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James ScholesToday I learned: If you use <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chrome</a> and are annoyed by those "Sign in with Google" dialogs stealing keyboard focus on certain websites, you can disable it at the browser level.In the address bar, type or paste in "chrome://settings/content/federatedIdentityApi" (without the quotes. You should land on the "Third-party sign-in" Settings page.On that page, there'll be two radio buttons: "Sites can show sign-in prompts from identity services", and "Block sign-in prompts from identity services". Set it to the second one, and you should find that the problematic dialogs are no longer present.<a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/screenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#screenReader</a>

Paweł MasarczykThanks to a meetup at our local hackerspace <a href="https://chaos.social/@metalab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@metalab</a> , I have learnt about a web-based, open source, highly accessible video downloader frontend you can fire up at <a href="https://cobalt.tools" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cobalt.tools</a>. Really easy how it works: 1. You open the site; 2. you paste the link into the edit box; 3. You press enter; 4. The standard "Save File" dialog comes up. All the extra stuff like formats and qualities can be set in the settings and a choice between a video, audio-only or video-only version is offered under a button below the link input. <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blind</a>

Adrian RoselliAffinity Publisher 2.6 added a reading order panel: <a href="https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/whats-new/#2-6-reading-order-panel" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/whats-new/#2-6-reading-order-panel</a>Makes the PDF output easier to control. No, I have not tested it yet.You know, for those of you who still are looking to ditch Adobe.<a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a>

accessaustonThis article explores the popover attribute in detail. Popovers are a global attribute but additional accessibility code may be necessary depending on what element they are being applied to. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://www.scottohara.me/blog/2025/03/14/popovers.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.scottohara.me/blog/2025/03/14/popovers.html</a>

Gordon AnthonyI’m quite enjoying the new Ally app from Envision. Being able to customise the AI is interesting, although the iOS app doesn’t seem to have all that many voices yet. It’s very good at reading digital displays which other apps sometimes struggle with, but it’s not perfect. I was using it to check shopping items and it misidentified a couple of things. Still, it’s not bad and reasonably fast, although not as good as the Meta Rayban’s Look and Tell feature. Still since Meta have withdrawn that in the UK, Ally is a decent enough alternative. <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a>

Micr0byte📣 Announcing Altbot 2.0: The Privacy & Green Update 🔒💚Exciting news! After months of development, Altbot 2.0 is officially launching with major improvements to privacy, efficiency, and description quality.What's new in Altbot 2.0:<ul><li>100% local AI processing for true privacy - unlike Google Gemini which saves data for training, Altbot 2.0 retains ZERO information about you or your images using the powerful Ovis2:8B model running on my custom AltTron server equipped with an A5500 GPU and expansion capacity for two additional GPUs</li><li>Full GDPR compliance with clear informed consent - I've implemented comprehensive privacy measures including transparent data handling policies, user rights protection, and minimal data collection practices that exceed GDPR requirements</li><li>Better quality descriptions across all 11 supported languages thanks to a newly developed translation layer specifically optimized for local LLM models</li><li>Significantly more energy efficient with a new feature that shows you exactly how much energy was used for each request! This efficiency comes from using a server-grade GPU optimized for lower power consumption, and 36% of the energy consumed is from clean sources mainly nuclear power (thanks to being based in Georgia)</li></ul>The only data Altbot 2.0 records:<ul><li>That a request happened</li><li>How long it took to complete</li><li>What type of media it was (image, video, or audio)</li><li>What language was used</li></ul>No images, no content, no personal data saved - ever.For those who don't know, Altbot has been helping make the Fediverse more accessible by automatically generating alt-text descriptions for images. The project has grown beyond anything I imagined, now serving thousands of users across the network.Support Altbot's Future 💝To bring these privacy and efficiency improvements to life, I had to invest in a more powerful server than initially planned. The server costs exceeded my budget by around $900, which I've covered out of pocket. Who woulda thought that competing with a $1.98 trillion dystopian mega corporation would be expensive? Shocking, I know.I've set up a Ko-fi fundraising goal to help recover these costs and support ongoing development: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/micr0byte" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ko-fi.com/micr0byte</a>Your contributions will help ensure Altbot remains:<ul><li>Free for everyone</li><li>Continuously improved</li><li>Sustainably maintained</li></ul>Even small donations make a huge difference and motivate me to keep enhancing accessibility across the Fediverse! This milestone represents a commitment to ensuring accessibility doesn't come at the cost of privacy or environmental impact. I'm incredibly proud of what we've built together.As Altbot continues to grow, I'm open to sharing more about this journey with anyone interested in accessibility, ethical AI, or Fediverse projects. For press inquiries: inquiries@micr0.devFeel free to boost or reach out!<a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AltText</a> <a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/tags/EthicalAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EthicalAI</a> <a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/tags/Altbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Altbot</a>

Per AxbomYou can’t say ”it’s not worth making it accessible for only 1% of our users”. That’s a logical fallacy. And reveals a lot about your understanding of the subject area, and your value system. If you had made it accessible to begin with, people with disabilities could’ve been 20% of your user base. And it would have been better for 100% of your users. <a class="hashtag" href="https://axbom.me/tag/a11y" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://axbom.me/tag/accessibility" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a>

accessaustonThis journal article explores institutional repositories. It found out of 107 IRs only 26 had specific contact information related to accessibility. Over 50% of the IRs sampled had some form of accessibility documentation. Only 39 of the IRs had a link to an institutional wide accessibility policy. Please check out the full article for more information. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/id/18208/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/id/18208/</a>

Adrian RoselliFrom <a href="https://mastodon.social/@LFLegal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@LFLegal</a>’s CSUNATC, a reminder that if you feel like you aren’t able to push back on the illegal actions of this administration: “Staying the accessibility course is resistance right now.” <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a>

Access Information News ♿Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, March 13, 2025 - Volume 1006 ♿️ <a href="https://toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2025/03132025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2025/03132025/</a>The Week's News in Access Technology A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication <a href="https://mastodon.accessinformationnews.com/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://mastodon.accessinformationnews.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.accessinformationnews.com/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.accessinformationnews.com/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://mastodon.accessinformationnews.com/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.accessinformationnews.com/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://mastodon.accessinformationnews.com/tags/deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deaf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.accessinformationnews.com/tags/deafblind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deafblind</a> <a href="https://mastodon.accessinformationnews.com/tags/toptechtidbits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toptechtidbits</a>Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.Subscribers: 36,538 🔢️ subscribers were sent this issue via email.

Top Tech Tidbits ♿Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, March 13, 2025 - Volume 1006 ♿️ <a href="https://toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2025/03132025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2025/03132025/</a>The Week's News in Access Technology A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication <a href="https://mastodon.toptechtidbits.com/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://mastodon.toptechtidbits.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.toptechtidbits.com/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.toptechtidbits.com/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://mastodon.toptechtidbits.com/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.toptechtidbits.com/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://mastodon.toptechtidbits.com/tags/deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deaf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.toptechtidbits.com/tags/deafblind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deafblind</a> <a href="https://mastodon.toptechtidbits.com/tags/toptechtidbits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toptechtidbits</a>Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.Subscribers: 36,538 🔢️ subscribers were sent this issue via email.

Michael HansenSurge XT is such a great synth, I don't think I'll ever need to get anymore synths. <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#audio</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a>

accessaustonThis study explores using Spatial Audio, musical cues, and audio descriptions to enhance the video game experience and to make it accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. The study included a mix of participants with and without visual impairments. The feedback highlighted the importance of accessible keyboard controls and sounds that convey character movement and object location. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://journals-sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/jis/article/view/4439" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://journals-sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/jis/article/view/4439</a>

Devin Prater :blind:Anyone got any details on the firmware updates and such?> The time has finally come for the most exciting conference of the year! Visit Selvas BLV at booth #508, where our staff will be there to share with you exciting firmware and product updates we have in store for 2025!<a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/hims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hims</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Braille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Braille</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blind</a>

Lanie Molinar CarmeloOkay, this is just stupid! One of the benefits of having a <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#website</a> is that people can access your services at any time, day or night, right? Well, I just went to the <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a> website to try and get a benefit verification letter, which I need because I'm trying to reestablish a <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/VocationalRehabilitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VocationalRehabilitation</a> case. I clicked "Sign In" and was greeted by this message:<blockquote>This service is not available at this time. Please try again during our regular service hours (Eastern Time):| Day | Service Hours | |-----|--------------| | Monday-Friday | 4:15 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. | | Saturday | 5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. | | Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. | | Federal Holidays | Same hours as the day the holiday occurs. |If you need immediate assistance:<ul><li>You may call us Monday through Friday: 8:00AM - 7:00PM at: 1-800-772-1213</li><li>If you are deaf or hard-of-hearing, call our toll-free TTY number: 1-800-325-0778</li></ul></blockquote>This of the website limitation is especially frustrating for me because I have a <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Non24HourSleepWakeDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Non24HourSleepWakeDisorder</a> and an unpredictable schedule. It feels like the website is designed without thinking about people like me who need flexibility. Has anyone else out there had similar issues with government services or other websites? <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Vent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vent</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Venting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Venting</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disability</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ChronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChronicIllness</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/DisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/InclusiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InclusiveDesign</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/GovernmentServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GovernmentServices</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicServices</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://beehaw.org/c/disability" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disability@beehaw.org</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/disabilityjustice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@disabilityjustice</a> <a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/accessibility" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@accessibility</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/chronicillness" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@chronicillness</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/spooniechat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@spooniechat</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/spoonies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@spoonies</a>

James ScholesThe Web <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> Slack community attracts an unfortunate share of asks that go something like:"I have an interview/have been tasked with giving a presentation/have been promoted to a role and need to become an expert in accessibility by tomorrow, but I know nothing. Can you please send me free resources?"And like... it's up to every community member whether or not to respond to these, and I'm all for encouragement. But does accessibility really need people who aren't willing to pay for materials, have unrealistic expectations of how much there is to learn, and may have even lied their way into a position they clearly don't want?I think not, personally.

Lanie Molinar Carmelo<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blind</a> people who use <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Matrix</a>, particularly on <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows</a>, is <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Element</a> the most <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessible</a> client? I've been getting into it because a lot of communities for <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosted</a> services use it, but I don't find Element the easiest to navigate, so I'm wondering if there are other options. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReader</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReaders</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastoblind" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mastoblind</a> <a href="https://rblind.com/c/main" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@main</a>

Random GeekThere's a special place in H E double hockey sticks for folks who set their site's base font size to 16px.I'm sure it's fine on small displays, and I dunno it's probably adjusted for in HiDPI displays.But me in between @ 5120 x 1440 and preferences adjusted for steadily aging vision such that default font size is 20pt, or about 26px?My eyes hurt. Just don't set base font size, or set it to 1rem if you must have a value.<a href="https://hackers.town/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CSS</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a>

James ScholesToday I learned about Able To Play, a website that will apparently match you to <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videogames</a> based on your specific <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> requirements. It sounds potentially excellent.Unfortunately it requires you to create and log into an account, linking a personal identifier (email address) to a bunch of metrics about your accessibility needs in a database owned by someone you probably don't know or trust.This is such an astonishing misstep that it makes me question whether <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disabled</a> people were involved in its development at all. They could've let people use it anonymously, trading some repeat visitor convenience for trust or storing the data locally on their device.<a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disabled</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#games</a>

Bob JonkmanAnd municipal accessibility planners should spend even one day in a wheelchair after a snowstorm and try to take transit. I'm not sure that will result in municipal sidewalk clearing and better accessibility, but I'll enjoy the schadenfreude while they find out what it's like.<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a>

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