There was SO much technology at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference and I'll be going live tonight (March 14th) at 8PM EST to share some of what I thought was the coolest stuff there!

https://youtube.com/live/SFbL8CIvXHQ

From @LFLegal’s CSUNATC, a reminder that if you feel like you aren’t able to push back on the illegal actions of this administration:
“Staying the accessibility course is resistance right now.”
#a11y #accessibility

There's something I've struggled with for most of my career, but never could properly put into words – until now.

Thanks to @LauraKBuzz and her wonderful metaphor, it'll likely be much easier in the future to help colleagues and employers understand this issue.

"In regards to multitasking, many autistic individuals struggle with processing multiple tasks at once, or being expected to unexpectedly and rapidly drop one task and move to another. The way I try to explain this is that, for me, it feels like when I get deep into a particular task or activity wires start connecting between my brain and the task. Switching tasks or doing something else at the same time means taking a moment to safely disconnect those cables so they can pause data transfer, or free up bandwidth to try and process something in parallel. It’s not as easy as yanking a handful of cords out, they need unplugging carefully which can take a moment."

https://youtu.be/c-a2bEuAETs?si=8sFA6LDbvAQM8uZc

Just wanted to give a bit more visibility to the site: https://abletoplay.com/ .

AbleToPlay helps gamers find titles with accessibility features matching their needs.

Writing captions for pictures by hand is a great word game, better than #wordle !

My company @livtours came to the fediverse to document our #sustainability efforts in #tourism.

It won't be an easy ride, dealing with all aspects of #sustainable tourism, from #overtourism to #accessibility to our #carbonfootprint, but it will certainly be interesting!

My company @livtours came to the fediverse to document our #sustainability efforts in #tourism.

It won't be an easy ride, dealing with all aspects of #sustainable tourism, from #overtourism to #accessibility to our #carbonfootprint, but it will certainly be interesting!

#Internet irony...
#accessibility

This study explores using Spatial Audio, musical cues, and audio descriptions to enhance the video game experience and to make it accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. The study included a mix of participants with and without visual impairments. The feedback highlighted the importance of accessible keyboard controls and sounds that convey character movement and object location. #accessibility https://journals-sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/jis/article/view/4439

The most effective way to make people aware of #accessibility issues is not audits, not reports, not blog articles, not ranting on social media or giving talks.

They have experience them first hand.
Through a video, a live demo or most effective: when they test themselves. With a keyboard, with screen readers and other assistive technology.

Establishing a „Keyboard only“ or „Screenreader“-hour can help creating an #a11y culture.

The Web #Accessibility Slack community attracts an unfortunate share of asks that go something like:

"I have an interview/have been tasked with giving a presentation/have been promoted to a role and need to become an expert in accessibility by tomorrow, but I know nothing. Can you please send me free resources?"

And like... it's up to every community member whether or not to respond to these, and I'm all for encouragement. But does accessibility really need people who aren't willing to pay for materials, have unrealistic expectations of how much there is to learn, and may have even lied their way into a position they clearly don't want?

I think not, personally.

#Blind people who use #Matrix, particularly on #Windows, is #Element the most #accessible client? I've been getting into it because a lot of communities for #SelfHosted services use it, but I don't find Element the easiest to navigate, so I'm wondering if there are other options.
#SelfHosting #OpenSource #Accessibility #ScreenReader #ScreenReaders
@mastoblind @main

I’m going to be interviewing people for an accessibility engineer role focused on mobile applications. What are your preferred questions for this role?

If you were making an inclusive game set in a zero-g space station where everybody is hovering all the time, would you still include ramps accessible to wheelchairs on the doorways and platforms?

Today I learned about Able To Play, a website that will apparently match you to #videogames based on your specific #accessibility requirements. It sounds potentially excellent.

Unfortunately it requires you to create and log into an account, linking a personal identifier (email address) to a bunch of metrics about your accessibility needs in a database owned by someone you probably don't know or trust.

This is such an astonishing misstep that it makes me question whether #disabled people were involved in its development at all. They could've let people use it anonymously, trading some repeat visitor convenience for trust or storing the data locally on their device.

Hello “Mast”ers,
Is there way for users to setup translation for posts to preferred language in Mastodon?. In my case, my preferred language is English and I would like for an option at the bottom or in the ellipsis to translate it on request. This way we would have access to more streams of thoughts and perspectives without the confines of the language. Is it just about tweesecake enabling it?
Translation is accessibility too.
#translation #accessibility #TweeseCakeSocial #mastodonengineering

Able to Play, a game repository that helps you find games that match your accessibility needs, just launched!

https://abletoplay.com

For gamedevs/game requests: Here's some info on how to make a game available on there:
https://help.abletoplay.com/docs/how-can-i-request-a-game-be-available-on-abletoplay/

It's still a young platform, so please give them lots of feedback to help improve it!

@games