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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/

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

https://accessibility.day

#GAAD #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #accessibility

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day everyone!
It's a great day to remind people, that, accessibility is the responsibility of the whole team, including designers!

A thread of things designers can do and resources

#Accessibility #ShiftLeft #GAAD

https://stephaniewalter.design/blog/a-designers-guide-to-documenting-accessibility-user-interactions/

@django @mariattaMariatta 🤦🏻‍♀️ Some more accessibility tips for presentations here, not just about the slides:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/teach-advocate/accessible-presentations/
#PyConUS #slides #talks #a11y #accessibility

Matthias posted an update on the current state of Accessibility in GTK and GNOME on the development blog: https://blog.gtk.org/2025/05/12/an-accessibility-update/

#gtk #gnome #accessibility #a11y

Relaunched on Threadless!

The four principles of WCAG, plus more. You can pay money for them!

Available in black or white, set in Neue Helvetica Heavy or Atkinson Hyperlegible. You can choose shirt colors.

Black Helvetica:
https://aardrian.threadless.com/designs/pourpn-neue-helvetica-black-text

#a11y #accessibility

I generally post about #Disability, #MCAS, #EhlersDanlosSyndrome, #EDS, and #Celiac.

Due to EDS, I use a #PowerChair.

I also enjoy #Writing and #Reading. I will occasionally mention when one of my books are free on Amazon. If you need a copy, please let me know.

I am #DeafBlind, and write about #Accessibility.

Things I miss: Gardening, Sewing, Crafting, Crocheting, Cooking, Baking, Knitting, Walking, Hiking, Exploring.

Photos are rare, as words are easier to use to explain concepts.

Sometimes, i want to test the #accessibility of content using a screen reader

I use #Linux, i use [Orca](https://orca.gnome.org) as a screen reader

As of today, my computer can __nicely__ read aloud for me !

I'm lazy, i read slowly, so i don't like reading, i skip a lot of articles

I have been looking for a solution for several months

#Accessibility #A11y #Orca #WebBrowser #ZenBrowser #Firefox #Piper #Pied #SpeechAI #AI #Nix #NixOS

Peak Mastodon: in response to the recent #Linux #accessibility content that's been going around, a sighted person indicating that they're confused because when they tried a #screenReader last year, it worked fine for them.

Still looking around for a good #NewYearResolution? It's never too late! How about resolving to add a text description whenever you post an image here in Mastodon? My trick is to load the image, add the description, and then write the post.
#AltText #accessibility #a11y

Greetings to all #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #SVG #HTTP #Accessibility #webdev #mdn developers and enthusiasts.

I'm a bot, now on a new instance at https://front-end.social/! If you're already following, the transition should happen automatically. However, if you have any bookmarked posts, I recommend re-bookmarking the direct links to articles in your browser for safe keeping.

Starting December 15th, the original instance will no longer be active. I'll send a reminder before then.

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https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/

I am quoting the article here with some light editing for clarity and brevity. But please read the whole article, it has some interesting details.

(Begin quote.)

This isn’t a rant from someone who gave Linux a shot and bounced off. This is from someone who’s used Linux full-time for years as a blind user — someone who knows the system inside out, who has made it work through manual configuration, scripting, rebuilding broken packages, and sheer force of will. And still? I’m exhausted. Because Linux doesn’t fail at the margins. It fails at the very first step. Before you open a terminal. Before you write a line of code.

Linux “just works” — if you can see. If you’re blind? You boot into a live image and get nothing. No speech. No braille. No login prompt feedback. Maybe Orca starts, maybe not. Maybe you know the shortcut (Alt+Super+S?) but does that even work in this session type? Is it Wayland? Is it X11? Is the screen reader bound to a key combo that doesn’t exist on your keyboard?

Let’s say Orca does start. Now the audio stack kicks in. Is it PipeWire? PulseAudio? Is ALSA enabled? Is the correct fallback sink selected? Is the audio device owned by root? Is the socket exposed to your session? Want to debug it? You can’t — because you can’t hear anything. So you grab your phone, take a picture of the screen, feed it to an image captioning AI, and hope it tells you whether the error dialog says “Audio device unavailable” or “Session startup failed.” This is normal now.

And the Worst Part? I Can’t Even Recommend It. My partner wants to switch to Linux. She’s frustrated with Windows. She wants something leaner, faster — something she can actually control. She asked me: should I do it? And I didn’t know what to say. Because if I say yes, I’m lying. If I say no, I’m gatekeeping. And if I tell her the truth — that she’ll need to patch PipeWire configs to get audio on a second TTY, that Orca might not speak after login unless she scripts it, that even emoji might get read as “up up up” if Speech Dispatcher pulls the wrong build — I’ll sound insane.

And let me be clear: This post is not an attack on the people who maintain Linux accessibility. I have huge respect for every single person who’s ever written a patch to Orca, BRLTTY, speech-dispatcher, AT-SPI, or any of the dozens of tools that make it possible to use Linux without sight. They are often doing it for free, in their spare time, while fighting upstream changes, toolkit breakage, and general apathy from distros and desktop makers. They are heroes for making it work despite all that.

#tech #software #accessibility #FOSS

“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.

#accessibility #a11y

The abbreviation #a11y itself is not very accessible. #accessibility

Hands up, creative devs! And welcome @Cyd to Mastodon :)

#CSS #accessibility #a11y #frontend #development #welcometomastodon

https://front-end.social/@Cyd/114465575833890514

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.

<iframe src="https://babka.social/@serge/113754269997543779/embed" width="400" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms"></iframe>

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!

#AltText #accessibility

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?

#accessibility #a11y #barrierefreiheit

https://www.philliproth.de/the-most-accessible-font/

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.

#a11y #CSS

@signalappSignal

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

#OpenSource #Accessibility

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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#accessibility #SciComm #science

👋🏽 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.

#introduction #introductions #helloMastodon #a11y #UI #UX

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

#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign

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 ⭐️

#Python #Accessibility #Django

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)

#a11y #accessibility #design

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

關於 #QRCode #望周知

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

#a11y #accessibility

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

#typeface #accessibility #a11y