#a11y — Public Fediverse posts
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Given that I found an app to create slides in MarkDown: is there an open source solution, accessible to blind, to show those slides in a presentation (conference, office, etc.?
Better if it's self-hostable, but otherwise, decentralized anyways.No idea if LibreOffice is still accessible, if it has a presentation tool - OnlyOffice is excluded, accessibility isn't optimized at all despite they speak about it. Already had a call with them but no news came since long.
#a11y #accessibility #askFedi #blind #FediHelp #markdown #opensource #selfhosting
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Hi, for those relying on a screen reader, we would like to have your feedback on what we could do to make GNOME Calendar friendly for you. If you would like to share some feedback on anything regarding the screen reader experience with GNOME Calendar, please consider reading and commenting on the following issue: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/work_items/1634
(Boost appreciated)
#RFC #GNOME #GNOMECalendar #GTK #GTK4 #accessibility #a11y #boost4reach #Blind #AccessibilityInFreeSoftware
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Haunt your meetings with ghostWriter Markdown! I've added in the ability to draft out a whole presentation in pure #Markdown with headings being the slide titles, fully formed lists, links, tables, and images, both decorative and with alt text. You can export straight out to #Powerpoint complete with accessible color theming. I've also tuned up the HTML exporter, along with the tagged #PDF exporter. My little spooky #Accessible #iOS app has certainly come a long way! #A11y #Blind https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ghostwriter-markdown/id6795344477
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i'm getting #accessibility errors because of low text contrast on my website. it's obviously perfectly legible for me, but i understand that some people need much higher contrast to read comfortably.
my question is, is it enough to add special #css styles for *prefers-contrast: more*?
can i count on most visually impaired users to have that setting enabled? i could redesign my website for everyone, but i like the colors and believe they are fine for most people...
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When a #neurodivergent person gets overwhelmed, their nervous system reaches its maximum capacity to process sensory, emotional, cognitive, or social input
Are you an #a11y or looking for an angle to make your point?
reframingautism.org.au/all-about-au...
WE NEED BETTER #leadership in #gamedev
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:b5uem672ci23lqrcz6j6bs2c/post/3mucksmfvcc2f
9 Clear Signs Of Neurodivergen... -
Das IDT fährt zur Mensch und Computer 2026!
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⏩ Details zum Konferenz-Programm: https://muc2026.mensch-und-computer.de/#MuC2026 #MenschUndComputer #UX #OpenSource #Accessibility #Barrierefreiheit #DigitalAccessibility #Softwareentwicklung #OpenSourceCommunity #A11y
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TG Drop Deck 2.1.0 is out, and it has the thing people asked for: global hotkeys.
Assign a key to any sound and it fires while your DAW, browser or call software has focus. No alt-tabbing to the board first.
It needs a modifier like Ctrl or Alt. A key on its own would be taken from every other program on your machine, so it refuses. Ctrl+G arms and disarms the lot.
The number row has not changed. It never will.
It also updates itself now, like everything else here.
tgstudios.app/drop-deck
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The Prompt Vault 0.2.0 is out.
Someone pointed out that the app, and its page on my site, looked rough if you can see them. They were right, and I'm sorry. It was built keyboard-first and it showed.
Fixed now: real layout, readable colours, dark mode, high contrast, and no longer blurry on a scaled display.
From here it updates itself, so you get new versions as they come. That goes for every TG Studios program now.
tgstudios.app/prompt-vault
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On occasion one must find an outlet to vent their accessibility overlay frustrations.
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I really wanted to love the Pebble Time 2, but the screen is too dim and the text is too small. Only notification text size can be increased; other text is fixed. The max backlighting does not consistently create enough contrast. I have astigmatism, so I don’t always need to wear glasses, but the PT2 is unusable for me without them.
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GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven
https://ckardaris.com/blog/2026/08/28/keyboard-driven-guis.html
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PSA: for those who do accessibility work in free and open-source software, consider using (and following) #AccessibilityInFreeSoftware
https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/2026/07/07/accessibility-in-gnome/
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WordPress 7.1 introduces 87 accessibility enhancements and bug fixes across Core and the editor, including improvements to screen reader support, keyboard navigation, focus states, labeling, high-contrast mode, and accessible tooltips. The release also adds new Tabs and Playlist blocks and improves accessibility across media, admin screens, editor components, and Visual Revisions.
#WordPress #WebAccessibility #a11y
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/08/13/accessibility-improvements-in-wordpress-7-1/
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Multi-step forms, multiple submit buttons routed to different controller actions, form elements scattered across the page and still tied together, all doable in plain HTML. No JavaScript required, and the form still works if JS is disabled. Rails' name/value/formaction attributes do the heavy lifting.
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The first time your screen reader speaks because of code YOU wrote, something in your chest changes. Mine did. I was grinning ear to ear.
If you have ever thought building software was not for blind people, my book is my hand reaching back for yours.
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Y'avait pas une conf' accessibilité prévue dans le Nord cette année ? Ou bien c'est en 2027 ? En suite de A11y Ouest et pour décentrer de A11y Paris ?
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From Wednesday: “The 2.1.1 ‘specific timings’ Clause”
https://adrianroselli.com/2026/08/the-2-1-1-specific-timings-clause.htmlBrief & rambly, summed up with:
• WCAG SC 2.1.1 has a clause about holding down keys;
• ignore plain-English WCAG re-tellings that miss it;
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»Inklusives Design« ist das kommende Thema bei der Publishing User Group Hamburg. Am 17. September ist Prof. Nora Bilz zu Gast und erklärt, was genau damit gemeint ist und wie Gestaltung gesellschaftliche Teilhabe ermöglichen kann. 19 Uhr, online, kostenlos. Infos & Anmeldung:
#Publishing #InclusiveDesign #InklusivesDesign
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🎉 Meet BoardScribe, our newest WordPress plugin for organizations that publish board meeting agendas and minutes.
BoardScribe helps you manage each meeting as a structured record in WordPress and display your records in organized, accessible tables. Add the meeting information once, and BoardScribe handles the display, so your staff can spend less time manually updating tables.
Learn more about BoardScribe: https://equalizedigital.com/boardscribe/
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🎉 New in Accessibility Checker: Permissions: Controlling Who Can Do What
Read more about the new settings added in last week's Accessibility Checker release, which allow you to control who can view the Issues Explorer, view Audit History reports, dismiss issues, and more.
#WordPress #a11y #WebAccessibility
https://equalizedigital.com/accessibility-checker/permissions-settings
