Been thinking about how much of gaming accessibility depends on the console maker or the studio deciding to implement something. Plenty don't. If you're blind and want to play something on a console then even the menus are a blocker at times.

I've got an app that controls LG TVs and just added a new feature that screenshots my LG TV over the network, and another that describes images out loud. Chained them in a Shortcut on my phone and now I can point at anything on the TV, a game menu, dialogue, live TV, and hear what's there.

Won't help with fast action games but for slower stuff it actually works. And the console doesn't need to cooperate.

https://youtu.be/6WsLV83__Ac

https://www.bouncingball.mobi/smartremote/

#Accessibility
#Blind
#GameAccessibility
#ScreenReader
#iOS
#AI
#Claude
#Swift
#Apple
#iOS

This week's In-process is out!

Featuring:
- NVDA 2026.1 Beta 10
- Organisational news as we say goodbye to one of the team
- Lots of tips on working with languages

Read more here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-10th-april-2026/

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #News #Newsletter

#accessibility question:

I'm writing a plain #HTML webpage, and I'd like to write two lists. One of arguments, and one of counter-arguments. I'd like each element in the second list to reference its corresponding argument in the first list.

For sighted-folks, I think using strikethrough text is a good way to get the effect I want. In markdown it would look something like:

Arguments:
- argument1
- argument2

Counters:
- ~argument1~ counter-1
- ~argument2~ counter-2

However, in HTML I have more options than just using the tilde that markdown gives me. I could use a `s` tag to indicate strikethrough text. Or I could use a `del` tag to indicate deleted text.

My reading of MDN[1] suggests that in my case `s` is more appropriate, but if there's anyone with more experience with #screenreader or #braille tech, I'd love to hear any advice.

[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements

I launched my personal site. taylorarndt.com. I'm offering accessibility and usability testing sessions over Zoom. One hour, $50 intro rate. I use VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS, and TalkBack daily. Not a scanner. A real person using your product.

I wrote about why I'm doing this: https://taylorarndt.substack.com/p/i-finally-have-a-personal-website

#Accessibility #A11y #WebAccessibility #ScreenReader #VoiceOver #AssistiveTech #InclusiveDesign

An awesome video re Screen Reader Use

How A Screen Reader User Accesses The Web: A Smashing Video

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2019/02/accessibility-webinar/

#Accessibility #ScreenReader

Hey y'all. Any suggestions for a good accessible screen recording app for Windows?

Also running into something weird… I'm not getting any progress bar sounds unless I plug my headphones directly into my desktop. Right now my headphones are plugged into my mixer and NVDA is coming through that.

I've tried both the SoundAlign and Pleasant Progress Bar add-ons with no luck.

Anyone run into this before or have ideas on what might be causing it?

#Windows #NVDA #Accessibility #Blind #ScreenReader #AssistiveTech #WindowsAccessibility #Tech #AudioRouting #MusicProduction #OBS #ScreenRecording

#Design #Guidelines
The invisible layer of UX · Why designers must hear what they build https://ilo.im/16bxwc

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#ScreenReader #Accessibility #WCAG #DesignProcess #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign