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Mike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM @mgifford@mastodon.social
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I would like the @fosdem community to embrace

In effort of that goal I've started by recording some problems and possible solutions for the website:
github.com/FOSDEM/website/issu

This is a lot of work that together, as a community, we need to address. needs to be more inclusive for people with disabilities.

25% of the population has disabilities & the are part of our community.

25% of the population has a disability. 100% of the population has temporary or situational barriers which needlessly stop them from accessing information on the web. The FOSDEM community isn't doi...

We need to make FOSDEM more accessible · Issue #338 · FOSDEM/website

25% of the population has a disability. 100% of the population has temporary or situational barriers which needlessly stop them from accessing information on the web. The FOSDEM community isn't doi...

github.com · GitHub

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Brain Computer Enterprises @bce@gnulinux.social
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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.

codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-b

A PCB (Printed Circuit Board) with 4 prototyping holes on the left and 4 on the right. A female USB-C connector is at the bottom and three chips are across the top.
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Anubhav @anubhav@hachyderm.io
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v4.3.0. Reduce vertical space.
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Anubhav @anubhav@hachyderm.io
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v4.3.0. Make the toot editing area usable to show >2 lines on Reply/Edit.
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On MS Windows 10 with 125% zoom of 1920x1080 px resolution of 13.3 in screen, with 20 p[xt] font size in Firefox.

Showing the toot being replied to also makes the experience worse.

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Philip Kiff @pkiff@mastodon.social
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@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

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malaya @laya_wanders@social.coop
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Tomorrow, I participate in my 2nd hackathon: Social.coop x Cosocial Hackathon (2nd edition). 🧑🏾‍💻

Excited to assist in developing the wiki; thanks for organizing this event, @SocialCoop !

✨ You can still RSVP below: luma.com/04uq2wu6?tk=jlWVQa

Social.coop x Cosocial Hackathon (2nd edition) · Luma

We liked our first hackathon so much we're hosting another! Join us Saturday January 24 for a second hacking session on our new member sign-up and onboarding…

luma.com

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BicycleBen @BicycleBen@mas.to
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ICYMI: Challenging the County Council over its installation of a chicane barrier on a wide path used to access a shared use route under 100m away, while using outdated legislation and without considering equality of access.

fiets.uk/2024-07-18/the-contin

The continuing saga of a chicane barrier

Chronicling the protracted continuing saga of a new chicane barrier, installed suddenly and without warning in April 2024 by Warwickshire County Council, on a short path close to a formal shared use walking and cycling route - but without proper consideration to current legislation, design standards

fiets.uk · Fiets! Let's Cycle like the Dutch!

Link author: Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch@ben@fiets.uk

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM @mgifford@mastodon.social
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FOSDEM 2026 (Brussels): Sun Feb 1, 09:35 CET, UB5.230 (my last talk)

Accessible Sovereignty: Why the Four Freedoms Depend on Inclusion (Community devroom)

Thesis: the Four Freedoms are not real if people with disabilities cannot use the tools, study them, share them, and improve them in practice. Accessibility is the operational layer that makes software freedom exercisable.

Event: fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event

FOSDEM 2026 - Accessible Sovereignty: Why the Four Freedoms Depend on Inclusion

fosdem.org

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Mike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEM @mgifford@mastodon.social
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FOSDEM 2026 (Brussels): I am speaking (again) Sat Jan 31, 16:05 CET in K.3.401.

“We Need to Support Authors Better to Deliver Accessible Content”
Track: Collaboration & Content Management 

Thesis: Many accessibility errors are introduced when documents are authored.

Audits just record the damage.

fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event

FOSDEM 2026 - We Need to Support Authors Better to Deliver Accessible Content

fosdem.org

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Shadow, First of His Name @darkpixel@infosec.exchange
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Hello Universe!

Moved to new server.

Re-introduction - Been on here since 2022 and should write an intro again. I'm deaf, I'm a fan of open-source projects, so this will be short and sweet.

Post random ramblings, news, techie stuff, boost mostly cat pics. I just like computers and hang around here.

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Howdy! 👋 Boost for visibility 🙌

Energy = Milk x Coffee²
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Brain Computer Enterprises @bce@gnulinux.social
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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.

codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-b

A 3D rendering of a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) with 4 breadboarding or prototyping holes on the left and right sides. There is s space for a USB plug at the bottom with a space for 3 chips at the top. At the upper right is a logo of a brain with the letters BCE overlaid. On the upper right is a part name and version number that says, "BCE-BQ25172DSGR-1" and "v0.0.1.2026.01.18"
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Kit @kitwinter@dice.camp
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Looking for or work. Recently with MCDM (for PDF accessibility), & Delinea.

Case studies: kitsa11y.work (NOTE: this is part of a case study/UX itself as part of the job search, because recruiters don't often look at sites for accessibility, and sadly... the data seems to bear this out)

Personal site is over at: www.flowerstorm.tech (& is more accessible)

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Kit @kitwinter@dice.camp
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Due to thinking of stuff (and it IS Thursday!), a reminder that I've written for Night Horrors: The Tormented, Dystopia Rising: Evolution, Legendlore, and also was writer/editor for Snowhaven. I have a short story credit in the Tales of Freeport: Under a Black Flag collection as well.

Kit @kitwinter@dice.camp
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I'm available for tabletop writing, editing (tabletop, fiction, nonfiction), sensitivity reading, and accessibility consulting (representation; document accessibility; website accessibility). If you have questions, like about topics for sensitivity reading, or about accessibility, etc, please contact me!

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Kit @kitwinter@dice.camp
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I have been laid off due to organizational restructuring for efficiency.

If you need a UX Writer or an specialist (8+ years of fulltime experience in the latter) or have leads to that end, let me know. Especially as I need to sort out ability to pay my mortgage etc. Ideally remote/WFH from the US, as I am a citizen; but if you have leads in the EU please let me know.

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clackups @clackups@social.noleron.com
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I just discovered (and tried) this wonderful piece of software

github.com/houmain/keymapper

It allows remapping your keyboard in many ways, and it's controlled from a simple configuration file (so, you can prepare one for your disabled friend).

You can, for example, remap the keyboard to only use its right half, if the left hand is dysfunctional (similar to the mirrored keyboard I made, github.com/clackups/qmk_firmwa ).

Also, it should be useful for , to map, for example, AWSD to different keys.

A cross-platform context-aware key remapper. Contribute to houmain/keymapper development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub - houmain/keymapper: A cross-platform context-aware key remapper.

A cross-platform context-aware key remapper. Contribute to houmain/keymapper development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com · GitHub

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Terminal Tilt @terminaltilt@climatejustice.social
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Ko-Fi really wants me to make an account on the hell site, but I’m drawing a line in the sand.

As a disabled and omnisexual creator, I refuse to spend my energy in a place that feels increasingly hostile to my communities just for the sake of self promotion. I believe we can build successful brands right here on the without compromising our ethics or our safety. 🏳️‍🌈 ♿️

I am here to focus on what I love: GNU/Linux, open source, and high-quality ethical technologies. Speaking of things I love... I’ve officially set up a Ko-Fi goal to support my caffeine addiction! ☕️

I’m a bit of a coffee snob, even brewing at home is getting pricey with tariffs and inflation. If you appreciate a queer, disabled perspective on the world, I’d love your help reaching my $50 goal!

ko-fi.com/terminaltilt/goal?g=0

Thank You!

Become a supporter of Terminal Tilt today!

Buy Terminal Tilt a Coffee

Become a supporter of Terminal Tilt today!

ko-fi.com · Ko-fi

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Bi Sasquatch @BiSasquatch@c.im
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I am Bi man from the Seattle area and hoping to explore many of my interests here on Mastodon. For the near future I am just going to lurk and learn while I RTFM so I can learn to use Mastodon as well as see how the culture develops.

The reason I state I am Bi man at the beginning of this post is to help raise awareness of the community which is often misrepresented in the media and news. Obviously and issues and news are interests I will follow and contribute to here on Mastodon.

Other interests include:
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That's a long and rambling list, and I am sure there is more, but that's the best I can come up with for now.

This is my longest post for now, and I just used my first 1000 characters. Now that's something to toot about and not tweet about.

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Adrian Roselli @aardrian@toot.cafe
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Merged.

I don’t recall how long before it shows on MDN, but when it does, the guidance on CSS single page carousels will have fewer WCAG violations.

The multi item example is an auto WCAG failure, and that’s a function of the CSS spec.

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Matt (It's really me) Hartley @matthartley@fosstodon.org
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Linux desktop voice control has a gap. Talon costs money. Other tools are X11-only or cloud-dependent.

So I built EasySpeak.

youtube.com/watch?v=dl5m2Zo1oIE

github.com/ctsdownloads/easysp

- 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.

Voice Control for Linux/GNOME Desktop

EasySpeak is a privacy-focused voice control system for Linux desktops running GNOME/Wayland.Features:- System controls - Volume, brightness, do not disturb-...

www.youtube.com · YouTube

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Zoey Ahmed 🐀 @zoeyTheWitch@treehouse.systems
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Mutualaid, Please Boost

Hi everyone! I'm in a bit of a tough spot, and after paying my rent this week I am going to be flat broke and will struggle to sustain myself for a while, and could really use the help.

Currently, I am spending a lot of time (between my uni exams) volunteering to help improve GNOME in many ways, such as:

- Better hardware enablement, such as (codeberg.org/kramo/cartridges/) and (codeberg.org/kramo/cartridges/) to enable controller input in Cartridges, and (gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c) to support back/forth hardware buttons, like those seen on some gaming/productivity mice, in GNOME Calendar.

- Improve accessibility in GNOME, with (gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-s) to improve accessibility of the selection mode in GNOME's screenshot overlay, and (gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c) to fix missing tooltips and labels in GNOME Calendar.

- Help with maintenance and add new features to many commonly used GTK and GNOME apps, such as adding a new comparison mode to Upscaler with (gitlab.gnome.org/World/Upscale) (with help from Skelly), porting GNOME Music to Blueprint with (gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-m) and (gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-m), and helping to improve the ecosystem by occasionally streaming my changes on my Youtube account.

These changes take many hours of my free time to research, develop and test, with 0 compensation. If accessibility, hardware-enablement or having amazing, beautiful Linux and apps is important to you, I would strongly urge you to donate or boost this post!

My KoFi is ko-fi.com/zoeyahmed. My current goal is to raise £300, which should cover me and allow me to continue making GNOME and the FOSS ecosystem better and more accessible then ever!
Current Total: £0/£300

@mutualaid

Summary card of an issue titled "gamepad: Add initial controller navigation" in repository kramo/cartridges

gamepad: Add initial controller navigation

cartridges - Launch all your games

codeberg.org · Codeberg.org

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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter@front-end.social
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When we design for disabilities, we make things better for everyone. This is called the Curb-Cut Effect. The term was coined by disability students and activists in the 70s, who added curb cuts to the Berkeley sidewalks to make access easier for those in wheelchairs. They discovered those also helped people with strollers, using trolleys for deliveries, etc.

Illustration of The curb-cut effect: a range of people of all ages next to a crossing, road, and park show how the curb cut design for disabilities benefits everyone.
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