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so I've been checking out Mastodon today and it seems pretty cool so far. If anyone wants to follow over there I'm at ladymunch@tweesecake.social Feel free to let me know if I cocked that up.

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@codeascraft @Etsy Hello, I use the Etsy iOS app and use the VoiceOver screen reader to interact with it. The app is really easy to use, but When you go to view someone’s shop though, VoiceOver acts like there is nothing on the screen. To view a shop I have to use the website. Can you help? TIA

We've officially expanded our App’s #AugmentedReality feature! Users can now visualize items from @Etsy's unique marketplace in their space and among their real-world things. Mahreen Ijaz and Pedro Michel tell you all about it in this recent post. #AR etsy.me/48lvjwt

@Etsy Hello, I’m trying to get in touch with Etsy Support as Viewing items in any seller’s shop on the iOS app is broken with the VoiceOver screenreader for blind users. Can you help at all please? I wasn’t able to use the chatbot, which is why I am now here. Many thanks.

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@RNIB @sightlessKombat @jinglejam I tried to ask a question on the RNIB Connect Voices Facebook group but it got removed for breaching community standards. So here's my question. If you participate in JingleJam and win one of the games packages, will they be accessible to people with low or no vision?

Dear 🇬🇧, 24,000 people — from the wealthiest to the poorest — are estimated to have died in 2023 alone due to preventable delays accessing NHS emergency care. Rich folks should know the truth: private healthcare won’t save you in an emergency. Only funding the NHS will. #SOSNHS

Meanwhile those who are vulnerable, Disabled or care are going to have benefits removed for no other reason than being poor. How can that be justified? How?? When we have royalty literally drowning in wealth?????

@djyuzi Thanks. I'll take a look at the website.

@ladymunch Depends on what package you opt for, but it can get quite expensive, at least to get started. They have a summer sail on now though till the 11th of June.

Reinstalling Komplete Kontrol an all my extra libraries. God it’s like waiting for Christmas! 😬

The #EBU have messed up a simple process for voting for #Eurovision and made it completely unusable by me as a totally #blind person. I had to dial my votes in manually as I couldn’t get the website or app to work. Really bummed as I had to have a friend read me the numbers.

@bbceurovision would you please give a shout out to my best friend Neana’s Gracious Mum Linda for describing the acts to us via Messenger? We are both blind and rely on #AudioDescription to fully understand everything going on. She’s doing a great job! thank you BBCEurovision

@bbceurovision Doing live #BSL interpreting is ace. I think it would be great if you could do the kind of live #AudioDescription you did for the King's Coronation please? There are enough dress rehearsals etc for a script to be made and produced I'm sure. Thanks. #Eurovision

Sam and Adam are our BSL interpreters working here at #Eurovision2023 to sign every single act's song in each show! They are incredible 👏

@AuroraNebulosa I moved over because I didn't like the decisions that were made at the top of the company. The app is "usable" but not comfortable to use for me. I won't be closing my twitter because it contains over 10 years worth of my posts and it's still a good place to get news etc.

Y’all’s fault you abandoned Twitter. I, for one, will never make Mastodon my Twitter replacement for a number of reasons. If you want Twitter content, come back to Twitter, simple as that! (Ssssst, it’s really not that inaccessible on the phone…)

It seems there are still a few people over here that aren't on Mastodon. Please join us over there when you get a moment. We hate to miss good content from people we've known for ages. No, I haven't been possessed by aliens, but I might not be the only one to feel like this.

Renationalise the Water Industry - Sign the Petition! Please sign this if you care about the standard of water you get in your house and how much you pay for it. Not to mention the environmental aspect of this. chng.it/WWMLQN98 via @UKChange

this is a perfect example of how to be respectful to people with visual impairments. just ask if we need assistance, and accept our “no” if we don’t need help!

just finished with another wonderful choir session. (@ My Sight Notts in Nottingham, England) swarmapp.com/c/0sWWnIPbBJI

@dave_maydew volunteering is a job IMO. I'll add you.

@ladymunch Yeah I use that social network to! Job? More volunteer when I can. I've been in and out of hospital the last couple of months, seems my Hydrocephalus is playing games. Do you still keep in touch with the others?

@paddypower What's the real reason for closing my partner's account? The excuse of "Business Grounds" is a weak one! She signed up and got her free spins and now because she wants to withdraw the winnings you close her account #badshow

@dave_maydew oh I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you feel better soon

@dave_maydew Sending you all massive hugs. I'm really glad you have a job you like and a great family. I don't come on here often now because Twitter has become very unfriendly to people who use thhird-party apps to use the service, but if you use Mastodon you can find me there

@ladymunch Ah it has its moments! I'm a member of Sightlife based in Cardiff and the Rhondda Valleys. My kids are definitely my life, and my partner is one of a kind, she's put up with a lot from me

@dave_maydew I'm glad you're doing well, but sorry to hear of your loss. I'm sure you're a great dad, so good on you. xx

@ladymunch Haha, I'm living in South Wales now, Ollie is now 7 and I have a new partner 6 years, and we have a 4 year old daughter, I also lost both Mom and Dad in 2019 and 2021.