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Accessibility is a FOSS value. ♿️

You might ask why I advocate for #OpenSource so fiercely as a disabled creator. It is simple, proprietary software is a black box. If it doesn't work for your needs, you're stuck.

With #FOSS, the community can adapt, fork, and improve tools for everyone. Freedom isn't just for power users, it is for accessibility.

For instance, there is BRLTTY, which provides access to the Linux console for people who use a refreshable Braille display.

But people naturally think of physical disabilities when they consider accessibility. We also need tools for cognitive load and distraction. Tools like Logseq allow you to link thoughts non-linearly, making it easier to track projects when your brain feels scattered. Even the stability of Debian can be an accessibility tool for those of us who find the constant breaking changes of other OSs anxiety-inducing.

What is one FOSS tool that makes your life easier? :gnu: :tux: ♿️ 🏳️‍🌈

#DisabilityTech #QueerInTech #HumanCreator #Linux #A11y #Neurodivergent #TerminalTilt #Linux #GNULinux #GNU #Logseq #BRLTTY #Debian #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity

BRLTTY problem on a fresh Raspbian OS in console mode: Uppon typing onto the command prompt, the cursor walks along the Braille display, but no character is displayed at all. When the monitor is disconnected, the Braille display shows whats written on the cmd line. Everything else is displayed correctly when navigating with the Braille display, as long as its a static text such as a system message. Any idea what this can cause? ... Update: After connecting a smaller monitor, also typed characters on the command prompt are displayed again. Seems, as BRLTTY doesn't like monitors larger 27 inches with this config. #help #linux #brltty #blind #BrailleDisplay

Shout-out to the super-helpful folk at #debian-accessibility and #brltty who resolved an issue I had been having with my braille display for *years*. Sometimes the world of Linux really makes me so happy. I know have braille via bluetooth, at least on the laptop, which is going to make lesson setups much easier (and generally less self-strangulation with cables).

Habe ich intusiastische Reverse Engenierende unter meinen Folgenden, mit denen ich mir mal eine Alte Braille Zeile anschauen könnte, deren Treiber bisher nicht bei #BRLTTY eingepflegt ist? Dieser bestimmte Gerätetyp liegt zu hauf bei #Blinden herum und kann unter "modernen" Betriebssystemen nicht mehr verwendet werden. Vielleicht ist hier ja eine fähige Person, die sich mal den alten Windows oder Dos Treiber anschauen könnte und rausfindet, welche Sprache der mit dem Gerät spricht. Auf dieser Basis könnte dann BRLTTY um dieses Protokoll erweitert werden. Ich besitze leider das dafür nötige KnowHow nicht.

Ich hab hier noch zwei Audiodata Braillezeilen liegen. Leider gibt es bisher keine Implementierung für #brltty dafür. Wie kann ich herausfinden, welche Signale der alte originale Treiber für DOS an das Gerät über LPT sendet und was da zurück kommt? Kann ich mit einem Raspi und zwei USB2LPT Wandlern etwas bauen, das auf dem Signalweg lauscht und mir dann anzeigt? Wie würde ich so was machen. Es ist so schade. Da Stehen so viele 80er Zeilen von FA rum, die nicht mehr verwendet werden können.

@nuagezero Ces quinze dernières années le mouvement #Libre a produit des réussites considérables en matière d’ #accessibilité aux déficiences visuelles : #brltty, #Orca, #Compiz et bien d’autres. …/…

If #BrailleDisplays weren't so rediculously expensive, I'd love to get one (preferably a small one) and integrate it into a case with a #RaspberryPi. Then I could install #BRLTTY, #Espeakup, maybe even a GUI and #Orca and have a #Linux powered braille notetaker. #Accessibility

If #BrailleDisplays weren't so rediculously expensive, I'd love to get one (preferably a small one) and integrate it into a case with a #RaspberryPi. Then I could install #BRLTTY, #Espeakup, maybe even a GUI and #Orca and have a #Linux powered braille notetaker. #Accessibility

If #BrailleDisplays weren't so rediculously expensive, I'd love to get one (preferably a small one) and integrate it into a case with a #RaspberryPi. Then I could install #BRLTTY, #Espeakup, maybe even a GUI and #Orca and have a #Linux powered braille notetaker. #Accessibility