Peak Mastodon: in response to the recent #Linux #accessibility content that's been going around, a sighted person indicating that they're confused because when they tried a #screenReader last year, it worked fine for them.

I’m building a #Mastodon client and want to make it more accessible for people with visual impairments.
If you use a screen reader or other assistive technology, I’d love to hear how you interact with Mastodon and what challenges you face.

Would you be willing to share your experience?

Thanks! #Accessibility #ScreenReader

I'm back from #RSAC with stories galore, just in time for a breakthough in #gameDev #accessibility. I will be looking at some addons for #godot that make #game development more #accessible to the fully #blind using a #screenReader, while babbling about cable cars, too many hills and oh right I gave a talk, too :) See you in 45 minutes over at https://twitch.tv/IC_Null or https;//youtube.com/@blindlyCoding #smallStreamer #selfPromo #goingLive

Following today's post on the Microsoft Edge blog, I've started a page of ARIA Notify examples that currently only function in Edge Canary:

https://jscholes.github.io/ariaNotify.html

The blog post:

https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2025/05/05/creating-a-more-accessible-web-with-aria-notify/

Has anybody tried this yet?

Viewpoint:
An #AI-powered #ScreenReader assistant that allows you to navigate and interact with inaccessible software!
Powered by Google's advanced #Gemini model.
https://viewpoint.nibblenerds.com/
#blind #A11Y

Can anyone recommend a screen-reader-accessible, self-hosted package that provides a web interface that communicates the status of multiple machines? UP, down, maintenance, etc? I think UptimeKuma can do this, so will check that out. But also very interested in any recommendations. Please boost for reach. Much appreciated.
#Linux #OpenSource #Self-Hosted #StatusReporting #WebInterface #ScreenReader #Accessible #A11Y

Our latest In-Process blog is out: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-30th-april-2025/

Featuring
- The NVDA 2025.1 Beta
- What’s New in 2025.1
- Updated NVDA Expert Certification 2025
- Gene Empowers New Zealand
- Changes for Developers
- NVDA Add-ons and API Breaking Changes

NVDA 2025.1 Beta 3 is now available for testing. As well as all the NVDA 2025.1 updates, beta3 adds:
- Updates to translations
- Disallow new Remote Access session in Secure Mode
- Update Remote Access interface
- Add unassigned command for Remote Access settings
- SAPI 4 bug fixes

Read the full release notes (including all the 2025.1 features & fixes) & download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta3/

To other #JAWS #ScreenReader users, is anyone who uses #JAWS2025 having issues with the results viewer? I'm not sure when it started, but mine is completely inaccessible. Anytime I try to use PictureSmart, FS Companion, or anything else that uses the results viewer, it opens, but I can't read anything. JAWS won't do anything while on that window, and escape doesn't close it like it should. I tried repairing JAWS but that didn't fix anything, so I'm wondering if it's a script I use causing the problem. The only scripts I have installed are Leasey and the Zoom pro scripts by @brian_hartgen and a few scripts for things like Discord and Unigram by Doug Lee. I'm starting to contemplate a complete reinstall of JAWS though because not being able to use the results viewer is causing me more and more pain.
@freedomscientific @mastoblind @main
#blind #tech #accessibility #Windows

#Screenreader
#JAWS

https://social.coop/@GuerillaOntologist/114399916700015466

I mean really. This is some sample NVDA #screenReader speech for reading a single checklist item in a GitHub issue. Unique accessible names on controls are important, but could they not have found an alternative like task numbers instead of making me hear the entire task four times?

"
button Move @jscholes will generate initial list of topics from 4 most recent design reviews and share the output for further review and refinement: April 25
check box not checked @jscholes will generate initial list of topics from 4 most recent design reviews and share the output for further review and refinement: April 25 checklist item
link @jscholes will generate initial list of topics from 4 most recent design reviews and share the output for further review and refinement: April 25
menu button collapsed subMenu Open @jscholes will generate initial list of topics from 4 most recent design reviews and share the output for further review and refinement: April 25 task options
"

Eine Frage an die Nutzenden von Screenreadern:
Lesen die eigentlich geläufige Wörter wie ,,Laptop'' oder ,,E-Mail'' von sich aus englisch vor oder sollte ich die lieber doch entsprechend im Quellcode markieren?

Gibt es da irgendeine Faustregel?

Bei den Texten, mit denen ich es gerade zu tun habe, wird es gerade ein bisschen unübersichtlich?

Ein Boost wegen der Reichweite wäre hilfreich! Danke!

I have an #accessibility question for #screenReader users.

If I use hashtags within flowing text, like #this, does that annoyingly interrupt the narration flow and should I rather list them all at the end?

Or is in-text tagging the preferable alternative to a large wall of hashtags at the end, like this:

Hat jemand von euch, die*der auf #AltText angewiesen ist und #Screenreader nutzt Lust und Zeit den @Omas_gegen_rechts_Duisburg einen Gefallen zu tun? Die würden gerne wissen, ob ihre Bildbeschreibungen so wie sie sind okay sind. Mögt ihr auf deren Account gehen und vielleicht zu eins, zwei Bildbeschreibungen ein kleines Feedback geben? Die erwarten nicht, dass ihr Bildungsarbeit macht. Sie möchten nur möglichst gute AltTexte machen und wissen, ob sie auf einem guten Weg sind.

NVDA 2025.1 Beta 2 is now available for testing. As well as all the amazing updates in NVDA 2025.1 (from Beta 1), this new beta includes updates to some translations, as well as a minor bug fix for SAPI 5 voices using rate boost. Read the full release notes (including all the 2025.1 features & fixes) and download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta2/

Hi guys, I'm a totally #Blind woman interested in learning French to start with. In coming back to #Duolingo, I found that the first thing you have to do right off the bat is "choose the correct image". You can choose based on the audio you are hearing, absolutely, but you have no way of actually knowing what the so-called correct image actually is, making it pretty much impossible from an accessibility standpoint to know what words are being introduced and/or what they mean in English. Does anyone know of a good language learning app that is actually accessible? #A11y #technology #Language #French #Learning #Screenreader