#Screen reader user

[teddybearworld]

Question for people who use screen readers or text to speech/audio

When a post on here has lots of emojis, special fonts/text or lots of keysmashes, what is a way to tag those posts so that you guys don't have to sit there listening to nonsense for a minute straight?

Thanks!

[tcc-mojis]

[ID one: The words "Image desc" (short for image description) in a fiery red. /end ID]

[ID two: The words. "Using screen reader." The dot in the “I ” replaced with a star. The “A” in the word “reader” replaced with a star. In a color gradient fading (top to bottom) from purple to magenta. /end ID]

[ID three: The words. "Using screen reader." The dot in the “I” replaced with a star. In a color gradient fading (top to bottom) from purple to magenta. /end ID]

[thecoffeecrew404]

I want to make a rentry about screenreader accessibility!!

Why do you use a screenreader? Is it due to a disability?

What are common inaccessibility issues you come across?

What information would you like to see in an informational rentry or carrd about screenreaders, plaintext, and image descriptions?

Feel free to link to resources in your reblog for a resource masterlist as well!

Pings: @mightyoctopus @accessibleaesthetics @accessible-tumbling

[ash-the-fluffy-cat]

✨just because it’s aesthetic, doesn’t mean it’s accessible✨

[george-karim]

Screen reader users please give me screen reader recommendations for iPhones and windows computers (not the iPhone built in screen reader please I had a complete meltdown over it changing my phone controls too much but I also don’t know if the control change is avoidable)

It’s a lot easier on me to use one rather than attempting and failing to read something myself over and over again but I’m lost on finding one’s to use

[atley01]

Tips for all of my alternative & Chronically ill/ disabled friends!

A big thing that's helped me feel more comfortable accommodating my disability is finding accessibility tools that reflect my personality / interests.

I should put a disclaimer that making disability "aesthetic" should not be the most important thing about your health! I do this where I can to help me accept my disability.

Here are some alt accessibility tools I've found / made & utilized for myself!

1. If you're prone to nausea:

Anti-nausea meds work, but I also find that peppermints work just as well! I always have mints on me. At home, I've stored them in this coffin container!

I do keep a few of these mints in my bag, as well as ginger hard candies (they taste very strong, but are VERY efficient). I got the peppermints at Dollar tree, and they've genuinely been a life saver.

Alternatively, I've found this adorable ouija board altoids container that has mints in it!

The mints are even fun-shaped! I also saw other horror-movie themed altoid containers in-store as well. Since they're tiny, they dont work well for severe nausea, but they are still helpful!

2. If you struggle with temperature-regulation:

For me, my hands and feet are always FREEZING, but my core will be super warm. What has helped me a lot has been gloves and fuzzy socks!

I have a lot of spooky gloves like this, but I prefer the fingerless ones because I can still use my phone and be warm at the same time! I've also heard my friends who are wheelchair users say gloves can help protect your hands if you use a manual wheelchair. Another added bonus is that certain gloves can help limit mobility for those of you who struggle with hypermobility in your hands.

3. Do you have noise-canceling headphones? Decorate them!

I decorated my N/C headphones in shark stickers because sharks are my special interest!

These are Soundcore Life Q30's. I have gotten compliments on the stickers many times! You could put halloween stickers on yours or decorate your headphones in other ways! I've seen people crochet horns onto the headband portion of their headphones.

4. I would recommend any chronically ill person carry a cup around to stay hydrated:

ESPECIALLY If you need electrolytes. You can either have a drink like propel or powerade in your cup (or any drink of your choice, and you could put electrolyte packets in there).

This specific cup isn't the best at keeping my drink cold, but it holds a decent amount of liquid! And it's spooky. If you're someone who struggles to drink enough water, I've found that getting a fun cup helps me a lot!

5. Make communication bracelets!

If I'm having a difficult time voicing my needs, or I'm in a verbal shutdown, these bracelets can come in handy for me.

I'll either wear them on my wrist when needed or present them to my friends so they can read the bracelet and understand what I need. I keep them on a keychain that way I dont lose them and can transport them easily. An example of some of the phrases I've turned into bracelets is; "No spoons," "spoon debt," "verbal shutdown," and "flashbacks," (for when I'm having a PTSD episode.) You could make a bracelet with the medical condition you have as a DIY medical-alert bracelet. I added tiny spoon charms to some of my bracelets because I thought it was funny.

5. Mobility aids!

Decorate your mobility aids with things like stickers, kandi, lights, etc! Pinterest, instagram, and tiktok have a lot of good ideas. You can easily customize your mobility aids to look spooky or look however you want them to!

6. Bags!

I know that for me, I NEED to carry a bag around whenever I go out because it has important medical items that I need, but it also keeps all my important items like keys, id, ect, in one spot so that I dont forget / lose them. SOME spooky bags are expensive, but you could find a plain black bag at a thrift store or walmart and accessorize it with patches, keychains, and pins! I've seen people paint designs onto their bags before as well.

• You dont have to spend a lot of money on your accessibility tools!

Find ways to DIY them, or get them secondhand! You could even try working with household items you already have! A lot of these items, or items very similar to it, can be found at the dollar tree - even the materials needed to make the beaded bracelets! (Outside of the spoon charms)

Thats all!

If I think of more, you'll see me again! Be spooky, and be kind to yourself!

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[violetheart77]

Name a bad first entrance of his

That’s right, YOU CAN’T

[leeeeeeef]

i guess im just leaving all of my lawyer tweets here too lmao

[quarks-pussy]

[Images description: Twelve pictures of Star Trek actors. The phrase "thank you for being both amazing actors and amazing people" is written across most of the images one word at a time, except for the two images in the middle. The middle images are of William Shatner, reading "not you!" and Robert Beltran, reading "or you for that matter". The actors in the other images are George Takei, René Auberjonois, DeForest Kelley, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew, Patrick Stewart, Siddig El Fadil (aka Alexander Siddig), Nichelle Nichols and Leonard Nimoy. End image description.]

Non exhaustive list of course. Many more such cases, in fact feel free to add

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[im-a-broken-jar]

Everyone deserves access to information. It doesn't matter what kind of information, everyone deserves access to it. Everyone deserves access to information. Screen reader users deserve access to information. Blind and low vision people deserve access to information. Deaf and hard of hearing people deserve access to information. Do we got that? Good, now start adding media descriptions and subtitles to your informative posts.

[desktopdog01]

updated desktop dog reference sheet!!!

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image 1: reference march 2024 ; DESKTOP DOG (logo)

image 2: alternate colors... the possibilities are endless !!! ; DESKTOP DOG (logo) ; when choosing a color scheme, try and keep the following in mind: "how would this look as a toy?" ... although not the most important factor in choosing colors - that factor being just what feels right - it is important in keeping in-line with what DESKTOP DOG represents. most importantly, though, just have fun!!! ; reference march 2024

[deanwax]

guys you can post your writing as images if you want but if you do not also put that same text as alt text for that image, then people who cannot see the image also cannot read your writing.

[probablygayattorneys]

If anyone's curious, I did the Ace Attorney character sorter, and these are my results. You can also see them on the site here.

[findroleplay]

hi can we please make it a rule not to use special font (smallfont, cursive, etc.) for ENTRIRE ad? the one posted earlier is completely unreadable to my screen reader.

Would you mind linking the post or something like that? I don't really remember any post with unusual fonts. If you mean smallfont and cursive bulilt-in on Tumblr, it should be read without issues like other Tumblr fonts, no? It's not a third-party app. Do people using screen readers have this issue or is something up on anon's end?