I would be pissed with Google’s new fake search if I was WebAIM. It directly sources WebAIM (from an old survey), but it doesn’t link to the WebAIM survey results it cites. Instead it links to BoIA (an #AudioEye#overlay company) and Assistiv Labs.
The option to see web results is buried in the “More” kebab, and even then the link is third from last.
Reminder not to use Google to search (in case you still do).
Are you blind? Have you heard of the commandline, but don't know what it means or how to use it? I recorded a tutorial that shows how to use a popular commandline utility called YT-DLP to download the audio version of a video with a screenreader, and how you can apply this to other commandline applications. This will accomplish jobs more quickly and bypass inaccessible graphical user interfaces. I hope you find it helpful!
J'ai acheté Cyberpunk 2077 en promo et c'est quoi ces réglages qui savent pas reconnaître un clavier Azerty? Et qui proposent pas de possibilité de le configurer rapidement ?
Je suis obligée de jouer en qwerty parce que je veux pas me prendre la tête avec tous ces menus.
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I have been reading through the State of HTML 2023 results site (https://2023.stateofhtml.com/) and I am so disappointed in the overall #accessibility efforts — both in the questions and in the code.
Then we get to “Other Accessibility Techniques” and, instead of maybe leaning on the results of the WebAIM million report (https://webaim.org/projects/million/#wcag), overlaps a few of them while adding some questionable ones.
prefers-contrast? I feel like the authors think that has more value (and support) than forced colors mode.
The not relying on pointer only entry is rich given how I opened this thread.
I am underwhelmed at the options and framing for each.
At the screen readers section, things become clearer.
Respondents had a plurality using VoiceOver (though the survey does not distinguish between macOS or iDeviceOS, which have different behaviors). Far different from actual use in the wild.
There is also no discussion of browser pairing, of course, nor any way to filter for browser pairing.
I did not expect Narrator nor Orca, nor do I know if it was asked.
The results for #accessibility testing tools were novel. Lighthouse and Axe are both, well, Axe.
Seeing VoiceOver.js alarms me. Not sure if that was an option or a write-in.
But if you are a practitioner, head to “Accessibility Pain Points,” expand the improperly-coded disclosures, and read the options with the comments (unless you’re a keyboard user because fuck you I guess?).
Yesterday was a cane day, and at #PyConUS the lack of seating in the main corridor was really noticeable - folks were sitting on the floor, and even the few benches had no back support.
But shout out to the organizers: they clearly noticed too, and they've added a ton of chairs and small tables to the main corridor. Huge accessibility improvement.
Pour cette 13ème édition de la journée mondiale de sensibilisation à l'accessibilité #a11y, ARN, @hackstub et le groupe a11y-libre, propose à toutes les personnes qui pratiquent la ligne de commande, un hackaton « asynchrone » sur le thème « ligne de commande et cécité » !
Vous avez jusqu'au 31 mai, pour envoyer vos contributions. Il y a de nombreux lots à gagner.
Notre #hackaton pour rendre les shells accessibles est en cours jusqu'au 31 mai, nous publierons ici quelques contributions chaque jour.
Xogium propose des alias #bash qui désactivent les barres de progressions sur les commandes #docker et #pipenv (#python) car ces 2 commandes détournent des caractères brailles pour l'affichage de la barre...
Voilà qui améliore effectivement l'accessibilité de ces 2 commandes. Il y en a probablement d'autres dans le même genre.
Are you visually impaired, and would love a audio reminder that not only jingled but told you what the reminder was for? Your in luck, Alexa can do that! Learn how in this episode. Struggle to remember to take out the trash? What about that new medication your suppose to take every day? Need a reminder on the weekdays but not the weekends? Learn all about the basics of Reminders, on Alexa! In this episode of the Echo Tips Podcast. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/echo-tips/episodes/Episode-299-Reminders-the-Basics-e2jpujp#a11y
I didn't think UIA was quite mature, but I am also old enough to forget Windows’ prior but somehow also current #accessibility APIs. So I may simply be wrong.
Web Platform Baseline does not track browser support for #accessibility features built into the web platform. If you need to understand whether browsers support accessibility features as your own base level set of requirements, for legal or other compliance reasons, then Web Platform Baseline does not represent a baseline.
We maken ons grote zorgen. Natuurlijk over de effecten van de inzet van gezichtsherkenningstechnologie op onze fundamentele rechten en vrije samenleving. Maar ook over de positie van het interne toezicht bij de politie. Het is tijd dat er wordt opgekomen voor de rechten en vrijheden van burgers en het interne toezicht op niveau wordt gebracht.
If you are a web developer who is not hugely familiar with the topic of web accessibility, your first encounter with it may be confusing. I’ve been there. It sucks to be presented with a list of changes to make your finely-crafted code more accessible, it can feel like scope creep, “someone else’s job”, or a critique of your work. The goal of this article is to give you tools – not more work.