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• Post #2316945

  @matt Hey Matt, long time no speak. I am reaching out because I am working on an interdepartmental working group to develop a desktop software accessibility testing methodology for the government of canada. We are starting with Windows. We ran into some complex discussions about the intersection of OS APIs/AT. They asked if anyone knew someone with direct experience with screen readers on windows who might be willing to share their insights during 1 of our meetings. (These are primarily com...

• Post #867273

  was on a bit of accessibility training today and the sighted person was demoing a screen reader and talking about people who are blind. He started talking about how most screen reader users don't see and then how all blind folk are naturally slower at doing stuff online. If I hadn't objected, I don't think they would have clarified that what they meant was that on sites and so on that aren't accessible, or designed inclusively they would be slower. However; this...

• Post #710280

  So I just got the pre-release Agiga Echo smart glasses - designed for and by the blind Monday. Have been playing with them since.. Thought I might share my 1st impressions: Pros: - The glasses are super light and comfortable especially compared to glasses like the meta raybands / oakleys. They fit my head which I was worried about because hats and other items often don’t - The buttons, controls and case are well designed - Scene and image descriptions seem solid and live AI mode also works wel...