Question for all #blind people who have watched "Succession" with audio description. Do you know what any of the characters look like from the description?
Accessibility isn’t something you add to your product. It is your product.
I think 90% of my job is trying to convey this. If the button isn’t labeled, if the text cannot be seen, if the action cannot be performed, then it may as well not be there for some subset of people. #accessibility#a11y
From an Android user’s perspective, I quite like Speech Central after using it for only 10 minutes, 1 minut of that time used to set up the app. I’m sorry to hear the developer’s being ghosted like this. Personally, I will recommend this app to anyone looking for a book reading app. #A11y#Accessibility#books
Has anyone made contact with the people behind #Audon? I think many #blind people would like to use it, but it has a few unlabelled buttons in the room UI.
I haven’t been able to find any way to contact them but this would be a big hit in the blind community if it were a bit more #accessible.
Another #Accessibility question relating to iOS (and Android) dev - we've been exploring improving support for Full Keyboard Access on iOS (and equivalent for Android), but the default focus state doesn't offer much contrast. Is there any way to customise this behaviour, e.g. detect when focus is on an element and change how it displays? #iOSDev
Imagine you have a keen and fresh new developer getting started in web - what is the first resource or two that you would point them to in order to learn #Accessibility and why it's important?
I see you on Bluesky giving billionaire Jack Dorsey your free labor by reporting #accessibility bugs when he could not be bothered to staff up with practitioners.
You do you, but understand it devalues the work and rewards him for failing to hire professionals. #a11y
This may be an unpopular take, but...
I don't think any blind person will ever be completely independent. I do, however, think that every blind person can be self-sufficient. Independence, to me, implies a lack of reliance on anyone/anything. But everyone needs help sometimes. Self-sufficiency, on the other hand, is about having the tools you need, and the ability to get assistance, to go where you need to go/do what you need to do.
Thoughts? #Blind#Disability#Disabled#A11y#Accessibility
Finally realized I should be using dictation more for inputting text.
Having previously used Chrome "Speech Recognition" API for voice-to-text in websites. I'm both surprised and disappointed that the accuracy of MacOS's built-in dictate feature is noticeably worse than Chrome's.
What happened to the Apple that broke new ground with a revolutionary voice assistant? #accessibility#webdev#apple
On the bright side, this led me to discover Talon Voice for dictation which I am using to dictate this Mastodon post. Talon Voice can do a lot more than just dictation, such as system actions and scripts.
The accuracy of Talon Voice appears to be better than apple dictation. https://talonvoice.com #Accessibility
Day 156. Lots of VoiceOver users may use it with Screen Curtain on. It also helps with privacy and saving battery. And it is my favorite way of testing VoiceOver. Pick a flow in your app. Turn VoiceOver on. Triple tap with three fingers on the screen to enable Screen Curtain. The screen goes off but you can still navigate your device with VoiceOver.
if you create online training, I'm begging you to provide a speed control for videos. the speed that works for me may not work for others. it's a fairly standard option in most video playback libraries and is crucial for #accessibility.
Did you know the #CarpentriesWorkbench raises #a11y of @thecarpentries lessons to the next level? The new layout ensures lesson sites meet or exceed the WCAG AA+ standard, and automated checks empower authors to create more accessible content, like adding alt text to images.
For this post #a11y vs #accessibility is a distinction without a difference IMO.
I think of the two versions as being like the difference between long and short command flags. If you're writing a quick note for yourself absolutely use the short one - it's only you who has to read. If it's a post that will be written once and possibly read by millions probably better to use the more inclusive one even if it takes a bit more effort.