Just shipped RestreamA11y: a free, open-source desktop app that makes Restream actually usable with a screen reader.
Keyboard-first, and it reads your cross-platform chat aloud with neural text-to-speech. Manage channels, titles, and stream status without touching a mouse. Built accessibility-first, because streaming tools rarely are.
https://github.com/tonygeb23/restream-a11y
#Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #BlindTech #Streaming #OpenSource
A Third World Embedded Engineer Responds to "RISC-V: They Should Have Known Better" https://lobste.rs/s/zeqgd4 #a11y #culture #hardware
https://rvembedded.com/blog_post/12/
Human Interface Guidelines from various platforms https://lobste.rs/s/xhliz8 #a11y #design #graphics
https://unsung.aresluna.org/i-think-theres-a-lot-of-value-in-these/
I made some readability updates to my site today after hearing that one of my posts was hard to read.
The changes are meant to make the site more low-vision friendly:
I’m totally blind, so I can test structure, keyboard access, screen reader behavior, headings, and content flow, but I can’t personally judge visual readability.
If you use magnification, low-vision settings, high contrast, dark mode, reader mode, or have visual fatigue/migraine/contrast sensitivity, I’d appreciate feedback.
Does anything still feel too small, too light, too crowded, or visually tiring?
Site: https://lanie.work/
#Accessibility #LowVision #WebAccessibility #GoHugo #Disability #A11y
〈Smart glasses controversy sidelines the benefits for disabled people〉
Make Navigation Accessible with aria-current https://lobste.rs/s/fjxwq6 #a11y
https://www.a11y-collective.com/blog/aria-current/
The framing of accessibility as a leadership conversation is overdue. Forbes is covering it now, with practitioners and investors weighing in. This is the shift from "legal compliance box to check" to competitive advantage and brand value. Worth reading if you're making the case to stakeholders who don't get it yet.
#accessibility #leadership #a11y
The wait is over! The BARD Mobile app from NLS is coming to the Orbit Speak Plus and Orbit Player on July 15. Try it first at NFB Booth A12 in Austin! #NFB26 #BARD #A11y #OrbitSpeakPlus #OrbitPlayer
The "Disability Dongle": Why Silicon Valley Hates Me and you https://lobste.rs/s/lzupt0 #a11y #rant
https://sightlessscribbles.com/disability-dongle/
And again, the world shows that our accessibility needs don't matter, but when loser nerds need them, The Web Is Being Made Accessible for AI, Not People https://www.techpolicy.press/the-web-is-being-made-accessible-for-ai-not-people/ #Accessibility #A11y #AI #LLM
EDG is open source via @jmmv https://lobste.rs/s/nhiewb #a11y #c++
https://edgcpp.org/
The text mode lie: why modern TUIs are a nightmare for accessibility https://lobste.rs/s/9i36rv #a11y #design
https://www.osnews.com/story/144892/the-text-mode-lie-why-modern-tuis-are-a-nightmare-for-accessibility/
So Google showed off a new feature on their Android keyboard where you can use ASL for dictation. On paper it seems very useful, but when I stopped to think about it it didn't make much sense to me.
Voice dictation has advantages over typing in that it's faster (albeit with less control over the exact transcribed text), and can be done with one hand or sometimes even hands free without looking at the screen. Meanwhile the new ASL dictation is still faster with less control, but seemingly requires three hands (one of them can be a mount) and to look at the screen while you use both hands for signing. In what situations would this be better than typing?
Can I get any thoughts on this from any deaf/mute people? Or even from hearing/voiced people who use voice dictation, as I almost never use that feature. It's entirely possible I missed something, but my current analysis is that it's yet another flashy yet ultimately useless feature.
#Accessibility #A11y #Deaf #Mute #Google #Android #ASL #Gboard #SignLanguage
Improving accessibility with CSS media queries (2025) https://lobste.rs/s/0glhl6 #a11y #css
https://fleeb.ee/blog/improving-accessibility-with-css-media-queries/
Typst makes big strides https://lobste.rs/s/j4oyxa #a11y #programming
https://lwn.net/Articles/1092993/
Do you use :visited on links? via @confusedalex https://lobste.rs/s/34xsdg #a11y #web
https://kevquirk.com/do-you-use-visited-on-links
YachtSinkers!, our accessible game about orcas sinking billionaire yachts, is done!
https://peterdrake.itch.io/yachtsinkers
#GameDev #orca #accessibility #a11y #blind #deaf #BlindGamer
I’m not sure if anybody orders from Jimmy John’s, but there website was a breeze to order from, screen reader wise. I’m the kind of person that places a delivery order for almost a week in advance or days in advance and I would say that is an exemplary website on how to make it successfully accessible with the screen reader. Even on mobile devices, it was not painful. #WebDev #Accessibility #A11y
Thinking about launching an accessibility overlay with the most honest feature set of any on the market.
When the widget comes into focus, it just turns into the baby emoji and makes a soft whimpering noise while sobbing “Please don’t sue me.”
FORCE_COLOR: Keep Your Command Line Colorful, Even when Piping - Retain Text Colors in Logs, Output Streams, and More https://lobste.rs/s/qnjllv #a11y
https://force-color.org/
My GitHub Sponsors profile is finally live! 🎉
I'm Demir, a blind developer from Serbia and a JAWS user for 20 years. I'm building the Ultra Creative Suite: open-source video, audio and photo tools designed to work equally well for blind and sighted users.
Support starts at $3/month: https://github.com/sponsors/demirajvazi10-max
Boosts help just as much! #Accessibility #A11y #Blind #ScreenReader #OpenSource
(Drafted with AI assistance)
I built ClearWave Cast Player — a screen reader–first iOS app. Import podcasts via OPML, stream global radio, play offline MP3s. No subscriptions, no ads. Built by a blind dev, for accessible audio. Try it: https://testflight.apple.com/join/RVpsHcMf
#blind #accessibility #a11y #podcast
I'm looking for recommendations for someone who is #blind (0% vision) and doesn't have a computer (so, using their phone - specifically, an iPhone).
They're looking for a way to publish texts or blog posts. They tried and were very disappointed by substack and tumblr.
And also potentially a Mastodon client.
Is there anything I should or even could recommend them?
RT appreciated!
Edited to add that they were using an iPhone, since I realized after the fact that this mattered a lot.
