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Resource recommendation

@FediTips is a great account that posts all kinds of tips on how to navigate the fediverse. Among other things it posts links to how to manage your own account, lists of instances, and information on how to move to a different instance if the need arises. I highly recommend following the account because it makes things so much clearer for everyone using the fediverse no matter for how long. Basically they seem to be the Fediverse Know It All!

This is one such link: How to move your account to a different instance.

https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/

#FediTips #help #EllieKPosts

Transferring your Mastodon account to another server | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

acerbt 10h ago

tunmi13 21h ago

Life of a developer.
User: There's an error.
Developer: What's the error.
user: It's just showing an error message.
Developer: Okay what's the error message?
User: It's a message about the error.
Developer: Okay, but what does the message say?
User: It says there was an error.
Developer: Um, okay. Can you read it?
User: Error (insert error here).
Developer: Okay, what were you doing when the error occurred?
User: I was using the app and then it gave the error.
Ugh, Christ. Why do I even bother?😂

acerbt 10h ago

Michael Marshall 1d ago

I have now put up the release I made for modern Windows operating systems of the game GrizzlyGulch.
There's a document explaining how it works and all that kind of thing.
I've also chucked in a donate.TXT file with my PayPal link, this is completely free of course but even a couple of bucks would really help me out.
Here is the dropbox link:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4bi8h9hjty9q4hiwwaibm/GrizzlyGulch-Windows11-Release.zip?rlkey=l1jv9gmvqicg01fym9q6hmb2o&dl=1
#Blind #AudioGame #Nostalgia #vibecoding #AI

acerbt 10h ago

aaron 17h ago

TapType is out. It's a keyboard for blind Android users.
There are no visible keys. You tap where QWERTY keys would be from muscle memory, and a spatial prediction algorithm figures out what you meant. It scores nearby keys using a Gaussian proximity model and runs a beam search against an 80,000 word dictionary. You don't need to be precise. That's the whole point.
Swipe right to commit a word. Swipe down or up to cycle through suggestions. Swipe left to delete. It learns what words you use most and ranks them higher over time, and you can add your own words to a personal dictionary.
Every letter has its own unique sound, from Andre Louis's keyboard sound recordings, so you can learn to identify keys by ear without relying on speech. Each swipe direction has a distinct sound too. TTS is there when you want it, adjustable speed, and you can turn it off entirely if you prefer sounds only.
It has emoji search with skin tone selection and favourites, a number pad mode, an upper case mode, and full punctuation support with a customizable quick list. Two-finger gestures handle things like send, close keyboard, switch keyboard, and voice input.
Everything works with TalkBack. I built this because FlickType was a fantastic keyboard for blind iOS users and then it was gone. Nothing like it existed on Android, so I made one.
It's free, no ads, no tracking, no metrics. I'm not evil.
Download: https://github.com/aaron-gh/taptype-releases/releases/latest
#TapType #Accessibility #A11y #Android #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #TalkBack #Keyboard #AssistiveTech

Release TapType 1.0.1 · aaron-gh/taptype-releases

Bug fixes Fixed touch passthrough breaking other keyboards when TalkBack is active. Passthrough now only activates when TapType is the current keyboard, and clears immediately on keyboard switch, ...

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acerbt Mar 11

Florian Mar 10

So ... the #CSUN list of exhibitors page is now a bunch of buttons that, when pressed, tell screen readers absolutely nothing and add a modal to the end of the DOM that you have to go find, which in turn has buttons that go to a website for said exhibitor.
Premier #blindness conference in the US and we can't even follow basic #web #accessibility practices I see. Great look guys, incredibly impressed. /s

acerbt Mar 6

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sb arms & legs Mar 4

@NetscapeNavigator
Yes! This is the way - but currently, we can't *all* go there. Linux needs a LOT of work on #Accessibility.

This needs to become a priority, pronto, because many folks who rely on assistive technologies are unable to use Linux effectively. That SUCKS.

If you are a #Linux #Dev, please consider taking on an #a11y side-project.

acerbt Mar 6

I Has Wisdom Mar 5

Toasters were the first form of pop-up notifications.

acerbt Mar 6

American Council of the Blind Mar 5

ACB applauds the recent introduction of the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (S. 3974) in the U.S. Senate. We’ve worked with partners across the disability community to advocate for the bill’s passage, emphasizing the need for uniform, enforceable standards that clearly state websites, applications, and online services must be accessible to people with disabilities.

American Council of the Blind Applauds Introduction of the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act | American Council of the Blind

acerbt Mar 6

mia Mar 4

i want to clarify something w.r.t. california requiring age "verification" at an operating system level. the way the law is specified is actually exactly the correct way to do this - users self-report their age during setup and that information is available to applications that have a reason to request it. it is entirely within the spirit of the law to add whatever age the user reports to a database that can be read from, like /etc/passwd which already can store things like emails or phone numbers. there is no suggestion that an ID check or facial scan be part of account setup, and any vendor implementing this would be doing so of their own accord

the vision of an age verification scheme like california's is that an adult can set up a child's account to be in a specific age group, then have the system automatically inhibit the child's access to applications that they aren't allowed to access. this could be further built upon by laws requiring ex. gambling services to check this signal before allowing the user to sign up. of course this can be circumvented, but all laws can

the way this will effect linux is not going to be described well by media because they don't tend to have the best understanding of the open source ecosystem. it will be up to distributions (not linux itself) to ensure there is an age step in account setup and a library for accessing that information. this is fairly simple to implement and work has already started on it

additionally, i am not interested in debating anyone on whether age verification should exist. im trying to clear up misinformation about a very simple bill that anyone can read. if i don't know you, i have no reason to discuss philosophy with you

acerbt Mar 6

Joe Steinkamp Mar 6

End of an Era for Park Accessibility: Disney Confirms Plans To Block Major Disability Overhaul Source: Inside the Magic https://share.google/FzfT8ydIVHMI2RVar

End of an Era for Park Accessibility: Disney Confirms Plans To Block Major Disability Overhaul

Disney shareholders will vote on a proposal calling for an independent review of the Disability Access Service (DAS) program.

Inside the Magic