Tag: a11y
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The 2025 Apple Event and my attempt to live blog from an accessibility perspective
In just a few minutes, the 2025 live Apple Event will begin. Will we see new iPhones? A new watch? other new Apple things? Generally, this is where all the shiny new Apple stuff is announced — at least most of it. I’m going to be watching it live and, as an experiment, am going…
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Artist sculpts famous works of art for visually impaired to enjoy
My sister shared me this story and I thought it was so neat that I wanted to share it with all of you. Note, when activating this link, you may need to find an unmute button as for me anyway, the video starts playing on mute. https://www.today.com/video/artist-sculpts-famous-works-of-art-for-visually-impaired-to-enjoy-202579525608
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An introduction to Accessibility Advocacy: an Interview With Steve Sawczyn
I’m truly honored to appear in AccessWorld, Summer 2023 edition. Also, n extra thank-you to Steve Kelley for taking an interest in helping to tell my story. https://www.afb.org/aw/24/6/18363 About The American Foundation for the Blind The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a non-profit organization that has been working tirelessly since 1921 to create…
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10 Ways to Make Your Site More Accessible
I don’t remember if I’ve posted this before, but even if I have, I think it’s always good to have a reminder when it comes to making blog and other content more accessible.
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Playing around with Aiko, an amazing, accessible transcription app for Mac and iOS
I recently heard about this fantastic app, available for both Mac OS and iOS, called Aiko which leverages AI technology to transcribe audio. What sets Aiko apart from similar solutions though include, in part: I was excited to test out this fascinating technology and so to really put it through it’s paces, in a sub-optimal…
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An open thank-you to @YNAB for improving accessibility in an incredibly meaningful way..
For years, I’ve been a fan of YNAB, You Need a Budget. I love the principles behind their budgeting methodology, I love the app, I love the company, I’m just a really huge fan. YNAB has helped me to pay down debt, feel more confident about where my money is coming from, and going to,…
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It may be just an app, but sometimes, it’s why my life sucks.
***Update*** On July 26, I received yet another support Email saying in part, Dear Steve, Thank you for contacting Weight Watchers. My name is [Name redacted] and I will be more than happy to assist you with troubleshooting your application. I do apologize for this inconvenience. Your email has been escalated to me. In order…
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How the W3C Text Alternative Computation Works – SSB BART Group
This is a rather technical article, but if you’ve ever wondered why screen readers sometimes read one type of information, such as a label on a form field and sometimes another, such as a description, this may help explain. The Text Alternative Computation Over the years, there has been a lot of confusion about the…
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Thank you, MNsure, for giving me one more reason to hate ARIA
As a member of the accessibility community, I have the pleasure of getting to work with a wide variety of folks, all of whom approach accessibility with a somewhat different mindset. There are those, for example, who feel that accessibility is more of a technical challenge, an exercise in ensuring mechanisms exist for technologies like…
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Looking for accessibility resources on the Apple Watch? David Woodbridge has you covered
Like many, I had so many questions about the Apple Watch: what would its accessibility be like? Could we actually use all the watch’s features? And most important to me anyway, what’d it sound like? David Woodbridge has been tirelessly blogging about his experience with the Apple Watch in addition to having created a fantastic…