#Blind people who use #Matrix, particularly on #Windows, is #Element the most #accessible client? I've been getting into it because a lot of communities for #SelfHosted services use it, but I don't find Element the easiest to navigate, so I'm wondering if there are other options.
#SelfHosting #OpenSource #Accessibility #ScreenReader #ScreenReaders
@mastoblind @main
Thinking about the wasteful nature of #LLMs 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.
Do I really need #laravel with #react, #jquery, #tailwind, #webFonts, #postgres to host some simple #markdown?
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?
I think not.
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.
I want to respect users who disable #javascript for their personal protection.
I want to respect #ScreenReaders and users of assistive technology, without unnecessary complexity.
Everything we need is built into the HTML and CSS specs.
@siege Perhaps we could ask the #ScreenReader community? 
FAO fellow cultists
I've added more blob blåhaj custom #emojis to the #CultOfShiv instance.
I've tried to make the names for these as descriptive as possible for #accessibility purposes.
PSA
I've just edited the emoji short codes for the pride butterflies (made by the amazing @FrazzledBrynn) on our instance.
They should hopefully be more descriptive now for screen readers.
A question for lovely folks who use screen readers.
I cannot disclose my employer, both for my own safety & to stop me being used as a means to target its activities.
However, I am looking to provide feedback on the accessibility of a store linked to my employer.
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?
FAO lovely cultists on the Cult of Shiv instance
I'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.
I've also made the disability pride heart & the intersex inclusive pride hearts rounded like the others.
I might have made the edges too blurry though 
Accessibility question for people using screen readers.
I'm looking into renaming the custom emojis on our server to make them more descriptive.
Please may I kindly ask whether any of ones worded like the below examples would be okay for you?
TransButterfly
TransPrideButterfly
TransPrideFlagButterfly
NonBinaryHeart
NonBinaryPrideHeart
NonBinaryPrideFlagHeart
BlåhajRainbowHeart
BlåhajRainbowPrideHeart
BlåhajRainbowPrideFlagHeart
