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Lanie Molinar Carmelo<p><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blind</span></a> people who use <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a>, particularly on <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>, is <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Element</span></a> the most <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessible</span></a> client? I've been getting into it because a lot of communities for <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosted</span></a> services use it, but I don't find Element the easiest to navigate, so I'm wondering if there are other options.<br><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastoblind" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastoblind</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rblind.com/c/main" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>main</span></a></span></p>
sb arms & legs<p>Thinking about the wasteful nature of <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> got me thinking about waste in my own development. While it can be convenient to use the large, enterprise-grade frameworks to deliver a minimalist website in 2025 - it's absurd.</p><p>Do I really need <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/laravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laravel</span></a> with <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/react" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>react</span></a>, <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/jquery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jquery</span></a>, <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/tailwind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tailwind</span></a>, <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/webFonts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webFonts</span></a>, <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/postgres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postgres</span></a> to host some simple <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markdown</span></a>?</p><p>Do I need to re-render a bunch of static content at every hit? Does every simple article require 64 connections to the server to display?</p><p>I think not. </p><p>I want my material to be available to anyone who wants it - regardless of the device they are using or the robustness of their connection. </p><p>I want to respect users who disable <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>javascript</span></a> for their personal protection. </p><p>I want to respect <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a> and users of assistive technology, without unnecessary complexity. </p><p>Everything we need is built into the HTML and CSS specs.</p>
SleepyCatten<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://octodon.social/@siege" class="u-url mention">@<span>siege</span></a></span> Perhaps we could ask the <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a> community? 💟</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>FAO fellow cultists</p><p>I&#39;ve added more blob blåhaj custom <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/emojis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>emojis</span></a> to the <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/CultOfShiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CultOfShiv</span></a> instance.</p><p>I&#39;ve tried to make the names for these as descriptive as possible for <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>accessibility</span></a> purposes.</p><p>:BlahajWithLoveHeartsAbove: :BlahajWavingIntersexInclusivePrideFlag: </p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/emoji" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>emoji</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>PSA</p><p>I&#39;ve just edited the emoji short codes for the pride butterflies (made by the amazing <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://glitterkitten.co.uk/@FrazzledBrynn" class="u-url mention">@<span>FrazzledBrynn</span></a></span>) on our instance.</p><p>They should hopefully be more descriptive now for screen readers.</p><p>:AsexualButterfly: :BisexualButterfly: :IntersexButterfly: :LesbianButterfly: :NonBinaryButterfly: :PansexualButterfly: :TransButterfly: </p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/emoji" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>emoji</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/emojis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>emojis</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/CultOfShiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CultOfShiv</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>A question for lovely folks who use screen readers.</p><p>I cannot disclose my employer, both for my own safety &amp; to stop me being used as a means to target its activities.</p><p>However, I am looking to provide feedback on the accessibility of a store linked to my employer.</p><p>So I can hear how it works with a screen reader, please could I ask for screen reader recommendations that can run entirely within Chrome or as a Windows store app?</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>FAO lovely cultists on the Cult of Shiv instance</p><p>I&#39;ve just finished tinkering with the emoji hearts to make the names more descriptive. This should help make them more accessible to people who use screen readers.</p><p>I&#39;ve also made the disability pride heart &amp; the intersex inclusive pride hearts rounded like the others.</p><p>:DisabilityPrideHeart: :IntersexInclusivePrideHeart: </p><p>I might have made the edges too blurry though 🤦‍♀️</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/emojis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>emojis</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/CultOfShiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CultOfShiv</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>Accessibility question for people using screen readers.</p><p>I&#39;m looking into renaming the custom emojis on our server to make them more descriptive.</p><p>Please may I kindly ask whether any of ones worded like the below examples would be okay for you?</p><p>TransButterfly<br />TransPrideButterfly<br />TransPrideFlagButterfly</p><p>NonBinaryHeart<br />NonBinaryPrideHeart<br />NonBinaryPrideFlagHeart</p><p>BlåhajRainbowHeart<br />BlåhajRainbowPrideHeart<br />BlåhajRainbowPrideFlagHeart</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a></p>