitù dei 500 caratteri. Immagine del profilo per ora no, aspetto di farne una coi nuovi occhiali addosso. Continuerò a occuparmi di <a href="/tags/wordpress/" rel="tag">#WordPress</a>, <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> e anche attivismo <a href="/tags/hiv/" rel="tag">#hiv</a> se serve. <a href="/tags/introduzione/" rel="tag">#introduzione</a> <a href="/tags/fediverso/" rel="tag">#fediverso</a></p>

<p>Just placed an order for a new prototype PCB (Printed Circuit Board) for makers. This one charges NiMH (Nickel-metal Hydride) rechargeable batteries with charging speed options, support for up to 6 cells, temperature sensor, and USB-C plug.</p><p>This is a step toward our first accessibility product for blind people to feel visual art through a haptic pen-like stylus interface.</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-bq25172dsgr" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-bq25172dsgr"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-b</span><span class="invisible">q25172dsgr</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a> <a href="/tags/pcb/" rel="tag">#pcb</a> <a href="/tags/prototype/" rel="tag">#prototype</a> <a href="/tags/fosh/" rel="tag">#fosh</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> <a href="/tags/freehardware/" rel="tag">#freehardware</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#freesoftware</a> <a href="/tags/copyleft/" rel="tag">#copyleft</a> <a href="/tags/ee/" rel="tag">#ee</a></p>

<p>I just published a new post on my Substack. If you’re a blind and disabled student, this one may hit close to home. I wrote about the quiet panic that comes with syllabi and textbooks and the very real difference between “accessible eventually” and “accessible now.&quot; This isn’t a jab at professors or disability services. It’s about how systems are set up, why timing matters, and why tools like OpenStax can completely change a semester by removing the wait. If you teach, design curricula, or care about access in higher ed, I hope this offers some perspective. Boosts would be appreciated so this can reach educators and more students. <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#Accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/disabilityinstem/" rel="tag">#DisabilityInSTEM</a> <a href="/tags/highered/" rel="tag">#HigherEd</a> <a href="/tags/openstax/" rel="tag">#OpenStax</a><br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/accessinterrupted/p/i-dont-fear-the-syllabus-i-fear-the?r=5oidmq&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/pub/accessinterrupted/p/i-dont-fear-the-syllabus-i-fear-the?r=5oidmq&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/accessin</span><span class="invisible">terrupted/p/i-dont-fear-the-syllabus-i-fear-the?r=5oidmq&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a></p>

<p>Hi everyone, I&#x27;m looking for a new role (20hr/w) in developer/community relations, accessibility, fediverse and opensource strategy. I have 30+ years experience in F/OSS, in various domains (SW/HW/...). <br>and a good handle on how things work together, across teams and projects.<br>I am located in Regensburg, DE but have been and prefer working remotely (Europe is best due to timezones). CV: <a href="http://dlittle.de/DeeAnnLittle_CV.pdf" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>dlittle.de/DeeAnnLittle_CV.pdf</a><br><a href="/tags/followerpower/" rel="tag">#followerpower</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a>, <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <br><a href="/tags/fedihire/" rel="tag">#FediHire</a> <a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#GetFediHired</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;ve started looking into the issue reported by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dragonscave.space/@dhamlinmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dhamlinmusic</span></a></span> in <a href="https://dragonscave.space/@dhamlinmusic/115951152387096282" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dragonscave.space/@dhamlinmusic/115951152387096282"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dragonscave.space/@dhamlinmusi</span><span class="invisible">c/115951152387096282</span></a></p><p>If you use Pachli with <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> services like <a href="/tags/talkback/" rel="tag">#Talkback</a> enabled, what would be the most useful thing to read out when reading a post with a quote?</p><p>A few options I&#x27;m considering, but could well be wrong. </p><p>1/2</p>

<p>Too late for CSUNATC, but not too late to be the envy of your co-workers.</p><p>Available in multiple colors and styles (can add more if you have a request).</p><p>• Black text: <a href="https://aardrian.threadless.com/designs/pourf-neue-helvetica-black/mens/t-shirt/classic?variation=front&amp;color=yellow_haze" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aardrian.threadless.com/designs/pourf-neue-helvetica-black/mens/t-shirt/classic?variation=front&amp;color=yellow_haze"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aardrian.threadless.com/design</span><span class="invisible">s/pourf-neue-helvetica-black/mens/t-shirt/classic?variation=front&amp;color=yellow_haze</span></a><br>• White text: <a href="https://aardrian.threadless.com/designs/pourf-neue-helvetica-white/mens/t-shirt/classic?variation=front&amp;color=maroon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aardrian.threadless.com/designs/pourf-neue-helvetica-white/mens/t-shirt/classic?variation=front&amp;color=maroon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aardrian.threadless.com/design</span><span class="invisible">s/pourf-neue-helvetica-white/mens/t-shirt/classic?variation=front&amp;color=maroon</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/wcag/" rel="tag">#WCAG</a> <a href="/tags/overlay/" rel="tag">#overlay</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a></p>

<p>We&#x27;ve just received a new manufactured prototype of a nickel metal hydride battery charger that handles the charging from 1 to 6 cells from a standard USB-C cable.</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-bq25172dsgr" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-bq25172dsgr"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-b</span><span class="invisible">q25172dsgr</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blind/" rel="tag">#blind</a> <a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a> <a href="/tags/accessibility/" rel="tag">#accessibility</a> <a href="/tags/fosh/" rel="tag">#fosh</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> <a href="/tags/pcb/" rel="tag">#pcb</a> <a href="/tags/ee/" rel="tag">#ee</a> <a href="/tags/bce/" rel="tag">#bce</a> <a href="/tags/pensee/" rel="tag">#pensee</a></p>