When considering what keyboard shortcuts to support in your application, don’t stress about JAWS/NVDA. They have pass-through commands (a key combo that tells the SR to ignore the next key/combo).• NVDA + F2• JAWS + 3• Narrator + 3Stress about other languages instead.#a11y #i18n

@327ppm Good to know! @agitatra

Linux desktop voice control has a gap. Talon costs money. Other tools are X11-only or cloud-dependent.So I built EasySpeak.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5m2Zo1oIEhttps://github.com/ctsdownloads/easyspeak/tree/dev?tab=readme-ov-file#easyspeak- Free and open source (GPL-3.0)- Fully local — no cloud, no accounts- Wayland-native- "Hey Jarvis, open downloads"Built for RSI, accessibility, or anyone who wants to talk to their computer.#Linux #OpenSource #Accessibility #VoiceControl #GNOME #Wayland #a11y

Our company X account was suspended without explanation today. We filed an appeal but I am not holding my breath. Debating if we should create an account for the company here. Do #WordPress and #a11y folks follow companies and is maintaining a company Mastodon account worth it?

The State of Modern AI Text To Speech Systems for Screen Reader Users: The past year has seen an explosion in new text to speech engines based on neural networks, large language models, and machine learning. But has any of this advancement offered anything to those using screen readers? stuff.interfree.ca/2026/01/05/ai-tts-for-screenreaders.html #ai #tts #llm #accessibility #a11y #screenreaders

Please Fund My Continued Accessibility Work on GNOME!https://tesk.page/2025/12/16/please-fund-my-continued-accessibility-work-on-gnome/#Accessibility #a11y #GNOME #GTK #GTK4