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Given the popularity of third-party clients in the #a11y community, this will probably result in the death (or at least significant erosion) of blind Twitter. If it all crashes and burns, I’m on Mastodon at bill@n6.io.

This is a seriously huge release with lots of welcome fixes!

People will say anything to avoid metric

@moashy_mango @NVAccess @austingrace777 Debian? NVDA is a Windows product. It will never make it to any Linux because it calls too many windows specific APIs.

@NVAccess @austingrace777 no, because there are too many bugs, that is why you will never make it to debian linux because of instability, debian prefers stable packages, and NVDA is not stable! it would be in debians sid branch for sure

Something for us #nvdasr users out there to think about. I would encourage those of us who have a bit of extra money to donate to @nvaccess. And if you don't have extra money, don't feel pressured to donate. I'm just super passionate about #nvdasr and how it has changed my life!

@shaonicwhite This is very true! For his PhD, the author of my accessibility package for Emacs, keeping this in mind, created a really clever system for reading highly technical documents more efficiently: emacspeak.sourceforge.net/raman/aster/as…

4. When you listen to something in audiobook form, you don't control the pacing. (I guess you could listen at 2x or 0.5x speed, but even then it's not the same as how a fluent reader's gaze will zoom through one sentence and slow down through the next.) That renders

So after hearing about it for years, I've finally started the Annihilation audiobook. (Yes yes I know I'm late to the party, I've already absorbed a lot of the plot via osmosis but w/e.) I'm forty minutes in and it's as good as everyone says. Some craft notes:

Australian Story is starting now! Tune in on ABC TV, iview, or Youtube now. YouTube links are: AD-enabled version: youtu.be/3i7gkN-1sAI Regular version: youtu.be/jwHbXh3WzSw

Mick and Jamie bonded over coding, now their big idea is changing the lives of thousands #AustralianStory @NVAccess abc.net.au/news/2023-06-0…

@__jesse_li CC @shaonicwhite

if anyone needs to get rid of a dressage horse, hmu I know a guy

The cat is out of the bag! @AustralianStory is dedicating an episode to our founders, Mick & Jamie. NVDA & NV Access are featured & we’re excited to share it with you! It airs on Monday, the 5th of June at 8pm on ABCTV, ABC iview or YouTube #AustralianStory #NVDA #NVAccess #a11y

@shaonicwhite Have a Mac? Those keys are on option+letters.

Tweet drafted by my cat. Didn't realize my keyboard was capable of typing those symbols tbh

One of my oldest comics is going around. A gentle attempt to poke fun at English common names.

@laurenancona In other words, please try not to worry about offending blind people by using clearly metaphorical language (“blind” in sense 2, or even “look” or “see” with us)!

@laurenancona I don’t want to speak for the entire community, but me and the vast majority of blind people I know clearly understand the difference and don’t get offended by metaphorical usage – in fact, we use it that way ourselves!

So I have a newsletter now! Very short essays on media & storytelling, plus updates on any new fiction & poetry I've had published. Monthly, unless I have nothing new to announce. If you sign up, you get a free weird science fiction short story. unrealityeffect.beehiiv.com/subscribe

If you or anyone you know reads #SFF in Spanish: have you checked out Voces de lo insólito? They're a really cool translation project (also interviews and other things!) and I'd love it if they got some more attention. RT if that's your thing? patreon.com/vocesdeloinsol…

@tenniseric32597 @GergelyOrosz Accessibility is a lot harder to get right, speaking as a totally blind screen reader user and software engineer (though I don’t develop with React Native).

@GergelyOrosz Any drawbacks that you personally see to React Native?

React Native has come a long way and Blue_sky is a testament that choosing this tech (or another cross-platform one like Flutter) is sensible for many startups over starting native. Blue_sky is on iOS and Android, performance is excellent, and built by 1 engineer (!!)

BREAKING: NINE Republican state senators from Michigan supported a law that makes it a misdemeanor for an unmarried man and woman to live together. Two of the GOP lawmakers, who voted against the repeal argued that the law encourages marriage and strengthen families. Another seven quietly supported the measure. Democrats slammed the GOP remarks and accused them of being out of touch with modern times. We’re happy to report the law has been stricken from the books despite GOP attempts. What the hell year are we living in?

I've got a science fantasy short story out in @LightspeedMag! Only 1500 words, so you won't have time to get bored. It'll be available online for free on 4/27. Thank you so so so much @wnwagner and @JohnJosephAdams! Link in 🧵⬇️ #SFF #flashfiction

Transferwise (great & memorable brand) -> Wise (what? why?) HBO Max (great & memorable brand) -> max (what? why?) Why do great & memorable brands keep sabotaging themselves by removing the part of their name that made them memorable?

If you’re autistic and looking for a job, don’t be afraid to apply for roles you like but don’t meet all - or even most - of the requirements for. Job specs are not meant to be taken literally; NT people often apply for and secure jobs meeting only a fraction of the requirements.