For those #blind folks into #flight #simulation, you should know that talking Flight Monitor is out of beta and ready for people to buy. It would appear that the PMDG 777 is accessible with the panels and such. I'm watching a stream with the features. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG4MGKYDEnE
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After recovering from medical stuff, I now (this friday) made the call to make sure I was active on the list to get a guide dog.
I was told I was, and was actually, more or less, always mentioned when they had a new dog, to see if I would be a good fit or not.
Finally things seems to be aligned, I have my ducks in a row, and I'm ready for this!!!
(yay combination of being a city dweller and a first time guide dog handler, made it more difficult to find the perfect match, they said).
I hope I get the call soon.
I mean lol, the sleep problems because of nervousness has already started.
Feel free to respond with any thoughts and/or comments.
Donald Trump Tariff response Scorecard.
Trying to Negotiate: Japan, South Korea, UK, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, Colombia, Turkey, Australia
Offered Concessions: Vietnam, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Israel
Retaliated:
China 
, Canada 
Possible Retaliation:
EU 
No Retaliation:
Mexico 
(Source: Fox News/New York Times)
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1. **Trying to Negotiate**: Japan, South Korea, UK, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, Colombia, Turkey, Australia.
2. **Offered Concessions**: Vietnam, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Israel.
3. **Retaliated**: China and Canada (flags shown).
4. **Possible Retaliation**: European Union (EU flag).
5. **No Retaliation**: Mexico (flag shown).
The graphic is attributed to Fox News with a reference to the New York Times for additional data. Flags visually represent the countries/entities in each category.
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The image titled \"Trump Tariff Response\" categorizes countries based on their reactions to tariffs during Donald Trump's presidency. It is divided into five columns:
1. **Trying to Negotiate**: Japan, South Korea, UK, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, Colombia, Turkey, Australia.
2. **Offered Concessions**: Vietnam, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Israel.
3. **Retaliated**: China and Canada (flags shown).
4. **Possible Retaliation**: European Union (EU flag).
5. **No Retaliation**: Mexico (flag shown).
The graphic is attributed to Fox News with a reference to the New York Times for additional data. Flags visually represent the countries/entities in each category.
Citations:
[1] IMG-20250413-WA0001.jpg https://pplx-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1744552513/user_uploads/voPlDkLGtTvWHNP/IMG-20250413-WA0001.jpg")
Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!
Forbes14-Year-Old Boy Invents Digital Braille Reader And Wins $3,500He is in the ninth grade and has a passion for engineering and helping others. He had a goal of creating a digital braille reader for less than $50 and he succeeded.
Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2024/11/30/14-year-old-boy-invents-digital-braille-reader-and-wins-3500/
#access #ACB #accessibility #affordability #blind #braille #BrailleDisplays #children #education #employment #independence #India #learning #NFB #ocr #parent #reading #science #school #students #teachers #technology #work #writing
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2024/11/30/14-year-old-boy-invents-digital-braille-reader-and-wins-3500/
#access #ACB #accessibility #affordability #blind #braille #BrailleDisplays #children #education #employment #independence #India #learning #NFB #ocr #parent #reading #science #school #students #teachers #technology #work #writing
Forbes14-Year-Old Boy Invents Digital Braille Reader And Wins $3,500He is in the ninth grade and has a passion for engineering and helping others. He had a goal of creating a digital braille reader for less than $50 and he succeeded.
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Today on #twitch we look at the #accessibility of a newly released game, going by the rather interesting name of #southOfMidnight. I know very little about this #game other than it supposedly having some #blind specific #accessibility features, so let's see how I as a fully blind #gamer do in playing this narrative bit of folkloristic action. See you in an hour over at https://twitch.tv/zersiax #smallStreamer #goingLive #selfPromo
TwitchZersiax - TwitchFully blind coder, hacker, gamer and overall oddball. I pioneer accessibility efforts in various spaces. Come watch me do so! :)
So #Amazon have outdone themselves again, my 2021 #Kindle Paperwhite SE is unusable with #Voiceview because the TTS is garbled compressed electronic sounding crap apparently due to the 5.18.1 update that I did not even know it was receiving. I have reported it but doubt they'll do shit about it. #Accessibility #Blind #ScreenReader
About to head into #CTEBVI for the first time to help present the Tangible Art & Design Adventures curriculum with CATT-NW! Will lead folks through tactile drawing and art techniques, and explain how #blind kids and adults can go from that up to building their own digital and tactile graphics with SVG coding! Check out the curriculum: https://tada.wssb.wa.gov
tada.wssb.wa.govHome - TADA! - CATT-NWTangible Art & Design Adventures by the Center for Assistive Technology Training Northwest, WSSB
Hey #blind people
I'll be going to #SightCity in #frankfurt on May 21 along with my fellow Be My Eyes engineers.
More BME people will be there all week, but the engineering team will join the party on the 21th.
Come say hi, bitch at us because we don't have x feature (ok you can but please be nice about it), and have a good time with us all (I know I will).
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#Accessibility is a virtue on Mastodon. There are quite a few #blind or visually impaired people who use this medium with their screen readers for precisely this reason. There are also quite a few users who neither favor nor boost posts with media without #alttext text.
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Oh and don't get me started on just how difficult it is to use the mac #Terminal, now you wouldn't use this to actually #code with, but sometimes its useful to know how to use... if you could easily navigate the damned thing, but no, Apple just has to make it the most terrible experience ever. I don't know how sighted people do it, because as a #blind person, I hate every second of it, and I really only use it to play muds via #tintin++ if I have no other options.
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https://toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2025/04102025/
The Week's News in Access Technology
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #deafblind #toptechtidbits
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I no longer use Skype, but while browsing through all the apps on my computer, I saw it, I saw this forgotten app, and it brought back some nice memories, and nice conversations I had there, with nice people whom I still talk to, this app helped me to stay in touch with the ones I truly cared about, when I was far away from them, old good times :-) now there are better tools for communication, and I guess if I ever want to use Microsoft messaging app I will have to use Teams, and Teams is something I hate, so I think I will stick to Google Chat and Meet, better sound quality, and the interface is not so irritating. But who knows, maybe my curiosity will be strong enough to try Teams again, connected to my private account, but if the interface is so horrible as it was before, then I don’t feel encouraged to do this. #Technology #Computers #Communication #Blind.
In case you missed this from a month ago, Lisa Salinger compared the BT Speak from Blazie Technologies @BlazieTech and the Orbit Speak on Tek Talk.
https://accessibleworld.org/podcast/tek-talk-welcomes-lisa-salinger-to-compare-and-contrast-the-orbit-speak-and-the-bt-speak-two-small-audio-based-notetakers-with-braille-input-03-03-2025/
#BTSpeak #blind #accessibility
accessibleworld.orgTek Talk welcomes Lisa Salinger to compare and contrast the Orbit Speak and the BT Speak, two small audio-based notetakers with braille input. 03/03/2025 – Accessible World
For those who use bard and receive the machine and cartrages. How long have you found it takes to actually get the stuff through the post? I was told that they'd start mailing me stuff today, how long should I expect to get the stuff? #Blind
Holy crap y'all, Quickemu is amazing! I got Windows 10, (English United States cause English International only allowed me to choose English UK for some reason), installed it with Narrator, downloaded and installed NVDA, and it barely feels like I'm running a VM at all. I kinda wonder if it'd work well at all on the BTSpeak. I could imagine it passing through Braille access on a future BTBraille.
Anyway, two commands I've figured out so far, Control + Alt + G gives control back to Linux, and Control + Alt + F puts the VM in fullscreen.
Okay, for those who are #Blind and are interested in #Fitness, have you had any experience with the Sunny Health and Fitness Mini Stepper? I'm curious how the Sunny Fit app works with voiceover and if it can be used to set up routes and customize your workout. Any help and information greatly appreciated!
OK, so I’ve just started reading “The family across the street” by Nicole Troop, I know, I know, right now I’m mostly reading thrillers, but it’s because I love them, and I want to read everything on my list one by one :-) and I think this book is interesting, and it’s very well narrated. I will always say that, books are a wonderful relax after work, or after a long day, books are good for everything :-) #Blind #Reading #Audiobook #Books #Thrillers