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Today's Web Design Update: https://groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/g/webdev/c/piHu9SEO8P8

Featuring @Ted_drake, @onsmanRicky Onsman, @matuzoManuel Matuzović, @wilco,
@ozewai, @SteveFaulkner, @brucelawsonBruce Lawson ✅ (quiet time), @aardrianAdrian Roselli, @schalkneethling, @mgiffordMike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM, and more.

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#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign

Apple, What Have You Done? https://lobste.rs/s/cyx4ba #a11y #mac
https://onlinegoddess.net/2026/01/apple-what-have-you-done/

The state of modern AI text to speech systems for screen reader users https://lobste.rs/s/8i4dwq #a11y #ai
https://stuff.interfree.ca/2026/01/05/ai-tts-for-screenreaders.html

Ideance vient de publier un article plutôt bien fait sur les idées reçues à propos de l’accessibilité numérique :
#accessibilite #a11y

https://ideance.net/blog/4602/idees-recues-a11y/

Real programming vs. interviews: A dyslexic perspective https://lobste.rs/s/lesn5t #a11y

We've just added tags to the @TetraLogical blog, so now it's possible to point to things like all the posts in our Foundations series:
https://tetralogical.com/blog/tag/foundations/

#accessibility #a11y #foundations

Today's Web Design Update: https://groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/g/webdev/c/SLSK4ZZ1VYo

Featuring @mgiffordMike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM, @SteveFaulkner, @MerylEvansMeryl Evans, CPACC 🦻, @eric, @TetraLogical, @deconspray, @matuzoManuel Matuzović, @aardrianAdrian Roselli, and more.

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#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign

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.

This is a step toward our first accessibility product for blind people to feel visual art through a haptic pen-like stylus interface.

https://codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-bq25172dsgr

#blind #accessibility #a11y #pcb #prototype #fosh #foss #freehardware #freesoftware #copyleft #ee

I've submitted my resignation letter to Apple. My last day will be this Friday, October 31st.

I'm starting a nonprofit company to create FOSH (Free Open Source Hardware) assistive consumer electronics, focused initially on assistive consumer electronics for blind people. I plan to release many small intermediate products for the maker community.

I plan to start working full time starting November 1st at Brain Computer Enterprises, Cooperative Inc.
@bceBrain Computer Enterprises

#nonprofit #a11y #blind #maker #fosh #foss #bce #bcecoop #freehardware #freesoftware #apple

Ergonomic abstractions for numerical computing: My story so far https://lobste.rs/s/nkss2q #a11y #haskell #practices #science
http://ocramz.github.io/posts/2026-01-16-ergonomics-numerical.html

Getting Started with Voice Driven Development (2019) https://lobste.rs/s/ds5xzb #a11y #practices
https://whalequench.club/blog/2019/09/03/learning-to-speak-code.html

Hi there. I'm a web dev and accessibility evangelist from Vienna, Austria. Happily married to my husband. A sci-fi nerd, Marvel enthusiast and casual gamer. Looking forward to meet lots of interesting people here 😀. #introducton #webdevs #a11y #vienna

Make Screen Readers talk with the ARIA Notify API. #accessibility #javascript #a11y #webdev

https://www.oidaisdes.org/aria-notify-first-look.en/

"What it’s like to be mocked for a speech disability — and watch everyone stay silent."

https://medium.com/@tobrien/stuttering-isnt-funny-and-it-cost-me-my-dignity-at-work-0603b6c71e46

#disability #speech #a11y

PSA: If you own an audio settings UI, it is now easier to enable mono audio on Linux
https://arunraghavan.net/2026/01/accessibility-update-enabling-mono-audio/

#linuxaudio #linux #pipewire #accessibility #a11y

It’s live!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Guides/Overflow/Carousels

These CSS carousel examples are still full of accessibility barriers (never mind lack of browser support), but now they’re less broken than the examples Google / CSSWG provides. So… yay?

#CSS #accessibility #a11y

Keeping up my momentum and filed another, much more detailed PR:
https://github.com/mdn/content/pull/42691

Understand this is not a failing of MDN — the CSS carousel spec itself is not even done (so this should be marked as ‘experimental,’ IMO).

#CSS #accessibility #a11y

Comment signaler un manquement aux obligations d’accessibilité numérique d'un produit ou service ?

Le service Signal Conso de la DGCCRF vous permet de réaliser cette démarche en ligne :

https://a42.fr/aide-signal-conso

#a11y #accessibilité #handicap #EAA

The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe via @RunxiYu https://lobste.rs/s/yvgfh8 #a11y #design #mac
https://noheger.at/blog/2026/01/11/the-struggle-of-resizing-windows-on-macos-tahoe/

Hey all,

I have a friend who's been trying to get on Mastodon but tells me that it doesn't seem to play well with screen readers. I know there are plenty of people on the fedi who do use screen readers, but I have no experience with them myself, so I can't really direct him.

Can someone who does use a #ScreenReader point me in the direction of some resources that might be useful?
#AskFedi #a11y

Accessibility is a first class priority in the new @PixelFed redesign.

One example: dropdowns with ARIA roles, keyboard nav, focus management and descriptive titles.

A11y isn't a feature, it's a human right. ❤️

#Pixelfed #PixelfedRedesign #A11y #BuildBetter

Cursorless: Voice coding at the speed of thought https://lobste.rs/s/g9qqxm #video #a11y #editors
https://www.cursorless.org/

MDN accessibility claim about CSS carousels:
https://mastodon.social/@mdn/115770891074082150

My very limited PR to limit that false claim:
https://github.com/mdn/content/pull/42681

Yay. Megacorps out there making the claims, me taking spare time, again, to try to fix them.

#CSS #accessibility #a11y

Linux desktop voice control has a gap. Talon costs money. Other tools are X11-only or cloud-dependent.

So I built EasySpeak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5m2Zo1oIE

https://github.com/ctsdownloads/easyspeak/tree/dev?tab=readme-ov-file#easyspeak

- Free and open source (GPL-3.0)
- Fully local — no cloud, no accounts
- Wayland-native
- "Hey Jarvis, open downloads"

Built for RSI, accessibility, or anyone who wants to talk to their computer.

#Linux #OpenSource #Accessibility #VoiceControl #GNOME #Wayland #a11y

question for people- for the accessible description of an emoji, would you expect it to say the skin tones?

for instance, "women holding hands" vs "women holding hands: light skin tone, medium-light skin tone"

personally the latter feels very verbose, but i'd love to get thoughts!

#mastodon #mastodev #a11y #accessibility #screenreader

Adding insular script like it's 1626 https://lobste.rs/s/cvk3lx #a11y #graphics
https://djmurphy.net/blog/clo-gaelach/

A Tuxedo-tomcat is lying on a heater that is set to level 4. #cats #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #everydayiscaturday #a11y #AltTxt

i want to hear from people who use screen readers: what makes alt text useful to you? what doesn't help?

#accessibility #a11y #blind #alttext

We’re working on an Accessibility Statement for Starlight (a documentation website generator). If you have experience with or opinions about these, I’d love to hear feedback! Or if you have links favourite resources, those are great too.

https://github.com/withastro/starlight/pull/3638

#accessibility #a11y

You can make up HTML tags via @RunxiYu https://lobste.rs/s/asstpu #a11y #web
https://maurycyz.com/misc/make-up-tags/

Implemented basic AccessKit integration for niri based on @DataTrinyArnold Loubriat's proof-of-concept. I have little experience with screen readers, and also had several questions, so I would appreciate more eyes and testing on the PR:

https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2273

#niri #a11y

About finished implementing org.fd.a11y.KeyboardMonitor in niri, necessary for correct screen reader function:

https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2060

I tested it with Orca more or less, seems to work, but I'm very new to screen reader workings, so it's possible I've missed something.

This makes Orca announce keys everywhere in niri, and makes grabs work (both modifier with double-press passthrough and keystrokes). Making Orca actually say niri dialogs will be a separate effort.

#niri #a11y

Out of curiosity, I tried running Orca on niri, and apparently it sort-of works for some apps (I expected nothing to work at all; idk anything about screen readers). However, compared to GNOME Shell, there's quite a few missing or broken things. I documented what I found here: https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/issues/1904

Is there some "Integrating Orca to Wayland desktops" docs? Like, what the compositor needs to do, who handles the hotkeys and how, etc.

(not actively working on this, just curious)

#niri #a11y

Oh hey, come work with me!

We're seeking an earlier-career front-end dev who is able to work in-office (multiple US locations).

Check it out if you have interest and experience in: #designsystems #CSS #a11y #webcomponents

https://adobe.design/jobs/job-posts/prototyping-and-engineering/r163198-design-engineer

You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility by @vale https://lobste.rs/s/rqub7y #a11y
https://vale.rocks/posts/accessibility-importance

A rant in the face of the industry’s continued neglect and outright hostility towards digital accessibility and care for users.

https://vale.rocks/posts/accessibility-importance

#WebDev #Accessibility #a11y #FrontEndDevelopment

Top 5 #accessibility improvements in #GNOME Calendar 49:

1. Focus indicators were added in various places
2. Events are focusable with a keyboard
3. Year/month spin buttons are navigable with arrow keys
4. Calendar grids are skippable with Tab, and cells are wrapped via keyboard focus
5. Calendar list box now behaves like a check box

For screen readers: events and year/month spin buttons have proper semantics!

https://donate.gnome.org/

#a11y #GNOMECalendar #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

@nixCraftnixCraft 🐧 tabs are for indentation, spaces are for alignment. This is an #a11y thing. Don't @ me..

A interesting little story from HTMHell about how much little details matter for accessibility.

https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/17/

#Accessibility #A11Y #WebDev

Announcing Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro which is almost pure Fedora via @lproven https://lobste.rs/s/w5j6io #a11y #linux
https://www.freelists.org/post/orca/Announcing-Vojtux-Accessible-Linux-distro-which-is-almost-pure-Fedora

Jubilant: Python subprocess and Go codegen https://lobste.rs/s/2nbzsq #a11y #go #python
https://benhoyt.com/writings/jubilant/

The <time> element should actually do something https://lobste.rs/s/hrmr9m #a11y #web
https://nolanlawson.com/2025/12/14/the-time-element-should-actually-do-something/

Hey, I've been under distress lately due to personal circumstances that are outside my control. I can't find a permanent job that allows me to function, I'm not eligible for government benefits, my grant proposals got rejected, paid internships are quite difficult to find. Essentially, I have no stable monthly income that allows me to sustain myself.

Nowadays, I work mostly on accessibility throughout GNOME as a volunteer, improving the experience of people with disabilities. I helped make the majority of GNOME Calendar accessible with a keyboard and screen reader — still an ongoing effort with !564 and !598 —which is an effort no company ever contributed financially. These merge requests take thousands (literally) of hours to research, develop, and test, which would have been enough to sustain myself for a couple of years if I had been working under a salary.

I would really appreciate any kinds of donations, especially ones that happen periodically to bump my monthly income.

These donations will allow me to sustain myself while allowing me to continue working on accessibility throughout GNOME, potentially even 'crowdfunding' development without doing it on the behalf of the Foundation.

I accept donations through the following platforms:

- “TheEvilSkeleton” on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheEvilSkeleton/donate (free and open-source platform)
- “TheEvilSkeleton” on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/theevilskeleton
- “TheEvilSkeleton” on GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/TheEvilSkeleton

Boosts welcome and appreciated.

#Accessibility #a11y #GNOME #GNOMECalendar #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid

No ARIA is better than Bad ARIA https://lobste.rs/s/qr32px #a11y #web
https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/practices/read-me-first/

Today's Web Design Update: https://groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/g/webdev/c/A-d9lIVaj2c

Featuring @michaelharshbarger, @aardrianAdrian Roselli, @SteveFaulkner, @deconspray, @mgiffordMike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM , @sarajwSara Joy , @matuzoManuel Matuzović, @j9tJens Oliver Meiert, @mehm8128, @Jayhoffmann, @MeyerwebEric A. Meyer, @bkardell, @adactioJeremy Keith, @slightlyoffAlex Russell, and more.

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#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign

At the November 2025 TPAC event, Kevin White, W3C Senior Principal Accessibility Specialist, gave an overview of W3C accessibility work over the past year, covering key groups like the Accessibility Guidelines, ARIA, APA, and WAI Interest Group. Highlights include updates to WCAG 2 and WCAG 3 drafts, ACT Rules, WCAG2ICT, test suites, and resources. Future work includes WCAG 3 publication, accessibility for AI, and spoken presentation specs.
#w3cTPAC #a11y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPHLyPJfqLs

This year brought great improvements to #accessibility in GNOME, including:

• Accessibility from the start on the login screen
• Full accessibility of GNOME Web
• Tons of improvements to Calendar
• Screen reader integration for Notifications
• Configure #Orca screen reader from Settings
• GTK apps integrated w/Windows & macOS accessibility

Help us reach 1,500 #FriendsOfGNOME so we can focus on accessibility even more in 2026!

https://donate.gnome.org

#a11y #GNOME #FOSS #OpenSource #Linux