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AEBCCurious about AI tools like Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT? This intro session is designed for screen reader users. Learn how to: ✅ Use Copilot and ChatGPT with a screen reader ✅ Summarize inaccessible PDF files ✅ Use conversation mode ✅ And more helpful tips! Watch now on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/xOEPks8F8-g" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/xOEPks8F8-g</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReader</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AItools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AItools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChatGPT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MicrosoftCopilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicrosoftCopilot</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AEBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AEBC</a>

Double TapTech trainers often default to Apple—not because it’s better, but because it’s familiar. That bias creates a legacy hangover, shaping accessibility training and excluding Android without cause. We need to question outdated preferences that still shape modern accessibility choices. Double Tap: Where blind people talk tech! <a href="http://dltap.com/46rVTpe" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://dltap.com/46rVTpe</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/DoubleTap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DoubleTap</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/TechTraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechTraining</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/AppleVsAndroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppleVsAndroid</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/DisabilityTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityTech</a>

Double TapYou wouldn’t lock your door to paying customers—so why make your business inaccessible? From malls to hospitals to airports, blind and low vision people want to shop, travel, and spend just like everyone else. Accessibility isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s revenue. Double Tap: Where blind people talk tech! <a href="http://dltap.com/46rVTpe" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://dltap.com/46rVTpe</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/DoubleTap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DoubleTap</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/InclusionMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InclusionMatters</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/DisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityRights</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/AccessibleDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AccessibleDesign</a>

aaronI woke up to a comment so smug, so perfectly soaked in gatekeeping and faux-righteous posturing, it earned its own blog post. You want freedom? You want GNU/Linux to mean something? Then maybe start by not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves with a smile. This commenter thought they were defending "software freedom." What they were really doing was kicking people out of the room. Dismissing accessibility. Mocking effort. Pretending that cruelty is some kind of rite of passage. They quoted Stallman like it was scripture, ignored real-world experience like it was noise, and wrapped it all in condescension dressed as virtue. I’ve spent over a decade in this ecosystem. Writing patches. Rebuilding broken stacks. Helping blind users boot systems upstream doesn’t even test. I didn’t "just install Arch and whine about the terminal." I lived in it. I survived it. I held it together when maintainers disappeared and no one else gave a damn. But apparently, because I didn’t call it GNU/Linux™ and because I dared to talk about how this OS chews people up and spits them out, I’m lazy. I’m weak. I should "get a dog." So I wrote a response. Line by line. No mercy. No euphemisms. This isn’t just about one comment. This is about every time someone’s been told they don’t belong because they couldn’t learn fast enough, code well enough, or survive long enough. It’s about everyone who was pushed out while the gatekeepers patted themselves on the back for "preserving the spirit of free software." You want a free system? Start by making it livable. Because freedom that demands you crawl bleeding through a broken bootloader isn’t freedom. It’s abandonment dressed in ideology. And if this kind of gatekeeping is your idea of community? You can keep it. <a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/GNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GNU</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Gatekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gatekeeping</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/DisabilityInTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityInTech</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Orca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orca</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReaders</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArchLinux</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BurnItDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BurnItDown</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/blogpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blogpost</a>

Double TapA phone for the blind with ChatGPT built in? The BlindShell Classic 3 might be the sleeper hit of the year. Smart, simple, and it just works. <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/AssistiveTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AssistiveTech</a> 👉 <a href="https://buff.ly/5gYDBHC" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://buff.ly/5gYDBHC</a>

aaronI didn’t plan to write about Wayland yet. But Xorg is dying — not eventually, but now. GNOME’s dropping X11 support. RHEL already removed it. Ubuntu and Fedora are next. And if you rely on accessibility, you don’t get to wait this one out. So here’s Post 4 of I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back. I’m using Wayland now. Primarily. Not because I love it. Because the fallback is disappearing, and I want to be there helping fix what comes next. GNOME with Orca actually works. KDE and COSMIC are making progress. I’ve talked to the people involved. They care. But a lot is broken. MATE — the desktop most blind users preferred — isn’t on Wayland. ocrdesktop doesn’t work. xdotool is gone. wlroots compositors still don’t reliably support Orca’s keybindings, especially on laptops. This isn’t GNOME’s fault. They’re the only reason accessibility on Wayland works at all. But the old excuses are gone. “Just use Xorg” isn’t going to be an option much longer. So yeah. I’m a Wayland shill now. Because I’m using it. Because I have to. And I want to make sure we’re not excluded from what comes next. <a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-4-wayland-is-growing-up-and-now-we-dont-have-a-choice/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-4-wayland-is-growing-up-and-now-we-dont-have-a-choice/</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Wayland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wayland</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Orca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orca</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GNOME</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KDE</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/COSMIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#COSMIC</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/xorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#xorg</a>

Lanie Molinar CarmeloHoping those familiar with <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/LaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaTeX</a> can give me some advice here. I've started using it to create my assignments for school. I'm not writing technical papers yet, but I find using LaTeX with <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Zotero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zotero</a> in <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/VSCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VSCode</a> more <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessible</a> with a <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReader</a> than most other setups I've tried. Since my discussion posts have to follow <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/APA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APA</a> style, I’m using LaTeX for those as well as full papers. That part is going well—but I’m running into trouble when I need to actually post what I’ve written. My school uses Brightspace, which allows discussion posts in either rich text or <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/HTML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HTML</a>. I have <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Pandoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pandoc</a> installed, so I tried converting my LaTeX source to HTML and pasting the code. But Pandoc didn’t include my references section in the output. I also tried copying from the PDF, but that stripped all formatting. Does anyone know how I can get a clean HTML version of my work—with references included—that I can paste into Brightspace? Here’s the command I’ve been using: pandoc main.tex \ --bibliography=references. Bib \ --csl=apa.csl \ --standalone \ -o main.html It creates the HTML file, but the references section is missing. Any tips? <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AssistiveTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AssistiveTech</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Pandoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pandoc</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/APAstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APAstyle</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Brightspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Brightspace</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/EdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdTech</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AcademicWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicWriting</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/InclusiveTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InclusiveTech</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/CitationTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CitationTools</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/WritingWorkflow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingWorkflow</a>

Harmony SeekerI'm looking for a markdown editor for Windows that’s accessible with JAWS. I currently use iA Writer but not sure how well it works with a screen reader. I also need the ability to export to Word. Any recommendations? Thanks. <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/JAWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JAWS</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Markdown</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/WindowsApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WindowsApps</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReader</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/WordExport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordExport</a>

aaronI’ve published Part 3 of “I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back.”This one’s about the so-called universal interface: the console. The raw, non-GUI, text-mode TTY. The place where sighted Linux users fall back when the desktop breaks, and where blind users are supposed to do the same. Except — we can’t. Not reliably. Not safely. Not without building the entire stack ourselves.This post covers Speakup, BRLTTY, Fenrir, and the audio subsystem hell that makes screen reading in the console a game of chance. It dives into why session-locked audio breaks espeakup, why BRLTTY fails silently and eats USB ports, why the console can be a full environment — and why it’s still unusable out of the box. And yes, it calls out the fact that if you’re deafblind, and BRLTTY doesn’t start, you’re just locked out of the machine entirely. No speech. No visuals. Just a dead black box.There are workarounds. Scripts. Hacks. Weird client.conf magic that you run once as root, once as a user, and pray to PipeWire that it sticks. Some of this I learned from a reader of post 1. None of it is documented. None of it is standard. And none of it should be required.This is a long one. Technical, and very real. Because the console should be the one place Linux accessibility never breaks. And it’s the one place that’s been left to rot.Link to the post: <a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-3-speakup-brltty-and-the-forgotten-infrastructure-of-console-access/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-3-speakup-brltty-and-the-forgotten-infrastructure-of-console-access/</a><a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BRLTTY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BRLTTY</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Speakup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Speakup</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Fenrir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fenrir</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/TTY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TTY</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/PipeWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PipeWire</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReader</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/DisabilityTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityTech</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/ConsoleComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConsoleComputing</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/LinuxAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxAccessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a>

aaronJust published a blog post tearing into hCaptcha’s so-called “accessibility” mode.It’s not accessibility. It’s a cookie. And to get that cookie, you now have to submit your email and send a code via SMS to an U.S. phone number. It fails silently. It doesn’t confirm anything. You click “Confirm Code” and get “An error has occurred.” No cookie. No fallback. No support. And if you somehow get it? It’s a third-party cookie your browser probably blocks, and it expires. Then you get to do it all again.Meanwhile, hCaptcha’s text-based challenge — the only mode that might actually work with a screen reader — isn’t tied to the cookie at all. It only shows up if the website owner specifically enables it. Most don’t. So even if you’re blind, even if you’re using assistive tech, you get the same unusable image grid as everyone else.This isn’t accessibility. It’s exclusion wrapped in PR.The blog post breaks it all down: how the cookie flow works (or doesn’t), why the system is broken by design, how developers got misled, and what real alternatives look like. If you care about accessible design or just want to understand how bad this gets, read it.Link: <a href="https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/hellcaptcha-accessibility-theater-at-its-worst/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/hellcaptcha-accessibility-theater-at-its-worst/</a><a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a11y</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/hCaptcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hCaptcha</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/HellCaptcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HellCaptcha</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UX</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebDev</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReaders</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disability</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/TechRant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechRant</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/DevTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DevTools</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ableism</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inclusion</a>

Lanie Molinar Carmelo🎓 Returning <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blind</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/CS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CS</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Student</a> – Seeking Advice on LaTeX & <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessible</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Math</a> ToolsHi everyone! I’m a blind student returning to college to pursue a B.S. in Computer Science through Colorado Christian University Online. This is my third attempt at college due to chronic illness, but I’m excited to be back and determined to make it work.I’m looking for advice on two fronts: 📝 1. LaTeX on <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows</a>I’ve recently started learning LaTeX and find it a more accessible way to write papers—especially when paired with Zotero for citations. My main machine is a Windows 11 Pro mini PC, and I also have a Raspberry Pi running Arch Linux ARM.So far, I’ve tried:<ul><li>Overleaf – nice interface, but the PDF viewer isn’t very screen reader-friendly and the editor has some issues too (JAWS/NVDA repeat lines).</li><li>VS Code with LaTeX Workshop – most accessible option I've tried</li><li>TeXnicCenter – only briefly.</li></ul>👉 Question: What LaTeX editors or workflows do you use on <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows</a>, and how accessible have you found them? ➗ 2. Relearning College-Level MathI’ll be starting with calculus early next year. It’s been a long time since high school, and chronic illness has affected my memory and cognition. I used to use a Perkins Brailler for math, but arthritis/lupus (still being diagnosed) makes that painful now.👉 Question: Can anyone recommend accessible resources for relearning math—especially for someone doing everything online?Any tips for doing math, science, or programming fully online as a blind student would be incredibly appreciated. Thanks in advance! I’m happy to share what I learn along the way. Feel free to boost or tag others who might have insights.<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/LaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaTeX</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#STEM</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/DisabilityInSTEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityInSTEM</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/MathAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathAccessibility</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/JAWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JAWS</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/NVDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NVDA</a> #<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReader</a> Zotero <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ChronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChronicIllness</a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/OnlineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnlineLearning</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastoblind" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mastoblind</a> <a href="https://rblind.com/c/main" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@main</a>

aaronBig thanks to Ada for translating Post 1 of my blog series “I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back” — titled “Built for Control, but Not for People” — into French. They’ll be reading it live on the radio today with Irina!Tune in: <a href="https://p-node.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://p-node.org</a> Time: 12:12–13:30 CESTI’m deeply honored this piece resonated enough to be shared like this. Post 2 and the first interlude are already out — more posts to follow.Boosts appreciated!<a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BlogSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlogSeries</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/PNode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PNode</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Radio</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/TechRant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechRant</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Translation</a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Fran%C3%A7ais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Français</a>

Innosearch AIOnline shopping can be tough when you're blind—but Innosearch is changing that! On the latest Sightless Dungeon, Brandon ThatBlindGuy talks with Patrick about AI-powered shopping help, accessible checkout, grocery delivery, flight booking, Shop by Phone, and community game nights. 🎧Listen now: <a href="https://youtu.be/-o9BVTekRUY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/-o9BVTekRUY</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/A11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A11y</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlindCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VisuallyImpaired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisuallyImpaired</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIForAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIForAccessibility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AccessibleShopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AccessibleShopping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AccessibleTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AccessibleTravel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innosearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innosearch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blindpodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blindpodcast</a>

Taylor Arndt<a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/InclusiveTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InclusiveTech</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/BlindDevelopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindDevelopers</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/VSCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VSCode</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Markdown</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/DevTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DevTools</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/TechForGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechForGood</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/Donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Donate</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/SupportBITS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportBITS</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/Techopolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Techopolis</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/A11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A11y</a> (4/4)

Taylor ArndtLearn how to use the macOS Terminal with VoiceOver in our free, interactive course! Starting 2 weeks from tomorrow!!! 🔹 Master terminal navigation 🔹 Use your Mac with just text 🔹 Improve command-line accessibility skills 💡 This course is FREE while it's running! After completion, it will become a paid course. 📅 Sign up now: <a href="https://www.techopolis.courses/courses/mac-terminal-accessibility" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techopolis.courses/courses/mac-terminal-accessibility</a> Don't miss out on this opportunity! <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/FreeCourse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeCourse</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/VoiceOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VoiceOver</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacOS</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/Terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Terminal</a> <a href="https://techopolis.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a>

Double Tap📱 The BlindShell Classic III is here, and it’s leveraging ChatGPT for smarter accessibility! But is it the future of tech for the visually impaired—or just another gadget? Find out more: <a href="https://bit.ly/40gr6Z6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/40gr6Z6</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/AccessibilityInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AccessibilityInnovation</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/TechForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechForAll</a>

Lanie CarmeloHi everyone! How are you all doing tonight? I just had a frustrating experience trying to set up a free <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/domain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#domain</a> or <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/subdomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#subdomain</a> for my <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosted</a> services. Unfortunately, I can't use my laniecarmelo.tech domain because its current configuration doesn't allow me to add subdomains. I discovered EU.org, which offers free domains, and decided to give it a try. However, they require you to have authoritative <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNS</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/nameservers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nameservers</a> before requesting a domain. I tried using <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cloudflare</a>, but it wasn't authoritative. Then I looked into Hostry.com, Hurricane Electric DNS, and FreeDNS. Hostry requires you to add DNS records for your domain before using their service—but how can I do that when my domain doesn’t exist yet? 🤦‍♀️ As for FreeDNS and Hurricane Electric, both have inaccessible <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/CAPTCHAs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CAPTCHAs</a> on their registration forms with no audio alternatives! 😡 At this point, I'm so frustrated that I've decided to take a break from figuring this out. If anyone has tips for setting up a free domain or knows of accessible DNS services, I’d really appreciate your advice! 🙏 <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/TechFrustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechFrustration</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/WebHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebHosting</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blind</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DisabilityInTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityInTech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHosting</a> <a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/selfhost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@selfhost</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/selfhosting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@selfhosting</a> <a href="https://lemmy.world/c/selfhosted" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@selfhosted</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastoblind" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mastoblind</a> <a href="https://rblind.com/c/main" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@main</a>

Double Tap“Why not a National Technology Center for the blind? A space to learn, explore, and make tech truly accessible. It’s time organizations invest in something that truly benefits us. Shocking idea, right?" 🤷‍♂️💡 <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/InclusionMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InclusionMatters</a> <a href="https://doubletap.start.page/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doubletap.start.page/</a>

Lanie CarmeloI’ve got to say, I’m really impressed with <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> so far! 🦊💻 I’ve been using it for the last few hours, and it’s been running like a dream. Right now, I’ve got 7 tabs open (and at times even more), yet there’s been no slowness or performance issues whatsoever. It’s shaping up to be an excellent browsing experience—smooth, fast, and reliable!<a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/WebBrowsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebBrowsers</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DisabilityTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabilityTech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/FirefoxBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirefoxBrowser</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/InclusiveTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InclusiveTech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DigitalAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalAccessibility</a>

Lanie CarmeloLooking to switch from <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/MicrosoftEdge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicrosoftEdge</a> to <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> as my main browser! Fellow <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> users, especially in the <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlindTech</a> community - what are your must-have extensions and about:config tweaks for optimal performance?I'm particularly interested in solutions for: • Managing multiple tabs efficiently • Keeping browser speed up while running <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/WebGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebGames</a> • <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> features and extensionsPrevious Firefox versions got sluggish for me, but I'm ready to give it another try! Share your tips!<a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blind</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/AssistiveTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AssistiveTechnology</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenReader</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/BrowserExtensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrowserExtensions</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/WebAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebAccessibility</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DisabledTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DisabledTech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastoblind" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mastoblind</a> <a href="https://rblind.com/c/main" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@main</a>

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