It seems hilariously ironic that, starting this year, my apartment switched to having us pay using another payment portal service, Bilt Rewards, which happens to use #UserWay. I'm happy to report that it's as terrible as always and NOT#accessible, to nobody's surprise. In fact, as someone that's #blind, it just succeeds at cluttering up the page. Thanks, Level Access, for integrating this kind of product into your portfolio and allowing its leader to run your company. Capitalism, man.
My #WesternDigital#HardDrive that I just got came loaded with a software installer. A) How worthwhile is it to install that, and b) How #accessible is their software?
@tantacrul Really nice to see #MuseScore really getting more #accessible and leveraging the fact that data and interface can be abstracted so even if you'd cringe about it, one could even develop #Musitude support for it, tho I'm convinced that noone should do so, but hey, it's possible...
A #RemoteJob posting for a Canadian org CELA that distributes #accessible materials in public libraries, Program Assistant contract from Feb 5 to Aug 2, 2024, 10 to 15 hours per week remote work, paying in a range from $25 to 30 per hour. Qualifications are having a university degree or equivalent experience, able to read in French, some video editing and website updating skills mentioned. it says lived experience with a print disability is a plus. #a11y#RemoteJobs https://partnershipjobs.ca/jobs/31831
Ring in the new year learning how to create #accessible and inclusive presentations.
Join me for the January #A11yTalks. I will cover definitions, standards, guidelines and practical tips and examples to make slide decks and presentations more accessible.
So, I find myself amongst several other people advocating for improvements to the local dog park after the city announced a chunk of funding for such things, and we think we can get some additional assistance for #accessibility funding to make the dog park #wheelchair#accessible. 🐕🦺🧑🦼🦮🧑🦽 :boost_requested: :at_me:
I'm looking for any advice or places to get started to see if we can get Americans with Disabilities Act funding or something similar for pouring concrete and repairing the existing paths can anyone give me some starting points? I know some parks in the area that are in much better shape and have such paths that we'll be pointing at as examples as well.
An interesting look at work being done by Swindon Borough Council on “… helping to shape an innovative Generative AI (#GenAI) solution that converts complex documents into the #Accessible#EasyRead format.” and plans for “… open-sourcing its solution, license-free, worldwide so that the technology can benefit as many people as possible.”
Thanks so much to everyone who has voted for their top 10 #holiday songs. We have well over 300 tracks voted for now, and we’re going to play the top 100 in a live 10 hour #Christmas party this Saturday, complete with plenty of fun Mastodon interaction using the #MushroomFM hashtag.
I took a sneaky look at the chart as it currently stands, and mate, there’s everything to play for. Things are close enough right now that I wouldn’t guarantee that the song currently at the top of the charts will stay there.
So, if you’ve not voted yet, it’s quick and #accessible.
We’re honoured to have the chance each year to bring a bit of fun and #festive cheer into the world and look forward to many of our Mastodon friends joining us. Ready to vote? I hope so because you only have until 11:59 PM US Eastern time on Thursday. Then the chart closes and we get to work on putting the live show together. Head over to https://MushroomFm.com/countdown2023
In case you missed it: #ScribeForMeetings, the world's first accessible #teleconference presentation viewer for screen reader users, is totally free for presenters for the entire month of December! Bring your visually impaired participants up to speed by allowing them to view your presentation slides in #accessible format, at the same time as everyone else! Don't miss your opportunity to kick the tires for the low low price of $0! Give the gift of #inclusivity! https://scribeformeetings.com/auth/email?state=%7B%22return_to%22%3A%22%2F%22%7D
EDIT: See important context from visually impaired users in the replies!
Friendly reminder to help our visually impaired community: avoid hashtags in the middle of your posts
Many people use screen-readers. It can be annoyingly difficult to parse things like "I went to the hashtag store to buy some hashtag bread but I got hashtag screwed when the last loaf was hashtag sole doubt ha ha ha ha"
Please remember to put your hashtags at the end, and make sure to capitalize within the hashtag where appropriate!
@neatchee As a blind person myself, using voiceover on IOS, I actually do put hashtags in the middle of my post. Often I write a lot, and I don’t have the character count left to hashtag at the end. Also, this problem is one that can be solved with screen reader settings. In general, I have voiceover set to ignore the hash symbol. So posts just read like that symbol doesn’t exist. When I am specifically interested in hashtags, I change the setting to hear the symbol again. Honestly I kind of thought everyone does this? I’m more concerned that people post alt-text. What do other #blind folks think? #a11y#accessible#accessibility#screenreader#nvdasr
ooh, log analysis for #adventOfCyber today. Unfortunately the default setup is not #accessible for #screenReader users. There's a way to hack around this, it is outside the scope of the room but will be required if you are dependent on a screen reader. I will show this off in today's video, just performed the proof of concept to make sure it's doable :) @RealTryHackMe#infosec#cybersecurity
Day 7 of #TryHackMe#AdventOfCyber 2023 with a #screenReader, wherein I have to hack the system before I can hack the system :) THis one was initially not #accessible but we were able to pop a shell and make it see reason. That I had to do this isn't good, and I hope that me documenting this in this way will show off how disruptive this kind of thing is, and how easy it can be avoided. This one's a tad longer than the others because of this, as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq_ZVbBsfRk
So I’ve been really enjoying the #WordPress Full Site Editor, but I think I'm going back to GeneratePress. FSE themes are cool, and #accessible, but they just don't have the customization options that I'd expect, a theme to have. This is especially true for the nav menus.
This holiday season, Pneuma Solutions is thrilled to announce a special gift for everyone: #ScribeForMeetings is available for free throughout December! In the spirit of the holidays, we are dedicated to making meetings more #inclusive and #accessible, especially for those with visual impairments. Scribe for Meetings is an innovative cloud-based solution designed to make online meetings and webinars accessible to blind and low-vision participants.
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Basically, the idea is that I go through the #AOC2023 tasks with a #screenReader, make sure the content is #accessible for as many viewers as I can. That means I narrate what I'm doing, the screen reader is audible when required, and the screen reader output is also visible on the screen.
Subtitles and transcriptions may not be up yet by the time this goes live, as it takes a minute for the autocaptioning to catch up. If it turns out these are really, really bad, which is possible, I will transcribe the videos myself using Whisper and make sure they get added to the videos.
My aim with these videos is to show off the accessibility issues that exist, point out easy fixes to them, give people who are curious about this field an introduction they can actually consume in a way that works for them, as well as just create awareness that we're here, we're not leaving, and we'd like to be part of the conversation #inclusivity is pursued.
Any feedback is, of course, more than welcome, and I wil incorporate it in videos going forward. #blind#InfoSec#cyberSecurity#hacking#contentCreator
Here we go, with day 6 of the TryHackMe Advent of Cyber 2023. This time we covered buffer overflows in a way tat was, unfortunately, not at all #accessible as they built themselves a little game. A game that, if my eyes don't deceive me, I've seen before last year :P Neverthelss through some sleuthing all questions were answerable, with number six on the video playlist as a result :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G55paQS24Jc#screenReader#accessibility#tryHackMe#AOC2023
Here we are, day 8 of the #AOC2022@RealTryHackMe challenges using a #screenReader and not using a screen. This task was not #accessible due to the VM not having any kind of audio output configured, therefore forcing me to rely on OCR only. This took absolutely forever and therefore happened mostly offscreen. I'm uncertain how well today's task would've progressed with it on, but it certainly would have helped. Anyway, here's the video :) https://youtu.be/Hr7GhZIx59Q#infoSec#cybersecurity
Come register for this event to check out a lot of great talks regarding #accessible#coding and #TactileGraphics curricula! I'll be demoing #SVG coding and giving a BlindSVG.com walkthrough; we'll be releasing our Tangible Art & Design Adventures (TADA!) curriculum from CATT-NW; @ChanceyFleet will be giving a keynote on the second day; lots of activity to get folks excited about coding and digital creativity! https://aphconnectcenter.org/coding-symposium-3-0/
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GoldWave Infinity Updated
The latest update for GoldWave Infinity is now available. GoldWave Infinity includes most of the same features as the Windows version of GoldWave, but works on Android, iOS, MacOS, Linux, Windows, and ChromOS.
When using the Chrome browser on desktop computers (MacOS, Linux, Windows), you can now import folders to work with files directly instead of importing and exporting them! For other devices, there is faster exporting and sharing of files.
We've also added support for opening more file types and improved accessibility.