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Adrian RoselliThere is yet another accessibility overlay vendor out there, though it makes no conformance guarantees. Nor security or privacy guarantees.“<a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/ARTY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ARTY</a> Could Get You Sued” <a href="https://adrianroselli.com/2025/07/arty-could-get-you-sued.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adrianroselli.com/2025/07/arty-could-get-you-sued.html</a><a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/overlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#overlay</a>

JohnI've submitted a proposal to WHATWG about a provenance/origin classifier for alt text on images.<a href="https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11448" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11448</a>The current HTML specification provides the alt attribute on images to supply alternative text for users who cannot see visual content. However, there is no way to indicate whether the alt text was authored by a human or generated automatically by a machine (e.g., via AI or computer vision).<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a>

Carrie On AccessibilityHave you tried RIM? It's an accessible way to get technical support remotely. It's somewhat similar to JAWS tandem and NVDA remote, but has more features... It's currently free until July 18th, so if you've been wanting to try it out, now is the time! <a href="https://pneumasolutions.com/from-now-through-the-18th-experience-unmatched-independence-in-the-field-of-remote-desktop-access-with-a-remote-incident-manager-free-for-all/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pneumasolutions.com/from-now-through-the-18th-experience-unmatched-independence-in-the-field-of-remote-desktop-access-with-a-remote-incident-manager-free-for-all/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/A11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A11y</a>

skryThe Lotus Ring, is a “wearable, waterproof ring that controls objects at home by pointing."No app. No rewiring. No WiFi."1 Put on the ring. No need for speakers in every room. 2 Snap on the switch cover. Magnets eliminate rewiring. 3 Point & click. Infrared eliminates apps, smartphone, internet.“Convert any space into an accessible space in seconds.…Usable in hotels/AirBnBs!” <a href="https://getlotus.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://getlotus.com/</a><a href="https://core77designawards.awardsplatform.com/gallery/PKaoLQJy/VKXpjkoX?search=57a843fa92ed95da-12" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://core77designawards.awardsplatform.com/gallery/PKaoLQJy/VKXpjkoX?search=57a843fa92ed95da-12</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ux</a>

Adrian RoselliThe overlay shill is not just a shill, but an overlay vendor itself.It may have failed to disclose that when asking for, and engaging in, a “balanced” and “open” debate about overlays on LinkedIn.Overlay vendors continue to be ethically dubious (at best).<a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/overlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#overlay</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a>

Klemens 🥳It’s a small piece of code, but a powerful one: we can now use `.textDesign` instead of `.font in our SwiftUI views. When a user selects a more accessible font in the settings, the entire UI updates accordingly — improving legibility to them across the app.Accessibility isn't hard when you think about it from the start. So as the first weeks of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shipaton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shipaton</a> rolls on, consider what you can do to make your app more inclusive for everyone.(3/3)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuildInPublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BuildInPublic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/A11Y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A11Y</a>

Steve FaulknerScreen reader HTML support tables"With the addition of Gez Lemon to the editing team, work continues on expanding and improving the HTML and screen reader support information."<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HTML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HTML</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/screenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#screenReader</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NVDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NVDA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JAWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JAWS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://tetralogical.com/blog/2025/07/10/html-support/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tetralogical.com/blog/2025/07/10/html-support/</a>

Robert KingettHey everyone, <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> Access appears to be live! This could become a really fantastic resource for beginning Blind Linux users once it finds it's footing! <a href="https://linuxaccess.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linuxaccess.org/</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/A11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A11y</a>

:banana_slug::boost_request: $25/500 DUE IN 6 DAYSplease help my friend evel and xens family survive the month! check out their games, art, and code collective <a href="https://mastodon.art/@aldercone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@aldercone</a> "Fam and I are working as hard as we can, but we're disabled as fuck. So disabled i do all my working from my hammock! (Don't have the money or space for a bed) Just surviving month to month is fuckin hard and I am exhausted.Plz if you're not struggling, throw 20bux or hell even 5 bucks our way"one-off direct support: - <a href="https://cash.app/$evelbrute" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://cash.app/$evelbrute</a> - <a href="https://venmo.com/u/evelbrute" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://venmo.com/u/evelbrute</a> - <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/beeees5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/beeees5</a>stuff & gift cards: - <a href="https://throne.com/evel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://throne.com/evel</a>monthly support: - <a href="https://comradery.co/aldercone" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://comradery.co/aldercone</a> - <a href="https://liberapay.com/heckinTech/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://liberapay.com/heckinTech/</a> - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/aldercone" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/aldercone</a> - <a href="https://ko-fi.com/aldercone" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/aldercone</a> - <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/aldercone/membership" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/aldercone/membership</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mutualaid</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/transCrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transCrowdfund</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mutualAid</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MutualAidRequest</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/CreativeNative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CreativeNative</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/indieDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indieDev</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/2spirit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2spirit</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/transMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transMutualAid</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/HelpFolksLive2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HelpFolksLive2025</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trans</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/actuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#actuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/MECFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MECFS</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/disabilityPrideMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disabilityPrideMonth</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/wheelchair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wheelchair</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/wheelchairUser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wheelchairUser</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disabled</a>

zeldmanResponding to user pushback, Apple tones down the intensity of the Liquid Glass effect, making the translucent, glass-like elements in navigation bars and certain apps less pronounced. <a href="https://www.theapplepost.com/2025/07/07/68703/apple-tones-down-liquid-glass-effect-in-ios-26-beta-3/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theapplepost.com/2025/07/07/68703/apple-tones-down-liquid-glass-effect-in-ios-26-beta-3/</a><a href="https://front-end.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/usability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usability</a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/LiquidGlass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiquidGlass</a>

Robert KingettJust a friendly reminder that this is one of the main leading accessibility advocates in this space and he is saying this kind of thing. Anybody that criticizes AI on the basis of it’s hype or the accessibility shortcomings is just not getting the big picture, according to him. But also keep in mind, this is the very same individual that said, automation is not the enemy of <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> AI is the future of accessibility - Karl Groves <a href="https://karlgroves.com/ai-is-the-future-of-accessibility/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://karlgroves.com/ai-is-the-future-of-accessibility/</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/AIHype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIHype</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/A11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A11y</a>

Adrian RoselliWhat the fuck is it with <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/overlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#overlay</a> companies and their apologists commenting on my blog?I got two today (on the same post): <a href="https://adrianroselli.com/2025/01/ftc-catches-up-to-accessibe.html#comment-364676" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adrianroselli.com/2025/01/ftc-catches-up-to-accessibe.html#comment-364676</a>They are promoting their water-carrying shill-piece over on LinkedIn.<a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a>

Adrian RoselliYeah, I had planned not to write any more of these since I had already gone after the big players. But this one poked me.“<a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/Accesstive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accesstive</a> Will Get You Sued” <a href="https://adrianroselli.com/2025/07/accesstive-will-get-you-sued.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adrianroselli.com/2025/07/accesstive-will-get-you-sued.html</a><a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/overlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#overlay</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a>

mootchoowal aid requestsURGENT $266/500 DUE IN 2 DAYSplease help Evel, a severely <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disabled</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gameDev</a>, and xens family survive this month! xens family works really hard but struggles to cover expenses for the household that includes 2 growing teens.- cashapp & venmo: evelbrute - <a href="https://throne.com/evel" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://throne.com/evel</a> - <a href="https://ko-fi.com/aldercone/goal" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/aldercone/goal</a> - <a href="https://liberapay.com/heckinTech" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://liberapay.com/heckinTech</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mutualAid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transMutualAid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queerMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#queerMutualAid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transCrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transCrowdfund</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MECFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MECFS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MutualAidRequest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabilityCrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disabilityCrowdfund</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DisabilityPrideMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityPrideMonth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accessbility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessbility</a>

Chris Smart, ve3rwjBlog post from Nic Chan: Was my <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/IAAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAAP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Certification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Certification</a> worth it? - <a href="https://www.nicchan.me/blog/was-my-iaap-certification-worth-it/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nicchan.me/blog/was-my-iaap-certification-worth-it/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/A11Y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A11Y</a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a>

Adrian RoselliThis is great: “Was my IAAP Certification worth it?” <a href="https://www.nicchan.me/blog/was-my-iaap-certification-worth-it/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nicchan.me/blog/was-my-iaap-certification-worth-it/</a>Grounded in experience, framed as practicality, and contextualized with the inaccessibility of the IAAP process.Well done, <a href="https://indieweb.social/@NicMakesStuff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@NicMakesStuff</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://toot.cafe/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a>

Robert KingettAdding alt text is inaccessible using a screen reader and keyboard in the web interface. <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/35280" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/35280</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/A11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A11y</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AltText</a>

Valerie RoneyOn a related note, public service announcement:Since covid, my body will randomly break into a sweat... unless it's actually hot apparently. 🙄 So I have to be really mindful to avoid heat exhaustion. 👉 A covid infection from 18mos ago has knocked out my nervous system's ability to regulate temperature. So like, <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/yallMasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yallMasking</a> ? And if yer not, please be supportive and understanding of anybody who still is. This shit's no joke, yo. <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/covidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#covidIsNotOver</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/allyship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#allyship</a>

Dusk To Don :raccoon:<a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@rysiek</a> <a href="https://enby.life/@Chishiki611" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Chishiki611</a> I don't have the specific answers to your excellent question, but one method of exploration would be to navigate your website using a screen reader and see how those links are announced. This next bit is only tangentially related, but makes me really happy, hat tip <a href="https://wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stevendbrewer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer/114676334496780688" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer/114676334496780688</a><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a>

Ben Myers 🦖Nesting focusable elements is problematic. Have you seen any good blogposts, docs, or other <a href="https://a11y.info/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> resources that go into *why* nesting is problematic?I’m looking for something I could link to in a blogpost of my own, on a somewhat different topic. Preference is for something in-depth, and not marketing slop for a company (especially not for anyone affiliated with an overlay vendor).<a href="https://a11y.info/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a>

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