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If you're a Windows user of FastSM and getting error 41 (unsupported format) when trying to play YouTube audio, here's the fix!

FastSM has full VLC support built in, but the Python VLC bindings aren't bundled in the Windows installer. Without them, it silently falls back to BASS audio, which can't handle WebM/Opus streams from YouTube.

The fix is simple:
Install VLC if you haven't alreadyRun: pip install python-vlc --target Copy the vlc.py file from that folder into C:\Program Files\FastSM_internal\Restart FastSM
YouTube audio will now route through VLC and work perfectly. Note: you'll need to redo this after FastSM updates. Hopefully @mewproj will include the missing .py file in the next release so it just works right out of the box. I've also created an issue on GitHub at https://github.com/masonasons/FastSM/issues/49

#FastSM #A11Y #Accessibility #Blind #ScreenReader #NVDA #Windows #PythonVLC

VLC Python bindings missing from Windows installer · Issue #49 · masonasons/FastSM

Summary On Windows, VLC_AVAILABLE is always False despite VLC being installed, because the python-vlc bindings package (vlc.py) is not included in the PyInstaller bundle. This causes YouTube audio ...

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BITS 9h ago

Your screen reader does not have to read everything at full detail all the time. JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack all let you adjust verbosity settings to reduce what gets announced. Turn off punctuation announcements for casual reading, then turn them back on when editing. Tuning verbosity for the task you are doing saves a lot of mental energy.

#BitsTips #BITS #BlindTech #ScreenReader #A11y #AssistiveTechnology

Kaveinthran 11h ago

It is very refreshing and interesting that @hartgenconsult Leasey features and controls are slowly transitioning from the classic jaws scripts approach to application interfaces and programming. That means it is completely possible for Leasey to make it screen reader agnostic. Let's hope so that even other screen readers say from the NVDA universe get to benefit from Leasey.
#jaws #nvda #screenReader #Blind #Leasey

🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦15h ago

If you are #blind and still use #irc there's a new adispeak release for you! This one includes the latest adiirc beta, with the fixed and fully accessible settings and server list. It also includes sounds thanks to @FreakyFwoof. If you've never heard of adispeak, it's a script to make adiirc read out IRC messages, in the spirit of sjams or mircspeech, but supporting #NVDA, and based on a more modern IRC client. Get it at: github.com/fastfinge/adispeak/releases/tag/v_0.4 #a11y #accessibility #screenreader

Release adispeak 0.4 · fastfinge/adispeak

Release 0.4 bundles the latest AdiIRC 64-bit beta from https://adiirc.com/AdiIRC64_48.zip with the current adispeak files. Changes: Default network is irc.rblind.com on port 6697. Default autojoin...

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BITS 1d ago

Want to change your VoiceOver voice, rate, pitch, or volume without digging through menus?
Press VO+Command+Shift+Left Arrow or VO+Command+Shift+Right Arrow to cycle through speech setting categories like Braille table, voice, rate, pitch, and volume.
Once you land on the setting you want, hold VO+Command+Shift+Up Arrow or Down Arrow to adjust the value.
No menus, no digging. Just a few keystrokes from wherever you are.
#BitsTips #BlindTech #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #AssistiveTechnology #ACB

Dan V Peterson 1d ago

Doing a ton of accessibility work on my iOS app, with a particular focus on VoiceOver navigation at the moment. I want to have something I can be incredibly proud of on release, and looking forward to doing some user testing for it all soon!

If you’re interested in testing, please reach out!

#accessibility #a11y #screenreader

2something 1d ago

Which page is easier for screenreader users to read?
1) (MediaWiki) https://pandorastale.miraheze.org/wiki/Characters
2) (Gemtext) https://pandorastale.wiki/Main/Characters.gmi

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Characters - Pandora's Tale Wiki

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akash07k 1d ago

One ask: Finch needs more sounds. If you design sound and this seems like a fun thing to contribute to, I would love to hear from you.

[Github repo and issues](https://github.com/akash07k/finch)

#Accessibility #a11y #ScreenReader #Blind #LowVision #OpenSource #BrowserExtension #SoundDesign

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GitHub - akash07k/finch

Contribute to akash07k/finch development by creating an account on GitHub.

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akash07k 1d ago

Your browser does a hundred small things a day and tells you about almost none of them. Finch gives it a voice.

It plays a short, distinct sound the moment something happens: open a tab, finish a download, load a page, save a bookmark. Each one gets its own brief, recognizable sound.

The name fits: finches are songbirds, and you tell the species apart by their calls.

#Accessibility #ScreenReader #a11y

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Arfy 2d ago

So. I think I'm heading into an ms-dos/old windows kick again. What's the current state of accessibility for screen-reader users of dos/early windows? Anything more updated than the old talking dosbox package? Have people tested with the newer dosbox-x, for example? How about a program like com2com on a windows 11 system? Emulating a bns, dectalk or other serial synth with a modern synth? What's the state of play these days. #Retro #Accessibility #MsDos #Talking #screenReader