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Paweł MasarczykThanks to a meetup at our local hackerspace <a href="https://chaos.social/@metalab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@metalab</a> , I have learnt about a web-based, open source, highly accessible video downloader frontend you can fire up at <a href="https://cobalt.tools" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cobalt.tools</a>. Really easy how it works: 1. You open the site; 2. you paste the link into the edit box; 3. You press enter; 4. The standard "Save File" dialog comes up. All the extra stuff like formats and qualities can be set in the settings and a choice between a video, audio-only or video-only version is offered under a button below the link input. <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a>

Brandon CrossMost of the time, I don't care about being <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a>. I don't dwell on it, and I just go on about my business, dealing with the unique aspects of life that come up when you have a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a>. But I can't help the frustration that comes when I've just spent the last four hours doing something a sighted person could do in five minutes.

Florian<a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mac</a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/voiceOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#voiceOver</a> users, I'm working on a <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stream</a> idea to essentially set up a mac from scratch for efficiency/productivity for a blind power user and am gathering tricks, tools and techniques to include in said stream. I know about the obvious like VOCR, Hammerspoon, launchers like raycast/alfred, specialized apps like Drafts/Logic/Vmware Fusion/BBEdit/VS Code, even more specialized stuff like RCMD, Vollama and Shortcat, maybe some Rogue Amoeba stuff. I will also mention VoiceOver features like hotspots, item chooser, fastSearch and activities. Is there anything major I am missing? <a href="https://universeodon.com/@FreakyFwoof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FreakyFwoof</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/@pitermach" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@pitermach</a>

Veera LaukkarinenSanna menetti kuulonsa lapsena ja sokeutui kaksikymppisenä – kertoo nyt, miksi ei halunnut näköä palauttavaa leikkaustaSanna Paasonen, 45, menetti lapsena kuulonsa, nuorena aikuisena myös näkönsä. Harvinaisesta sairaudesta huolimatta hän toteutti unelmansa ja opiskeli opettajaksi.<a href="https://www.eeva.fi/jutut/sanna-sairastaa-kid-syndroomaa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eeva.fi/jutut/sanna-sairastaa-kid-syndroomaa</a><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/deafblind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deafblind</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/deaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deaf</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/kuuro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kuuro</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/sokea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sokea</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/kuurosokea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kuurosokea</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/kuulonakovamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kuulonakovamma</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/vammaisuus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vammaisuus</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a>

GregariousUgh, I hate to admit this, but due to accessibility needs I was forced to return to Windows. Of course, first thing I had to do was tweak privacy settings to try and cut down on its tracking bullshit. Just one too many minor accessibility issues with Linux to make it useable for me right now... <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/A11Y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#A11Y</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a>

Michael HansenIs tor-browser <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessible</a> with screen-readers? I'm asking because I see quite a few people talking about using that browser here on mastodon. <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessible</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a>

Lanie Molinar Carmelo<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a> people who use <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Matrix</a>, particularly on <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a>, is <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Element</a> the most <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessible</a> client? I've been getting into it because a lot of communities for <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfHosted</a> services use it, but I don't find Element the easiest to navigate, so I'm wondering if there are other options. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScreenReader</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScreenReaders</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastoblind" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mastoblind</a> <a href="https://rblind.com/c/main" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@main</a>

Michael Hansen<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a> Hi! I'm Michael, or Fubsepude. I'm a <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autistic</a> music and tech-enthusiast from Denmark. I love listening to and creating music, computers and just hanging out and meeting new people. <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audio</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autistic</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a>

Rachel Thorn 🍉🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈If you consider yourself "<a href="https://queer.party/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#progressive</a>" or "<a href="https://queer.party/tags/liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liberal</a>" and consider compassion and fairness to be important pillars of your ideology, then when you fail to add <a href="https://queer.party/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltText</a> to your images, you are failing at your own stated beliefs. You are saying that <a href="https://queer.party/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a> and low-vision members of the Fediverse just don't matter to you, and you feel comfortable excluding them from your conversations.

Sean RandallI don't understand the <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> anger toward# QRCodes. I have to use them a lot at work and the only time I have difficulty is when there's more than one at a time and I am wanting to scan a specific one within the same screen.Whenever I've had to scan one in public (such as at a restaurant or other venue) there's only been one and it's worked reliably and accurately every time, be that for tracking attendance during the pandemic, accessing a menu, paying a bill, reading a concert programme or so forth.I've had to use them in place of OTP codes, to link apps (like WhatsApp etc), and never had an issue.What am I missing, please?

Double TapA listener's perspective on what he calls a 'crisis' when it comes to <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> people accessing kiosks and payments terminals in stores and restaurants. Read the thoughts of Derek here: <a href="https://doubletaponair.com/the-growing-accessibility-crisis-of-self-service-kiosks-a-listeners-perspective/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doubletaponair.com/the-growing-accessibility-crisis-of-self-service-kiosks-a-listeners-perspective/</a>

RookI just tried the <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/prusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prusa</a> app for <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#android</a> and for any <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3dprinting</a> folks out there, it works just as well as the iPhone and iPad version does. You are able to access the printables section well enough and the headings are clearly labeled and such. It is surprising what you can do with an app for your prints. You don't even need your computer anymore it seems. Whatever they did, they focused some of their resources on accessibility which is very refreshing and convenient for any blind folks who may want to start printing. A very good showing from Prusa and their quality software. It makes me want to consider a prusa printer all the more as the software is half the battle.

Devin Prater :blind:Y'all remember that demo Be My Eyes did where GPT 4O **continuously** looked through the camera and gave updates to the guy? I'm not the only one right? Well, we ain't got that. The AI only "looks" when we ask a question right now, in ChatGPT's Camera mode. It's just an automatic camera, ain't no video about it. And as far as I've seen, so does Google Gemini on AI Studio's live page. So no, I doubt Google is going to be "peering" through my camera any time soon cause it's a plain lie. It'll blink and then try to describe what it saw the split second its "eye" was open, but it sure as shit ain't about to take actual freaking live video. Oh no. That's just too expensive!So yeah I'll believe "Project Astra" when I hear it.<a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChatGPT</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gemini</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a>

Robin FrostHey <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blind</a> friends on <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> who among you has <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Aira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aira</a> plans and if so which ones? Thanks for helping a girl do research.

WestphalDennHi <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> community. I am searching for two programs for <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a>. 1. A accessible client to work with multiple calendars via CalDAV 2. A program which can work as a to-do-list. I do not want to use <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Outlook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Outlook</a> for this since I am in the process of getting mostly rid of <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Office</a>. Thanks for any help!

FlorianBeen playing with a video/article concept as of late with the working title"What you see is NOT what you get", pertaining to making things <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessible</a> to fully <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> users. A lot of <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> issues are easy to visualize: a missing ramp in front of a building, bad contrast, missing captions etc. but <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/screenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#screenReader</a> accessibility is a lot more nebulous because there's actually not that much reading of the screen happening. I can't "point" at a screen reader accessibility issue because it happens behind the curtain, in the land of metadata, APIs and standards, rarely on the actual screen, which also makes it more difficult to "visualize" for devs. hrmm.

Devin Prater :blind:New site for Linux users that are sightless. Pun intended. Anyway:<a href="http://www.blindlinux.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.blindlinux.com/</a><a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foss</a>

Richard Emling (DO9RE)<a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amateurfunk</a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/HAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HAM</a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Gesuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gesuch</a> - Hat jemand eventuell ein "Tyt Md-9600 Dmr & Analog Funkgerät, Dualband, 50 Watt" für einen angemessenen Preis gebraucht abzugeben? Ich würde dort gerne die Open GD-77 Firmware aufspielen, damit ich das Gerät auch <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> bedienen kann. Angebote gerne direkt per Mastodon. Retoot gerne gesehen. Ergänzung: Es darf auch ein Retevis RT-90 sein.

Georgiana BrummellFirst, they shut down the Basic HTML site, forcing many of us to switch to clients such as Thunderbird. Now, they're using qr codes which are not only inaccessible to the blind but also to those who don't use smartphones! This is ridiculous! Yes, they do still have the option to click whether it's you trying to sign in or not (which still requires a smartphone and a carrier, which they claim to be concerned about), but how long before they remove that, too?<a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-is-replacing-sms-codes-with-qr-codes-for-gmail-authentication" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pcmag.com/news/google-is-repla…</a><a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authentication</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=GMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GMail</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=IOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IOS</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Narrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Narrator</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=NVDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NVDA</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sms</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Talkback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Talkback</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Voiceover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Voiceover</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a>

LeonianUniversePlease Boost, I am looking to find a <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/SoundDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoundDesigner</a> who would be willing to create sounds for the <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/YuGiOhAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YuGiOhAccess</a> client. the YuGiOh Access client is a <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/YuGiOh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YuGiOh</a> Interface that <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blind</a> people can use to play the game of YuGiOh by connecting to the YgoPro servers and playing with sighted people. Its been 3 years in development and now the beta is coming out here sometime this week, but we don't have <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/sounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sounds</a> for the client just yet as we can't use copyrighted sounds or music from the anime or video games for the client, so instead I am willing to pay for such sounds, it would be for all the events in the card game, and if they are YuGiOh-Inspired, that should be fine as long as they aren't directly from the anime. Any help would be appreciated, like I said, definitely willing to pay for the service if the price is reasonable, but looking to make it a priority for sure as we need the sounds. You can find more information about YuGiOh Access by going to: www.YuGiOhAccess.com

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