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Captions are the curb cut of digital media. This article highlights the benefits of closed captions and how they can benefit a wide range of students. #accessibility

 

This article explains why it is important to screen the accessibility of third party vendors. It provides tips like asking the vendor for a VPAT and to provide examples of how they are complaint with WCAG. The article also provides an email template that can be used. #accessibility

 

This article explores the experiences of people using Gen AI with different disabilities. It highlights the strengths and weakness of GenAI and provides a host of different accessibility strategies for using GenAI. #accessibility

 

This talk highlights how accessibility can foster inclusion. It provides a variety of examples of why digital accessibility is important and potential implementations. #accessibility

 

Apple Music and Podcasts now provide transcripts that sync with the content. The FDA is approving Apple's Airpods Pro 2 as hearing aids. They are also releasing a hearing test designed to be used with the device. A new accessibility feature in iOS 18 is Music Haptics, which uses synced vibrations to convey the musical experience. These devices and features have the potential to make a significant impact for people with hearing loss or who are deaf. #accessibility

 

This article highlights how a conservative Supreme Court could weaken the ADA. The ADA requires plaintiffs to prove intentional discrimination. Currently, there is a circuit split on what the burden of proof is. Some districts say that only deliberate indifference is required while other districts are arguing that the plaintiff must show discriminatory animus to be awarded damages. Adopting the discriminatory animus standard would seriously weaken the ADA. #accessibility

 

There is a circuit split on whether the ADA applies to websites. This creates ambiguity because each district is different. For example, Winn-Dixie originally lost its case but won its appeal because the judges felt the ADA could not be applied to websites. However, this deprives people using assistive technologies from being able to place an order online. If the Supreme Court takes this case in the future they should extend ADA protections to web content. #accessibility

 

This article profiles how the U.S. General Services Administration is working to make its digital content more accessible. They are making digital accessibility part of their design process. They also prioritize using a consistent user-centered design, easy-to-understand language, and mobile/tablet testing. #accessibility

 

This article highlights why digital accessibility is important. It provides a summary of the legal landscape, universal design, the lived experience of people with disabilities, accessibility testing methods, and the screen reading software available. It also provides a host of resources to explore the topic further. #accessibility

 

This Conference Paper reviews the history of digital accessibility research. It found that a majority of studies have focused on web accessibility and media accessibility. There is a lack of studies including people with disabilities and utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration. There are fewer studies on subjects like kiosks, virtual reality, and mobile. We need diverse researchers and studies to explore all the different facets of digital accessibility. #accessibility

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This is an interesting talk highlighting some of the issues that can occur on a website when an accessibility overlay is used. #accessibility

 

Today is International Sign Language Day. There are approximately 300 different sign languages and French Sign Language is thought to be the oldest, which dates back to 1771. Sign language interpreting should be part of press conferences, and live events. Sign language interpreting promotes inclusion and diversity. #accessibility

[–] Thinker33 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Assistive technology companies like EyeGaze charge a lot for their products. This is because there is a lot of tech to ensure that it works accurately and is compatible with third party applications. Hopefully, Apple can lower the costs in the future for people with disabilities who use eye tracking technology.

[–] Thinker33 2 points 5 months ago

Arizona State University is the first higher education institution to have a partnership with OpenAI. I think this is related to that deal. I don't know how long it will stay free.

[–] Thinker33 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Ableist is defined as discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities, especially physical disabilities. Supporting people of all different races and trying to end systemic racism would be about being anti-racist. Feminism is a little too broad for me to define but it would probably align with providing men and women equal rights. The goal is to unite people not divide. The issue is that most of the web is inaccessible and cannot be accessed by people with disabilities. Excluding a group of people from a building because of their gender, race, or disability is against the law. Yet, people with disabilities are excluded or lack access to information on publicly available websites each day. This type of change requires people to be anti-ableist and to do the work necessary to make their website accessible.

[–] Thinker33 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, most academic journals still publish only PDFs. I couldn't find an HTML version.

[–] Thinker33 1 points 7 months ago

Thank you for sharing. Glad it is helpful 😀

[–] Thinker33 1 points 9 months ago

100% agree. This is why adding short but descriptive audio prompts for everything is very important. In this example they forget to add an audio prompt for when an object is grabbed, which immediately became an accessibility barrier. In addition, creating an intuitive way to navigate the audio prompts similar to screen reader navigation is needed.

[–] Thinker33 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can print your own paper if you have an inkjet printer. I'm not sure how well it works. Most users buy their journals. The journals make it easier to store your notes and you can group them by subject.

[–] Thinker33 1 points 10 months ago

This is a demo video I made a while back on how to use the original Echo Smartpen.

[–] Thinker33 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No it isn’t. Most of the webinars from well known vendors (Deque University, Level Access, 3 Play Media) are very focused on the topic. They may spam your email with some product stuff but you can always unsubscribe.

[–] Thinker33 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This study on Zoom camera use found that students turn off their cameras because of personal appearance, people being in the background, and slow internet connection. A Stanford study identified constant camera use as a cause for Zoom fatigue and recommended audio-only breaks. Educause on equitable camera use highlights best practices at the end of the article like a flexible policy, using icebreakers, and providing alternatives. Hopefully, these articles are helpful and might lead to your institution creating a more flexible policy.

[–] Thinker33 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you! Your answer is very helpful. I hope to promote the developers creating accessibilty tools for the fediverse in the future. If you know of any please share. I'm quite busy at the moment but I'd like to explore developing accessibility tools for the platform when I get more time down the road too.

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