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Everyone who’s ever said “if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear” is somebody trying to bully you into giving them the power to strip you of your dignity at a moment’s notice.

On a whim, whenever it’s convenient for them.

That’s the fight. It’s not about privacy, it’s not about secrets, and it never was. It’s about power.

—@mhoye

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I very much agree with @yatil here. There simply is no reason why a very common design pattern like a toolbar container should not be part of HTML, and browsers implement the proper keyboard interaction. Or why on Earth HTML still doesn’t have rich list box items or tree views / tree tables.

Because both many web developers and browsers still let blind people down regularly, JAWS still wants access to the full HTML in modern browsers so they can fix up most common errors, and even allow script authors to more finely tune the experience if they want to. For other purposes, GreaseMonkey and custom scripts for web sites to improve the accessibility are quite common in some circles. Basically, right now, the burden for a better accessible web lies on the screen readers and tech savvy blind coders who are able to script web sites via GreaseMonkey to improve the experience. JAWS has done this since 1999. And they’re not going to stop anytime soon.

https://yatil.net/blog/accessibility-action

—@Marco

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Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x01 "Encounter at Farpoint" from Trakt
Stardate: 41153.7. The new commander of the recently built U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC1701-D), Captain Jean- Luc Picard takes the crew on their first mission to discover the secret of Farpoint Station. During their journey, they encounter an omnipotent being known as Q. Q accuses humanity of barbarism, and places humanity on trial. Jean-Luc must prove otherwise or the human race will be annihilated.