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Content warning: About accessibility and so-called "fonts"

#Accessibility #screenreader

The latest episode of my #Podcast, @MosenAtLarge, has nearly an hour discussing how #Blind people like me use Mastodon and how to get started. I discuss some MastoDos and MastoDon'ts in general and focus on #accessibility on several platforms including the web interface, #Pinafore, and #Metatext. It's in any podcast app. The #audio is at https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/bd3f4f1e/mastering-mastodon-how-do-you-get-started-with-ham-radio-and-a-fix-for-the-eset-issues-plaguing-screen-reader-users. The #transcript is at https://mosen.org/malp0206transcript/
Hope blind people find it helpful and sighted people find it interesting.

Episode 206: Mastering Mastodon, how do you get started with ham radio, and a fix for the Eset issues plaguing screen reader users

Kia ora Mosen At Largers. A reminder that this podcast is indexed by chapter. If you listen with a podcast client that offers chapter support, you can easily skip between segments.
Mosen At Large
#Accessibility #podcast #blind #audio #pinafore #Metatext #transcript @MosenAtLarge

If you're like me, then you were really happy to learn about Mastodon's enthusiastic support for image descriptions, and you were eager to join in.

Then you went to actually write something and realized you have no idea how to present visual info in a way that is helpful/enjoyable to those who are #VisuallyImpaired or #Blind.

I found this guide really informative: https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-write-an-image-description-2f30d3bf5546

Post-viral Edit: Don't forget to give the author some love on medium. They did the work!

#Accessibility

How to write an image description - UX Collective

Image descriptions can define photos, graphics, gifs, and video — basically anything containing visual information. Providing descriptions for imagery and video are required as part of WCAG 2.1 (for…
Alex Chen (UX Collective)
#Accessibility #blind #VisuallyImpaired

A gentle reminder to folks who are new to Mastodon. In solidarity with those in the disabled community who rely on screen readers, we ask that you:

* Add alt text/image descriptions when you post media
* Capitalize the first letter of every word in a hashtag #LikeThis

#StrongerTogether #Accessibility #Disability #Solidarity
#disability #Accessibility #solidarity #LikeThis #StrongerTogether

Does anyone know of an image file format where the alt text can be embedded in the file itself and then read by other platforms?

Is this possible already with common image file formats?

#AskFedi #Accessibility
#Accessibility #askfedi

📖 [Blog Post]: Nociones básicas de accesibilidad, parte uno de dos. ☺️

Espero que os guste, porque entre este y la parte dos, he estado muchísimo raro escribiendo.

#a11y #accessibility

https://ignaciodenuevo.com/2019/03/20/nociones-basicas-de-accesibilidad-parte-uno/

Nociones básicas de accesibilidad, parte uno de dos.

Cuando pensamos en accesibilidad lo importante es conocer quién o quiénes van a ser las personas que van a usar nuestra web o aplicación. Desafortunadamente ...
https://ignaciodenuevo.com
#Accessibility #A11y

Quick tip: if you camelCase your hashtags, people who use screen readers will have an easier time with them.

So, for example: #twitterMigration or #TwitterMigration instead of #twittermigration

#accessibility #a11y #fediTips
#Accessibility #A11y #feditips #twittermigration

How can I easily tell (on a phone) if an image has alt text or not on Mastodon. Would be great if Mastodon visibly flagged images that don’t have alt text with a warning in the interface so we know not to boost posts that don’t have it.

#accessibility #a11y
#Accessibility #A11y

Low-key annoyed that XKCD and Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal are still using their #webcomics image alternative text to add additional jokes instead of describing their drawing. #accessibility #a11y
#Accessibility #A11y #webcomics

LET ME USE MY KEYBOARD IN YOUR 🤬 WEB FORMS! 😤

#accessibility #web
#Accessibility #web

This is an awesome #accessibility initiative for blind or visually impaired PC #videogame players. This mod adds a voiceover feature to locate most things and a spoken menu with extra convenience features to the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V.
#videogame #Accessibility

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