Just wasted half an hour because I was passing a
SectionedFetchResults.Section directly to a function taking an array. All Xcode gave me was "The compiler is unable to type-check this expression in reasonable time". The state of this IDE is embarassing.

#SwiftUI #Xcode #iOSDev

Pour ce jour, Apple met en avant l’inclusion numérique avec une série de nouvelles fonctionnalités d’accessibilité à venir sur iOS, iPadOS, macOS et visionOS.

#accessibilité #Apple #GAAD #A11y

So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!

and they want to do it ...

... in *a few months*

I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...

... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here

1/9

Il fallait bien que quelqu'un s'en occupe, un recensement des règles de mot de passe les plus alambiquées dumbpasswordrules.com/

For people who don't use screen readers, it can be difficult to understand how screen readers work. If you're interested in learning how people use screen readers, check out this demo from Marc Sutton and The University of California San Francisco.

youtu.be/dEbl5jvLKGQ

The Nintendo Switch does NOT have a screen reader. This makes it very frustrating to navigate when you're blind/visually impaired... Sign the petition to encourage Nintendo to consider accessibility on the new switch!
https://buff.ly/4aAs8CW

#A11y #Accessibility #Gaming

Je viens de faire mon #eXit! L’exode de X est massif. Ne perdez pas un seul de vos abonnés. Grâce à #OpenPortability j’ai inscrit 457 nouveaux passagers pour partir vers #BlueSky & #Mastodon. Retrouvez automatiquement vos communautés le #20Janvier via openportability.org !

I've stopped warning people. Overlays grow like weeds and they can't be stopped until the companies are. Which will be never at this rate.

Companies will ALWAYS take the path of least resistance and try to make their stuff accessible without having to pay experts or specialists to do it.

Day 9 of the #MobileA11yAdventCalendar

Web #Accessibility terms in their relative iOS terms!

Aria-label = .accessibilityLabel
Role/State = Traits
Heading = .isHeader
Page Title = .navigationTitle
Aria-hidden = .accessibilityHidden
Aria-live = accessibilityNotification.Announcement

Made a Mobile #a11y Starter Pack with mobile accessibility folks I could find on Bluesky so far :)

Not many folks yet but I'll add to it over time :)

go.bsky.app/TsdhPG9

I’m glad so many people have found my “capybara method” for how to write alt text and image descriptions helpful! However, I know conflicting access needs exist and not everyone can write their own #AltText, so here’s an ongoing thread of tools that can help. Inclusion in thread ≠ endorsement