Tag a11y

14 bookmarks have this tag.

2024-09-13

Reposted 1512.

ametameric - color contrast for all

pippin.gimp.org/ametameric

A 16 color palette for dichromats and trichromats

Ametameric is as a system palette that provides the standard CGA/ANSI colors accomodating various forms of human color blindness/color vision deficiencies. 16 colors (including white, black and two grays) that all provide sufficient contrast for all common types of color vision. When working as intended, TUIs made to work well with the system colors (rather than 256/true color) should become accesible for color vision deficient users without further tweaks needed.

2024-09-01

1479.

Privacy or Accessibility... Most People Can't Have Both - Chris Wiegman

chriswiegman.com/2021/10/privacy-or-accessibility-most-people-cant-have-both

Commercial projects are often more accessible, and relying people get trapped.

2024-03-28

1209.

IndieWeb Carnival 2024: Accessibility on the Personal Web | starbreaker.org

starbreaker.org/blog/tech/personal-web-accessibility-march-2024/index.html

2024-03-03

1173.

bjesus/eyeroll

github.com/bjesus/eyeroll

Eyeroll is a WebExtension for Firefox that let's you scroll webpages by blinking your eyes. Close your right eye to scroll down, and your left eye to scroll up. It's great for scrolling chords without leaving your instrument, or reading the news while you're brushing your teeth! Eyeroll works 100% on your device and works on Firefox for Android too.

2023-12-19

987.

Who gets to survive and 'rewild' themselves? — Beth Winegarner

www.bethwinegarner.com/bite-sized-blog/2023/9/26/who-gets-to-survive-and-rewild-themselves

A beautiful life in a remote cabin in a forest is a luxury, not available to everyone. We can't just return to the past.

2023-12-02

942.

A Wheelchair is a Small Gundam by anna anthropy

w.itch.io/a-wheelchair-is-a-small-gundam

Wheelchairs are beautiful, a marvel of technology. They are mech suits, cybernetic enhancements, they are machines that we join with in a nourishing symbiotic relationship. They are not prisons; wheelchairs are liberation. They are freedom, they are a walk in the park, they are the sunlight on my face after years in dark tunnels.

A short text zine.

2023-11-26

922.

Answers to common (web) accessibility questions | hidde.blog

hidde.blog/a11y-faq

2023-10-06

678.

On mobile phones, the small web, and able-bodied privilege

blog.whiona.me/on-mobile-phones-the-small-web-and-able-bodied-privilege

2023-10-01

652.

Локализация шрифта Брайля

bolknote.ru/all/lokalizaciya-shrifta-braylya

В лифте написано УП вместо ВВЕРХ.

2023-07-02

414.

Edbrowse, a Command Line Editor Browser

edbrowse.org

Edbrowse, a text based editor browser.

2023-06-16

354.

WhoCanUse

www.whocanuse.com

A tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect people with different visual impairments.

2023-06-12

329.

The Command Line Philosophy

www.eklhad.net/philosophy.html

Command Line Programs for the Blind

Karl Dahlke on blind a11y. Note that Karl is the creator of edbrowse.

2023-06-11

320.

Numen Voice Control

numenvoice.org

Numen is Free Software voice control that gives people with strain or limited
use of their hands full control of their Linux machine. The philosophy is
to keep it simple with phrases that work universally.

2023-05-16

247.

Come back, c2.com, we still need you | Hacker News

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35948268

From a discussion of how the newest version of the first wiki sucks. The version does suck, by the way.

I am blind. I do rely on accessibility to interact with a computer. Yes, you could accuse me of deliberately avoiding the modern web, but I have my reasons. Primary reason is performance. Even though I feel like you are talking down to me from a pretty high horse, I still don't wish for you to ever experience how sluggish it feels trying to use the "modern web" with a screen reader on something like Windows. Don't even make me start about the hellhole that is Linux GUI accessibility. It was a nice ride once, before GNOME 3 and the elimination of CORBA killed most of the good work done by good people. Fact is, I am too used to a system which reacts promptly when I press a key to be able to switch to a modern browser by default. That would kill all my productivity. Yes, its a trade, but for now, having no JS engine by default is still way better then the alternatives.

Have a nice day, and enjoy your eye-sight.