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I just got done replying to a private message on the audio games forum.

In Emacs, on Termux, I’ve got a storage directory.

I’m testing the Microbe client for Micro blog.

Testing again.

Testing Microblog Emacs client.

There’s a debate in the world of digital accessibility.

Mobile Video Gaming I’ve played video games since I was around 5.

I know I really shouldn’t write this, but at this point it doesn’t matter.

I’m sure all this has been said many times before, but all I’ve been able to find so far is this article on Alt-Text which isn’t what I’m going for here.

I’ve talked a lot about Android on this blog.

The debate over AI rages on, and I find myself caring less and less as the tug of war between the sides, one saying that AI is a threat to humanity and the other side saying that AI can do lots of amazing stuff, and definitely couldn’t take our jobs, beco…

Over the years, I’ve owned a few Android devices.

So this is in response to This blog post regarding Mr.

Over the past few years, I’ve seen something that kind of troubles me.

To me, the core of accessibility is the operating system.

For years now, Google has been seen, for good reasons I’d say, as moving very slowly with accessibility.

So, boiling my feelings on iOS versus Android down into a simpler post, as of now, iOS = features, Android = stable and seemingly more supportive of all the PWA apps that are zipped up and put on the app stores.

So I was sitting at a restaurant, waiting on my food and typing on my NLS EReader Humanware Braille display connected to my iPhone SE 2020.

A new beginning So, I’m writing this from a Windows computer, using Notepad, with WinSCP providing SFTP access to the server.

Writing Richly Whenever you read a text message, forum post, Tweet, or Facebook status, have you ever seen some one surround a word with stars, like *this*?

Apple’s accessibility consistency This article will explore Apple’s consistent attention to accessibility, and how other tech companies with commitments to accessibility, like Microsoft and Google, compare to Apple in their accessibility efforts.

Advocacy of open source software In this post, I’ll detail my experiences of advocating for accessibility in open source software, why it is important, and how others can help.

On the stagnation of screen readers If you have sight, imagine that in every digital interface, the visuals are beamed directly into your eyes, into the center and peripheral vision, blocking out much else, and demanding your attention.

Response to “Why Linux Is More Accessible Than Windows and MacOS” Today, I came across an article called Why Linux Is More Accessible Than Windows and macOS.

Analyzing the Windows 11 Accessibility Announcement Microsoft announced Windows 11 a few weeks ago, and, from my searches at least, still doesn’t have an audio described version of the announcement.