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Proud of my colleagues at Google and friends at Apple for collaborating on a technical standard for detecting unwanted trackers across Android and iOS. Working together protects all users, regardless of OS.

More to share at Google I/O!

https://security.googleblog.com/2023/05/google-and-apple-lead-initiative-for.html?m=1

—@backlon

Yet another shoutout for #a11y feedback…

If you’re based in (or have easy access to) London, UK and you primarily use a screenreader, would you be interested in testing out an image recognition app for an exhibition at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington?

Do share around! Feel free to DM me for details.

—@FINOkoye

I’m hiring a part time, remote-work position. Must know Coptic. Please spread the word!!!
https://blog.copticscriptorium.org/2023/05/02/hiring-for-a-part-time-summer-position/

—@ctschroeder

This brilliant, scathing essay about America’s wretched response to covid, which continues to this day — and the wretched journalism about covid that also continues to this day — is a must-read. https://donaldgmcneiljr1954.medium.com/new-york-times-magazine-interview-with-dr-fauci-science-fiction-ba715def4470

—@dangillmor

Nielsen Norman Group confirms users do not like overlays (nor do they work):
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/screen-reader-users-on-mobile/

Updated my #UserWay post:
https://adrianroselli.com/2021/09/userway-will-get-you-sued.html#NNG

And my #accessiBe post: https://adrianroselli.com/2020/06/accessibe-will-get-you-sued.html#Update27

#a11y #accessibility

—@aardrian

Please please please, if you find any #accessibility (or other) issues with Calckey, create an issue here: https://codeberg.org/calckey/calckey/issues and make sure to search if it hasn’t already been reported. #calckey

—@freeplay

We hope all of you enjoy this week’s edition!

—@worldblindherald

And finally, we have Edition 33 of Science briefs, at https://www.worldblindherald.com/science-briefs-edition-33/

—@worldblindherald

Third, we have edition 70 of Blindness Briefs, at https://www.worldblindherald.com/blindness-briefs-edition-70/

—@worldblindherald