Dear Mastodon,
If you could stop suggesting that I change my carefully chosen camel case hashtags to all lowers, that would sure be swell.
😠
accessibility
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
(she/her)Reminder: I typically don't follow those who don't use alt text with images or videos. I might make exceptions for those who mostly add alt text, but if the entire timeline is images without it, I either have to add the alt text, which takes time. It's easier not to share them. (I have a lot of friends who use screen readers, plus it's good form: Writing your own alt text lets you provide context that I won't otherwise get.)
In case anyone was wondering 🙂
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.
Is there a free to relatively cheap way to do audio-to-text transcription? Currently, I use otter.ai, but it has a limit of 30 minutes per recording in the free plan. Though I love it, my current usage is infrequent and doesn't justify a pro subscription.
It doesn't have to be a real-time transcription. I can record and batch transcribe using a standalone, web, or mobile app. Thank!
Mastodon.social alt text analysis report! 🧐
Me and my friend Cristal just published a report on image description usage on mastodon.social, as a group project for the Introduction to Data Science course of the Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Societies Erasmus Mundus Joint Master program.
Thoughts and feedback are welcome 💕
A huge thanks to @stefan for publishing the dataset on which we based our analysis!
NOTE: We are absolutely aware that the report has very little actual relevance, as the dataset contains a super limited amount of posts from one instance only. It was mainly an experimentation to test our data analysis skills.
#a11ty #accessibility #alttext #mastodon #mastodonsocial #report #dataScience #JupyterLab #JupyterNotebook #Python #pandas #MatPlotLib #NumPy
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@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 🙂
I just received Testflight invitation for @surf application. And discovered that VoiceOver, assistive tech for blind people, does not read anything. Just says "bottom sheet" twice, and the app's name, then NOTHING. I hope they fix this mess, because this all means cutting blind people off. I won't keep silent in front of yet another accessibility issue. #ableism #accessibility #blind #inclusion #disability #voiceover #fediverse
#introduction Italian, European, citizen of the world. Internet user since 1998 but started with PC in 1989. Formerly facebook, now stable on Mastodon I believe in data liberation and ownership. I work on accessibility (web and apps), I have a disability myself (totally blind). Blogger, WordPress user and MarkDown lover, interested in electronic voices and creating audio-dramas with text-to-speech. AI user, moderately optimistic. HIV awareness advocate. #accessibility #WordPress #blind #activism
"Using a mobility aid is not “giving up.“
Using a shower bench is not “lazy.”
Using a ramp is not for “disabled people only.”
Normalizing and not shaming people for using accessibility features reduces the stigma surrounding them. "- Misa on Wheels
#Disability #HumanRights #Poverty #Technology #Cinema #Accessibility
As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
if you are under 30 years old and picking a font size for something other people need to read, not just yourself: that’s too small. still too small. A LITTLE BIGGER
Peguei o bonde andando, mas a quem interessar assistir a Cerimônia do Oscar:
E aqui, acessibilidade em American Sign Language (ASL) , não encontrei em LIBRAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzr_cGGqDII
#Oscar #Oscar2025 #assistir #Watch #ASL #accessibility #Acessibilidade #LIBRAS
🚨 The Hands Off! protests are tomorrow, Saturday, April 5 🚨
Find one near you -
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Can't attend in person? There's a virtual event:
"Hands Off! Disabled Community Fights Back"
2 - 4 PM Pacific Time
Virtual Event
Join from anywhere!
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/770700/
#USpol #HandsOff #Protest #Resist #Virtual #Disabled #Disability #Accessibility
Today I broke an #accessibility feature on my site, and turned off #audio for UK users.
Everyone else can listen as usual. UK users cannot.
You can still read the text. But you can't hear the #accessible version.
This is the Online Safety Act: https://www.girlonthenet.com/osa/
Pls share
Hi! Can you do me a huge favor that takes 5 minutes?
1.Play a game from the linked accessibility jam!
2. Give it a rating
3. Comment your favorite part
4. What you hope they improve
A few good bits of feedback can make a world of difference!
Ever since I saw @klemensstrasser have support for the OpenDyslexic font in @studysnacksapp I’ve been meaning to do the same.
I was really worried about breaking the layout of some Views.
Seeing @hidde do it made me decide to just start.
Making good progress!
Right. Enough suspense.
This merge request makes it official. https://invent.kde.org/websites/ev-kde-org/-/merge_requests/145
I've joined up with @kde as an Accessibility Engineer.
You know *exactly* what that means, and yes - the coffee and C++ muscle memory is ready.
Hello, #KDE community :)
New POUR tees just dropped!
The four principles of WCAG, plus more. You can pay money for them (3 day sale)!
Available in black or white, set in Neue Helvetica Heavy or Atkinson Hyperlegible. You can choose shirt colors.
Black Helvetica:
https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/73535251-pourpn-helvetica-black-text
Um grupo de professores montou um manual de Libras para as disciplinas de Ciências e Biologia nas escolas. Esse tipo de manual não existia antes e vai ajudar um monte de professores e alunos surdos, assim como a comunidade surda em geral.
Thank you to Eli and our accessibility team for sharing tips about #accessibility of presentations! #DjangoConEurope
Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! A fitting occasion to announce Django’s new accessibility statement ✨ https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/may/15/our-new-accessibility-statement/
This statement improves transparency, directly linking to known issues in Django. It clearly states our intentions. And we hope it encourages our community and the industry at large to more widely consider accessibility!