Month: 24 Sivan 5783 (June 2023)

In reply to @MostlyBlindGamer.

@MostlyBlindGamer @weirdwriter I think it's fine to use both where possible. What I have a problem with is the assertion that we all started using a11y because not disabled/think accessibility is a dirty word. There are plenty of people who work in this space who are either disabled themselves or have disabled children/spouses who bust their asses, often at no cost to those they are helping, to be getting extra shit over a numeronym that we've been using for +

In reply to @MostlyBlindGamer.

@MostlyBlindGamer @weirdwriter something like 13 years now.

In reply to @BorrisInABox.

@BorrisInABox So this one time, I was working on a project for a not blind musician, and they wanted flac on their website because quality. Let me tell you that was not a fun conversation to have because I quite literally had to tell them that (1) it just isn't happening and (2) even if we could bolt on some js to make it work in one particular version of one particular browser there was no way we could do something that would be maintainable across all the browsers current.

In reply to @BorrisInABox.

@BorrisInABox plus a couple versions back.

In reply to @BorrisInABox.

@BorrisInABox Yeah, but still. And I think flac support to the extent that it exists is fairly recent.

In reply to @MostlyBlindGamer.

@MostlyBlindGamer @weirdwriter Sorry BG I don't mean to yell at you specifically over this it just really grinds my gears.

In reply to @MostlyBlindGamer.

@MostlyBlindGamer @weirdwriter Christ I need to resurrect my in defense of a11y post and republish with additions.

In reply to @MostlyBlindGamer.

@MostlyBlindGamer @weirdwriter I put it in draft for a reason I can't recall now but yeah I just need to resurrect it.

In reply to @objectinspace.

@objectinspace Hi Drew I'm blind and just wanted to check in to tell you you're a bad person for reasons. Note: You're not really a bad person I'm just fucking with you, and also fuck reply guys.

In reply to @weirdwriter.

@weirdwriter @MostlyBlindGamer Why is it a problem for non-disabled people to use a numeronym? I mean it's not like they're not stepping up and doing the fucking work. Often without thanks. Some of the most patient, hard-working people in the accessibility space are non-disabled people, and if any of them ever decides fuck it I quit, we're in sorse trouble than we already are. And you're mad they're putting a numeronym on stickers and t-shirts?

In reply to @MostlyBlindGamer.

@MostlyBlindGamer @weirdwriter I'm not into performative inclusivity either. But performative inclusivity isn't what's at issue here.

In reply to @weirdwriter.

@weirdwriter @MostlyBlindGamer Dude, you're quite literally lumping everybody who uses a11y into the performative camp, and I'm telling you that's not anything close to how any of this works, and if use of that particular abbreviation is your only criterion you should probably spend less time posting and more time actually talking to the people who use it.