Rolling out to #Pachli Current now:

- Long-press links, hashtags, and mentions to open the "share sheet"
- Better UI when writing media captions
- #Accessibility fixes:
. "Open boost author" works as intended
. Include a "Copy" button for links/hashtags/mentions in dialogs
. Show links/hashtags/mentions options in notifications
. Use checkboxes when managing list membership

Most of these were from user feedback. Thanks to everyone who took the time to provide it.

#w3cTPAC
Several @w3c groups have created videos showcasing work updates and demos.

Check out what's happening in the WebDX, WoT and #Solid #CommunityGroups, as well as in the #Accessibility Guidelines and #CSS #WorkingGroups!

▶️ w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/group-upda…

CG #CommunityGroup
WG #WorkingGroup

If you don't use accessibility actions in #Pachli you can stop reading now.

I've just noticed that if you use #accessibility actions on a post and bring up a list of either the mentions or hashtags in a post they're missing the leading "@" or "#" respectively.

That feels like a bug -- if you're going to copy the mention or hashtag you probably want the leading "@" or "#" to be included.

Is that right?

#w3cTPAC
A fews weeks ago, @seth, W3C's President and CEO, provided updates from @tag chairs and @w3c team leads on key technical topics for the consortium, including #EthicalWeb principles, #security, #privacy, #accessibility, #identity, #internationalization, and advanced #APIs.

🎬 Watch the video: youtu.be/zR9CQIKT68w

thank you for the kind words! We're still working on reproducing some of the issues you described.

The sad fact about #accessibility is that you cannot rely on "someone will fix it". It just needs to be done right from the start, and we'll try to catch up with the legacy we have.

~f

We're also delighted to share that @tink will be speaking at the #w3cTPAC event W3C @ 30 celebrating 30 years of the World Wide Web Consortium!

Join the live stream at 6.10 PM PT time on Wednesday 25th September to hear a host of talks on the theme "Today is better than yesterday, tomorrow will be better than today".

w3.org/2024/09/TPAC/w3c-30.htm…

#Accessibility #AccessibilityConference

It's important to add ALT text to images in social media posts, otherwise you're excluding 1 in 5 people from your messages. It's super important in election time for politician's to add ALT text to social media, and it's so easy.

Read our blog post: studio24.net/blog/please-use-a… or see RNIB's guide on accessible social media: rnib.org.uk/living-with-sight-…

#UKElection #Politics #accessibility #SocialMedia

A plea to politicians: please use alt text - Studio 24

Adding alt text to images is important for accessibility. We look at three social media posts from politicians and suggest alt text for them.

^{studio24 (Studio 24)}

The Call For Presentations for @inclusivedesign24 closes on 7 June.

If you have something to say about #accessibility and/or #InclusiveDesign, this is the conference for you:
inclusivedesign24.org
#id24 is on 12 September 2024

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

^{Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)}

Last month, at the @w3c member meeting in #Hiroshima 🇯🇵, Kevin White (W3C Accessibility Technical Lead) highlighted a number of achievements from last year and outlined some of the @wai team goals for 2024/5, incl. the update of the free Web #accessibility @w3cx course - edx.org/learn/web-accessibilit…

🎬 Watch the video: youtu.be/9sLv6IM4tE4

Happy 25 years of WCAG!

On this day in 1999, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 were published. WCAG 2.2 is still one of the most important standards on the web, ensuring a base level of access for everyone.

1.0 – May 5, 1999 w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
2.0 – Dec 11, 2008 w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
2.1 – Jun 5, 2018 w3.org/TR/WCAG21/
2.2 – Oct 5, 2023 w3.org/TR/WCAG22/

#wcag #a11y #accessibility

Page 319.

I am angered the #Overlay Community Group has its propaganda referenced in this document. And a bit angry at @w3c for allowing the CG to leverage the W3C brand

“[369] See W3C, Overlay Capabilities Inventory: Draft Community Group Report (Feb. 12, 2024), a11yedge.github.io/capabilitie… [perma.cc/2762-VJEV]; see also W3C, Draft Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List, w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/ [perma.cc/Q4ME-Q3VW] (last visited Feb. 12, 2024).”

#accessibility #a11y

Last night I updated my post “ADA Web Site Compliance Still Not a Thing”:
adrianroselli.com/2022/03/ada-…

Links to the DoJ release about making ADA apply to state & local government sites:
justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-dep…

Fact sheet:
ada.gov/notices/2024/03/08/web…

#accessibility #a11y

ADA Web Site Compliance Still Not a Thing

Photo courtesy Steve Faulkner, taken outside the CSUNATC 2022 venue after we had chicken and rice, free from the food desert of the venue.

^{Adrian Roselli}

Here are some recommended accessibility guides about using Mastodon from a blind perspective:

Mastodon for writers/readers by @weirdwriter - robertkingett.com/posts/5619

Living Blindfully Episode 227 by @JonathanMosen - livingblindfully.com/episode-2… (audio version) and livingblindfully.com/lb0227tra… (text version)

Guide to Mastodon for screen reader users by @changeling - starshipchangeling.net/mastodo…

#Accessibility #Mastodon #Fediverse #Blindness #Blind

Episode 227:A tutorial on Mona for Mastodon, the most powerful, accessible way to do Mastodon on your iPhone, iPad and Mac

This special episode is devoted to Mona, a Mastodon app for iOS, iPadOS and MacOS. It has exceptional VoiceOver accessibility, and during its development, the developer has consulted extensively with the blind community.

^{Living Blindfully}

🔗 “The Business Case for Digital Accessibility”

#accessibility

⚓️ nicolas-hoizey.com/links/2024/…