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FlorianOf course I do a "mc o's" for the blind" stream the day after st. patrick's. All that's missing is a pint of GUinness and something green. Anyway in 20 minutes I'll be answering the question of how a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/screenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#screenReader</a> user would get anything done on a mac, why they should, if they should, and all that fun stuff. Last non-hacking stream for a bit, switching back to ye olde hacky mcCrack in the next one. Curious? <a href="https://twitch.tv/IC_Null" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/IC_Null</a> <a href="https://youtube.com/@blindlyCoding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@blindlyCoding</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/selfPromo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfPromo</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/smallStreamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smallStreamer</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#programming</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/screenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#screenReaders</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VoiceOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOver</a>

Paweł MasarczykHave made my first ever experience with the package pickup stations of the Austrian post last weekend. They have been made accessible to the blind. The procedure is as follows: 1. You receive a physical notification about a package being dropped off at a station in your mailbox. 2. The notification has one of its corners cut off to make a tactile difference. This way you can tell where the code you need to scan is located. 3. You go to the pickup station. The tactile flooring inside will guide you to the stations. 4. You touch anywhere on the touch screen of the station. 5. You touch again, this time the area above a circle shape that can be touched on a strip below the screen itself. 6. The voice guide is activated and issues further instructions. 7. You place the code on your notification in front of the reader. 8. Assuming it has been scanned correctly, you proceed to signing the delivery confirmation on the touch screen. How you can do it without seeing the screen is still a mystery to me but I guess anything you draw is accepted by the system. 9. The locker opens and makes a ticking sound until you find it, remove your package and shut the door. I still find the way of opening it with a mobile app that some providers in other countries offer far easier but it's great those are ready for use even if you don't want or can't use a smartphone. <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a>

FishercatHey, folks who use screenreaders. I often use asterisks and parentheses in my writing, because the structure forms as I write. I've just realized that may make my stuff less accessible for you. Is there a different way for me to add short snippets of clarifying text that's more accessible?Thanks!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VisuallyImpaired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VisuallyImpaired</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fediquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediquette</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Community</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScreenReaders</a>

MelissaJust called my U.S. representative's office to express my strong request that he NOT support any move to cut <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IMLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IMLS</a> funding.It is a small amount of the federal budget but it means a lot to some special services libraries provide, including funds for the National Library Service for the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.loc.gov/nls/</a>

Paweł MasarczykThanks to a meetup at our local hackerspace <a href="https://chaos.social/@metalab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a>

Florianah did it :) How to get productive as a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mac</a> user, as explained by a very occasional <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mac</a> user. Tomorrow on ye olde IC_Null and BlindlyCoding channels :) We'll talk <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/screenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#screenReaders</a>, random <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> tools that make a big impact and all that jazz :)

Michael HansenKraftwerk has been a favorite band of mine for many years now, but I can't for the life of me find a place to buy their first 3 albums because they're out of print or deleted or whatever. I've heard them on youtube of course, but it'd be really nice to actually have them in some format or another. <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audio</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/kraftwerk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kraftwerk</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a>

Robin FrostHey <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a> friends on Mastodon I have a question. when in the Facebook Messenger app for <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iOS</a>, using <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/VoiceOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOver</a> how does one successfully send an audio message? I know how to do it in WhatsApp but can't seem to manage it in the Messenger app. I tried holding the record button, I tried double tapping and letting go I tried double tapping and sliding like one can in WhatsApp and nothing is working. I'm sure it's me.

Brandon CrossMost of the time, I don't care about being <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a>. I don't dwell on it, and I just go on about my business, dealing with the unique aspects of life that come up when you have a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a>. But I can't help the frustration that comes when I've just spent the last four hours doing something a sighted person could do in five minutes.

TioWanna see a truly positive documentary? Pick Of The Litter - <a href="https://www.videoneat.com/documentaries/26367/pick-of-the-litter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">videoneat.com/documentaries/26…</a>This is how this society should be: focusing on useful things. Dogs are really great creatures.<a href="https://social.trom.tf/search?tag=dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dogs</a> <a href="https://social.trom.tf/search?tag=blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://social.trom.tf/search?tag=documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://social.trom.tf/search?tag=education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

The Yangsi Michael Dillon<a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/@altbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@altbot</a> I am <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> and I am stating here that no, @Altbot is not making the fediverse ¨more inclusive¨. Instead it enables the Sighties to be performative about being an <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Ally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ally</a> by their use of an AI tool that fails to describe images reliably. Sighties who choose to spare themselves the trouble of adding <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltText</a> to their images and who offer fake "access by AI" get blocked.

Florian<a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mac</a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/voiceOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#voiceOver</a> users, I'm working on a <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stream</a> idea to essentially set up a mac from scratch for efficiency/productivity for a blind power user and am gathering tricks, tools and techniques to include in said stream. I know about the obvious like VOCR, Hammerspoon, launchers like raycast/alfred, specialized apps like Drafts/Logic/Vmware Fusion/BBEdit/VS Code, even more specialized stuff like RCMD, Vollama and Shortcat, maybe some Rogue Amoeba stuff. I will also mention VoiceOver features like hotspots, item chooser, fastSearch and activities. Is there anything major I am missing? <a href="https://universeodon.com/@FreakyFwoof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FreakyFwoof</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/@pitermach" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@pitermach</a>

Sarah MatthewsI had a conversation with someone at my swimming pool last week that’s left me puzzled. I felt bad as I thought I’d been quite short with her but couldn’t put my finger on why. We were having a nice enough chat; she was just curious, asking me about my sighted assistant who helps me around as I use a wheelchair but also walk in some parts of the centre. She said she felt sorry for my assistant as she doesn’t get to swim with me. I explained the adjustments that are made that allow me to go swimming and that she keeps me safe on the slippery surfaces as I can’t walk far and have bad balance etc. All fine, common enough stuff people ask me about. She then went on to say that she’s seen me around for a while and often has a chat to my assistant while I’m in the pool and I realise that I was off with her after that mainly because it’s kind of creepy! Before that chat I literally didn’t know she existed as I can’t see her while she’d been watching me, forming opinions about me, and talking with my assistant for weeks. People don’t appreciate how weird it is to know they’ve been watched and how vulnerable that can make you feel, however much we understand there’s no malicious intent in their actions😖 <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a>

Veera LaukkarinenSanna menetti kuulonsa lapsena ja sokeutui kaksikymppisenä – kertoo nyt, miksi ei halunnut näköä palauttavaa leikkaustaSanna Paasonen, 45, menetti lapsena kuulonsa, nuorena aikuisena myös näkönsä. Harvinaisesta sairaudesta huolimatta hän toteutti unelmansa ja opiskeli opettajaksi.<a href="https://www.eeva.fi/jutut/sanna-sairastaa-kid-syndroomaa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eeva.fi/jutut/sanna-sairastaa-kid-syndroomaa</a><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/deafblind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deafblind</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deaf</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/kuuro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kuuro</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/sokea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sokea</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/kuurosokea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kuurosokea</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/kuulonakovamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kuulonakovamma</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/vammaisuus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vammaisuus</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a>

Lanie Molinar CarmeloI'm thrilled to announce that I've been accepted as a student at <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ColoradoChristianUniversityOnline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ColoradoChristianUniversityOnline</a>! I'll be pursuing a B.S. in <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ComputerScience</a>. The school's class format seems much more manageable for me than other schools I've attended, and I'm feeling optimistic about this new chapter.Now begins the challenging process of hunting for <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/scholarships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scholarships</a>. Unfortunately, I'm discovering just how inaccessible most scholarship websites are for screen reader users. If anyone knows of <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessible</a> scholarship resources or platforms, I'd greatly appreciate your recommendations!<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/CollegeLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CollegeLife</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/OnlineCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineCollege</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Disability</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/CCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CCU</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/CAGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CAGS</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScreenReader</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScholarshipSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScholarshipSearch</a>

ZersiaxJust went live on twitch to talk <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/gameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gameDev</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/tooManyHashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tooManyHashtags</a> while looking at a bunch of <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#games</a>. Sound interesting? Come say hi over at <a href="https://twitch.tv/zersiax" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/zersiax</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/selfPromo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfPromo</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/smallStreamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smallStreamer</a>

🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦Ball Bouncer is perhaps the ultimate culmination of a bunch of weird <a href="https://fed.interfree.ca/tags/blind" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag" target="_blank">#blind</a> traits in the <a href="https://fed.interfree.ca/tags/audiogames" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag" target="_blank">#audiogames</a> scene: random pointless destruction, casual games, 2d audio, and incomprehensible ball physics. Oh, and as with most of these types of games, I brutally suck at it, but feel compelled to keep playing anyway for some reason. For the curious, here's a recording that mostly demonstrates...why I don't have a gaming channel. Available for Windows and Linux: <a href="https://files.sooslandia.ru/BallBouncer/1.3.4/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">files.sooslandia.ru/BallBouncer/1.3.4/</a> <a href="https://fed.interfree.ca/tags/a11y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag" target="_blank">#a11y</a>

Devin Prater :blind:I finally found a multi-emulator, an emulator that has many emulator cores within it, that has a game screen that TalkBack can get image descriptions from! And everything seems to be labeled well, too! Check out "ClassicBoyPro Game Emulator" <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.portableandroid.classicboy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.portableandroid.classicboy</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/ClassicBoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassicBoy</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/emulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emulator</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emulation</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a>

GregariousUgh, I hate to admit this, but due to accessibility needs I was forced to return to Windows. Of course, first thing I had to do was tweak privacy settings to try and cut down on its tracking bullshit. Just one too many minor accessibility issues with Linux to make it useable for me right now... <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/A11Y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#A11Y</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a>

Michael HansenIs tor-browser <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessible</a> with screen-readers? I'm asking because I see quite a few people talking about using that browser here on mastodon. <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessible</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a>

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