#Accessibility Features

[basil-thoth]

THE TRANSCRIPTION PAGE IS NOW LIVE!!!

Welcome to basil-thoth, where I volunteer my time to transcribe Webcomics and Comic AUs of the fandoms I like!

My first upcoming project will be Handplates AU by @zarla-s who has indeed given me permission to transcribe her AU!

It's a 240-page comic and WILL take some time to complete, so please be patient with me!

I want to make it to where webcomics are easily accessible for those who need screenreaders.

I plan on commissioning a theme artist to help revamp this blog, but in the meantime I feel basic is best.

[pixelmaniacsindie]

How our next game, ChromaGun 2, remains accessible with its color-based mechanics!

ChromaGun 2 is our next release - it's a first-person puzzle shooter, with mechanics based on a gun that shoots paint!

Essentially, you use the ChromaGun to color walls and littler worker droids in order to activate triggers and open doors. Droids are attracted to walls of the same color. And eventually, the player will need to mix primary colors to properly solve the puzzles. It sounds simple, but begins to increase in difficulty as new mechanics are introduced.

Here's the issue. If you have any form of color-blindness. This becomes noticeably more difficult and far less enjoyable.

It doesn't matter what form of color blindness you have. They all affect the core of the game, which makes using a filter or color-correction impractical; in order to compensate all forms of color-blindness, we'll need a different solution.

[Quick overview of forms of color-blindness by the NIH]

So how did we solve this?

Simple! We used shapes!

Huh? Shapes?

Yeah, shapes!

We assign each primary color an easily distinguishable symbol.

Triangle for yellow, straight line for red, and circle for blue! It is imperative that they're easily distinguishable. Both because it needs to be easy to tell the colors apart, and because they need to still be distinguishable when they mix together.

How does color mixing function?

See the gif above - when primaries are mixed, the shapes are combined together to create their own distinct symbols, allowing the user to put together the combination without needing the extra context of color.

Where do they appear?

Firstly, in the bottom-right corner of the screen, right next to the ChromaGun. This indicates what color is currently "equipped."

Secondly, they appear layered over colored WorkerDroids.

Thirdly, they appear dead-center on the surface of paintable walls.

Lastly, they appear on tertiary puzzle objects like boxes, vents, and other colorables! (see barrel above, for example)

Where can this be activated?

Currently, it can be toggled in the settings in the gameplay section of the main menu!

Does.. it work?

It has in fact been tested, and was successful in the titles predecessor, ChromaGun.

During my time at the Berlin Games Ground, I left the color blind mode active after a user mentioned they had difficulty seeing the colors. I thought ah, perfect! I can see our games feature in action. And.. it worked well! They immediately said everything made so much more sense, and in regards to the symbols, said that they appreciate that we used them rather than a filter.

Also, many non-colorblind players thought they were just a natural part of the game, as I left them on. So they're both functional, subtle, and visually pleasing.

In conclusion...

Accessibility is a core part of modern game design, and the inclusion of these features is imperative to the enjoyment of a game, especially when core mechanics are involved.

We don't want to exclude anyone from playing our game! Thanks for reading, and I hope you found this log interesting, and maybe even useful (especially if you're a fellow indie dev ;) )!

Iffff u wanna test it out, check out our steam page! We're currently preparing to do playtests! If your interested, let me know! (Email or dm!)

-Dean the INTERN

[disease]

after reviewing the new features included in iOS 18 (Beta)….. ???

[tundrakatiebean]

If anybody else wants to help me try to make it clear to the company running the Nintendo switch port that the accessibility feature needs to be fixed I’d appreciate it!

Here’s a link to my tweet (since tumblr doesn’t embed them properly anymore) and the link to the bug report form

[ripfunkyboy]

So, I am getting more into the habit of making sure I am adding alt text for pictures, captions for videos, etc and I think I'm doing ok so far but I'd like to ask people who use these features whether out of preference or necessity, what are common things people do that make their alt text or captions useless, annoying or just not as good as they could be?

For example I hate when subtitles/captions write "Speaks Spanish" instead of like "Hola, ¿cómo estás?"

tl;dr what makes good captions/alt-text good and what makes bad ones bad in your opinion?

[buindia]

Explore how Apple accessibility features empower inclusivity and transform lives. Explore VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and more.

[audhdnight]

“Well why don’t I get a life jacket, if he can have one? Yes I know that I know how to swim and he doesn’t, and I’m standing with my feet touching the bottom right now while he’s in the deep end. But just look at him, he’s swimming fine now with that life jacket, so I’m pretty sure he’d be fine without it too. What? No, of course I wouldn’t use it if you gave it to me. Why would I need it? I’m just saying, it’s completely unfair that that guy gets a life jacket and I don’t.”

This is what you sound like, when you act like disability accommodations are unfair. When you say that everyone should have them. You don’t fucking need them, they’re not for you, PLEASE for the love of god get over yourself.

[fogaminghub]

🌟 The Siren Isle Update is here, bringing a wave of excitement! 🌊 Join the goblin, earthen, and Arathi teams as you explore this mysterious island filled with new quests, items, and character enhancements. Discover everything you need to know with our detailed guide! Are you ready for the adventure?

[adasitecompliance]

Inclusive Digital Experience

ADA Site Compliance creates an inclusive digital experience for schools, ensuring all students can engage with educational content regardless of their abilities!

[lemony-ink]

the amount of times that people who "care about accessibility" have switched up on me for asking them to not use typing quirks and fonts in a public server because it breaks our and others screenreaders...

able bodied people, ask yourselves this:

is your disability allyship conditional, or convenient?

will you be willing to not use fancy fonts or symbols if someone with a screenreader asks you not to online?

will you judge someone with an autoimmune disorder for having skin infections you deem gross or unsanitary?

when a deaf person speaks differently than a hearing person, will you still take them seriously?

when a nonverbal person needs an AAC or text to speech device, will you still include them in your conversations?

when your mobility aid using friend needs help in an inaccessible area, will you wait up for them, or help them if they ask?

when someone with tourette's is having trouble getting their point across because of tics, will you be patient and listen?

when someone with a stutter is having a conversation with you, will you take them seriously?

will you listen when someone with an invisible disability needs the big stall, or the accessible seat on a bus?

When your colleague or classmate with POTS needs to snack on salty foods, will you find them annoying?

when a person with hyper-mobility stretches and their arms bend out, will you stare?

[thememakker]

Mplify - Versatile Bootstrap 4 Admin Template by Thememakker

Mplify Admin makes the development process easy and fast for you and aims to help you implement your idea in real time.

Product Highlights

Mplify is a fully professional, responsive, modern, multi-purpose, and feature-rich admin template. It can be used to create various websites, admin templates, admin dashboards, backend websites, CMS, CRM, blogs, business websites, timelines, and portfolios. This versatility makes it an ideal choice for developers looking to build functional and aesthetically pleasing web applications efficiently.

Key Features

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jQuery 3.3.1: Offers extensive plugins and support.

Built-in SCSS: Provides more flexibility and control over styles.

Light & Dark Full Support: Allows users to switch between light and dark themes.

RTL Full Support: Right-to-left language support for global accessibility.

W3C Validate Code: Ensures high coding standards and practices.

Mobile and Tablet Friendly: Responsive design for all devices.

Treeview: For hierarchical data display.

Drag & Drop Upload: Simplifies file uploading processes.

Image Cropping: Integrated tools for editing images.

Summernote: Rich text editor integration.

Markdown: Support for markdown formatting.

Beautiful Inbox Interface: User-friendly email management.

User-Friendly Chat App: Built-in chat application.

Scrum & Kanban Taskboard: Task management tools.

Add Events to Your Calendar: Event management capabilities.

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Technical Specifications

Bootstrap 4.3.1

Bootstrap 4.3.1 is a powerful front-end framework for faster and easier web development. It includes HTML and CSS-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, tables, navigation, modals, image carousels, and many other interface components, as well as optional JavaScript plugins. Mplify leverages Bootstrap 4.3.1 to ensure a consistent and responsive design across all devices.

jQuery 3.3.1

jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. It makes things like HTML document traversal and manipulation, event handling, and animation much simpler with an easy-to-use custom API integration that works across a multitude of browsers. Mplify includes jQuery 3.3.1 to provide enhanced functionality and interactivity to your applications.

Built-in SCSS

SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that is interpreted or compiled into CSS. It allows you to use variables, nested rules, mixins, inline imports, and more, all with a fully CSS-compatible syntax. With SCSS, Mplify offers a more powerful and flexible way to manage styles.

Light & Dark Full Support

Mplify comes with built-in support for light and dark themes, allowing users to switch between these modes based on their preferences. This feature enhances user experience and accessibility, especially in different lighting conditions.

RTL Full Support

For developers targeting global audiences, Mplify provides full right-to-left (RTL) language support. This feature ensures that languages like Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian are properly displayed, making the template versatile and inclusive.

W3C Validate Code

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) sets the standards for web development. Mplify adheres to W3C's coding standards, ensuring that the template is built with clean, valid code, which improves browser compatibility, SEO, and overall performance.

Mobile and Tablet Friendly

In today's mobile-first world, having a responsive design is crucial. Mplify is designed to be fully responsive, ensuring that your mobile application looks great and functions seamlessly on all devices, including desktops, tablets, and smartphones.

Applications

Mplify’s versatile design and feature set make it suitable for a wide range of applications across various industries. Here are some key applications:

Admin Dashboards

Mplify provides a robust framework for building admin dashboards. With its extensive set of UI components, charts, forms, and tables, you can create comprehensive dashboards that provide valuable insights and data visualization.

CMS (Content Management Systems)

With features like blogging, file management, and user profile management, Mplify can be used to build powerful CMS platforms. Its clean widgets and beautiful interface ensure that the content management experience is both efficient and enjoyable.

CRM (Customer Relationship Management)

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Business Websites

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Blogging Platforms

With integrated tools like Summernote for rich text editing and Markdown support, Mplify is ideal for creating blogging platforms. The beautiful inbox interface and testimonial features enhance the blogging experience, making it easy to manage and publish content.

Benefits

Easy and Fast Development

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Professional and Modern Design

Mplify offers a clean, modern design that is both professional and user-friendly. The template includes a variety of customizable widgets and components that adhere to the latest design standards, ensuring your application looks polished and up-to-date.

Comprehensive Feature Set

From task management tools like Scrum and Kanban boards to extensive form functionalities, Mplify provides a wide range of features that cater to various needs. This comprehensive feature set makes it a versatile solution for different types of projects.

Responsive and Mobile-Friendly

With Mplify, you can ensure that your application is accessible on all devices. Its responsive design adapts to different screen sizes, providing a seamless user experience on desktops, tablets, and smartphones.

Global Accessibility

Mplify’s RTL support and multi-language capabilities make it suitable for global applications. This feature ensures that your application can cater to users from different regions, enhancing its reach and usability.

Regular Updates and Support

When you purchase a license for Mplify, you receive all future updates for free. This ensures that your application remains up-to-date with the latest features and improvements. Additionally, Mplify provides excellent customer support to assist with any issues or queries.

Challenges and Limitations

Learning Curve

While Mplify is designed to be user-friendly, there may be a learning curve for beginners who are not familiar with Bootstrap or jQuery. However, comprehensive documentation and community support can help mitigate this challenge.

Customization

Although Mplify offers a wide range of customization options, extensive customization may require advanced knowledge of SCSS and JavaScript. This could be a limitation for developers who are not well-versed in these technologies.

Performance

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Latest Innovations

Enhanced UI Components

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Advanced-Data Visualization

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Integration with New Technologies

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Future Prospects

AI and Machine Learning Integration

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Expanded Plugin Support

As the web development landscape evolves, Mplify is likely to expand its plugin support. This will provide developers with more options for extending the functionality of their applications.

Improved Accessibility Features

Mplify is expected to continue enhancing its accessibility features. This includes better support for assistive technologies and compliance with accessibility standards, ensuring that applications built with Mplify are inclusive for all users.

Comparative Analysis

Versus Other Bootstrap Templates

When compared to other Bootstrap templates, Mplify stands out due to its comprehensive feature set, modern design, and extensive customization options. While other templates may offer similar components, Mplify's unique features like RTL support and advanced task management tools give it an edge.

Versus Custom Development

Opting for a pre-built template like Mplify can significantly reduce development time and costs compared to custom web development. While custom development offers more flexibility, Mplify provides a robust foundation that can be easily customized to meet specific needs.

User Guides and Tutorials

Getting Started with Mplify

Installation: Download and install Mplify from the official website or marketplace.

Configuration: Configure the template settings according to your project requirements.

Customization: Use the built-in SCSS files to customize the styles and appearance.

Integration: Integrate Mplify with your backend systems and databases.

Deployment: Deploy your application on your preferred hosting platform.

Advanced Customization Techniques

SCSS Variables: Use SCSS variables to easily change colors, fonts, and other styles.

JavaScript Customization: Extend the functionality by adding custom JavaScript code.

Component Modification: Modify existing components or create new ones to meet specific needs.

Performance Optimization: Optimize the performance by minifying CSS and JavaScript files, and selectively loading components.

Conclusion

Mplify is a powerful, versatile, and user-friendly Bootstrap 4 admin dashboard template. It offers a wide range of features and customization options, making it suitable for various applications, from admin dashboards to business websites. With its modern design, responsive layout, and extensive documentation, Mplify simplifies the development process, allowing developers to implement their ideas in real time efficiently.

Whether you are building a CMS, CRM, or a personal blog, Mplify provides the tools and flexibility needed to create a professional and functional web application. Its ongoing updates and support ensure that your projects remain current and compatible with the latest web technologies.

[vorbisx]

Replacing physical buttons and controls with touchscreens also means removing accessibility features. Physical buttons can be textured or have Braille and can be located by touch and don't need to be pressed with a bare finger. Touchscreens usually require precise taps and hand-eye coordination for the same task.

Many point-of-sale machines now are essentially just a smartphone with a card reader attached and the interface. The control layout can change at a moment's notice and there are no physical boundaries between buttons. With a keypad-style machine, the buttons are always in the same place and can be located by touch, especially since the middle button has a raised ridge on it.

Buttons can also be located by touch without activating them, which enables a "locate then press" style of interaction which is not possible on touchscreens, where even light touches will register as presses and the buttons must be located visually rather than by touch.

When elevator or door controls are replaced by touch screens, will existing accessibility features be preserved, or will some people no longer be able to use those controls?

Who is allowed to control the physical world, and who is making that decision?

[virtualrealitynewstoday]

Apple Vision Pro 引入全面無障礙功能，讓每個人都能更輕鬆地溝通和互動

Apple 最近宣布了一系列令人期待的無障礙功能更新，將在其全新的 visionOS 系統中推出。這些功能主要設計用來幫助聽力障礙者更好地參與到日常對話和應用程序中的音頻內容。Apple Vision Pro，作為公司的旗艦產品，將在無障礙設計方面邁出重要一步。 visionOS 將提供全系統的即時字幕功能，這意味著無論是在實時對話還是應用程序的音頻播放中，聽障或重聽的用戶都能跟隨對話。特別是在 FaceTime 上，即時字幕功能將使更多用戶能夠利用其 Persona 輕鬆享受連接和協作的獨特體驗。此外，Apple Vision Pro 將支持在 Apple Immersive Video 中通過窗口欄移動字幕，並支持更多為 iPhone 設計的助聽設備和人工耳蝸。 對於視力障礙用戶，visionOS…

[acutemushroom]

People use that feature to rickroll? *looses a bit more faith into humanity*

PSA

The alt text feature exists for you to write descriptions of a photo for blind and otherwise visually disabled people. It is not there as a super secret hilarious place to hide memes or troll your audience. Alt text is an accessibility feature that enables disabled people to gain access to images and screenshots, and using it as a weird hidden way to Rick roll people is not funny. It misleads people who can’t see the actual image and makes it impossible for us to know what the image actually is. Please research what the purpose of alt text actually is before using it for shit it isn’t there for.

Signed,

A Very Irritated Blind Person

[surinnit]

Family activities (appropriate for all ages)

(ft @inkscapepony-art's oc)