@hikingdude AI can't infer intent. it may be able to describe "what" is in a picture, but not with certainty why you as an author took it or what you're trying to draw attention to/convey. but yes, feel free to use AI tools to make an initial suggestion ... #a11y#accessibility
Am I being pedantic when I get annoyed when I read an update in the App Store and it says "this update contains bug fixes and performance improvements?"
It just seems lazy to me.
Have you fixed anything in particular?
Great to hear that the #Audon people are adding #accessibility improvements over the weekend. I’m predicting plenty of fun with this from the #blind community.
Them: We love your work and would love for you to talk about game accessibility!
Me: Thank you so much! Here are my rates.
Them: Do you think you can do it for free?
Me: No.
Them: (radio silence).
Does anyone know what these #Microsoft#Narrator extensions for Outlook and Excel do. They just got installed on my machine. I'm running an insider build of windows 11.
Do people seriously not understand how much gatekeeping there is in the statement "you need to understand the #culture of the #fediverse [before you should be here]"?
The Culture of the Fediverse™ is by design and necessity something that can and should evolve. If it is going to succeed it must evolve.
You can't say "everyone is welcome here" and then turn around and say "but only if you adjust to a set of cultural expectations that no one will explain to you or write down."
@hrefna yes. And I think what many people are trying to say is that the culture here was started by folks very invested in #accessibility and inclusivity and changing how social media is expected to work and how one behaves. The push back is against learned behaviors from corporate media that creates adversity as a the primary form of engagement.
But try saying that to every new person joining somewhere in the fediverse 😅
@wikipedia Wikipedia should underline its in-article links. Often these are long noun phrases with two or more links in them, and you can’t know which words are links without hovering.
I know removing underlines has been basically de facto design on the web for the last 20 years, but it is bad for usability.
Day 159. Text Size is one of my favorite Control Centre controls. It lets you quickly change the Dynamic Type size, of the whole system. But also, you can now specify a different setting per app. Also, check out Dark Mode, Magnifier, Sound Recognition...
Day 158. You can add your Accessibility Shortcuts to Control Centre too. One more quick access point and one more reminder to get you testing often and quickly.
In an hour, we'll hop on ye olde stream machine once more and take a thorough look at #hearthstone. I'll go over the efforts that were made to make the game work for a #gamerWithoutSight, and we'll play through various modes while trying to have fun and answer any questions anybody might have about the channel, the game, its accessibility, or stuff in general! :) Come find me over at https://twitch.tv/game4access#twitchStreamer#gaming#accessibility#gameDev
During the recent #indieWorld by #Nintendo, we've noticed #ShadowsOverLoathing trailer. Apart from being witty and visually different, it highlights the 'Arachnophobia' mode that allows players to deactivate spiders. It is not the first time but we love it, 'cause it feels like a small thing that can make a difference.
Would you activate it? What are some other things that can become optional?
I know how to skip backwards and forwards between tracks with my AirPods Pro but I don’t think there is a way you can actually fast forward or rewind through a track but I would love to be proven wrong on this point. #AirPods#Apple#Accessibility
irrationally irritated by people who proudly announce how inclusive they are in their language choices...but then it's clear they haven't actually talked to the people they're trying to "help" and just make assumptions on their behalf... https://twitter.com/lauraparkerux/status/1651561367646748673 ... #a11y#accessibility (with hat-tip to @davidofyork who still clearly scours twitter/the nazi bar)
early morning...and i'm emailing newsletter authors to pretty please not just slap images (particularly images of text) into their emails and calling it a day... /cc @Euromove#a11y#accessibility
My current client claims to be WCAG 2.1 AA compliant, but has instructed me to not raise accessibility defects, but record them in a spreadsheet. Because if they have too many unresolved defects they can't deploy. [smashes forehead into high vis keyboard repeatedly] How about just fixing the bugs?.... QA, the watchman on the hill. #accessibility#QA#TestAnalyst