@charmed_electron #Accessibility is a virtue on Mastodon. There are quite a few #blind or visually impaired people who use this medium with their screen readers for precisely this reason. There are also quite a few users who neither favor nor boost posts with media without #alttext text.
#blind folks:
Are either of these shows available in #DescribedVideo, i.e. with #audio description?
1. Penn & Teller: #FoolUs, and
2. Penn & Teller's Bullshit.
I'm more interested in the first one, if available, to see how they describe the #magic tricks. The second show has tons of talking in it, so doesn't really need audio description.
www.audiovault.net does not have either.
#TV #A11Y #Accessibility
Testing Tools for Accessibility Enhancement II, by @yuridevat@x.com:
While we believe #Accessibility should be a key component of any project from the outset, one of the advantages of open source is that those with the knowledge are able to contribute to projects to help address shortcomings. @wireshark is "The world's most popular #network protocol analyzer", and a fellow #OpenSource project. Do we know any #A11y coders with an interest in #Networking willing to give them a hand with accessibility? See their post here: https://fosstodon.org/@wireshark@ioc.exchange/114269660077710254 #FOSS
This is a nice approach to #responsive #tables in #HTML from the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-championship/table
At wider screen sizes, you see the whole thing. Narrower screen sizes have a 'freeze columns' Excel-type effect.
I haven't tested it with ATs myself, I assume they have ;)
accessibility question, please boost!
for folks who rely on screen readers, or otherwise rely on alt text of images for any reason: what is the best way to write alt text for an infographic that contains a lot of data or text?
#pleaseBoost #boost #a11y #accessibility
an example might be (#USpol): @hrbrmstr https://mastodon.social/@hrbrmstr/114270384967300153
Kevin Powell has an #accessibility intro video:
“Quick accessibility wins that are easy to implement”
https://youtu.be/pJ0GPI7BMIs
This isn’t for practitioners; this isn’t new stuff.
This is for folks who are new to it, who learn better with videos, who know his name and will believe him more than us, who want recent examples, etc.
Just had a wild tech support experience with @InnosearchAI , who run an online shopping platform made to be accessible for blind users. I wrote them with an issue I was having using the site with my screen reader, and they wrote back saying let's schedule a Zoom call so you can show us what's happening, and we'll give you $50 in credit on your account. And then that actually happened. The people on the call were very nice, and I sort of just don't know how to react to a tech company actually valuing my feedback as a screen reader user. Like valuing it with money. #blind #accessibility
Very cool! In Toronto:
Delivering the library to your door!
"If you're homebound for three months or more due to age, mobility, illness or disability, our Home Library Service can keep you stocked with great reads and entertainment—all for free! Enjoy a monthly delivery of up to 20 items, including books, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs and more"
Home Library Service : Toronto Public Library
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/home-library-service/
#libraries #toronto #torontoPublicLibrary #accessibility
#FollowerPower: Or does anyone know any #Android #Tablet that supports native #PhoneCalls & #SMS from it like a #Smartphone using it's built-in #WWAN / #4G / #5G modem that isn't some random chinese import brand like "#Crosscall" or something but actually reputable in delivering #security #updates post-launch?
It's for an eldery person who doesn't have the best eyesight anymore and just want to have something better than the overpriced #Doro / #Gigaset devices that are tiny.
Testing Tools for Accessibility Enhancement, by @yuridevat@x.com:
And yes, #accessibility is a reason for choosing a #tablet over a #phablet:
Espechally #seniors who have trouble seeing do enjoy the fact that most #Android #Apps are just heing displayed bigger and they have less trouble using any on-screen keyboard.
Plus they may already have gotten their hearing aid or audio setup connected to said tablet for media consumption so it's less fiddly for them!
https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114267754633162679
https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113865596661922371
Nintendo is going to show off mouse controls on Switch 2 with a game about wheelchair sport! 
The two mouse controllers operate each wheel independently.
Cc @nintendo
My Favorite Tools for Web Accessibility Testing, by @alex86:
This is a real 1st world problem, but it is frustrating.
I like the Meta Rayban glasses so much that I got a 2nd pair at Christmas. I found that the glasses lost connection with Be My Eyes regularly, and it seemed to be when I changed from wearing 1 pair to the other. So I got into the habit of disconnecting Be My Eyes & reconnecting each time I changed glasses. This seemed to work.
But yesterday I updated my iPhone to iOS 18.4 and now the Accessibility section within MetaView app’s Settings has vanished. I’ve shut down & restarted both the app & my phone, but there is no longer an #Accessibility section in the app.
Has anyone else noticed this? I know I can still use Be My Eyes via the phone, but doing it by voice activation was so much easier.
5+ years I’ve been raising concerns about CSS techniques that fail WCAG SC 1.4.4 Resize Text.
So the CSSWG goes ahead and just… encodes the failure.
https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/2528#issuecomment-2770261671
The response? Change WCAG.
The CSSWG seriously needs an enforced horizontal #accessibility review process.
Kudos to @dankeck for the first non-me contribution to @badgefed ! That deserves a badge, as soon as I deploy the #alttext #accessibility changes that Dan contributed I will issue a new one.
https://github.com/tryvocalcat/badgefed/pull/1
Kudos!
I am working on creating a handbook that describes the assistive technologies available in the FreeBSD operating system, which will be freely available online for anyone to consult. Currently, the effort is focused on gathering and documenting accessibility features for visual impairments, and it is sponsored by the @FreeBSDFoundation
If you are interested in the topic, a public repository is available for suggestions and corrections: https://gitlab.com/alfix/freebsd-accessibility
@rl_dane
I'm afraid this is a completely valid contrast ratio, it meets both AA and AAAA requirements (WCAG).
