#accessibility — Public Fediverse posts

I see Ars acting as a press release mill promoting ShieldFont with the barest warning about its inherent inaccessibility.

Phrases like “side effects”, “tripped up”, and “a little less useful” running cover and minimizing this de facto barrier.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/new-font-turns-ordinary-webpages-into-nonsense-for-ai-scrapers/#:~:text=A%20game%20of%20scrape%20and%20mouse

#a11y #accessibility

I see Ars acting as a press release mill promoting ShieldFont with the barest warning about its inherent inaccessibility.

Phrases like “side effects”, “tripped up”, and “a little less useful” running cover and minimizing this de facto barrier.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/new-font-turns-ordinary-webpages-into-nonsense-for-ai-scrapers/#:~:text=A%20game%20of%20scrape%20and%20mouse

#a11y #accessibility

But can Tech Talk Thursday's (https://majors.house/ttt) Syn outperform it?!

DeepMind's newest model allows Pixel 11 devices to transcribe sign language into text - Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/2234618/deepmind-newest-model-allows-pixel-11-devices-to-transcribe-sign-language-into-text/

#DeepMind #Google #AI #Pixel11 #SignLanguage #Accessibility #Tech

But can Tech Talk Thursday's (https://majors.house/ttt) Syn outperform it?!

DeepMind's newest model allows Pixel 11 devices to transcribe sign language into text - Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/2234618/deepmind-newest-model-allows-pixel-11-devices-to-transcribe-sign-language-into-text/

#DeepMind #Google #AI #Pixel11 #SignLanguage #Accessibility #Tech

Check out this week's reading list for digital accessibility news: https://reading-lists.kc.vispero.com/2026/08/10/weekly-reading-list-august-10-2026/

#Accessibility #DigitalAccessibility

Check out this week's reading list for digital accessibility news: https://reading-lists.kc.vispero.com/2026/08/10/weekly-reading-list-august-10-2026/

#Accessibility #DigitalAccessibility

Blocked “aria-hidden”: The Warning Is Right, and Every Fix You’ve Found Is Wrong, by @csstricks:

https://css-tricks.com/blocked-aria-hidden-fix/?ref=frontenddogma.com

#accessibility #aria #chrome #devtools #browsers

Blocked “aria-hidden”: The Warning Is Right, and Every Fix You’ve Found Is Wrong, by @csstricks:

https://css-tricks.com/blocked-aria-hidden-fix/?ref=frontenddogma.com

#accessibility #aria #chrome #devtools #browsers

Does anyone know an accessible, screen reader-friendly alternative to Canva on Windows? I need to use it to create brochures mixing images, text and a recording describing the image. I'm not sure if Reaper's video editor would be useful for something like that. #accessibility #blind

Does anyone know an accessible, screen reader-friendly alternative to Canva on Windows? I need to use it to create brochures mixing images, text and a recording describing the image. I'm not sure if Reaper's video editor would be useful for something like that. #accessibility #blind

What’s the collective noun for a group of #accessibility experts/professionals?

An aria of experts?
A guideline of WCAG pros?
An assistance of experts?

What’s the collective noun for a group of #accessibility experts/professionals?

An aria of experts?
A guideline of WCAG pros?
An assistance of experts?

New post: Inaccessible to the People They're Trying to Reach

https://lanie.work/faith/inaccessible-to-the-people-theyre-trying-to-reach/

#Disability #Faith #Christianity #Chronic-Illness #Accessibility #Advocacy

New post: Inaccessible to the People They're Trying to Reach

https://lanie.work/faith/inaccessible-to-the-people-theyre-trying-to-reach/

#Disability #Faith #Christianity #Chronic-Illness #Accessibility #Advocacy

40% OF EVERY RESTROOM PROBLEM NYC PARKS INSPECTORS FIND IS A BROKEN CHANGING TABLE.

Not graffiti. Not paper. Changing tables — the thing a parent with a toddler is counting on, citywide, as the single most-cited failure in the data.

Parks Inspection Program. Public record. Anyone can check us.

https://pissandtell1.netlify.app

#OpenData #NYC #Accessibility #NYCnews

40% OF EVERY RESTROOM PROBLEM NYC PARKS INSPECTORS FIND IS A BROKEN CHANGING TABLE.

Not graffiti. Not paper. Changing tables — the thing a parent with a toddler is counting on, citywide, as the single most-cited failure in the data.

Parks Inspection Program. Public record. Anyone can check us.

https://pissandtell1.netlify.app

#OpenData #NYC #Accessibility #NYCnews

Folks on #Fedi are generally pretty good at providing alt text for images. It's one of the reasons I feel at home here.

But it's not always easy to know what to include, or not.

Here's an article I wrote a while back that might help.

#a11y #accessibility

https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/providing-text-alternatives-for-non-text-content/

Folks on #Fedi are generally pretty good at providing alt text for images. It's one of the reasons I feel at home here.

But it's not always easy to know what to include, or not.

Here's an article I wrote a while back that might help.

#a11y #accessibility

https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/providing-text-alternatives-for-non-text-content/

@PatrickRerat I'm sighted, but I want to make sure that folks who are low vision or blind can get what sighted folks get out of the image in your toot.

Blind/low vision folks do cycle (Anna Zivarts is a good example) and the subject might be of interest even if they do not.

Thanks for considering making your communication as accessible as possible.

#BikeTooter #CycleParkingAudit #Accessibility #Urbanism

@PatrickRerat I'm sighted, but I want to make sure that folks who are low vision or blind can get what sighted folks get out of the image in your toot.

Blind/low vision folks do cycle (Anna Zivarts is a good example) and the subject might be of interest even if they do not.

Thanks for considering making your communication as accessible as possible.

#BikeTooter #CycleParkingAudit #Accessibility #Urbanism

Auch wenn andere etwas anderes behaupten, ist Barrierefreiheit ein sehr wichtiges Gut für Software und das gesamte Internet. Daher habe ich die letzten Wochen damit verbracht, die Barrierefreiheit in allen Produkten von Epiphyt zu verbessern.

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Even though others say different, accessibility is a very important good for software and the whole internet. Thus, I spend the last weeks in improving accessibility throughout all products from Epiphyt.

[…]

Auch wenn andere etwas anderes behaupten, ist Barrierefreiheit ein sehr wichtiges Gut für Software und das gesamte Internet. Daher habe ich die letzten Wochen damit verbracht, die Barrierefreiheit in allen Produkten von Epiphyt zu verbessern.

[…]

Even though others say different, accessibility is a very important good for software and the whole internet. Thus, I spend the last weeks in improving accessibility throughout all products from Epiphyt.

[…]

Ready to know where your organization really stands on digital accessibility?

Join Vispero's David Sloan and Cvent's Stephen Cutchins on Thursday, September 10 at Noon ET for a practical and engaging fireside chat on what a meaningful accessibility baseline looks like and how to move forward with clarity and confidence.

Register now: https://vispero.com/lp/understanding-your-digital-accessibility-position/

#Accessibility

@PatrickRerat Speaking of #Accessibility it would be great to get alt text on the image.

#CycleParkingAudit #BikeTooter

@PatrickRerat Speaking of #Accessibility it would be great to get alt text on the image.

#CycleParkingAudit #BikeTooter

Upcoming #Blog Release 🚀

Saturday, August 15, 2026, 00:00 CEST – my #selfhosted blog goes live.

Landing page & more have been prepped:
✅ #Accessibility menu
✅ #Responsive design
✅ #Imprint & #Privacy pages

Tech stack: #Hexo with 3 custom #Addons (will be #OpenSource)
Details at launch.

#AWsite https://weindl.biz

#Fediverse #Mastodon #FOSS #StaticSite #SelfHosting #SysAdmin

Upcoming #Blog Release 🚀

Saturday, August 15, 2026, 00:00 CEST – my #selfhosted blog goes live.

Landing page & more have been prepped:
✅ #Accessibility menu
✅ #Responsive design
✅ #Imprint & #Privacy pages

Tech stack: #Hexo with 3 custom #Addons (will be #OpenSource)
Details at launch.

#AWsite https://weindl.biz

#Fediverse #Mastodon #FOSS #StaticSite #SelfHosting #SysAdmin

Joomla is seeking experts to audit, document and standardise transversal features, creating consistent, accessible and reusable solutions across the CMS. Help shape a more accessible Joomla!

https://opensourcematters.org/projects.html

#Joomla #Accessibility #RequestForProposal #SovereignTechFund

Joomla is seeking experts to audit, document and standardise transversal features, creating consistent, accessible and reusable solutions across the CMS. Help shape a more accessible Joomla!

https://opensourcematters.org/projects.html

#Joomla #Accessibility #RequestForProposal #SovereignTechFund

Does WCAG feel technical, complicated, or difficult to navigate?

You’re not alone. In this WordPress Accessibility Meetup, Cam Coulter will show you how to approach WCAG one step at a time, from understanding its structure to using official documentation, developing technical skills, and gaining hands-on testing experience.

📅 Thursday, September 3
⏰ 10 AM US Central

#WPA11yMeetup #WordPress #accessibility #a11y

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…er/1017845549541/WN_kZEIGsmiSouRkNILLbc4pA

Does WCAG feel technical, complicated, or difficult to navigate?

You’re not alone. In this WordPress Accessibility Meetup, Cam Coulter will show you how to approach WCAG one step at a time, from understanding its structure to using official documentation, developing technical skills, and gaining hands-on testing experience.

📅 Thursday, September 3
⏰ 10 AM US Central

#WPA11yMeetup #WordPress #accessibility #a11y

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…er/1017845549541/WN_kZEIGsmiSouRkNILLbc4pA

Say there's a little silent video embedded on a website, largely for decoration.

<video> or <source> don't seem to allow for alt text - screen readers also don't read fallback content within <video> as far as I can tell?

So what's the best move, use aria-label or aria-labelledby?

#accessibility

Say there's a little silent video embedded on a website, largely for decoration.

<video> or <source> don't seem to allow for alt text - screen readers also don't read fallback content within <video> as far as I can tell?

So what's the best move, use aria-label or aria-labelledby?

#accessibility

just found something out. if you go into the task list view while running jaws for windows, insert f10, select a running app and press the delete key, it will close that app. wow! #jaws #screenreader #accessibility.

just found something out. if you go into the task list view while running jaws for windows, insert f10, select a running app and press the delete key, it will close that app. wow! #jaws #screenreader #accessibility.

Does WCAG feel technical, complicated, or difficult to navigate?

You’re not alone. In this WordPress Accessibility Meetup, Cam Coulter will show you how to approach WCAG one step at a time, from understanding its structure to using official documentation, developing technical skills, and gaining hands-on testing experience.

📅 Thursday, September 3
⏰ 10 AM US Central

#WPA11yMeetup #WordPress #accessibility #a11y

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1017845549541/WN_kZEIGsmiSouRkNILLbc4pA

Does WCAG feel technical, complicated, or difficult to navigate?

You’re not alone. In this WordPress Accessibility Meetup, Cam Coulter will show you how to approach WCAG one step at a time, from understanding its structure to using official documentation, developing technical skills, and gaining hands-on testing experience.

📅 Thursday, September 3
⏰ 10 AM US Central

#WPA11yMeetup #WordPress #accessibility #a11y

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1017845549541/WN_kZEIGsmiSouRkNILLbc4pA

@aprilfollies @wtrmt @adamgreenfield @jessamyn I figured out how to turn that off and it has made my iOS experience so much better!
In case you need to help anyone else:

Settings > Accessibility > Display + Text Size > Reduce Transparency
#iOS #accessibility

@aprilfollies @wtrmt @adamgreenfield @jessamyn I figured out how to turn that off and it has made my iOS experience so much better!
In case you need to help anyone else:

Settings > Accessibility > Display + Text Size > Reduce Transparency
#iOS #accessibility

The schedule for Inclusive Design 24 has just been released. The event takes place on 24 September, with all sessions streaming live and publicly on YouTube. https://inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/ #id24 #accessibility

So, I'm curious to know what people think of this track I created using Google's Flow Music? It's essentially like Suno, but by Google. This track is called Mellow Pixels and will probably wind up as a track in Audio Tetris #A11Y #Accessibility #Blind #AudioGame #Tetris #BackgroundMusic

So, I'm curious to know what people think of this track I created using Google's Flow Music? It's essentially like Suno, but by Google. This track is called Mellow Pixels and will probably wind up as a track in Audio Tetris #A11Y #Accessibility #Blind #AudioGame #Tetris #BackgroundMusic

Bournemouth’s Pokesdown station to get step-free access http://dlvr.it/TTzJCf #accessibility #RailNews #Stations #TrainOperatingCompanies

Bournemouth’s Pokesdown station to get step-free access http://dlvr.it/TTzJCf #accessibility #RailNews #Stations #TrainOperatingCompanies

Bournemouth’s Pokesdown station to get step-free access http://dlvr.it/TTzJBR #accessibility #RailNews #Stations #TrainOperatingCompanies

Bournemouth’s Pokesdown station to get step-free access http://dlvr.it/TTzJBR #accessibility #RailNews #Stations #TrainOperatingCompanies

Your iPhone can call for help if you crash, detect a fall, show paramedics your medical history and tell a friend when you got home safely.

None of it works unless you set it up first. Medical ID, Emergency SOS, Fall Detection, heart rate alerts and Check In, all in one walkthrough.

https://www.screencastsonline.com/tutorials/show/iphone-emergency-features

#iPhone #AppleWatch #Accessibility

This video gets me every time I watch it.

https://vimeo.com/776811579

#a11y #accessibility

This video gets me every time I watch it.

https://vimeo.com/776811579

#a11y #accessibility