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The Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group has published the first draft of the Group Note titled Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules. This set of modules looks at different Web technologies and provides a detailed analysis of accessibility issues for people with disabilities that may require cognitive accessibility supports, user needs, areas for further research and directions for solutions.
#WebAccessibility #a11y
https://www.w3.org/news/2026/group-note-drafts-cognitive-accessibility-research-modules/

The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group published Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.1 as a W3C Recommendation. ACT Rules Format defines a format for writing accessibility test rules. The test rules can be used for developing automated testing tools and manual testing methodologies.
#WebAccessibility #a11y
https://www.w3.org/news/2026/accessibility-conformance-testing-act-rules-format-1-1-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/

Today's Web Design Update: https://groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/g/webdev/c/KWuGKhmlSe8

Featuring @waiWeb Accessibility Initiative, @hdvHidde, @eric, @annaecook, @TetraLogical, @cssCSS by T. Afif , @matuzoManuel Matuzović, @joshtumath, @aardrianAdrian Roselli, @GraceSnowGrace, @j9tJens Oliver Meiert, @SteveFaulkner, @yatilEric Eggert, @mgiffordMike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM, and more.

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#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign

I'm in Dublin now for the IAAP EU & Vially Accessibility Event today/tomorrow.

https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/iaap-eu-event-2026

On Friday I will be at the National Open Source Innovation Summit

https://summit.openirelandnetwork.com/

#accessibility #a11y #IAAP #IAAPEU #OpenSource #FOSS

International Image Interoperability Framework https://lobste.rs/s/g6if4p #a11y
https://iiif.io

Intro to CSTML (or: XML meets JSON) https://lobste.rs/s/9esltl #a11y #compilers #javascript
https://docs.bablr.org/guides/cstml/

@daveDave Robinson I am in a similar situation and have decided to work on a variety of projects, some just for learning and fun and some to make a contribution.

My personal passion is improving the accessibility (#a11y) of apps that are job critical. I am starting with #Wireshark which I have contributed to in the past.

I don't have a particular project to suggest but perhaps consider the social causes you want to support beyond the particular tech that might be used.

Colorblind-Friendly Design Guide for Developing Apps https://lobste.rs/s/wmsanp #a11y #design #swift
https://github.com/Terryc21/XcodeResources/blob/main/Colorblind_Accessibility_Guide.md

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.

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.

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

#blind #a11y #accessibility #ee #pcb #fosh #foss #bce #prototype #maker #nimh #battery #charger

Looi — A Minimal, Customizable New Tab Page for Firefox, Chrome(with Widgets & GitHub Sync) https://lobste.rs/s/ruibzy #a11y #browsers #javascript #web
https://github.com/prinzpiuz/looi

My 1st talk for #EUOpenSourceWeek is done. Great to present on #a11y #WAD & #EAA at the #Drupal4Gov

I'm enjoying the great talks. Recurring focus on #procurement & drive to #DigitalSovereignty

Looking forward to #FOSDEM on the weekend.

Photo isn't me.

Try text scaling support in Chrome Canary https://lobste.rs/s/rnmgvm #a11y #web
https://www.joshtumath.uk/posts/2026-01-27-try-text-scaling-support-in-chrome-canary/

I guess I can do an #introduction post. I'm a web (mostly #WordPress) developer who tries as much as possible to focus on #a11y.

I'm a dad of 3 grown kids and a grandfather to 2 beautiful girls.

I enjoy retro video games, but I'm not obsessive about them.

I love TV and movies, and spend a lot of time watching something.

I enjoy playing trivia, sometimes as many as 3 or 4 nights a week.

I'm a Christian, but not that kind of "Christian".

I'm a lefty, bleeding heart liberal.

@dbDavid Bushell ☕ It would have been nice if someone at Mozilla had made sure their State of the Browser was navigable via keyboard-only. The main menu is hidden and missing hover styles, which is not accessible and anti-user.

I agree that the web needs Firefox. Though I stopped donating to Mozilla when I found out their CEO made $3 million in 2020 - the same year they laid off 300 employees.

Not sure what their CEO makes now, but the push to AI is not helping!

h/t @tante

#Mozilla #Accessibility #a11y

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