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elettrona
Elena Brescacin @elettrona@poliversity.it · Aug 07, 2026
Let me say this: now that Matt Mullenweg has explicitly declared he doesn't really care about WordPress accessibility, I'm exploring alternatives. I have PureBlog and Eleventy currently in hand; Ghost is potent but its accessibility is very, very poor. My strong fear on switching to another platform, however, is one: there are less and less skilled people on CSS code. Most are used to point-and-click palettes, and I could code but due to my blindness I have no feedbacks on how my pages appear so I have a need for sighted assistance to customize CSS. What the hell should I do? #a11y #accessibility #blind #inclusion #WordPress
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WeirdWriter
Robert Kingett @WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · Aug 05, 2026
The "Disability Dongle": Why Silicon Valley Hates Me and you., Sightless Scribbles https://sightlessscribbles.com/disability-dongle/ #Disability #Accessibility #A11y
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Marconius
Marco Salsiccia @Marconius@mas.to · Aug 05, 2026
Introducing Audio Showdown, a new game that @ChanceyFleet@mas.to and I built! She built the original web version after being inspired by the Power Showdown table at the #NFB Jernigan Institute, and I ported it over to #iOS to take advantage of VoiceOver's Direct Touch feature. This is audio-based air hockey or Showdown, where you track the location of the puck using customizable sound cues. Listen for the puck location and movement, then use your finger as the paddle. Use "Where the duck is the puck?" mode to hear how the sounds change in different parts of the table. I even built in little features like a Board Ball, a penalty for hitting the puck too hard in Showdown mode. Multiplayer and Game Center are in the works, but for now, play against your computer opponent! Get the Puck in the game! #Blind #A11y https://apps.apple.com/us/app/audio-showdown/id6783993586
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WeirdWriter
Robert Kingett @WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · Aug 03, 2026
If you use this font to protect your text from AI, it also blocks *me, a human* because I use a screen reader. I did try the demo. If you want me to remove your RSS feed, this is the best font to prevent blind people from reading your blog/words. That timer is an inaccessible solution. https://shieldfont.org/#hero #AI #LLM #Accessibility #A11y
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aardrian
Adrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian@toot.cafe · Jul 29, 2026
Dislike. “Media Library infinite scrolling is now enabled by default, with a per-user opt-out” https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/07/23/media-library-infinite-scrolling-is-now-enabled-by-default-with-a-per-user-opt-out/ “Enable infinite scrolling in the Media Library grid view by default” https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65564 #accessibility #a11y #WordPress
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fastfinge
🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@fed.interfree.ca · Jul 29, 2026
Hey #encryption experts: has anyone thought about something similar to what three words, but for key fingerprints? This would be a huge #accessibility win. Right now, we have long hex strings we have to compare by hand, and a few visual/barcode type systems. I would love to be able to just verify "Correct Horse Battery Staple" with a friend. Easier to hear with a screen reader (b and c and d and e can sound similar in noisy environments when you're in a hurry), and of course none of the visual systems are really workable. Does the thing I want already exist somewhere? #a11y
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w3c
World Wide Web Consortium @w3c@w3c.social · Jul 29, 2026
W3C Invites Implementations of EPUB 3.4, EPUB Reading Systems 3.4 and EPUB Accessibility 1. EPUB® 3 defines a distribution and interchange format for digital publications and documents. EPUB Reading Systems 3.4: This specification defines the conformance requirements for EPUB 3 reading systems. EPUB Accessibility 1.2: This specification specifies content conformance requirements for verifying the accessibility of EPUB® Publications. https://www.w3.org/news/2026/w3c-invites-implementations-of-epub-3-4-epub-reading-systems-3-4-and-epub-accessibility-1-2/ #EPUB #a11y #WebStandards
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World Wide Web Consortium @w3c@w3c.social · Jul 29, 2026
The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has published WCAG Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 2.0 as a Group Note. This document describes a methodology with a step-by-step process to evaluate how well digital products conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2. https://www.w3.org/news/2026/group-note-wcag-evaluation-methodology-wcag-em-2-0/ #a11y #WebStandards
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deobald
Steven Deobald @deobald@fantastic.earth · Jul 29, 2026
Replying to @cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family
@cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family this is great to hear! getting every aspect of the shell to eventually respect dark/light mode would be a huge accessibility win. i can use light mode, but only outdoors in full sunlight. but in that situation dark style widgets cause the same headaches light mode normally causes me. many people experience this as a kind of micro-headache… it adds up. mixing them never makes sense. #a11y
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WeirdWriter
Robert Kingett @WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · Jul 29, 2026
This #LibreOffice MASTER TECHNICAL ACCESSIBILITY REPORT is, uh, interesting. https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/accessibility/msg01311.html #Accessibility #A11y
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anatudor
Ana Tudor 🐯 @anatudor@mastodon.social · Jul 28, 2026

Stupid #a11y question.

What is best to use for each release of a discography page?

Each release element contains the cover art, album name, release date and type (full-length studio album, single, live, etc.).

Should this element be a figure with the text info in the figcaption?

Should it be an article with the name being a heading?

Should it be a li?

What is best? Any good resources on this?

#accessibility #html

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shaedrich
Zuri (he/him) ❌️👑 | 🕐 CET @shaedrich@mastodon.online · Jul 25, 2026
Is there a way to indicate "[sic]" to a #screenreader without it reading the brackets verbatim? #accessibility #a11y #waiAria #wcag #AssistiveTechnology #eAccessibility #webAccessiblity #digitalAccessibility #digitalInclusion
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rolle
Rolle Laukkarinen @rolle@mementomori.social · Jul 24, 2026
"My hands don't work so I am completely dependent on dictation apps. But I don't want to pay insane subscriptions for features I can create locally. So I created this beautiful app to say goodbye to those subscriptions." Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1v3yxw3/os_yaptotext_mac_app_store_my_free_opensource App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yaptotext/id6786382289?mt=12 #Apps #Mac #Accessibility #a11y
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seeingwithsound
The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound@mas.to · Jul 24, 2026
To ChatGPT: If Android XR smartglasses become affordable mass market products, how will this affect adoption of hybrid use of AI scene description and visual-to-auditory sensory substitution by blind people? https://chatgpt.com/share/6a630864-ac58-83ed-9e33-dee8380b0f8d #AI #VASS #BCI #blindness "The AI could become an always-available instructor: “The high-pitched vertical pattern is the left edge of the doorway. Turn your head slightly right.”" #blind #a11y ChatGPT's answer archived at https://www.artificialvision.com/archive/chatgpt_SSD_24july2026.pdf (PDF file)
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payown
Michael Babcock @payown@dragonscave.space · Jul 24, 2026
"You are too expensive to do research." Damashe said that to Claude. Claude turned around and spun up a cheaper docs sub-agent on the spot to do the job. Episode 172 of Technically Working. https://pnc.st/s/technically-working/3d7709cf/that-beep-is-a-showstopper #AI #Claude #WebDev #Accessibility #A11y
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