Florian Beijers
@zersiax.bsky.social
Fully blind coder, gamer, hacker, streamer. Accessibility consultant looking for his people.
Youtube: @viewpointunseen
Twitch (gaming): zersiax.
Twitch (hacking/coding blind): IC_Null.
Mastodon: @zersiax@cupoftea.social
Youtube: @viewpointunseen
Twitch (gaming): zersiax.
Twitch (hacking/coding blind): IC_Null.
Mastodon: @zersiax@cupoftea.social
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Florian Beijers
@zersiax.bsky.social
· Jul 13
So yeah... back on BlueSky. I do a bunch of things, most notably on Youtube/Twitch, #accessibility consultant, foreign #languages, #coding, #cybersecurity . Let's hope I can find my people :) Posts will include all these things and more. Oh right, fully #blind screenreader user, as well.
Let's try something fun. I'm a #blind #coder, #hacker, #contentCreator, #gamer and hey, I even leave the house sometimes! :-O
#AskMeAnything #AMA . Anything goes, believe me, i've seen it all. How am I typing? How am I wiping? go nuts. :P
#AskMeAnything #AMA . Anything goes, believe me, i've seen it all. How am I typing? How am I wiping? go nuts. :P
July 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Let's try something fun. I'm a #blind #coder, #hacker, #contentCreator, #gamer and hey, I even leave the house sometimes! :-O
#AskMeAnything #AMA . Anything goes, believe me, i've seen it all. How am I typing? How am I wiping? go nuts. :P
#AskMeAnything #AMA . Anything goes, believe me, i've seen it all. How am I typing? How am I wiping? go nuts. :P
A: "This feature doesn't currently work
b: "Thanks for reporting it, we'll fix"
A: "This doesn't currently work for #screenReader users and hasn't for a year now"
b: "It's important to us and is on our roadmap, kthxbaii"
Anyone who's ever reported an #accessibility issue will recognize this.
b: "Thanks for reporting it, we'll fix"
A: "This doesn't currently work for #screenReader users and hasn't for a year now"
b: "It's important to us and is on our roadmap, kthxbaii"
Anyone who's ever reported an #accessibility issue will recognize this.
July 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A: "This feature doesn't currently work
b: "Thanks for reporting it, we'll fix"
A: "This doesn't currently work for #screenReader users and hasn't for a year now"
b: "It's important to us and is on our roadmap, kthxbaii"
Anyone who's ever reported an #accessibility issue will recognize this.
b: "Thanks for reporting it, we'll fix"
A: "This doesn't currently work for #screenReader users and hasn't for a year now"
b: "It's important to us and is on our roadmap, kthxbaii"
Anyone who's ever reported an #accessibility issue will recognize this.
Reposted by Florian Beijers
I get my followers the old-fashioned way. By being an idiot online.
July 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I get my followers the old-fashioned way. By being an idiot online.
Reposted by Florian Beijers
Part 2:
Beautiful & Heartwarming moments of #Disney characters with their fans of all ages 🥹🥰🫂🫶
#TimelineCleanse #happiness #kindness #joy
Beautiful & Heartwarming moments of #Disney characters with their fans of all ages 🥹🥰🫂🫶
#TimelineCleanse #happiness #kindness #joy
July 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Part 2:
Beautiful & Heartwarming moments of #Disney characters with their fans of all ages 🥹🥰🫂🫶
#TimelineCleanse #happiness #kindness #joy
Beautiful & Heartwarming moments of #Disney characters with their fans of all ages 🥹🥰🫂🫶
#TimelineCleanse #happiness #kindness #joy
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Two years ago I took 7 `
` variations (W3C & WHATWG HTML) and reported their output across 7 screen readers, for a measly 49 variations:
adrianroselli.com/2023/07/bloc...
I made one anti-recommendation (and fixed MDN’s). I also explained the pattern I use.
#accessibility #a11y #HTML
Blockquotes in Screen Readers
TL;DR: This post does not assert the correct way to code blockquotes, it will only demonstrate how screen readers announce some existing patterns. Test Details The first four examples are lifted from ...
adrianroselli.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Two years ago I took 7 `
` variations (W3C & WHATWG HTML) and reported their output across 7 screen readers, for a measly 49 variations:
adrianroselli.com/2023/07/bloc...
I made one anti-recommendation (and fixed MDN’s). I also explained the pattern I use.
#accessibility #a11y #HTML
So yeah... back on BlueSky. I do a bunch of things, most notably on Youtube/Twitch, #accessibility consultant, foreign #languages, #coding, #cybersecurity . Let's hope I can find my people :) Posts will include all these things and more. Oh right, fully #blind screenreader user, as well.
July 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
So yeah... back on BlueSky. I do a bunch of things, most notably on Youtube/Twitch, #accessibility consultant, foreign #languages, #coding, #cybersecurity . Let's hope I can find my people :) Posts will include all these things and more. Oh right, fully #blind screenreader user, as well.
Will this time be the time I stick around? hii :)
Should probs repost this now I've settled in a bit more :)
#introductions do we even do these on bSky? Hi! I'm new. Blind coder/streamer , loads of #accessibility content regarding gaming, hacking, coding and teching over at youtube.com/@blindlyCoding, twitch.tv/zersiax (gaming) and twitch.tv/IC_Null (coding/hacking). #a11y #intro #selfPromo #hi #AMA
July 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Will this time be the time I stick around? hii :)
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I keep forgetting to keep an eye on here :) although to be fair, it is kind of interesting to be a #accessibility professional posting on a social medium that has an #inaccessible #captcha keeping #screenReader users from signing up independently. Any way to provide feedback on this?
January 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I keep forgetting to keep an eye on here :) although to be fair, it is kind of interesting to be a #accessibility professional posting on a social medium that has an #inaccessible #captcha keeping #screenReader users from signing up independently. Any way to provide feedback on this?
Today on stream, We react to a couple of @laurakbuzz.bsky.social videos that have come out recently. Sorry I keep picking on you but your content matches REALLY well with things I've been saying as of late :) Some gamez after. See ya in 2 hours over at twitch.tv/zersiax #accessibility #selfPromo
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
July 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today on stream, We react to a couple of @laurakbuzz.bsky.social videos that have come out recently. Sorry I keep picking on you but your content matches REALLY well with things I've been saying as of late :) Some gamez after. See ya in 2 hours over at twitch.tv/zersiax #accessibility #selfPromo
I do wonder if we need to move to a model of awards for #accessibility for specific groups of players to further incentivize innovation. These are a great example, I can't play any of these as a #blind person, am still happy things are improving, but what does in-game accessibility really mean here?
Congratulations to Atomfall from Rebellion, for winning the Develop:Star Awards 2025 for best in-game accessibility!
Read our review by @abitofaccess.com to learn why Atomfall is a deserved winner in this category.
caniplaythat.com/2025/03/26/a...
Read our review by @abitofaccess.com to learn why Atomfall is a deserved winner in this category.
caniplaythat.com/2025/03/26/a...
July 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I do wonder if we need to move to a model of awards for #accessibility for specific groups of players to further incentivize innovation. These are a great example, I can't play any of these as a #blind person, am still happy things are improving, but what does in-game accessibility really mean here?
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Accessible Games Initiative (AGI) Tags Now Available Across All Digital #Xbox Experiences
www.elevenforum.com/t/accessible...
www.elevenforum.com/t/accessible...
Accessible Games Initiative (AGI) Tags Now Available Across All Digital Xbox Experiences
Xbox Wire:
Xbox is proud to announce that the new Accessible Games Initiative tags, designed to provide players with clear and consistent information about the accessibility features in video games, a...
www.elevenforum.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Accessible Games Initiative (AGI) Tags Now Available Across All Digital #Xbox Experiences
www.elevenforum.com/t/accessible...
www.elevenforum.com/t/accessible...
Doing a lot research into #languageLearning from a #blindness perspective for a video. Use of subtitles, efficacy of #language immersion without sight and things like #srs in both latin and non-latin alphabets are all part of this and it's a wonderful rabbit hole to dive down. #accessibility
July 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Doing a lot research into #languageLearning from a #blindness perspective for a video. Use of subtitles, efficacy of #language immersion without sight and things like #srs in both latin and non-latin alphabets are all part of this and it's a wonderful rabbit hole to dive down. #accessibility
On stream, I tested the #accessibility of various #linux distros, to see if an often heard argument against #mac and #windows corporatization, "just switch to Linux"holds up when you're a screen reader user. One of the more popular options, #ubuntu , ... does this: youtube.com/shorts/C_I3T...
#ic_null on #Twitch | Screenreader tries to reaed #ubuntu accessibility screen and FAILS MISERABLY
YouTube video by ViewpointUnseen
youtube.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
On stream, I tested the #accessibility of various #linux distros, to see if an often heard argument against #mac and #windows corporatization, "just switch to Linux"holds up when you're a screen reader user. One of the more popular options, #ubuntu , ... does this: youtube.com/shorts/C_I3T...
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NPR has reported an estimated 46 million gamers with disabilities in the US. “They’re living in the communities we serve, whether we’re aware of them or not.” Vicki Karlovsky, inclusion coordinator at Deerfield (Ill.) Public Library
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
#ALAAC25
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
#ALAAC25
Adaptive Arcade | American Libraries Magazine
Spohn, the former COO of AbleGamers and current director of the Mount Sinai Back to Life Center, and Vicki Karlovsky, inclusion coordinator at Deerfield (Ill.) Public Library (DPL), discussed how libr...
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
July 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
NPR has reported an estimated 46 million gamers with disabilities in the US. “They’re living in the communities we serve, whether we’re aware of them or not.” Vicki Karlovsky, inclusion coordinator at Deerfield (Ill.) Public Library
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
#ALAAC25
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...
#ALAAC25
Today on #twitch, I'm looking at @laurakbuzz.bsky.social's access-ability showcase 2025 and providing my thoughts on what's covered, and we'll do some stardew after :) see you in an hour over at twitch.tv/zersiax #accessibility #gaming #actuallyBlind
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
June 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today on #twitch, I'm looking at @laurakbuzz.bsky.social's access-ability showcase 2025 and providing my thoughts on what's covered, and we'll do some stardew after :) see you in an hour over at twitch.tv/zersiax #accessibility #gaming #actuallyBlind
Bluesky is that social network I keep coming back to, only to feel like the kid in the corner with nothing to say. I guess I just haven't found my peeps yet :) I talk about #accessibility in various domains, mostly #gaming, #ybersecurity and #webdev . I value #altText and I stream.
May 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Bluesky is that social network I keep coming back to, only to feel like the kid in the corner with nothing to say. I guess I just haven't found my peeps yet :) I talk about #accessibility in various domains, mostly #gaming, #ybersecurity and #webdev . I value #altText and I stream.
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Yeah, quite of few of the excuses in your story are ones I've heard when trying to convince some clients we should follow web accessibility guidelines. It's an uphill battle when it shouldn't have to be.
May 24, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Yeah, quite of few of the excuses in your story are ones I've heard when trying to convince some clients we should follow web accessibility guidelines. It's an uphill battle when it shouldn't have to be.
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Difficulty settings are part of games accessibility but there’s SO MUCH more to it. Can you pause the game? Can you change the font size? Can you avoid repeated inputs? Etc etc.
I am begging people, from game devs to game journalists, to regular players: Stop equivocating difficulty options with accessibility.
While difficulty options can make a game more accessible as a side effect, they are are not a substitute for real accessibility options.
While difficulty options can make a game more accessible as a side effect, they are are not a substitute for real accessibility options.
If a dev adds difficulty options to make their game more accessible for players then that’s a huge win.
May 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Difficulty settings are part of games accessibility but there’s SO MUCH more to it. Can you pause the game? Can you change the font size? Can you avoid repeated inputs? Etc etc.
#accessibility is a term we hear a lot, but where do you start? When do you stop? What does it mean for different types of people? Where does tech knowledge come into play?
I'll be talking about this and more in an hour over at twitch.tv/IC_Null and youtube.com/@blindlyCoding #webdev #selfpromo
I'll be talking about this and more in an hour over at twitch.tv/IC_Null and youtube.com/@blindlyCoding #webdev #selfpromo
IC_null - Twitch
Fully blind person hacking, coding and tinkering while using a screen reader. THM, HTB, accessibility, all the things.
twitch.tv
March 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#accessibility is a term we hear a lot, but where do you start? When do you stop? What does it mean for different types of people? Where does tech knowledge come into play?
I'll be talking about this and more in an hour over at twitch.tv/IC_Null and youtube.com/@blindlyCoding #webdev #selfpromo
I'll be talking about this and more in an hour over at twitch.tv/IC_Null and youtube.com/@blindlyCoding #webdev #selfpromo
Ok :) New season of #diabloIV, good reason to start playing that again :) We'll talk #accessibility , #gameDev, #screenReaders and other such fun things while having fun and roasting baddies. See you in an hour over at twitch.tv/zersiax #selfPromo #safeSpace #smallStreamer #twitch
Zersiax - Twitch
Fully blind coder, hacker, gamer and overall oddball. I pioneer accessibility efforts in various spaces. Come watch me do so! :)
twitch.tv
January 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ok :) New season of #diabloIV, good reason to start playing that again :) We'll talk #accessibility , #gameDev, #screenReaders and other such fun things while having fun and roasting baddies. See you in an hour over at twitch.tv/zersiax #selfPromo #safeSpace #smallStreamer #twitch
Huh :) Looks like a Spanish language article was written about me :-O
♿"Soy ciego y desarrollo software": así logran aprender (y dedicarse) usuarios con #discapacidad visual @zersiax.bsky.social
https://www.genbeta.com/desarrollo/soy-ciego-desarrollo-software-asi-logran-aprender-dedicarse-profesionalmente-a-ello-usuarios-discapacidad-visual
v/ @genbeta.bsky.social
https://www.genbeta.com/desarrollo/soy-ciego-desarrollo-software-asi-logran-aprender-dedicarse-profesionalmente-a-ello-usuarios-discapacidad-visual
v/ @genbeta.bsky.social
"Soy ciego y desarrollo software": así logran aprender (y dedicarse profesionalmente a ello) los usuarios con discapacidad visual
Normalmente, pensamos en la programación como un campo dominado por lo visual: pantallas llenas de líneas de código, depuradores, interfaces gráficas, y...
www.genbeta.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Huh :) Looks like a Spanish language article was written about me :-O
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A thought that reoccurred to me in light of the recent #NVIDIABlackwell news:
If all this effort around pushing games to their graphical limits instead went into #accessibility, how many more accessible games would we have?
Not that graphics shouldn't improve, but still. #A11Y
If all this effort around pushing games to their graphical limits instead went into #accessibility, how many more accessible games would we have?
Not that graphics shouldn't improve, but still. #A11Y
January 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A thought that reoccurred to me in light of the recent #NVIDIABlackwell news:
If all this effort around pushing games to their graphical limits instead went into #accessibility, how many more accessible games would we have?
Not that graphics shouldn't improve, but still. #A11Y
If all this effort around pushing games to their graphical limits instead went into #accessibility, how many more accessible games would we have?
Not that graphics shouldn't improve, but still. #A11Y
Reposted by Florian Beijers
Game Accessibility Nexus focuses on video game accessibility. The reviews, articles, and interviews offer insight for both game players and game developers.
www.gameaccessibilitynexus.com
www.gameaccessibilitynexus.com
Welcome to Game Accessibility Nexus - Game Accessibility Nexus
Your resource for accessibility in videogames! Game reviews, guidelines, articles on assistive software and hardware, commentary, interviews, and recommendations of games with a high level of accessib...
www.gameaccessibilitynexus.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Game Accessibility Nexus focuses on video game accessibility. The reviews, articles, and interviews offer insight for both game players and game developers.
www.gameaccessibilitynexus.com
www.gameaccessibilitynexus.com
I keep forgetting to keep an eye on here :) although to be fair, it is kind of interesting to be a #accessibility professional posting on a social medium that has an #inaccessible #captcha keeping #screenReader users from signing up independently. Any way to provide feedback on this?
January 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I keep forgetting to keep an eye on here :) although to be fair, it is kind of interesting to be a #accessibility professional posting on a social medium that has an #inaccessible #captcha keeping #screenReader users from signing up independently. Any way to provide feedback on this?