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Devin Prater :blind:<p>New site for Linux users that are sightless. Pun intended. Anyway:</p><p><a href="http://www.blindlinux.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="">blindlinux.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a></p>
Richard Emling (DO9RE)<p><a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amateurfunk</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/HAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HAM</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Gesuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gesuch</span></a> - Hat jemand eventuell ein "Tyt Md-9600 Dmr &amp; Analog Funkgerät, Dualband, 50 Watt" für einen angemessenen Preis gebraucht abzugeben? Ich würde dort gerne die Open GD-77 Firmware aufspielen, damit ich das Gerät auch <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> bedienen kann. Angebote gerne direkt per Mastodon. Retoot gerne gesehen.</p>
Georgiana Brummell<p>First, they shut down the Basic HTML site, forcing many of us to switch to clients such as Thunderbird. Now, they're using qr codes which are not only inaccessible to the blind but also to those who don't use smartphones! This is ridiculous! Yes, they do still have the option to click whether it's you trying to sign in or not (which still requires a smartphone and a carrier, which they claim to be concerned about), but how long before they remove that, too?</p><p><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-is-replacing-sms-codes-with-qr-codes-for-gmail-authentication" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pcmag.com/news/google-is-repla…</a></p><p><a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authentication</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=GMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMail</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=IOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IOS</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Narrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narrator</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=NVDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NVDA</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sms</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Talkback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Talkback</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Voiceover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voiceover</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a></p>
eladnarra<p>I want to eventually share some of my blackwork embroidery designs on my website, which has got me wondering...</p><p>Are there any accessible, text-only notation methods for counted-stitch embroidery, like there are for knitting and crochet?</p><p>I have a lot of ideas for how I could approach it, like including both narrative and shorthand directions with an introductory description. But I don't want to re-invent the wheel!</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>embroidery</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/BlackworkEmbroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackworkEmbroidery</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/lowVision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowVision</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/screenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenReader</span></a></p>
Devin Prater :blind:<p>How in the world does the Braille Sense Six not have auto scroll in the Document Reader?</p><p><a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Braille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Braille</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BrailleSense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrailleSense</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BS6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BS6</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a></p>
Aaron John Dizon<p>My <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Quansheng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quansheng</span></a> UVK5 (99) arived today. for some reason, even if i set the voice to english, it does not talk, only beeping. and, menu options are up to 49 only. anyone knows the sulusion to make this talk? <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DY1AJD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DY1AJD</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blind</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/BlindHam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlindHam</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Radio</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/UVK5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UVK5</span></a></p>
Laurel Jean Walden<p>Good morning, Mastodon family!</p><p>With all that is going on, this verbose toot that I am about to write may seem insignificant, but I just had to share with my fellow <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> community members, particularly those who work in <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> and have served in <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> proceedings, specifically on a <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/jury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jury</span></a>. Especially since January 20 of this year, I've been earnestly praying for opportunities to speak up for my disability community. One of my answers came in the form of a jury summons to serve in municipal court later in March. This came, of course, via regular mail, a printed letter which I read using Seeing AI. The letter included a form that needed to be returned within ten days of receipt, so I called the number provided to ask for an accessible form and to discuss the necessary reasonable accommodations.</p><p>The first person to answer my call was doing a lot of rattling of things on the desk and shuffling of papers, to the point that I asked if she could hear me. Finally, she said, "Oh, ma'am, I thought you were a recording. Let me transfer you to the person in charge of that court."</p><p>When the next person answered, I explained that I am blind and asked what accessible accommodation was available for submitting the form which came with my jury summons. She said, "Ma'am, if you are traveling that week, just mark the box on that form and you can serve at another time."</p><p>I said, "No, ma'am, I am not traveling. I am blind (spelling the word blind)."</p><p>The response was, "Oh, I thought you said you were flying. Don't you have someone there with you to help you with this form?"</p><p>"No, ma'am, do you have a digital version of this form?"</p><p>"No, we don't, but I'll just mark down that you are incapable of serving."</p><p>"No, ma'am! I will find a way to submit this form."</p><p>After a call to the mayor's office, I contacted <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Aira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aira</span></a>, and with a lot of trial and error, my wonderful agent, Nicki captured the form, filled it out on her end and Emailed it back to me. I forwarded it on to the representative of the municipal court, and received a polite response this morning, saying that my completed summons had been received and that I was excused per our phone conversation yesterday.</p><p>I responded, explaining that I was *not* trying to get out of jury duty, that I own my home, work and pay taxes, and that serving as a juror is not only my responsibility, but my civil right. I clarified my request for reasonable accommodation per the Americans With Disabilities Act and further said that I had contacted the mayor's office about the inaccessibility of this process.</p><p>It was not long before I received an email response, apologizing for the misunderstanding, that I had been marked as serving and that my concerns had been passed on to the court administrator.</p><p>Whew! All that, just to serve on a jury! We'll see how things go later in March. At least I got the proverbial brick wall to move a tiny bit, anyway. Thanks for reading this. If there is anything that you think I need to know from the prospective of a blind juror, feel free to comment.</p>
Robin Frost<p>Hey <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blind</span></a> friends using <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a> like <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/JFW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JFW</span></a> how on the earth do you now edit your <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>.com shopping cart I.E. if you wish to remove an item? I'm in Chrome today and can't figure out how to do it.</p>
Michael Hansen<p>I think I may have just found my magic combination of plugins!.<br>Ableton's built-in stuff + airwindows + chow dsp + surge XT + valhalla dsp = perfect for me!.<br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ableton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableton</span></a></p>
Casey Reeves<p>Why do people feel the need to use unicode to type in bold? Seriously?</p><p>Spoiler alert: symbols such as these are not even handled properly by most tts. Not even espeak. Letter 1D 4 0 8... Erm, of course.</p><p>I'll never understand people who do this, let alone in their bio.</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/epic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epic</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/fail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fail</span></a></p>
Gregarious<p>How frustrating... Went to sign up for the Lemmy instance over at <a href="https://discuss.tchncs.de" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">discuss.tchncs.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &amp; I guess I was supposed to get a captcha, but instead I get "Honey Pot Failed" Not sure what to do at this point, as I feel excluded thanks to that failed captcha system, which excludes blind people like myself by default. At least when I signed up for this account, I was able to make it through the captcha process since there was an accessible option. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/A11Y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A11Y</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/AccessibilityFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AccessibilityFail</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blind</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Lemmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lemmy</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/CaptchaIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaptchaIssues</span></a></p>
LeonianUniverse<p>Please Boost, I am looking to find a <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/SoundDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundDesigner</span></a> who would be willing to create sounds for the <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/YuGiOhAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YuGiOhAccess</span></a> client. the YuGiOh Access client is a <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/YuGiOh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YuGiOh</span></a> Interface that <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> people can use to play the game of YuGiOh by connecting to the YgoPro servers and playing with sighted people. Its been 3 years in development and now the beta is coming out here sometime this week, but we don't have <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/sounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sounds</span></a> for the client just yet as we can't use copyrighted sounds or music from the anime or video games for the client, so instead I am willing to pay for such sounds, it would be for all the events in the card game, and if they are YuGiOh-Inspired, that should be fine as long as they aren't directly from the anime. Any help would be appreciated, like I said, definitely willing to pay for the service if the price is reasonable, but looking to make it a priority for sure as we need the sounds. You can find more information about YuGiOh Access by going to: www.YuGiOhAccess.com</p>
LeonianUniverse<p>Please Boost, I am looking to find a <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/SoundDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundDesigner</span></a> who would be willing to create sounds for the <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/YuGiOhAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YuGiOhAccess</span></a> client. the YuGiOh Access client is a <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/YuGiOh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YuGiOh</span></a> Interface that <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> people can use to play the game of YuGiOh by connecting to the YgoPro servers and playing with sighted people. Its been 3 years in development and now the beta is coming out here sometime this week, but we don't have <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/sounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sounds</span></a> for the client just yet as we can't use copyrighted sounds or music from the anime or video games for the client, so instead I am willing to pay for such sounds, it would be for all the events in the card game, and if they are YuGiOh-Inspired, that should be fine as long as they aren't directly from the anime. Any help would be appreciated, like I said, definitely willing to pay for the service if the price is reasonable, but looking to make it a priority for sure as we need the sounds. You can find more information about YuGiOh Access by going to: www.YuGiOhAccess.com</p>
LeonianUniverse😁<p>Please Boost, I am looking to find a <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/SoundDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundDesigner</span></a> who would be willing to create sounds for the <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/YuGiOhAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YuGiOhAccess</span></a> client. the YuGiOh Access client is a <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/YuGiOh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YuGiOh</span></a> Interface that <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> people can use to play the game of YuGiOh by connecting to the YgoPro servers and playing with sighted people. Its been 3 years in development and now the beta is coming out here sometime this week, but we don't have <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/sounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sounds</span></a> for the client just yet as we can't use copyrighted sounds or music from the anime or video games for the client, so instead I am willing to pay for such sounds, it would be for all the events in the card game, and if they are YuGiOh-Inspired, that should be fine as long as they aren't directly from the anime. Any help would be appreciated, like I said, definitely willing to pay for the service if the price is reasonable, but looking to make it a priority for sure as we need the sounds. You can find more information about YuGiOh Access by going to: www.YuGiOhAccess.com</p>
Devin Prater :blind:<p>Demo of new Siri voices in VoiceOver on iOS 18.4.</p><p><a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/tts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tts</span></a></p>
Michael Hansen<p>I've been using <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ableton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableton</span></a> since last year and it's honestly the best DAW I've ever used.<br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ableton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableton</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
Chris Smart, ve3rwj<p>Revolutionizing <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/NVDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NVDA</span></a>'s Leap into <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br><a href="https://tumirador.com.ar/uncategorized-en/revolutionizing-accessibility-nvdas-leap-into-ai/42350/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tumirador.com.ar/uncategorized</span><span class="invisible">-en/revolutionizing-accessibility-nvdas-leap-into-ai/42350/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/screenreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenreader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/nvaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nvaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a11y</span></a></p>
Dan Keck<p>For 5 years now I've been learning about web accessibility and reviewing websites. But I'm not a native screen reader user, and my mobile app experience is lacking.</p><p>This month I learned about "Accessibility Actions" or "actions available" for VoiceOver and TalkBack. I shoulda known about it for years-- it makes navigation by swiping potentially much quicker.</p><p>Would you be willing to share your thoughts and experiences with this feature?</p><p><a href="https://a11y.social/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blind</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/A11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A11y</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/VoiceOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceOver</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/TalkBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TalkBack</span></a></p>
Georgiana Brummell<p>(I am posting this from my Friendica as well as my Akkoma accounts, since some instances and groups don't federate with Blob.cat.)Please forgive the negative post, but this must be said. I'm sick of what I'm calling the switching crew. They constantly say things such as "switch from Facebook or Twitter to the Fediverse", "switch from Amazon to local shops), "switch from Windows or Mac to Linux", etc. They sometimes imply and sometimes outwardly state how easy it is. So let me explain something. Note that I can't speak for other disabilities, since I'm only blind, but I'm sure they have their own problems with these as well. I am also very good with computers, so I have the technical skills to do these things. Not everyone does.</p><ol><li>It takes research to join the Fediverse. Not everyone wants to join Mastodon, and even for those who do, [people still must find instances that align with their goals. Not all platforms here are accessible, either. I left Facebook precisely because they shut down their basic mobile site, and their main site and apps are terrible to use with a screen reader. I joined Friendica, but had more accessibility problems. Now, I'm on Akkoma and am finally happy. But it's taken over four months for me to find my place!</li><li>Amazon offers free shipping, large discounts, and in some cases, Amazon Fresh to Prime members. They also have a wide variety of products, all at one place. All of this contributes to the independence, not only of the blind, but also of those who are house-bound. No one has yet to give me an alternative that has all of these features. It's great to go to local farmer's markets and little shops, but not everyone can easily get there, and even those places that do ship often require monthly payments, charge a lot, or charge shipping with every order. Are there blind people who do shop locally? Yes. Is everyone like that, or does everyone have such places near him? No.</li><li>Prior to joining the Fediverse, this one annoyed me the most. Most sighted people can just turn on a computer or a phone and start using a new operating system relatively quickly, as long as it's graphical. It's not the same for those of us who are blind. First, the system has to have a screen reader installed. If not, we must find someone sighted to install it for us. Many Linux distributions don't have Orca installed by default. Secondly, even if said system is installed, there needs to be an easy way to activate it via a hottkey or during setup. Many Linux distributions have Orca but don't have an easy way to start it. Then, once all of that is done, we must learn how to use said screen reader, not to mention the layout and commands of the operating system itself, and withLinux, often, one must learn how to use the terminal in order to accomplish certain tasks. Even as a DOS lover, I found it to be frustrating. . Finally, after accomplishing all of that, if there aren't many programs that work with this operating system and screen reader, or if they don't work well, why should we switch from a system that we already know, where things are accessible, to one that we don't where they aren't? Linux is great for the sighted, but not for the majority of the blind. Again, are there blind people who use it? Yes. Is it as easy as simply turning on a computer and switching? No.</li></ol><p><a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Akkoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akkoma</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=blindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blindness</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> Fediverse fediverse <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=NVDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NVDA</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Orca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orca</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> ##Twitter <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a></p>
Georgiana BrummellPlease forgive the negative post, but this must be said. I'm sick of what I'm calling the switching crew. They constantly say things such as "switch from Facebook or Twitter to the Fediverse", "switch from Amazon to local shops), "switch from Windows or Mac to Linux", etc. They sometimes imply and sometimes outwardly state how easy it is. So let me explain something. Note that I can't speak for other disabilities, since I'm only blind, but I'm sure they have their own problems with these as well. I am also very good with computers, so I have the technical skills to do these things. Not everyone does.<br><br>1. It takes research to join the Fediverse. Not everyone wants to join Mastodon, and even for those who do, [people still must find instances that align with their goals. Not all platforms here are accessible, either. I left Facebook precisely because they shut down their basic mobile site, and their main site and apps are terrible to use with a screen reader. I joined Friendica, but had more accessibility problems. Now, I'm on Akkoma and am finally happy. But it's taken over four months for me to find my place!<br><br>2. Amazon offers free shipping, large discounts, and in some cases, Amazon Fresh to Prime members. They also have a wide variety of products, all at one place. All of this contributes to the independence, not only of the blind, but also of those who are house-bound. No one has yet to give me an alternative that has all of these features. It's great to go to local farmer's markets and little shops, but not everyone can easily get there, and even those places that do ship often require monthly payments, charge a lot, or charge shipping with every order. Are there blind people who do shop locally? Yes. Is everyone like that, or does everyone have such places near him? No.<br><br>3. Prior to joining the Fediverse, this one annoyed me the most. Most sighted people can just turn on a computer or a phone and start using a new operating system relatively quickly, as long as it's graphical. It's not the same for those of us who are blind. First, the system has to have a screen reader installed. If not, we must find someone sighted to install it for us. Many Linux distributions don't have Orca installed by default. Secondly, even if said system is installed, there needs to be an easy way to activate it via a hottkey or during setup. Many Linux distributions have Orca but don't have an easy way to start it. Then, once all of that is done, we must learn how to use said screen reader, not to mention the layout and commands of the operating system itself, and withLinux, often, one must learn how to use the terminal in order to accomplish certain tasks. Even as a DOS lover, I found it to be frustrating. . Finally, after accomplishing all of that, if there aren't many programs that work with this operating system and screen reader, or if they don't work well, why should we switch from a system that we already know, where things are accessible, to one that we don't where they aren't? Linux is great for the sighted, but not for the majority of the blind. Again, are there blind people who use it? Yes. Is it as easy as simply turning on a computer and switching? No.<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/accessibility" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/akkoma" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Akkoma</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/amazon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/blind" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/blindness" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blindness</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/facebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> Fediverse fediverse <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/nvda" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NVDA</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/orca" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Orca</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/technology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> ##Twitter <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/windows" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a>