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Hello Universe!

Moved to new server.

Re-introduction--Been on here for a while and should write an intro. I'm deaf, I'm a fan of open-source projects, so this will be short and sweet.

Post random ramblings, news, techie stuffs, boost mostly cat pics. I just like computers and hang around here.
Hashtags of interests:

#Cats
#Coffee
#NoMoreCraptions
#Tech
#DoctorWho
#Science
#Books
#Gamer
#SecularHumanist
#Ally
#GIF
#Geek | #Nerd
#Disability | #Accessibility
#Deaf | #ASL
#Stargazing
#Astrophotography | #Photography
#OpenSource
#Boricua
#STEM

Howdy! 👋 Boost for visibility 🙌

When posting an #introduction use hashtags on your toot with your interests. Use CW(content warnings) on posts, as needed, to keep folks feeds clean. Content doesn't actually have to be bad to use it. Lastly....use descriptions on uploaded pictures. This is incredibly helpful for #accessibility 😀 #welcome

It’s True, “We” Don’t Care About Accessibility on Linux

https://tesk.page/2025/06/18/its-true-we-dont-care-about-accessibility-on-linux/

#linux #a11y #foss #accessibility

I had a lot of fun, and I also loved the craft table filled with stickers, shiny gems, and all things stickable to decorate our badges. Every conference should have this.
A massive thank you to Andy Priestner, @DrBryonyRamsdenBryony Ramsden, Marisa Priestner, Julie Willems, and Andrew Alexander for the incredible organisation. To Amy Theobald for the most entertaining housekeeping announcements ever. And to my panel partner in crimes, Venessa Bennett and Joel McGeorge!

#UXLibs #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign

#FreeBSD provides the Ports Collection, a convenient way to install applications. Some ports allow users to configure options before building and installing. By default, this configuration is done through an interactive menu in the terminal.

To improve readability and #Accessibility especially for users with low vision or color blindness, it's important to offer simple and customizable color options. These features have recently been implemented and documented in the preview version of the FreeBSD Accessibility Handbook:
https://freebsd-accessibility-9d667f.gitlab.io/en/books/accessibility/colors/index.html#colors-ports

The next step is to extend these features to all terminal-based graphical components.

I'd love to hear from you:
Do you use any accessibility features in the terminal?
Which color-related assistive technologies make the biggest difference in your daily workflow?

Together, we can make FreeBSD more accessible for everyone. #ThePowerForEveryone #FreeBSD #Accessibility #OpenSource #LowVision #ColorBlindness #AssistiveTechnology #AccessibilityMatters

I didn’t plan to write about Wayland yet. But Xorg is dying — not eventually, but now. GNOME’s dropping X11 support. RHEL already removed it. Ubuntu and Fedora are next. And if you rely on accessibility, you don’t get to wait this one out.
So here’s Post 4 of I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back.
I’m using Wayland now. Primarily. Not because I love it. Because the fallback is disappearing, and I want to be there helping fix what comes next. GNOME with Orca actually works. KDE and COSMIC are making progress. I’ve talked to the people involved. They care.
But a lot is broken.
MATE — the desktop most blind users preferred — isn’t on Wayland.
ocrdesktop doesn’t work. xdotool is gone.
wlroots compositors still don’t reliably support Orca’s keybindings, especially on laptops.
This isn’t GNOME’s fault. They’re the only reason accessibility on Wayland works at all.
But the old excuses are gone. “Just use Xorg” isn’t going to be an option much longer.
So yeah. I’m a Wayland shill now. Because I’m using it. Because I have to.
And I want to make sure we’re not excluded from what comes next.
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-4-wayland-is-growing-up-and-now-we-dont-have-a-choice/
#Linux #Wayland #Accessibility #Orca #GNOME #KDE #COSMIC #FOSS #a11y #BlindTech #xorg

Steam just added screen reader support in the latest Big Picture Mode beta. On the Deck. On SteamOS. On Linux.
Not hacked in. Not community-patched. Built-in. From Valve.
There's an accessibility tab. There's a screen reader. There's high-contrast mode, UI scaling, color filters, reduced motion, and more.
I can’t believe I’m saying this but: I need a Steam Deck now.
Accessibility isn’t just coming to gaming — it’s here, and it’s official.
Let’s make some noise so they keep going.
🔗 https://www.theverge.com/games/689922/steam-is-adding-screen-reader-support-and-other-accessibility-tools
#Accessibility #Gaming #SteamDeck #ScreenReader #Linux #valve

AMA: Ask Masto Anything

Eh not everything.

My question is to HTML and accessibility people:

Can we now happily use <input type="date"> or are the OS implementations of date pickers still too bad?

Basically, want to rip out date pickers because they're such an a11y minefield.

Thank you in advance!

#HTML #a11y #accessibility

Seeing #CSS carousels being promoted as accessible again, so here is a periodic reminder:

#CSS carousels are not "accessible by default" https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-carousels-accessibility/

They are still highly experimental and there are still many open #accessibility questions & issues being discussed.

+The browser will not do everything for you—you'll still have work to do, too.

Hey unsighted fedi-folx! When it comes to good alt-text...

Please select all that apply.

#Poll #Accessibility #AltText

Best Practices for Handheld Gaming Development | by Dean Hume.

https://developer.microsoft.com/games/articles/2025/06/best-practices-for-handheld-gaming-development/

#gamedev #programming #bestpractices #accessibility

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

#accessibility #ux #typography

This felt too valuable not to share. Braille-labeled maps of washrooms to help people find and use facilities in the washroom. Everyone deserves to get in, do their business, wash their hands, and get out in peace and safety.

This seems valuable for all public spaces.

#Blind #Accessibility

We need urgent community action to stop this incredibly ableist plan from moving forward.

The DOE has ruled that new federal buildings don’t have to meet accessibility standards.

That will mean many disabled people won’t be able to work in or access these places.

They’re literally excluding us from as many facets of life as possible, because they have a eugenics plan.

Call, email, speak out!

Accessibility is not a “nice to have”. It’s a legal right. It’s necessary for our survival.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/16/2025-08535/rescinding-new-construction-requirements-related-to-nondiscrimination-in-federally-assisted-programs

#uspol #fascism #disability #chronicillness #ableism #accessibility #doe

📌 #Introduction post on the new server after being evicted from home.social (RIP).

Like it says in my profile, I’m from the UK. I mostly go on about the music I’m into and the work I do, because both are important to me. The cat is called Lucy Fur. My health is a fucking rollercoaster and I’m exhausted.

Hashtag party 🎉
#A11y, #Accessibility, #ActuallyAutistic, #ADHD, #CatsOfMastodon, #ChronicFatigue, #ChronicIllness, #Guitars, #Liverpool, #LucyFur, #Music, #ScouseNotEnglish, #WebDevelopment

#PeerTube is great #tech. The main *one* thing holding me back from using it more is the lack of support for captions.

For #people with #disabilities, this is a deal breaker.

#accessibility

We just published "Building accessible sites with SvelteKit: seven practical tips" on the @datawrapper blog.

https://blog.datawrapper.de/sveltekit-accessibility-tips/

Let me know what you think, especially if I got something wrong!

#svelte #accessibility

Petit rappel qu'à la question "avez-vous un handicap", il y a seulement deux réponses possibles :

- Oui
- Pas encore

Les questions d'accessibilité nous concernent toutes et tous. Pensez à donner une alternative textuelle (alt text) à vos images. 🥰

#accessibilité #accessibility #a11y

FreeBSD offers a wide range of accessibility features for users with low vision. Some of these features are built directly into the system, while others are available as installable packages, including:
Window scaling, Visual feedback to locate the mouse cursor, Highly legible fonts tailored for low vision, High-contrast themes, Magnification tools, and much more.

I'd love to hear from you: Do you use any accessibility features? Which assistive technologies for low vision make the biggest difference in your daily computing?

Together, we can make FreeBSD more accessible for everyone. #ThePowerForEveryone

#FreeBSD #Accessibility #LowVision #AssistiveTechnology #OpenSource #TechForGood #Inclusion #VisualAccessibility #Community #UNIX

Apple’s ‘liquid glass’ contrast hilarity is now a bullet on my post “I Don’t Care What Google or Apple or Whoever Did”
https://adrianroselli.com/2020/03/i-dont-care-what-google-or-apple-or-whomever-did.html

Please please PLEASE do not copy Aero, er, Glass in your Figmas.

#accessibility #a11y #UX

Today's Web Design Update: https://groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/g/webdev/c/J-MIp3QCJdc

Featuring @aardrianAdrian Roselli, @SteveFaulkner, @deconspray, @sarajwSara Joy , @heydon, @LFLegalLainey Feingold, @yatilEric Eggert, @karlgroves, @sachagreif, @OddBird, and more.

Subscribe info: https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webdev_listserv.html#subscribe

#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign

I only now noticed that @stephaniewalterStef Walter is on Mastodon.

Stephanie gave a stellar talk on designing for accessibility at the Smashing Meets #Accessibility conference last February.

If you’re into #UX and/or #A11Y, she's an instant follow!

I’m looking forward to sharing this new content and exchanging ideas with the UXLibs community. And, honestly, it’s absolutely not into my comfort zone. I usually speak about digital accessibility only. So, yeahy, let’s do this?

#UXLibs #UX #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #LibrariesForEveryone

We’re proud to sponsor this thoughtful piece by @vitalyf for @smashingmagSmashing Magazine on designing for neurodiversity.

Good design considers how people think - not just how they see, hear, or move.

Read it at: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/06/designing-for-neurodiversity/

#Accessibility #Neurodiversity #InclusiveDesign #TetraLogical

Hello everyone,

I'm Steve and I work mainly as a #frontend developer with a focus on #html #css #javascript and #accessibility.

I'm also a music nerd and #HotSauce lover and recently got back into the habit of reading #books. #VideoGames are also something that is dear to my heart.

Feel free to reach out if you want to talk about any of these topics. Welcome to the #FediVerse!

#introduction #introductions #NewHere

So I'm pretty embarrassed not to have realised until now that my latest slides, despite being based on the web, were still inaccessible. And what am I bloody giving talks about? ACCESSIBILITY 🤦

ANYWAY. Please find my latest Whimsica11y slides here, two very similar-but-different versions from State of the Browser and WeAreDevelopers Accessibility & AI Day - along with links to accessible versions:

https://slides.sarajoy.dev

...it's never too late to fix mistakes.
Thank you!

#accessibility

I was shocked last month when @PleaseDontRainPlease Don't Rain was nominated for a Golden Apple award by @AppleVis .

I wrote a blog post with some thoughts about the experience and bunch of tips that will hopefully help others make their app more accessible.

https://chriswu.com/posts/swiftui/goldenapple/

#accessibility #a11y #SwiftUI #PleaseDontRain #AppleVis

Fun! So the tech bros are already whining about this. Add reminder when about to post without alt text in web UI (#33760 and #33784 by Gargron)

Cry harder. My sympathy is at zero.

From https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-beta.1 #AltText #Accessibility #Mastodon #Fediverse

I got myself a used orbit reader 20 a few days ago.
I'm really happy and excited about this, since I haven't really done anything with #braille since I left the education-system about 12-15 years ago.
#accessibility #blind #braille

#introduction
Hi! I'm Michael, or Fubsepude.
I'm a #blind #autistic music and tech-enthusiast from Denmark.
I love listening to and creating music, computers and just hanging out and meeting new people.
#accessibility
#audio
#blind
#autistic
#music
#tech

For a "developer focused" analyst firm, I feel like this article is somewhat throwing developers under a bus:

https://redmonk.com/kholterhoff/2025/06/03/introducing-the-designer-first-cms/

And not one mention - apart from within 3 links, hyperlinked from the single words within "(and some skepticism)" - of accessibility.

She even speaks of past experience of working with marketers when the devs were too busy, who "used Webflow to spin up a quick and dirty website" - exactly. Quick and dirty and not usable for everyone.

#accessibility

As #mastodon have no algorithm for guessing for whom to deliver your posts, you have to keep in mind it when you write.

Meaning, use wisely these ingredients¹: target audience² (post visibility) and language, hashtags and content warnings.

[1] see image
[2] see https://nolog.link/s/69HCJt
#accessibility #tips #mastodonEtiquette

Weekend goal: a #Lua chunk (script) to help sighted users review #Braille. It's a great way to understand how visually impaired users interact with a computer using a screen reader and a Braille display. The script is simple and easy to configure. Currently, it offers a learning mode; in the future, a challenge mode will be added, along with a blog post explaining how to set it up.

Link: https://gitlab.com/-/snippets/4858299

On #FreeBSD it should be executable via flua:
% flua learnbraille.lua

after installing liblouis:
# pkg install liblouis

[edit] % /usr/libexec/flua learnbraille.lua

#UNIX #script #scripting #accessibility #inclusion

It's #DisabilityPrideMonth
Time for my annual PSA for #Video Creators:
*Subtitles Are Vital*
Also, plan on them going Over your video
When you put important info at the bottom of the screen I have to pause, turn off subtitles, rewind, play it to see the info, pause, & turn subtitles back on- unless I miss it entirely because the subtitles hide it!

#Inclusion #Disability #Subtitles #Deaf #HoH #HardOfHearing #Processing #Accessibility

#WebExpo Daniel Göransson explaining ICTs as "trying to see the future in tea leaves", I See Tea, is my favorite joke of the morning.
From now on, whenever I read the EAA specs, it will read that as I see tea in my head ❤️

#accessibility

Barrierefreiheit bei Infografiken klingt unmöglich.
Die APA zeigt: Mit KI ist es lösbar – wenn man Menschen mitdenkt.
Automatisierte Bildbeschreibungen + Human in the Loop = mehr Inklusion.
Ein starkes Signal für die Medienwelt.
#KI #Accessibility

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7333372103896788993

📣 "Bridging Accessibility Barriers"
with Lukáš Tyrychtr ( @tyryluLukáš Tyrychtr ) at #GUADEC2025
📅 24 July 🕒 09:00 CEST 📍 Brescia

🧑‍🦯Making screen readers work on modern GNOME (Wayland + GTK 4) and pushing toward real accessibility.

🔗 https://events.gnome.org/event/259/contributions/1213/

#Linux #GTK4 #Accessibility

Link rot kept biting me on big sites, so I built Broken-Links Scanner.
Highlight any part of a page, hit scan, and it checks just those links. Free, no tracking.

Chrome Web Store → https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/broken-links-scanner/jcfgjohakfnckffjncgfmoldibhbmofm
More info → https://linkscan.app/ · dev log → https://koval.dev/blog/broken-links-scanner/

Give it a spin and let me know what you find.

#WebDev #LinkChecker #BrowserExtension #OpenSource #FediDev #ContentOps #Accessibility #astrojs #seo

This is me showing how I built my blog @networkPlusBrothers with a freelance webdesigner and trainer helping me with styles and colors. #FollowMe #a11y #accessibility #WordPress https://wptoots.social/@wpa11yday/113517999248344428

#introduction Italian, European, citizen of the world. Internet user since 1998 but started with PC in 1989. Formerly facebook, now stable on Mastodon 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. #accessibility #WordPress #blind #activism

I've been meaning to write about the state of #accessibility support in #tech for a while now but figured it was a good time to do it now since The Register published this article.

As a #parent of a child with #disabilities, as well as being a #disability #advocate and #technology professional, I appreciate The Register's coverage of Global Accessibility Awareness Day and Apple's pursuit in improving accessibility in their OSes. Accessibility support is simultaneously necessary and perpetually a challenge. Often it seems like a clumsy afterthought or just prohibitively expensive.

As much as I am an #opensource advocate, the reality is out of all the mainstream OSes, #Microsoft #Windows has, unquestionably, the best support. #Apple has some catching up to do. The open source world trails behind with projects in various states of quality.

One of the areas needing serious improvement is eye gaze technology. Users who have serious motor impairments (spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, ALS) rely on this technology to communicate. Windows 10 supports this functionality natively yet #Linux still treats it as a #DIY project, at best. There is little coordination between desktop environments like #KDE #GNOME and #XFCE nor is there any kind of unified API.

It's 2025, we have reached the first quarter of the 21st century and accessibility support is still an afterthought. We can and must do better.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/18/apple_accessibility_features_2025/

#news #technews #technology

The Hidden Gold of Web Accessibility: Everything About ARIA Labels
Code & development

Dive into ARIA labels for web accessibility and enhance your skill set. Unveil their potential, discover best practices, and how to avoid pitfalls.

✏️ https://www.a11y-collective.com/blog/aria-labels/

#webdev #aria #frontend #a11y #web #css #html #label #accessibility #code

I made a similar tool for Mastodon (and a few other platforms), for those interested to give it a try!

https://data.stefanbohacek.com/projects/fediverse-post-accessibility

#AltText #accessibility #ImageDescription

This is pretty neat!

@pixelfed now lets you find all the images you uploaded without an alt text. Nice way to celebrate the recent #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay.

https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/114513837442236052

#accessibility #AltText

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.

You can also enable the Require Media Descriptions setting in Settings -> Media.

#accessibility #gaad

hi all! I just ported over from strangeobject.space, thanks for providing shelter. <3

Here to make friends and influence people.

Nay: president kings, COVID denial, work pants, tomato sauces, casual cruelty, gatekeeping, CorporateSpeak, genocide.

Yay: swearing, #accessibility, public radio, #MurderBot, harm reduction, out-of-genre covers, #unions, #memes, people enjoying expressing their gender, taking action to prevent the unnecessary spread of disease, "Cats. Cats are nice."

@lukeapfel thankfully my website has no text contrast issues. I did discover, however, that there is an alert for "Redundant alternative text", which I didn't even know was a thing. Seems a bit odd to recommend no alt text, but I will bear it in mind going forward. #accessibility

Sometimes random people reach out to me on telegram to thank me for making this sticker pack. The last instance of this happening finally made me also add it to signal! #makeprivacystick

Enjoy: https://signal.art/addstickers/#pack_id=0c5fd9120341b54ac2a8f5201484cee7&pack_key=7d945d1300cc277011668626ce5fad0010d0e8eba99353b7493566bf3705a9b6
Telegram: https://t.me/addstickers/mh_status
Remix it on gitlab: https://gitlab.com/betalars/helpful-recources/-/tree/master/Mental_health_stickerpack

#cc0 #accessibility #mastoArt

Proving my point. The means to add alt text, label forms properly etc. have existed since the 90s. SENIOR #accessibility professionals, in 2025, are STILL explaining what headings, alt text, the for-attribute etc. are for to SENIOR developers, concepts that have existed almost as long as the web itself has. That's like explaining to a construction worker that cement tends to be sticky when wet.

Apparently 86% of websites have “Low Contrast Text”, making it the most common #accessibility issue (even more than missing alt text). I’m quite surprised by this, as I thought most websites still have white background with black type. Maybe it’s a font size thing in many cases…Anybody have more info on this issue? https://accessibility.day/