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I've submitted a proposal to WHATWG about a provenance/origin classifier for alt text on images.

github.com/whatwg/html/issues/

The current HTML specification provides the alt attribute on images to supply alternative text for users who cannot see visual content. However, there is no way to indicate whether the alt text was authored by a human or generated automatically by a machine (e.g., via AI or computer vision).

What problem are you trying to solve? The current HTML specification provides the alt attribute on images to supply alternative text for users who cannot see visual content. However, there is no wa...
GitHubProposal: New attribute alt-origin to indicate provenance of alt text (machine vs. human authored) · Issue #11448 · whatwg/htmlBy Johnr24

Heads-up if you who care about people that are blind or use screen readers (software tools that read text from the screen for you) in general:

I occasionally see people use "fancy looking" text, here's a great example attached.

To someone that can read it, this clearly reads "free art raffles" followed by a heart and some icons.

Google's "Talkback" screen reader reads it as "Heart. Hermitian conjugate matrix."

So: the heart and the name of the last icon. None of the text that is, actually, symbols, not text.

Different screen readers handle this differently, but this can happen.

So, if you want to treat people fairly, don't use "fancy" over "working".

Sadly, the whole user profile looks like this.

This is intended as well-meant info, no rant! ♥️

Talk To Me, Not Around Me: The Erasure of Disabled Voices in Everyday Interaction

It's a scenario that plays out far too often. A visibly disabled person approaches a counter, before they can get a word in, the employee turns...

#disability #disabilityPrideMonth #accessible #accessibility #disabled #disabled

nyxstium.info/healthcare-advoc

nyxstium.infoTalk To Me, Not Around Me: The Erasure of Disabled Voices in Everyday Interaction – Nyxks Musings

"Now that Black American Sign Language (BASL) is in the news...it felt like a fitting and timely exchange. A few songs into her set, Badu glanced up at the screens, gestured to Atkins and pointed out how she was interpreting her band’s uptempo, bass‑heavy musical interludes. And let me tell you, nobody could have interpreted Badu's band in this way but a Black woman doing BASL."

refinery29.com/en-us/2025/07/1

www.refinery29.comErykah Badu Teases New Music & Stops Show To Shout Out ASL Interpreter At Essence FestAt the 2025 Essence Festival Of Culture, Erykah Badu’s individualism and refreshing brand of candor was on full display. She performed her classics, had a moment with the ASL interpreter, and teased new music in the press room.
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Today on the IC_null docket:

- Is a #fedora actually awesome?
- How's debian do where #accessibility is concerned?
- Will we have time for #kaliLinux?

I discuss the installation experience, the first-time experience for these distros when using a #screenReader, and we answer the question: can you actually #justSwitchToLinux if you depend on assistive tech?

The fun starts at 3 PM EST, 9 PM CEST over at twitch.tv/IC_Null or youtube.com/@viewpointunseen #selfPromo #stream #foss #tech #blind

TwitchIC_null - TwitchFully blind person hacking, coding and tinkering while using a screen reader. THM, HTB, accessibility, all the things.

Boosts appreciated: I am working on an #accessibility wiki, because info on accessibility for #blind people is fragmented. It is not ready for public release, but I would like to invite volunteers to help me improve the site. I need to get web devs, server maintainers, moderators, writers, and whoever else would be able to contribute. Please send me a DM if you're interested.

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#Mastodon 4.4 also adjusts the #altText entry box to make both the text box and the display of the image you're describing smaller, putting them one on top of the other in the desktop site despite most computer screens being landscape.

Why? Change for the sake of change, and a deterioration of functionality many users rely on for #accessibility.

OpenProject 16.2 is Coming Soon!

Get a first look at what’s new in our upcoming release.

• New design and improved navigation
• Enhanced PDF exports for work packages
• Accessibility improvements
• SCIM server API (Enterprise add-on)
…with even more improvements coming in the new release.

🗓️ Mark your calendar — OpenProject 16.2 launches on July 16.

Today is a great day!
The first article I ever wrote has been published in a professional magazine. "Software #accessibility includes #gender diversity" can be read in the "Testing Experience" magazine.

You can download it here: testingexperience.media/ (email address must be supplied)

I'm stoked to share this topic, which is so dear to my heart, with my professional community.

This wouldn't have been possible without the input, support and feedback from many people and I'm very grateful to everyone of them.

I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd share this far and wide. Many more people need to be aware of the issues in the article, because being aware of them means that change becomes possible.

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