#a11y

@lobsters@mastodon.social · May 03, 2026

The text mode lie: why modern TUIs are a nightmare for accessibility https://lobste.rs/s/ifbdw1 #a11y https://xogium.me/the-text-mode-lie-why-modern-tuis-are-a-nightmare-for-accessibility

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Ivan Molodetskikh

@YaLTeR@mastodon.online · Jun 25, 2025

Out of curiosity, I tried running Orca on niri, and apparently it sort-of works for some apps (I expected nothing to work at all; idk anything about screen readers). However, compared to GNOME Shell, there's quite a few missing or broken things. I documented what I found here: https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/issues/1904 Is there some "Integrating Orca to Wayland desktops" docs? Like, what the compositor needs to do, who handles the hotkeys and how, etc. (not actively working on this, just curious) #niri #a11y

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Ivan Molodetskikh

@YaLTeR@mastodon.online · Jul 27, 2025

About finished implementing org.fd.a11y.KeyboardMonitor in niri, necessary for correct screen reader function: https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2060 I tested it with Orca more or less, seems to work, but I'm very new to screen reader workings, so it's possible I've missed something. This makes Orca announce keys everywhere in niri, and makes grabs work (both modifier with double-press passthrough and keystrokes). Making Orca actually say niri dialogs will be a separate effort. #niri #a11y

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Ivan Molodetskikh

@YaLTeR@mastodon.online · Aug 23, 2025

Implemented basic AccessKit integration for niri based on @DataTriny@fosstodon.org's proof-of-concept. I have little experience with screen readers, and also had several questions, so I would appreciate more eyes and testing on the PR: https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2273 #niri #a11y

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zeldman

@zeldman@front-end.social · Apr 24, 2026

Designers are good people. Some designs exclude people anyway. Alan Dalton explains why—too much to remember—and offers a practical fix: accessibility personas that help you recognize problems while you’re designing, not after. Homework included. Good designers, bad websites: a proposal by Alan Dalton https://alistapart.com/article/good-designers-bad-websites-a-proposal/ #ux #a11y #accessibility #personas #alistapart #uxui #design #webdesign #productdesign

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Lobsters

@lobsters@mastodon.social · Apr 23, 2026

Protovoters: Free, accessible voter files for democracy https://lobste.rs/s/dotsw2 #show #a11y #culture #javascript #release https://protovoters.org

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Moritz Glantz

@MoritzGlantz@mastodon.social · Apr 20, 2026

There is not a single reason to build a checkbox using something else than . Change my mind. #dontFightHtml #a11y #Accessibility

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dusoft

@dusoft@fosstodon.org · Apr 20, 2026

Kids (teenagers) are using computer-assisted development (Claude and others). But what they produce is weak from a system design perspective. Let's teach them about contrast, UI and usability (UX)! Better now than never. #webdev #ux #ui #design #accessibility #a11y #claude #ai #llm

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Lobsters

@lobsters@mastodon.social · Apr 19, 2026

Unicode Variation Selectors (2007) via @RunxiYu@social.treehouse.systems https://lobste.rs/s/t1zl6m #a11y https://www.babelstone.co.uk/Blog/2007/06/secret-life-of-variation-selectors.html

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Lobsters

@lobsters@mastodon.social · Apr 16, 2026

Tech Note: Sidenotes https://lobste.rs/s/rswccw #a11y #web https://unbreaking.org/blog/tech-note-sidenotes/

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Leif Samuelsson

@leffe@social.linux.pizza · Apr 13, 2026

@harrysintonen@infosec.exchange We have a national payment system in Sweden called Swish, but it requires the use of an operating system from Apple or Google, and it doesn't allow accessibility software to be present. So in either case, we are quite vulnerable. #svpol #eupol #Swish #BankID #a11y

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Paul Chambers🚧

@paul@oldfriends.live · Mar 30, 2026

@stefan@stefanbohacek.online It's been a while since I have posted this, but on days when my motor control is off due to my Parkinson's, or in times when my meds are "turned off" in-between doses, being able to "Flip" through my Mastodon timeline has been a godsend and has granted me more #accessibility to the #Fediverse as well as all the content through the #Flipboard app. Flipping through my timeline allows me to stay connected socially. It is really a great #a11y application. @mike@flipboard.social @tchambers@indieweb.social @Flipboard@flipboard.social

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Steven Deobald

@deobald@fantastic.earth · Mar 06, 2026

@cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family sorry cassidy, i didn't even notice. i have dark reader on all the time for this precise reason... most websites still don't respect the system theme and i get a headache within a couple seconds of seeing a white background. i just assume web #a11y is broken and don't even take the risk. dropping niki from the cc because i was on the fence about tagging him in the first place and your message is probably sufficient here, if it's a thing he wants to fix.

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ARGVMI~1.PIF

@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org · Feb 28, 2026

If #webDesign people could please stop overriding the #hyperlink style to remove the underline, that'd be great. Great for #accessibility, to be precise. Removing the underline makes hyperlinks hard to see, even if you have fully acute vision! I just saw a site where links are a deep reddish color, barely distinguishable from the black text. No underline. No other markings. Utter madness. #a11y #webdev

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Zenobia Żaczek

@zenia@mas.to · Feb 24, 2026

Jestem w Poznaniu na konferencji o dostępności w kinie. #a11y

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Steven Deobald

@deobald@fantastic.earth · Feb 22, 2026

@ju@chaos.social @innocentzero@mastodon.social i should probably clarify that just because i happen to have a severe eye injury doesn't mean i'm defending the use of llms as an #a11y tool in the face of the ethical concerns. my reply was only about the quality of their output. as far as #a11y is concerned, llms are a bit like fake meat: only someone born into a life of eating meat wants simulated meat when they become vegetarian. it's a very temporary bridge. people who grow up vegetarian are usually disgusted by fake meat. similarly, only people who once could code will experience llms as #a11y ... someone *born* with optic nerve damage probably won't choose to spend time programming just because llms make that experience kinda-tolerable. it's a life they never knew and it's doubtful a typing assistant will make that life appealing. just a data point.

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lashman

@lashman@mastodon.social · Feb 21, 2026

Made a new thing. ZeroClock - time tracker with invoicing. Runs off a single SQLite file on your machine. No accounts, no cloud, nothing phoning home. Nobody else sees your data. Completely free, not "free tier" free. Portable, CC0 public domain, WCAG 2.2 AAA accessible from the ground up. No VC money, no subscription, no catch. Whether you freelance or just want to know where your hours go, give it a look. https://apps.lashman.live/zeroclock/ #OpenSource #CC0 #FOSS #GetFediHired #A11y

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nawan

@nawanp@fe.disroot.org · Feb 21, 2026

The context of an image and the author’s intention for including it determine what the alt text should say Noted. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/write-alt-text/ #a11y

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Peter Saathoff-Harshfield

@pesh@mastodon.social · Jan 12, 2026

If you share a video of a screen reader doing something, include the audio of the screen reader speaking. Do not just have a silent video with the speech captions shown. Otherwise, you’re preventing the very people who use screen readers from perceiving the video. 🤦 Mentioning this because I encountered this for probably the thousandth time today. #a11y

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Thea

@Woebin@lgbtqia.space · Jan 29, 2026

I don't even post much on here and doubt this will reach many, but whatever: I lost my job recently and am looking for new work, would appreciate any leads. I'm a certified digital accessibility specialist with lived experience as a disabled trans person, and I also have extensive web developer experience. Please get in touch if you know of any appropriate openings ❤️ Edit: thanks to replies for pointing out that I should add location details! I'm located in Stockholm, Sweden but will happily work remotely if possible and can travel on occasion if needed - not looking to fully relocate though! I can also be found on LinkedIn, a site I don't particularly like but accept the necessity of existing on, here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thea-walther #accessibility #a11y #getfedihired

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