Veera LaukkarinenMay 30

Kevätjuhlissa päädyimme takaseinäriville. Ainakin meidänn rivillä oli väljää. En näe lavalle asti ja enkä kuule puhetta ja lauluja. Mutta @rolle tulkkasi taktiiliviittomakielelle laulun sanat ja puheet. Onse taitava tuo Rolle!

ps. olkapääni kramppasi. Sen siitä saa kun ei liikuta tarpeeksi nauhapastakäsiä

#viittomakieli #kuurosokea #deafblind #taktiiliviittomakieli #tactileSigning

CBC TorontoMay 28
Woman may become the first deafblind person to summit Everest with the help of a U of T researcher
Karolina Pakėnaitė, who is from the United Kingdom, is training to become the first deafblind person to summit Mount Everest. Leon Lu, an assistant professor at U of T Mississauga, is helping design a haptic vest to help get her to the top.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/deafblind-woman-everest-uoft-researcher-9.7212593?cmp=rss
PA Council of the BlindMay 26

iCanConnect offers technology tailored to each person’s needs.

That may include smartphones, tablets, computers, braille displays, screen readers, magnification tools & more.

The program also provides free training so people can use their technology with confidence for communication, connection & daily life.

Connection matters. Independence matters. Access matters.

www.iCanConnect.org
1-800-825-4595

#iCanConnect #AccessibleTechnology #PACouncilOfTheBlind #AccessibilityMatters #DeafBlind

PA Council of the BlindMay 26

📣 Help spread the word about iCanConnect in Pennsylvania.

Seniors and other individuals may be eligible if they have significant combined hearing and vision loss, meet federal income guidelines, and live in the United States, District of Columbia, or U.S. territories.

The program helps people stay connected through free communication technology and training.

Visit www.iCanConnect.org or call 1-800-825-4595.

#iCanConnect #AssistiveTechnology #BlindCommunity #LowVision #DeafBlind #PCBPeers

PA Council of the BlindMay 26

May is Older Americans Month & this year’s theme, Champion Your Health, reminds us that connection is part of well-being.

For older adults with both hearing & vision loss, staying connected with family & their community can be difficult.

iCanConnect can help by providing free assessments, free distance communication technology & training for eligible individuals.

Learn more: www.iCanConnect.org or 1-800-825-4595

#OlderAmericansMonth #iCanConnect #PCB #DeafBlind #AccessibilityMatters

CMYK🔞🕱♌💛❤️💚☢️🐍🎭May 26

https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/2933285/kai-valstybe-nemato-ir-negirdi-ka-reiskia-buti-kurcneregiu-lietuvoje

#lietuva #lithuania #deafblind

per 30 metų jokio progreso

Kai valstybė nemato ir negirdi: ką reiškia būti kurčneregiu Lietuvoje?

Jeigu šalyje veikia sistema, padedanti kurčneregiams, tai šalis yra pažangi, sako tiflopedagogė Dalia Taurienė. Ar pažangi šiuo klausimu Lietuva? Deja, bet per 30 metų į priekį beveik nepasistūmėjome. „Niekada negalvojau, kad nepavyks mums pamatyti savo žmonių ir jiems padėti“, – liūdną situaciją apibūdino ji. Regos ir klausos negalią turinčio beveik trimečio Tado mama dalijasi, kad trūksta aiškumo, o kartais specialistai dirbti su sunkią negalią turinčiu vaiku atsisako, nuomonę pakeičia tik tėvams parašius skundą.

lrt.lt
Tim BöttcherMay 20

Hey, #AskFedi I need your help finding an accessible, cross-platform text editor that isn't #VSCode. If you don't know any, please boost anyway. Thank you!

I've been using VSCode for years--I think seven by now. For the most part, I was, and still am, happy with it; if you don't like MS metrics, you can switch to #VSCodium and it's very accessible even for a #DeafBlind user completely reliant on refreshable Braille displays such as myself.

However...

Microsoft's, shall we say, enthusiastic embrace of AI is warping VS Code, and I worry where it'll end. In short, I don't want all my eggs in one basket.

Sadly, the landscape of accessible text editors and IDEs is, to my knowledge, still relatively barren; #SublimeText has been dragging its feet (rather: utterly refusing to walk) for over a decade. If you want to get angry, this thread is the most appalling thing I've read all month (1), and the linked GitHub issue doesn't give me any hope this'll ever be addressed.

Am I really at the mercy of the whims of Microsoft or doomed to use a less feature-rich, extensible editor as my #IDE ?

I hope not!

So, what do you recommend? #Accessibility #A11y #Blind #ScreenReader

  • https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/screen-reader-accessibility/15530/11 ↩︎

    • Screen reader accessibility

    It isn’t. There are other choices in the market for that. Use one of those instead. Sublime Text is a text editor. It isn’t marketed as the “Accessible Text Editor”. That is something you made up in your head. Not really. Visually impaired users are a minority. Asking for a small company to support that is too much. Only big corporations like Microsoft and Google have the money and resources for that. Not the same. Limitations are very different in these cases. Sublime Text is not obligated...

    Sublime Forum
    Veera LaukkarinenMay 12

    RÄNT varoitus!!

    Flow päällä tuosta suomen kielestä, viittomakielestä ja tekoälystä. Jatkan vielä tätä saavutettavuus teemaa.

    Tämä on puhtaasti minun kokemus ja näkemys asiasta.

    Kyseessä on tiedonsaanti. Kuulonäkövammaisena / kuurosokeana minulle tiedonsaanti on pitkälti muiden ihmisten varassa. Ihmiset valikoivat tiedon minkä välittää toiselle. Valta on siis näkevillä ja kuulevilla.

    Vihaan tätä. Siksi käytän tekoälyä elävän ihmisen tilalla. Voin saada sellaista tietoa mitä muut eivät kerro minulle kun sitä pyydän. Voin päättää mitä tietoa saan ja mitä en tarvitse. En halua olla liian riippuvainen muista. Joskus on vaikea luottaa ihmisen rehellisyyteen. Koen, että suuri huijatuksi tulemisen riski on nimenomaan elävien ihmisten kanssa.

    Olen nyt saanut viime vuosien aikana enemmän informaatiota ympäristöstäni kuin koskaan aiemmin. Olen oppinut paljon uutta eri asioista, joista minulle ei ole kerrottu aiemmin tarpeeksi tarkkaan. Ärsytti sekin, kun minulle naureskellaan, kun en tiedä jotain asiaa tai sen merkitystä. Tai sitä, kun en nähnyt jotain kylttiä tai muuta vastaavaa. Muille se on selvä homma, minulle ei. Tai info tulee äänimuodossa. Pyynnöstäni he yleensä kirjoittavat ohjeet lyhyesti ja nopeasti, eivätkä selitä kunnolla. Mukamas on vaivalloista kääntää (viittomakielelle) ja kuvailla sanallisesti yksityiskohtaisesti. Usein hätistelevät pois ja sanovat etten tee sillä enemmällä tiedolla mitään tai sanovat "ei sun tarvi tietää" tai "ei ole tärkeää".

    Toivon tämän avaavan vähän ihmisten käsitystä siitä kuinka suuri valta heillä on näkevänä ja kuulevana. Ja vihaan sitä.

    #saavutettavuus #kuurosokea #deafblind #tekoaly #ai

    Orbit ResearchMay 11
    Congratulations to Sarah Moin on her extraordinary achievement of scoring 98.75% in the ISC Class 12 examinations and emerging as a college topper.
    Her journey is an inspiration to students, parents, teachers, and the entire accessibility community.
    We are humbled that the Orbit Reader could play a small role in her educational journey.
    #SarahMoin #Braille #DeafBlind #Inspiration #Accessibility #OrbitReader
    Show threadHarmony SeekerApr 22
    NDIS research on social inclusion and community access found three things that matter here. First, skilled, individualised support, including support workers who understand a person’s needs and interests, is vital to enable participation. The lack of accessible transport remains a barrier. Negative community attitudes and poor understanding of disability can limit participation even when formal barriers are removed. Those findings describe my life exactly. It is support workers, not a better taxi app or a generic “community group”, that make my participation in life possible. They do not just “assist with transport" but bridge the gap left by the system. The fact that I can rehearse and maintain my health and mental health is directly tied to that support. The reforms focus on efficient funding and on aligning budgets with needs. However, “need” is being defined in a way that strips it of context. The need is not just “to get to an appointment but to arrive without burning so much energy on navigation that the appointment becomes another trauma. The need is not just “to attend rehearsal," but to be able to participate musically and socially, as a full member of an ensemble, in a way that honours the years of training and work that got me there. The NDIS itself acknowledges that community access and inclusion increase independence, confidence, and quality of life. It funds Assistance with Social and Community Participation as a core support, and Increased Social and Community Participation as a capacity-building activity.
    Plans will be longer, and assessments will be standardised. Foundational supports will eventually be available nationwide. I remember the pre-NDIS life. I would once again struggle with the taxis that did not arrive, the appointments I effectively missed while physically presenteawith rehearsals becoming tests of endurance instead of joy. I know exactly what it would mean to lose my Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday support. The government says these changes will make the scheme fairer, more consistent, and more sustainable. Maybe some aspects will. Longer plans could mean less constant paperwork, and standardised assessments could fix some inequities. Foundational supports could help children who currently fall through the cracks. But none of that is guaranteed and does not justify ignoring the people whose lives are most directly on the line. When I say I am scared, it is not because I am resistant to change. I know what it cost me to get from that first version of my life. #NDIS #DisabilityRights #DeafBlind #CommunityAccess #LivedExperience #NeurodivergentRights #AutismAustralia #DisabilityAustralia #FoundationalSupports #ThrivingKids #InclusionMatters #AccessForAll (2/2)