“Do Not Publish Your Designs on the Web with Figma Sites…”
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/05/do-not-publish-your-designs-on-the-web-with-figma-sites.html
Figma announced Figma Sites, letting you publish your Figma designs directly to the web like it’s 1997.
The abbreviation #a11y itself is not very accessible. #accessibility
Balancing Privacy and Assistive Technology: The Case for Large Language Models
In today’s digital world, the tension between privacy and technology is more pronounced than ever. I’m deeply concerned about the implications of surveillance capitalism—especially the spyware embedded in our devices, cars, and even our bodies. This pervasive technology can lead to a loss of autonomy and a feeling of being constantly monitored. Yet, amidst these concerns, assistive technology plays a critical role, particularly for those of us with neurological impairments.
I recently read a thought-provoking post by 
@sergeSerge from Babka that highlighted the importance of sharing perspectives on this issue.
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With the rise of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, we’re seeing a shift toward more accessible and user-friendly technology. Local LLMs offer a viable alternative to big tech solutions, often running on specially laptops or even compact devices like Raspberry Pi. For many, including myself, LLMs are invaluable tools that enhance communication, summarize information, transcribe voice, facilitate learning, and help manage tasks that might otherwise feel overwhelming. They can help strike the right emotional tone in our writing and assist in understanding complex data—capabilities that are especially crucial for those of us facing neurological challenges.
While the goal of eliminating surveillance capitalism is commendable, banning technology outright isn’t the answer. We must recognize the significance of LLMs for individuals with disabilities. Calls to remove these technologies can overlook their profound impact on our lives. For many, LLMs are not just tools; they are lifelines that enable us to engage with the world more fully. Removing access to these resources would only isolate individuals who already face significant barriers. Instead, we should focus on utilizing local LLMs and other privacy-focused alternatives.
This situation underscores the need for a nuanced approach to the intersection of privacy and assistive technology. Open-source LLMs, like Piper, exemplify how we can create locally run voice models that are accessible to everyone, even on low-cost devices. Advocating for privacy must go hand in hand with considering the implications for those who rely on these technologies for daily functioning. Striking a balance between protecting individual privacy and ensuring access to vital assistive tools is not just necessary; it’s imperative.
In conclusion, LLMs represent a promising avenue for assisting individuals with neurological impairments. By embracing local and open-source solutions, we can protect our privacy while ensuring that everyone has access to the tools they need to thrive. The conversation around privacy and technology must continue, focusing on inclusivity and empowerment for all.
I use SpeechNotes installed locally all the time, and I’d love to hear how you use LLMs as assistive technology! Do you run your LLM locally? Share your experiences!
#PrivacyAdvocate #AssistiveTechnology #LLM #SurveillanceCapitalism #Neurodiversity #Accessibility #TechForGood #a11y #LocalLLM #LocalAI #FOSSai #opensource_ai
Happy Birthday, Zamenhof! 🎉💚
Today, we celebrate the 165th birthday of Ludoviko Lazaro Zamenhof, the visionary creator of Esperanto. His goal was to establish a language that would facilitate communication among people from different countries and cultures, thereby contributing to peace and cooperation among nations.
Esperanto is now the most successful planned language in the world, with millions of speakers in over 120 countries. It is utilized on the internet, in social media, and even in some universities and institutions. But Esperanto is not just a language—it's a movement. It represents a community of individuals united by the common goal of promoting peace, unity, cultural richness, understanding, and cooperation among all people. Esperanto is a language of hope, unity, and love.
Zamenhof's vision is more relevant than ever. In an era of increasing globalization and interconnectedness, Esperanto provides an opportunity for people from diverse cultures and countries to communicate and collaborate without language barriers.
Moreover, Esperanto serves as a valuable tool for inclusion and accessibility, thanks to its simplicity and regular structure. It not only eases communication between speakers of different native languages but also supports neurodiverse individuals who may struggle with learning natural languages or navigating irregular writing systems like English orthography. Thus, Esperanto can promote accessibility in education.
What makes Esperanto so special? Its simple, logical grammar and vocabulary derived from the most common European roots make it incredibly easy to learn. Its phonetic spelling features one sound per letter and one letter for every sound, unlike English or French. Beyond its practical benefits, Esperanto embodies the noble ideals of mutual understanding, cultural exchange, and the brotherhood of all people.
In our increasingly interconnected world, Esperanto has found new life on the internet, where online communities and resources allow learners to connect across borders. It is truly a language of the digital age, used for everything from casual conversation to academic discourse.
As we celebrate Zamenhof's 165th birthday, let us embrace his timeless vision of a more harmonious world, where Esperanto serves as a bridge between cultures. By learning this beautiful language, we honor the legacy of its creator and take a meaningful step toward a more peaceful and productive coexistence for all.
Happy birthday, Zamenhof! Your dream lives on. ✨ Thank you for your inexhaustible legacy and the inspiration you have given us all. Let us unite humanity and reach for the stars! ✨
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**Interesting Facts about Esperanto 🌎💚:**
* Esperanto is the 14th most used language on the internet, according to 2022 statistics.
* The website "Duolingo" offers an Esperanto course, which is one of the most popular courses on the platform.
* The University of Amsterdam includes an Esperanto course as part of its program in international communication.
#Zamenhof #Esperanto #Peace #Coexistence #InternationalLanguage #Revival #CulturalRichness #Zamenhof165 #EsperantoOnTheInternet #LingvoInternacia #Planlingvo #Naskiĝtago #FelichanNaskiĝtagon #ZamenhofTago #ZamenhofDay #KulturaRicheco #Paco #Kunlaboro #a11y #inclusion #accessibility
Hey everyone! Here is my #Introduction.
I recently (2023-09-25) consolidated my various Mastodon accounts into this one and did all the necessary account redirections here. I've also recently begun consolidating all my websites into a single namespace: https://michaelharley.net.
I work remotely as a #PowerPlatform Developer from Richmond, VA, US. I'm interested in #UIUX and #Accessibility, especially regarding #PowerPlatform.
I enjoy #Homeassistant, #Factorio, #Foosball, metal shows, grilling, and reading about spaceship fights.
We have four cats, which are henceforth referred to as The Goblins.
Hey, if you struggle with writing good alt text for your images, you might enjoy following 
@alttexthalloffame, an account I run, for some inspiration, and occasional tips!
I don't know if I've ever actually written a comprehensive #Introduction post, so here goes nothing.
I'm a language student, studying German specifically right now, but have a bachelor's degree in Spanish as well. I'm passionate about linguistics beyond my scope of study and love learning new facts about language usage in any context.
Some of my interests include music (I'm a vocalist and pianist), reading, writing, psychology, nature (Not vs. nurture, although that too).
I'm looking for engagement with people who will post about the things I want to read about, while also enjoying what i post about. I'll definitely not follow you if you post images without alt text, but i might also consider unfollowing if you have a habit of reposting posts without alt text. Accessibility matters.
Throwing a few hashtags here for more interaction:
#ADHD #language #linguistics #music #reading #writing #psychology #nature #bisexual #curious #alttext #accessibility #neurodivergent #ally
This is what I've been working on this year: An #NES #chiptune editor that uses a #Lisp interpreter as an interface. It's made with #accessibility in mind to address the needs of blind composers or folks who otherwise have difficulty with graphical interfaces, and is heavily inspired by #MML but hopes to bring a higher level of interactivity by using a live Lisp environment.
The audio playback engine is an actual NES emulator and exports music in NSF format as well as WAVE. Offers frame-level control of pitch, volume and duty for the 4 basic sound channels.
It still has a long way to go but the main pieces are in place. Feedback welcome!
Source: https://codeberg.org/bobbicodes/nes-lisp-mml
The demo app includes a template song using vibrato, arpeggios, volume envelopes and instruments, which are explained in the docs.
Demo app: https://bobbicodes.codeberg.page/nes-lisp-mml/
I've updated my little article on accessible fonts. Little changes here and there and some more typefaces added. Mind you, the article is designed to empower you to find your own favourite accessible font. So let's make all things more readable 🤗
What's your favourite font for copy text?
does anyone have thoughts on the #accessibility impact of Chrome shipping `reading-flow` and `reading-order`? https://developer.chrome.com/blog/reading-flow
seems like it could be misused. and it might encourage bad patterns.
#signal found time to introduce the "feature" "animated gif support" (which I'm sure everyone who wants to get on others' nerves but no one else has been waiting for), even to send out a public announcement, but no time for to offer a checkbox to turn (vacuous) animations off for people who don't want them 😠
priorities ...
(already got hit by one before this was rolled out to desktop, had to delete the message since there was no other way to turn the maddening thing off.)
a checkbox to turn animations off isn't asking too much if there was time to introduce them with pomp and circumstance?
#accessibility is more important than ... whatever this is (not even novelty).
As part of our volunteer-driven accessibility initiative in GNOME Calendar, and for the first time in the 10+ years of Calendar's existence, we finally completed and merged the first step needed to have a working calendar app for people who rely on keyboard navigation. This merge request in particular makes the event widgets focusable with navigation keys (arrow left/up/right/down) and activatable with space/enter. This will be available in GNOME 49.
Most of GNOME Calendar's layout and widgets consist of custom widgets and complex calculations, both independently and according to other factors (window size, height and width of each cell, number of events, positioning, etc.), so these widgets need to be minimal to have as little overhead as possible. This means that these widgets also need to have the necessary accessibility features reimplemented or even rethought, including and starting with the event widgets.
We also hope to get other parts of GNOME Calendar accessible before GNOME 49, but I can't promise anything at the moment. We did start working with making the month view accessible: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/merge_requests/564
#GNOME #Calendar #GNOMECalendar #GTK4 #GTK #Libadwaita #Accessibility #a11y #Linux
Self-Intro:
Privileged white middle-aged 🏳️⚧️ person. Trying to unlearn my biases, and learn how to live with disabling neurotypes (Autism & ADHD) in a Neurotypical world.
Things you'll hear about on this account:
- programming
- #ADHD issues
- 
#ActuallyAutistic issues
- 🏳️🌈 #Queer / 🏳️⚧️ #Transgender / 
#Polyamory rights issues
- anti-fascist & capitalist thoughts
- #3DPrinting
- #accessibility issues (low vision)
You can find TTRPG musings at 
@masukomi@dice.campmasukomi (🎲)
I'm not gonna lie, TikTok was never my thing. I also never particularly expected a huge influx to Mastodon following the ban, and it's restoring some amount of [EDIT: I mean, quite a bit of] optimism on my part now that that's apparently happening.
Hi, everyone who's here from TikTok.
Something you'll find different here (and love if you're anything like me), is that the "algorithm" is created directly by everyone who uses this thing. Boosting a post shows it to people who follow you. The more people boost the same post, the more people see it.
Also—and this isn't even aimed at any app specifically—Mastodon, unlike a lot of apps, is really good on mobile AND on desktop according to a lot of people, including me. Please log in to whichever instance you chose to make your account on in a web browser, and try it if you haven't already.
There are also accessibility features here that most other social media either lacks entirely or doesn't do nearly as well. Alt text, for example, is text added to media, that exists primarily for the purpose of describing said media to people who interact with Mastodon using an audio interface. Adding alt text to images is recommended, and posts containing images are likely to get more boosts with alt text than without.
It's also a good idea to write a brief (or not) introduction post and pin it on your profile.
I should probably also mention that I've been looking through #TikTokRefugee and following anyone and everyone who's here from TikTok. So if you're here from TikTok and I just followed you, that's why.
Welcome to Mastodon.
EDIT: well, as of this edit, Orange Man has already exhumed TikTok from the open casket of its own design still breathing, as expected. To everyone who found Mastodon or the larger Fediverse because of the ban, I hope you stick around, regardless of whether or not you decide to return to whence you came. It's awesome here.
#TikTok #Mastodon #Fediverse #introduction #accessibility #welcome
Woohoo! My first open source contribution is out in the wild.
If you are using 
@IceCubesApp you can now go to Settings/Content Settings and enable the Require Alt Text to Post feature.
If you attempt to post media without alt text you get this lovely error!
Here is an article on writing quality alt text: https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-content-images
On SciComm.xyz, we have a rule about the use of image description; there are good reasons for that.
The most important one is because we believe that people using screen-readers (or with sight-related problems) should be 1st-class citizens on the Fediverse and should not feel excluded by inaccessible content.
But there are also very down-to-earth reasons why scientists and science communicators should use image descriptions.
A thread.
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👋🏽 Hey everyone!
Professionally, I'm a Staff UI Engineer, Certified #Accessibility Professional, and international speaker. I have an educational background in #BehavioralPsychology, #Neurology, and #GraphicDesign.
When I'm not helping companies build accessible applications, I'm with my family, writing music, scuba diving, gaming, or in the dojo.
Today's Web Design Update: https://groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/g/webdev/c/psPhA7ypY38
Featuring 
@aardrianAdrian Roselli, 
@yatilEric Eggert, 
@scottoharaScott O'Hara, 
@homerHomer, CPACC, 
@deconspray, 
@sarajwSara Joy 
, 
@heydon, 
@EdentTerence Eden, 
@stephaniewalterStef Walter, 
@pxlnvPixel Envy, 
@Amy_Hupe, 
@boagworldPaul Boag,
and more.
Subscribe info: https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webdev_listserv.html#subscribe
The most common way to implement multilingual content on Python projects leads to accessibility issues and systematic WCAG fails https://discuss.python.org/t/accessibility-of-multilingual-content-with-mixed-translation/89902
Been thinking about this for a while, unsure where to raise it, unsure what I’m missing. Decided to raise it at the source thanks to good #DjangoConEurope vibes and discussions with 
@tut_tuuutAgnès H. & the 
@django accessibility team ⭐️
New #introduction:
Writer/journo of 20+ years, mostly #Apple, #tech (incl. vestibular #accessibility), #apps and #games (mobile/web/Mac). I’ve written print and online such as Wired and Stuff. On Mastodon, I write #DailyRetroGame.
If you have made something interesting, email me.
Other bits: on Mastodon since 2018. I write music but am terrible at releasing any. Keen on Lego and comics. Adore mini Schnauzers and miss our wee boy (who passed in 2022) every day.
Do say hello!
My #introduction (since I didn't do one yet here on this server !)
Mij name is Sophie, a Dutch/Belgian woman.
* I work in #accessibility and offer also a #mentorship.
* Music is important to me, I love listening and singing (have been taking singing lessons for the past 6 years, currently on hiatus since 2022 though). My #music taste is very eclactic!
* love watching tv-series and movies, and some streamers.
* I love #stationery, I have a lot of #pens and enjoy #fountainpens, i have also fountain pen inks, use a analog planner and journal regurlary. I also have washi tape and stickers
* I also love colouring, so have enough colouring pencils and markers!
* I am a reader and book lover #books
* I like #CrossStitching, but I need more patience for it 😂 . Trying to learn to crochet and maybe knitting.
* I have a diamond painting, but I also need more patience so I actually finish that one, LOL
* Touch of the #ADHD
* #TurnersSyndrome
* Leonardo da Vinci is one of the people I deeply admire, for both his genius, his faults and trials and tribulations
* Interested in #paranormal storries and documentaries
It's a designer's job to design for people who use
- screens
- screen readers
- screen magnifiers
- touch screens
- trackpads
- voice input
- keyboard-only
(a non exhaustive list)
Terms like 'edge case' and 'niche' should refer to *tasks* you know from research are uncommon. They don't refer to access needs. No one should be deprioritised in your service because of disability.
#a11y #accessibility #design
The final talk from #SotB2025
Oliver Schöndorfer - Typographer vs. Accessibility
Is now available for your viewing pleasure.
https://2025.stateofthebrowser.com/speaker/oliver-schondorfer/
#Fonts #Typography #a11y #Accessibility
1. 提供 QR Code 時，一併提供文字型態網址（仍然有人需要用桌上型電腦操作）
2. 不要把 QR Code 當成可以使用超長網址的撇步（會影響 QR Code 的辨識容錯跟顯示尺寸限制）
3. 務必考量使用情境來決定 QR Code 的呈現尺寸以及容錯率（LED 廣告招牌跟名片上的 QR Code 需要不同設計，即使兩者辨識結果相同）
3. 同一個畫面內盡量不要有多個 QR Code（使用者可能設定成自動開啟，導致開錯連結）
4. 數位媒介上的 QR Code 建議做成可直接使用的超連結；如果網址就在旁邊，建議兩個元件包成一個超連結。
5. 數位媒介上的 QR Code 要注意反相、高對比、強迫指定色彩模式等使用者偏好，尤其要注意使用「透明背景色」可能讓事情變得更複雜，務必完整測試
6. QR Code 圖片替代文字設定「*連結目標標題* 的 QR Code」
7. 實體物件上的 QR Code 建議提供可觸摸辨識的特徵，例如凸起或 #貝爾曼截角 https://jedi.org/blog/archives/006406.html
The penultimate talk from #SotB2025 @sarajwSara Joy - Whimsica11y: bringing the joy and whimsy to *everyone*
Is now avaliable for your viewing pleasure.
https://2025.stateofthebrowser.com/speaker/sara-joy/
#a11y #Accessibility #Whimsy #Fun #PersonalSites
I get that font type is important as it is how your content is presented. But accessibility is fore most important. And limited internet quota is a more serious accessibility problem than readability.
Using a native font is a great way to reduce your site's size. If you are not sure which font stack to use for your website, take a look at Modern Font Stacks project.
https://github.com/system-fonts/modern-font-stacks
holy shit y'all, we finally hit 1k followers!! 😭
i never thought i'd get here when i started this account around 11 months ago. mastodon literally pulled me out of a deep fucking hole when i was dealing with depression and some tough stuff irl. but i found actual real friends here, found purpose, and honestly? this place changed my whole life. not being dramatic, it's been a critical part of my journey.
so yeah, thanks for following me and my chaotic life. oh and supporting altbot too (now at 3.4k users?! wtf). wild.
and to celebrate hitting 1k, i'm dropping something i've been working on:
daily challenge themes start today. monday is nature & outdoors! who's in?
I live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
My interests include #books 📚 especially #SFF 🚀 👽 🧚 🔮 🐉 🦄 & #cozymysteries #music #ClimateAction #HumanRights 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ #politics for a better world.
Also #Accessibility #Collaboration #ToitūTeTiriti #LandBack
Just now discovered that Contrapoints has transcripts for most of her videos Transcripts — ContraPoints https://www.contrapoints.com/transcripts #YouTube #Transcript #Transcripts #Accessibility
Someone interacted with my #introduction and I realized it wasn’t quite up-to-date.
I’m Matthew. I work on #accessibility at S-group (Finland’s grocery/fashion/hospitality/fuel/etc giant). I’ve got an MSc in service design and engineering and a BSc focused on AI.
I like creating things. At work this means accessibility-focused components, at home something electronic or 3D-printed.
The rest of the time I’m usually outdoors, either with the dog or the local search and rescue team.
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
🚶♂️ Work in progress!
I’m exploring modular illustrations as visual aids to support #OpenStreetMap contributors and documentation. The modules can be mixed and matched to visualize diverse scenarios for sidewalks, curbs, and crossings.
Early test below. Feedback welcome!
Here's my #introduction:
I live in The Netherlands, Europe. I work as a self-employed tech consultant & software developer. I like to tinker & have way too many interests :)
Likely to toot about:
#technology #techpolicy, #opensource #openstandards #opencontent #publicdomain #creativecommons #copyright #sustainability #diy #infosec #security #data #privacy #accessibility #ui #ux #interactiondesign #ethics #webdevelopment #devops #sysadmin #climatecrisis #food #music #linux #debian #ubuntu
I'm searching for groups that advocate for the mobility challenged – for neighborhood infrastructure improvements.
A friend and I have been discussing neighborhood sidewalks and the challenges some face in places in our city.
Are there organizations that advocate for the mobility challenged so that they can receive neighborhood improvements? Maybe they can give us advice as to legal precedents, tell us about positive trends of municipal action that led to improving things in older neighborhoods that tend to have poorer sidewalks?
Our neighborhood group can engage with City Hall and elected officials better if we have more knowledge and advice.
Are there organizations that offer matching grants for municipalities if they make infrastructure improvements? Are there organizations that conduct surveys and studies to identify recommended actions?
Thanks in advance, and greetings from southern New Mexico.
Tom
#Disability
#DisabilityRights
#Accessibility
#Ableism
#DisabilityJustice
Heya y’all! For the last 8 years I’ve been a CS researcher in the #design of #programmingLanguages, but have been branching out into more areas of #HCI esp. in the #accessibility of programming languages and their tools, and #sportsHCI where we are applying HCI to remote training of athletes. I’m also interested in #UX and #mobileDevelopment. Looking forward to chatting with y’all. #introductions
@libreoffice
#LibreOffice kann beim Export barrierefreie PDF-Dateien erstellen (PDF/UA)!
Kurzer Test unter LibreOffice 7.6.4.1 mit einem Dokument mit Listen, Tabellen, Abbildungen, Inhaltsverzeichnis etc. lief erfolgreich.
Darauf aufmerksam geworden bin ich über eine Meldung der PDF Association (https://pdfa.org/pdf-in-the-wild-for-january-2024/).
LibreOffice hat in Version 25.2 den Export von barrierefreien PDF-Dokumenten nochmals verbessert.
Das habe ich mir zum Anlass genommen, um im Detail zu zeigen, wie man zu einem gültigen PDF/UA kommt.
Wie muss ein Dokument aufgebaut und eingerichtet sein?
Wie läuft der Export und wie kann ich prüfen?
Steht alles im neuen Blogpost …
#LibreOffice #PDFUA #PDF #Accessibility #accessiblePDF #Barrierefreiheit #BFSG #EAA
https://www.alexandra-oettler.de/2025/tipps-f%C3%BCr-barrierefreie-pdf-dateien-aus-libreoffice
My talk with 
@firesidefedi is up! It’s on PeerTube but the audio is at https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/robert-kingett-accessibility-in-the-fediverse #Fediverse #Podcast #Podcasts #IndieWeb #Mastodon #Interview #A11y #Accessibility
Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!
forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton…
#access #ACB #accessibility #affordability #blind #braille #BrailleDisplays #children #education #employment #independence #India #learning #NFB #ocr #parent #reading #science #school #students #teachers #technology #work #writing
👋🏻 Hey there! I'm Elly Loel, time for an #introduction (take 2 on a new instance!)
👩🏼💻 I'm a #WebDesigner / #DesignEngineer, specialising in #Accessibility & #DesignSystems
🌐 I love the #WebPlatform & using #WebStandards ( #HTML #CSS )
🏳️⚧️ I'm incredibly #Queer 🏳️🌈
🧠 I'm #Disabled & #Neurodivergent ( #AuDHD #Autism #ADHD #Dyslexia #Dysgraphia #POTS #CoeliacDisease )
🌏 I live in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia) with my partner and our rascally little cat named Lulu 🐈⬛
📝 Edit: Updated December 2024
My employer (e-commerce agency) is finally starting to take #accessibility more seriously. Are there any consultants who could help us with #a11y audits and/or training?
Hello #a11y people - I've been wanting to get some sort of training & certification, that'll allow me to officially perform accessibility audits for websites. Is the IAAP still _the_ thing to do? Or is there a different type of certification that I should work towards?
I am understanding that certification does not equal ability.
#introduction
New instance new intro!!
I'm somcak, a #librarian currently in #Ohio. I have 2 mini #dachshunds and 2 #cats. I enjoy all sorts of music, yes, even death metal on occasion!
I've been on Mastodon since October 2022, and this is my 5th server.
I use content warnings for all sorts of stuff, just trying to be considerate! I always make sure there's #AltText and #CamelCase for my own posts as well as those I boost. #Accessibility matters.
I enjoy learning about #history and #archeology, particularly the #neolithic. I'm also interested in #UrbanPlanning and how we can make communities greener. I have an #ebike and care about #CompleteStreets.
I made that thread from yesterday into a brief post.
“Automated WCAG Testing Is Grrreat!”
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/04/automated-wcag-testing-is-grrreat.html
Writing captions for pictures by hand is a great word game, better than #wordle !
#game #alttext #visualimpairment #inclusion #accessibility #photography #flowers
Thanks to 
@TheBreadmonkeyBennu I learned of the existence of 
@altbot !
Some people have to do a lot of work to get text typed out, and find posting images much quicker - it makes total sense not to suggest someone typing with a sip-puff or other switch to have to also fill in the ALT text.
Also sometimes we're in a hurry. Or we're wanting to report on a fast changing situation. Or whatever other myriad reasons! Looks like altbot can help :)
Sharing some cursors. I modified the Hackneyed cursors to be high contrast and disable the animation, available as monochrome or multicolour. They use the Windows 10 and 11 default cursor colours. You can also pick any colours you want if you build from source (Codeberg).
You can download directly from my website or OpenDesktop.org.
https://futurehorizondesign.net.au/portfolio/hackneyedhighcontraststaticcursors.html
#cursor #linux #foss #opensource #windows #accessibility #a11y #accessible #ui #uidesign #retrocomputing #retro #xfce #kde #freesoftware
Kevin Powell has an #accessibility intro video:
“Quick accessibility wins that are easy to implement”
https://youtu.be/pJ0GPI7BMIs
This isn’t for practitioners; this isn’t new stuff.
This is for folks who are new to it, who learn better with videos, who know his name and will believe him more than us, who want recent examples, etc.
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