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.
Love this piece and #WawaWiwaComics doesn't seem to be on Mastodon, so…
https://www.wawawiwacomics.com is the web site.
Description in image.
Kuulin huhuja, että @MonaApp tuo uusimmassa päivityksessään automaattisen alttekstin luomisen kuvaan. Toistaiseksi vain englanninkielellä mikä on vähän harmi, mutta tyhjääkin parempi. Odotan mielenkiinnolla sen käytön testaamista.
Y’all. I did it. I just published my very first macOS app. 🎉
It’s a color contrast checker for accessibility compliance. I designed and built it for myself, but I’m also gifting it to the world.
It’s not in the App Store, but it is signed for safety. And it will let you know when there’s an update.
I’m a little giddy about it. 😊
UPDATE: new versioning system. v1.2 is available now.
https://ratioapp.markwyner.com
#macOS #App #Software #Design #Development #Coding #FrontEnd #Accessibility #A11y
In solidarity with the blind and vision-impaired community, I propose that twice a year, on the World Sight Day and the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, fediverse admins disable images on their servers to highlight the importance of writing good image descriptions.
Who's in?
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediverse-world-sight-day/
#accessibility #a11y #AltText #ImageDescription #WorldSightDay #FediverseWorldSightDay #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #BeAnAlly
Have any other @MonaApp users noticed a sudden lack of image descriptions being filled in automatically from captions in the Photos app on iPhone, or have I somehow managed toggle a setting?
I pushed an update to #DOStodon (the #Mastodon client for MS-DOS):
- Fixed a bug when viewing threads in notification screen.
- Implemented setting for CW toots (default collapsed or visible)
- Fixed dates
- Fixed image viewing
- Added help to toot editor
- Changed some colors
- Updated #curl to 8.9.1
- Added ALT text for image uploads
Grab it at https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon
#Javascript #RetroComputing #MSDOS #CreativeCoding #MastodonClient #FreeDOS #DJGPP #DOjS #accessibility #ImageDescription
I do like how the missing alt text icon is now more prominent, but I do wonder if this is enough to get people to add descriptions to their images.
I actually opened an issue addressing this last year.
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/27731
#mastodon #MastodonBeta #accessibility #AltText #UXUI #design
I don't really think much about those reading time indicators, I certainly don't use them on my own websites, but @baldur makes some good points.
"To be meaningful, a reading time estimation algorithm needs to take a number of these variables into account. The bare minimum would combine text complexity [...] and vocabulary, with length and the median level of schooling of the assumed audience to get a rough estimate."
Text detection from images is available right inside the attachment preview window of Mastodon clients. This makes adding meaningful #altText a breeze. Here's hoping that these kinds of thoughtful features push #accessibility support within the Fediverse even further.
Well done, @MonaApp!
Except please type #FediFC rather than #fedifc - it makes life easier for screen reader users and dyslexic people amongst others. #Accessibility https://mstdn.ca/@thatdosbox/113136253210292773
The next blog post for #TheFutureIsFederated will focus on #accessibility.
With everything I have been learning about #AltText, #CamelCase and screen readers, I am deeply embarrassed and sorry about my previous Mastodon display name.
All the emojis (pencil, sparkle, camera) and TWO asterism symbols (before/after my name) could have caused problems for people who use screen readers.
I'm so so sorry, I didn't know. I removed everything and I'm only keeping one asterism symbol after my name
Oh nice, Mastodon is getting an alt text reminder.
🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.12 👩🚀
"Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 2)"
mentioning: @alttexthalloffame @Gargron @FediTips @ivory @IceCubesApp @Tusky @Simx72 @phanpy @jon @mathi_gwithyas @rysiek
#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog #accessibility #AltText #CW #ContentWarnings #Phanpy #Ivory #Tusky #Mastodon #IceCubes
Very pleased and a little nervous to announce that I got to write a bumper post for @csstricks!
For Americans who are more outraged by the language used than the lack of accessibility:
I am a cat. I am permanently outraged.
Here is me outraged that people still think it's OK to tell disabled people to be gentler with the abled humans because we might upset them, the poor things. #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Accessibility #Disability
I created my first Django Trac ticket. Milestone?
It has not gone through triage yet, but at least it describes an accessibility issue that uses only dashes as an option value.
"Allow customization of the blank option in select dropdowns."
https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/35870
(See my blog post for yesterday for more notes about dashes and hyphens)
Giving a damn about Accessibility - 'A candid and practical handbook for designers' [pdf 49pp - audio version available] #accessibility #UX https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6071fa745947937fc933ecbb/t/60a02725893d22758a6207c5/1621108519636/Giving-a-damn-about-accessibility.pdf
We are running an Inclusive Web Devroom at FOSDEM 2025!
If you want to speak about anything related to privacy, accessibility, localization, and inclusivity in web, please submit a talk. Check https://github.com/Inclusive-Web-Devroom/fosdem-2025/blob/main/CFP.md for more details regarding CFP
Anyone have suggestions on where to try to promote the Games for Blind gamers gam jam? We got 110 sign ups last year, and hoping to get more sign ups this year!
#Pachli 2.9.0 is now available, with new features to support users facing #harrassment or abuse in notifications, #accessibility improvements, and more.
See https://pachli.app/pachli/2024/11/28/2.9.0-release.html for details.
Thanks to @gvs, @gefla, @kallekn, Aindriú Mac Giolla Eoin, sunniva, Juan M Sevilla, @st3fan, and @xan for their contributions to this release, and apologies to anyone I've missed.
@rachelnabors said something in an upcoming talk that reminded me about a foundational piece of the web that has been forgotten. Designers _think_ they're controlling what we see with pixel precision, but they're not, and _shouldn't_.
They "shouldn't" because it's fucking terrible for #accessibility Some people _need_ big fonts, some people like small fonts, some people get queezy from animations and turn them off. Some people can't handle bright light and use extensions like…
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Enhancing airflow in classrooms is vital for #Accessibility. Our new blog reveals how the Airwareness App visualizes #COVID transmission risk in real time and helps pinpoint the best strategies for better indoor air. Because everyone deserves to breathe easy. Check it out:
Ich bin ja so alt, dass ich meine HTML-Seiten noch selber baue. Aber eines hab ich nie herausgefunden: wie bekomme ich es hin, dass ein Android-Browser (im Screenshot #vivaldi ) das Layout beim Zoom an die neue Größe anpasst oder zumindest den Text lesbar umbricht und das nicht so wie auf diesem Bild aussieht?
Bitte teilen, vielleicht weiß ja jemand die Antwort 🙂
