Daniela KubeschNov 21

Seats left for our #workshop "Experiencing Digital Accessibility: Understanding Barriers Beyond the Screen"🎙️

Through a combination of demonstrations of #assistive #technologies, guided exercises and reflection, you will explore how people with #visual #impairments navigate digital interfaces.The session aims to foster empathy through experience, and to provide a starting point to create more inclusive digital products.

📍Linz, AT
🗓️ Nov, 25th
🕕 2–5 pm
🎟️ Free
🔗 https://umfrage.servus.at/index.php/639133

d*sign week 25 / Workshop Registration

Show threadEric Maugendre on collectivesOct 15

"Not all people using screen readers are blind. Some may have enough vision to know that an image is on the screen but not to make out its content. And some people with thinking disabilities may see the image but struggle to interpret it. All these people expect their screen reader to describe the image for them."

by Ela Gorla: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2025/10/14/common-misconceptions-about-screen-readers/ via @SaraSoueidan

#webDev #accessibility #a11y #Web #UX #screenReaders #impairments

Common misconceptions about screen readers - TetraLogical

Screen readers are familiar to many in digital, but how they work in practice can be less clear. In this post, we shed some light on the topic.

TetraLogical
Hacker NewsApr 2, 2025

Chronic ethanol produces sex-dependent impairments in striatum computations

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt0200

#HackerNews #ChronicEthanol #Striatum #Impairments #SexDependent #Neuroscience #Research

FediVerseExplorerOct 11, 2024
For people with motor #impairments it's sometimes hard to perform a #gesture on #Android #Phones.

Is there a way to associate a #gesture with a function that is stored on the screen, such as an #app #launcher?

#a11y #Accessibility #Usability
Pied PiperSep 3, 2024

Symptoms of #Codependence

#Boundaries

. #dysfunctional
- #victim: permits crossing own boundaries
- offence, abuse: crosses other's boundaries
- blaming others for own feelings
- taking responsibility for someone else’s feelings, thinking, or behavior
- insistence contrary to other's will
- #impairments:
(1) no boundaries
> trouble saying no or protecting themselves
(2) damaged boundaries

@psychology
#againstdarkmanners

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Aug 13, 2024

First #trans #athlete at #ParalympicGames says her #participation ‘is an #important #symbol of #inclusion’

Sprinter #ValentinaPetrillo, 50, was chosen to represent #Italy in #Paraathletics at the #Paris 2024 #Paralympics and will compete in the women's #T12 #classification for #athletes with #visual #impairments.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Sports #Representation #Culture

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/13/transgender-athlete-paralympics/

First trans athlete at Paralympic Games says her participation ‘is an important symbol of inclusion’

Valentina Petrillo is gearing up to become the first out transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympics.

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Matt WillemsenApr 1, 2024
Neuroscientists Find Key to Language Impairments Deep in the Brain
https://scitechdaily.com/neuroscientists-find-key-to-language-impairments-deep-in-the-brain/ #brain #language #impairments #Neuroscience #movement #diagnosis #treatment
Neuroscientists Find Key to Language Impairments Deep in the Brain

Research reveals brain abnormalities in children with developmental language impairments, suggesting potential new pathways for diagnosis and treatment based on movement-related brain functions. A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated wi

SciTechDaily
Daniel PomarèdeFeb 8, 2024

Check out this 3D-printable model of Mars.

It has been developed as part of "A Touch of the Universe", a non-profit project for a tactile astronomy kit addressed to children with vision impairments.

Details and links in the model's description

https://skfb.ly/oM78v

#visionimpaired #astronomy #kids #children #tactile #model #mars #3Dmodel #3Dprint #3Dprinting #3Dprintable #3D #universe #astrophysics #astrodon #space #science #research #STEM #scicomm #vision #impairments #uvao

Planet Mars tactile model for the blind - Download Free 3D model by Astronomical Observatory - UV (@ameliaortizgil)

This is a tactile 3D model of the planet Mars made from elevation data obtained by NASA’s MGS mission. The model was created using Jordi Burguet’s Mapelia software (https:// github.com/jordibc/mapelia) and kindly revised by Garrett P. Carder from See3D. The North polar cap is smooth; the South Polar cap contains the logo of the University of Valencia Astronomical Observatory. The meridian corresponds to 0o longitude in the planet’s geographical coordinates. After tests, the best size for the globe has been found to be around 20 cm in diameter. Larger are cumbersome and smaller are confusing. The Mars model is part of “[A Touch of the Universe ] (https://astrokit.uv.es)”; it is licensed under the “A Touch Of the Universe” CC license: A Touch of the Universe by University of Valencia Astronomical Observatory is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. - Planet Mars tactile model for the blind - Download Free 3D model by Astronomical Observatory - UV (@ameliaortizgil)

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typographischeNov 6, 2023

Join #DynamicFontDay 2023!

Design matters: Usage of digital media by Easy-to-read audience
Sabina Sieghart, READSEARCH, HASSELT, BELGIUM

Despite #ETR tool growth, little is known about how those with cognitive #impairments use digital media. Sabina Sieghart, a design researcher and PhD student in Belgium, will share insights from a study on German ETR users' interactions with digital documents, including PDF and HTML, following #WCAG guidelines.

more: https://dynamicfontday.com #disabilities

Dynamic Font Day 2023

18 NOV 2023 See you in Munich! All speakers complete. Get your tickets NOW!

Dynamic Font Day
Daniela KubeschJun 19, 2023
The first day of #UserTesting is done! 🎉
I can’t believe how much I learned today about how people with #visual #impairments navigate the web. Totally recommend doing testing with real people!
Now I’m gonna go & relax for the rest of the evening. My brain is dead from listening to screen readers all day and not being used to it. 🙈