I’m blind. For years, building anything visual meant asking someone else:
“Can you check if this looks okay?” This time, I didn’t ask a person. I sent AI. It tested my app with large text, high contrast, dark mode, and reduced motion, the way real users experience it. It didn’t replace humans. It replaced waiting.
It replaced dependency.
It replaced the quiet friction disabled creators live with every day. I didn’t gain vision. I gained leverage.
Read what happened here:
https://accessinterrupted.substack.com/p/im-blind-i-just-ran-a-visual-audit
#Accessibility #A11y #BlindTech #DisabledInTech #AI #IndieDev

I just published a new piece on Access Interrupted and I’m incredibly proud of this one. It’s about how I work as a blind host at Applebee’s, and the tactile system I use to run the front of house. After my original seating chart disappeared, a teacher at Michigan’s Training Center for the Blind 3D printed a brand new tactile map for me with Braille table numbers and pegs for my jump rings. I call it the Dragon’s Command Board . This piece is about accessibility, teamwork, and the creative systems blind people build to do our jobs well. And yes… sometimes it even involves listening for chairs sliding back to know a table might be leaving. If you’ve ever wondered what restaurant work is like from a blind perspective, I think you’ll enjoy this one.
🔗 Read it here:
https://accessinterrupted.substack.com/p/the-dragons-command-board
#Accessibility
#BlindLife
#Blindness
#AssistiveTechnology
#WorkplaceAccessibility
#DisabilityInTech

Blind dev question: I’m getting ready to buy my first domain for a web app (SparkDeck). For fellow screen reader users: which domain registrars have you found the most accessible / least painful for managing DNS? Bonus points if you’ve used them with Netlify. Thanks, friends

I just published a new post on my Substack. If you’re a blind and disabled student, this one may hit close to home. I wrote about the quiet panic that comes with syllabi and textbooks and the very real difference between “accessible eventually” and “accessible now." This isn’t a jab at professors or disability services. It’s about how systems are set up, why timing matters, and why tools like OpenStax can completely change a semester by removing the wait. If you teach, design curricula, or care about access in higher ed, I hope this offers some perspective. Boosts would be appreciated so this can reach educators and more students. #Accessibility #DisabilityInSTEM #HigherEd #OpenStax
https://open.substack.com/pub/accessinterrupted/p/i-dont-fear-the-syllabus-i-fear-the?r=5oidmq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

when you're on the ChatGPT web interface and you get asked do you like this personality? And then you hear 3 options: button, button, button. Amazing work, OpenAI!

Following the news of Glen Gordon’s decision to retire from Vispero, Double Tap will be airing an extended interview with the screen reader legend this week. Find out more about the man who was so hugely part of the innovation of what became the Windows screen reader.

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Perspective Studio: The Easy, Accessible Way to Use AI on Your Computer https://taylorarndt.substack.com/p/perspective-studio-the-easy-accessible

For anyone who is blind or visually impaired, that teaches people who are still using vision: you may find this guide helpful. Since I have never seen the icons visually, or interacted with the iPhone in that way, I find it necessary to know how things are done for those who are transitioning from using their vision to using voiceover. This is a guide that I developed with ChatGPT, confirmed images on the Dot Pad X, created a document with lots of descriptions, and then had Aira format it for me. The sections in this document were especially chosen because they contain a lot of icons, or the way of interacting with the phone is substantially different from a sided users perspective. I had ChatGPT describe the visual nature of the processes,and then under each section, there is an explanation of how the same action is done with VoiceOver. Anyone who's interested is welcome to download it from the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/txtqp07df275bjptua1p1/Visual-and-Non-visual-Tasks-on-the-iPhone.docx?rlkey=n45y5z69fx7gcpal2y4cezzj9&st=fmmlcdgn&dl=0