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Also in the list of projects that care about accessibility year round: don't forget to check out Audiom! We work year round to insure that everyone, regardless of visual disability, can explore and get information from maps, the same way that their sighted counterparts can! Not to mention: our website strives to maintain WCAG AAA compliance. Accessibility and inclusive design are key principles driving our mission day in and day out. https://audiom.net https://xrnavigation.io #GAAD #A11Y

@matt Yeah... personally I'd rather use something vibe coded than something intentionally coded to bloat my system while doubling as an omnipresent salesman I never asked for. If this works, heck yeah I'm gonna use it.

@TheQuinbox As stated previously, beeg congratulations friend! Next step: come to Phoenix and let's celebrate big time!

@pvagner Theoretically, if you press the "jump to current location" option in the menu, Audiom will tune itself to your exact GPS location. Then it updates that like every 200ft (~ 70m ).

@Lynn Yep, totally makes sense. I tend to rant about difficulties I have with technology, but that doesn't make them universal or applicable to everyone. On principle using the phone for things is a lot more convenient in the sense that you get a card-sized device that you can just whip out and go. I just find that even having used VoiceOver for like 15 years, knowing all the little tricks and shortcuts, I can still get things done far more quickly and personally with less hastle on a keyboard and a Windows machine.

I'm happy to say that I was promoted from Quality Assurance Tester for XRNavigation, to Junior Software Engineer. This happened on Tuesday. I am beyond excited about this! I am honored that they've given me further opportunities to improve Audiom and grow as part of the team! I can't wait to see what the future holds. It's long been a dream of mine to develop for a project like this, one that actively works to solve challenges faced by the blind and visually impaired. In this case, it's exploring maps on any platform - the same ability sighted people have when they open Google Maps, or look at any website that contains a map "region" or "graphic" that those of us who are blind can't access.
https://audiom.net
https://xrnavigation.io

I seriously don't get how many blind people manage to do 90 something percent of their online/logistical tasks on their phone. If I did that, with all the random screen reader bugs and "something went wrongs" and buttons that clicked yesterday but repeat their titles today and on and on, I'd be a quivvering jibbering gelatinous blob of insanity. Different strokes for different folks I guess.