Hi everyone. Hope all is well.
Just in case you haven’t seen it yet, the AppleVis 2025 Accessibility Report Card is out, and it’s an important read.
I had the chance to contribute feedback this year, and it really reflects what a lot of us in the blind and low vision community have been experiencing lately.
With Apple’s 50th anniversary coming up, this is a big moment. Accessibility has come a long way, but there’s clearly work that needs to be done. Stability, reliability, and listening to users has to be the focus moving forward.
Grateful to be part of this community and these conversations.
Please share and spread this everywhere.

https://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-vision-accessibility-2025-applevis-report-card

#Accessibility #AppleVis #VoiceOver #Blind #LowVision #TechAccessibility #Apple #AssistiveTech

Making Wolfram Tech Available as a Foundation Tool for LLM Systems

https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/02/making-wolfram-tech-available-as-a-foundation-tool-for-llm-systems/

#HackerNews #MakingWolframTech #LLMSystems #FoundationTool #AIInnovation #TechAccessibility

Linux for Mere Mortals, my introductory blog post about Linux, is finally out! I did my best to address common questions and concerns, and focus on the things that less technical people care about in their day to day computer usage.

https://sudo-nano.github.io/posts/Linux-for-Mere-Mortals/

I was originally hoping to get this out before the Windows 10 EOL, but it's pretty long, and writing my thesis is taking more time than expected. Feel free to reply with questions and recommendations!

#linux #windows11 #EndOf10 #techaccessibility

Erissa Duvall presents 'From Boardgames to Keyboards: Accessible Gaming for All' July 24th at Nebraska.Code().

https://nebraskacode.amegala.com/

#AccessibleGaming #accessibleboardgames #accessiblekeyboards #TechAccessibility #TechnologyConference #Nebraska #adaptivetechnology #WomenInSTEM #womenintech #Adaptive #InclusiveGaming

If the USA wanted me to buy their products, then they should sell them in Malaysian Ringgit (MYR). So far, it seems that only Chinese companies have done this for the Malaysian market. There are even many flagship phones priced at RM1000++ instead of iPhones priced at RM5000++. What Chinese companies offer us is better because of competitive specifications as well as competitive prices, and more control due to the Android OS, rather than iOS by default, which I don't trust Apple to handle my data. Chinese companies have addressed the issues of affordability and accessibility to technology for Malaysians, while the USA only sells products that we use to show off or appear superior to others. Is the USA trying to force us to buy their products? This seems like modern authoritarianism to me.

#TechInMalaysia #USChinaTech #AffordableTech #MalaysianMarket #TechAccessibility #Smartphones #EconomicPolicies #ConsumerChoice #TechCompetition #AndroidVsiOS #DataPrivacy #EconomicInfluence #GlobalTech #ConsumerRights #MarketDynamics #TechInnovation #LocalEconomy #ConsumerTrust #ModernAuthoritarianism

@UnCoveredMyths I agree with you on the combination being a real need. Beyond my #EDS, I've got #neuropathy that flares & fades with the weather & some frostbite damage on my fingers so as I don't really see combination devices readily available- my best accomodation is likely to be a desk setup where I've a laptop &/or desktop with a clicky keyboard & a touchscreen pad attachment or smartphone that's kept on said desk, just for it's touchscreen.

#ChronicLife #TechAccessibility

Comply with correct color contrast ratios in Microsoft Word for Section 508 compliance. #Accessibility, #MicrosoftWord, #ColorContrast, #Section508, #DocumentCompliance, #InclusiveDesign, #AccessibleContent, #WCAG, #VisualImpairment, #TechAccessibility

https://theaccessibilityguy.com/ensuring-color-contrast-compliance-in-microsoft-word-documents-section-508-for-word/