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

It bothers me quite a lot that in the `ariaNotify` explainer, relating to a more robust mechanism for web apps to fire #screenReader messages, #braille is demoted to a "future consideration". Even there, it's listed under a heading of "Braille and speech markup", as though it doesn't even warrant a devoted section of its own.

Braille being treated with the same priority of speech is long overdue. We're clearly not there yet.

https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/Accessibility/AriaNotify/explainer.md#braille-and-speech-markup
#accessibility

Free #Webinar: The #Windows #ScreenReader Primer, 4th Edition Launch

Join us on May 6 at 7:00 PM EST for the virtual launch of the fourth edition of The Windows Screen Reader Primer, a free digital book written by David Kingsbury, #AssistiveTechnology Instructor at The Carroll Center for the #Blind. Register at:
https://carroll.org/davids-book-launch-webinar-registration/
#AT #A11Y #Jaws #NVDA

Problem with special characters - PDF/UA - Screenreader:

I ran into a problem with two glyphs – 🅭 and 🅯 – when creating an accessible PDF. Text set in Source Sans 3.
Tests with InDesign/MadeToTag export and LibreOffice PDF/UA export show the following:
The PDF(s) pass the PDF/UA checks with PAC and pdfToolbox but 🅭 and 🅯 are not read aloud e.g. by Acrobat.

Is this a known issue?

🅭 (1F16D - CIRCLED CC)
🅯 (1F16F - CIRCLED HUMAN FIGURE)

We haven't done a proper #cybersecurity stream in a minute, let's fix that. Today on the docket: @wireshark . I hear left and right that #wireshark is not #accessible, seen an academic paper to that effect, I'd like to judge this for myself. 2 PM EST, 8 PM CEST, let's see how a fully #blind #screenReader user deals with Wireshark. See you then, over at https://twitch.tv/IC_Null / https://youtube.com/@blindlyCoding #infosec #foss #selfPromo

So #Amazon have outdone themselves again, my 2021 #Kindle Paperwhite SE is unusable with #Voiceview because the TTS is garbled compressed electronic sounding crap apparently due to the 5.18.1 update that I did not even know it was receiving. I have reported it but doubt they'll do shit about it. #Accessibility #Blind #ScreenReader

I got an #HTML #SemanticWeb question.

My website has a 'blog', which is really just a bunch of HTML files each containing a standalone essay.

This screenshot shows the main landing page of the 'blog'. Here you choose which article to read.

Right now, that's just a <ul> element with article links.

Should that be wrapped in a <nav>? It's the main reason for the page to exist and not really an optional navigation bar. I am not sure what's best for a #screenreader either.

In-Process is out, featuring a hint on 2025.1 beta timing, details on the updated Basic Training for NVDA training module, our recent server updates, AND what you need to know about reading info in a command prompt. Read now: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-11th-april-2025/

And don't forget to subscribe to get the next edition (AND notification when the beta comes out) via email: https://eepurl.com/iuVyjo

Hoping some #NVDASR user who uses #chrome with #GoogleDocs can shed some light on this to help a friend. When she goes into a new document in Docs, she isn't able to type, and I am unable to reproduce the issue. Any ideas on what could be causing this? Boosts welcome and appreciated. Thanks!

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#Accessibility #A11y #Google #ScreenReader

If I decide to start blogging again (it's been years), what's more #screenreader #accessible: ghost or micro.blog or something else? Don't even mention #wordpress; my desire to run a PHP app for any reason is zero. Plus the gutenberg stuff. #a11y

Question for folks who use screen readers: what is your preferred way for someone to write individual letters? Example, spelling out the letters on a sign that do not add up to a real word.

I did alt text for a picture of signs that were badly made. When describing the text layout, I went with "Capital Letter space Capital Letter". How well does that work versus maybe "Capital Letter dash Capital Letter"? Or is there a better option?

Weil viele das in ihren Anzeigenamen und Beiträgen gern einsetzen, lass ich mal diesen Beitrag hier. Don’t Use Fake Bold or Italic in Social Media https://adrianroselli.com/2025/03/dont-use-fake-bold-or-italic-in-social-media.html #A11Y #ScreenReader

Wollte Iceshrimp ausprobieren. Noch bevor ich mich auf iceshrimp.de registrieren konnte stellte ich schon ein paar unbenannte Schalter fest. Naja, ist Opensource und lässt sich ändern, also auf die Registrierungsseite gegangen.
Iceshrimp.de nutzt HCaptcha. Ok, dann eben kein Iceshrimp für mich. Diese Accessibilitycookies funktionieren bei mir so gut wie nie, ich muss einem Service dem ich nicht traue meine Mailadresse geben, was noch ein faktor ist, der gegen HCaptcha spricht. Audiocaptcha gibts auch nicht. Wann endlich Captcha-alternative? #DisabledAlltag #Blind #A11Y #ScreenReader

Is it normal that tabbing over a webpage only reads the clickable links with the #screenReader, or should I also be able to get to text and images? The page gets read in full when I don't do anything, but when I start to use tab I only get to the links. (I am remaking our webpage and used the Windows screen reader for the first time, please be patient )