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Enjoyed listening to Forian aka @zersiax with @stevenscott and Shaun Preece on @doubletap talking about making an accessible interface to the Stream Deck. I think we'd all prefer not to have drag and drop not be the only way to assign actions to buttons, but it's a brick wall to #accessibility.https://doubletaponair.com/open-deck-update-brings-full-accessibility-to-elgato-stream-decks/

Access Information News for Monday, April 27, 2026 - Volume 1064By Aaron Di Blasi, Publisher | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-Ophttps://accessinformationnews.com/newsletter-04-27-2026/️ The Week's News in Access InformationA Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication#news #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #DeafBlind #ainEmail Subscribers: 44,020 ️Social Media: 182,511 ️

"I dream of a future where masks are normalized and I can access healthcare spaces without the increased risk of breathing in a new issue to contend with. Advocating for myself as a patient is challenging enough as it is."#Covid19 #Healthcare #DisabilityJustice #Accessibility #MaskUphttps://thesicktimes.org/2026/04/24/we-need-masks-in-healthcare-now/

@alex Welcome!

I have a new criteria for newsletters that get to my screen and brain time. The images must include contextual alternative text for the images. Since I block the images from loading. #email #newsletter #accessibility #a11y

@WeirdWriter Regulation applies to everyone. i.e. Government suppliers have to comply if they want to get the contract. This will not be different for the Open Source software that will replace the closed source ones.

@LadyMaverick Yeah, the realism makes a huge difference. I'm curious if you've tried any other TTS voices that come close, or if ElevenLabs is still way ahead for you.

My own refs (which allow comments, link out to other resources):• Deque claim: https://adrianroselli.com/2022/07/what-does-x-of-issues-mean.html• dynamic accName: https://adrianroselli.com/2020/12/be-careful-with-dynamic-accessible-names.html• landmark naming: https://adrianroselli.com/2024/06/maybe-dont-name-that-landmark.html• refs for using SRs (anchor): https://adrianroselli.com/2022/11/your-accessibility-claims-are-wrong-unless.html#SRs

Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, April 23, 2026 - Volume 1064By: Aaron Di Blasi, Publisher | Courtesy of The PWD Media Co-Ophttps://toptechtidbits.com/newsletter-04-23-2026/️ The Week's News in Access TechnologyA Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #DeafBlind #TopTechTidbits

@McNeely Yeah, it’s a nice overview.

So sad to hear that the Ottawa branch of the StopGap charity is suspending operations due to lack of volunteers and funding.Those plywood mini-ramps opened up a lot of small, local businesses to me in Ottawa's urban core during the period when I was using a wheelchair and then a walker.#Ottawa #accessibility

We are so close to reaching the goal!! and I just got back from the seller with some more numbers on the drives and they are good barely any on-time!

Does anyone know of anywhere I can direct people to read about the various #accessibility problems with a #screenReader in Windows 11? Informal is fine, e.g. Reddit/social media threads, as long as there's a reasonable amount of factual information to be had.

A lesson here is that the Accessibility Law of Headlines also applies to sub-heads. Because “accessibility notes” rarely are noteworthy.https://adrianroselli.com/2026/03/accessibility-law-of-headlines.html

@amber #FediHire #job #jobsearch

@djwudi y know, assholes want to be assholes.

@zersiax Indeed. I think one concern is AI access being provided instead of inclusive by design or human access e.g. AI ALT text or audio description which could be non contextualised or outright hallucinated in parts. That's what scares me for my students, what they might be missing if something is AI-accessibility with no clear accountability or standards. Or if they use tools e.g. summarisers which cause errors in their academic work which they're liable for.

@rperez030 Where do you get books without DRM? I have Kindle Unlimited, so a lot of books are, practically, free. Especially a lot of litRPG's and progression fantasy. What VM software do you use for Mac? I need to get into Drafts.

Hey y'all. What's up?I’m trying to install Microsoft Word on Windows but running into issues. Downloaded Microsoft 365 from the official site, opened the EXE, and it keeps saying “could not install.” Anyone run into this before or know a fix?Also open to alternatives for writing that sync well between phone and computer if Word keeps acting up.#Windows #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftWord #Accessibility #ScreenReader #TechHelp #AssistiveTech #BlindTech #MastodonHelp

#accessibility is not an extra effort, it's a design choice. everyone can take the lifts, the ramps, nearly everyone can read the braille script if they wish to.