Mastodawn

In 2024, GMail discontinued their Basic HTML layout. Why? I have no idea. They were probably using the same lack of logic that Youtube used in 2017, when they shut down their mobile site, and that Facebook used in 2024, when they shut down their Basic Mobile site. After all, why keep something that's easy, uncluttered, and that actually works, both with and without screen readers? I absolutely hated GMail's Standard site, and switched to Thunderbird 102 (I still prefer that version) because of it, though I hadn't used an e-mail client since 2006. After being forced to use their main site to fix something the other day, I began looking for another e-mail provider with a basic/plain html version. I found it in Yahoo Mail! I had actually signed up for an account with them in 2023 but never really used it. Tonight, I reactivated my account and tried it. It's wonderful! Note: Basic Yahoo Mail is not the same as Old Yahoo. I had to switch to Old and then go to Basic from there. However, you may be able to access it by going here.

https://mail.yahoo.com/b/

PS. I know that some other blind people use regular GMail, but quite honestly, I don't care. I shouldn't have to learn a whole new set of commands just to access my e-mail and have to deal with a million features that I don't need. One of my mottos is don't fix what's not broken. Oh, and to my Windows XP and 7 friends, Basic Yahoo Mail works there, too.

#accessibility #BasicHTML #blind #e-mail #GMail #NVDA #ScreenReaders #technology #Windows7 #WindowsXP #Yahoo

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Inautilo 3d ago

#Development #Pitfalls
Screen readers are not testing tools · They only show the symptoms of bad code https://ilo.im/16byjs

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#Testing #ScreenReaders #Accessibility #WCAG #Content #Design #WebDesign #WebDev #Frontend #HTML

Screen readers are not testing tools · Eric Eggert

Testing with assistive technologies is an important part of any accessibility review. However, especially when auditing against the Web …

Eric Eggert

pablolarah 5d ago

Screen readers are not testing tools
by Eric Eggert
@yatil @yatil.net
https://yatil.net/blog/screen-readers-are-not-testing-tools
#accessibility #Screenreaders #webdev #EricEggert

https://yatil.net/blog/screen-readers-are-not-testing-tools

Mara K Apr 4

Hey- am asking for @blindmouse88 we are both curious now. can you use a guitar as a midi controller? how do you do it in a way that is #Accessible to #blind folks? I did google but the software recommended is not accessible with #screenreaders. We are looking for something that will interface with #Garageband for #mac. Thanks in advance. #tech #question

Florian Mar 31

I was helping an open-source app become more #accessible yesterday and we ran into the problem that it looks like #screenReader Orca has a bit of a tendency to crash when exposed to webkitGTK applications. I've not done Desktop #linux for a long time and have no idea what the workarounds for this would be, does anyone know anyone who might know what's happening here? Do we need to set a random environment variable somewhere or update a specific package so this person can do basic screen reader testing on their app? #tech #openSource #screenReaders #linux #GTK #webdev

Frontend Dogma Mar 31

Quick Tip: Don’t Use “<abbr>”, by @nattarnoff.bsky.social:

https://tarnoff.info/2026/03/20/quick-tip-dont-use-abbr/

#html #tipsandtricks #screenreaders #support #accessibility

Quick Tip: Don’t Use <abbr>

The <abbr> element stands for abbreviation. The idea behind this is you provide the abbreviation of the word or phrase, then use the title attribute to display the whole name or phrase. <p…

Nat Tarnoff

Inautilo Mar 30

#Development #Guides
The screen reader stutter · Why your content repeats itself and how to fix it https://ilo.im/16bkoe

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#Images #Content #Accessibility #WCAG #ScreenReaders #NVDA #WebDev #Frontend #HTML #ARIA

The Screen Reader Stutter: Why Your Content Repeats Itself and How to Fix It

Screen reader users hate it when things announce twice. Some people call this “WCAG Stuttering.

Superdave!Mar 29

Is there a bunch of unrendered html source in the QT user interface? I'm running KDE Plasma, and hear abunch of what sounds like source code from orca. I've also noticed this on some controls in the Calamares installer. #GNU #Linux #QT #KDE #GUI #accessibility #ScreenReaders

💀 Mirko 💀 (on fedi vacation)Mar 27

People of the #Fediverse!

Please use #CamelCase for hashtags.

You are actively hindering the inclusion of people using #ScreenReaders. Without #CamelCase, these tools produce only rubbish for them.

Thank you for being one of the good ones.

I will boost this post from time to time, because it's necessary unfortunately.

Superdave!Mar 25

#ComputerPlay #GNU #Linux #today I'm downloading the latest KDE OS immutable thingie. I played, a bit, with KDE Plsma, using a Fedora Live system, version 44. Orca #ScreenReaders #Accessibility was extremely lagged. I could type way ahead.