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In reply to @seedy.

@seedy @jamminjerry blind people who can't read braille can't spell, it wouldn't matter because the ability to spell correctly isn't literacy.

In reply to @seedy.

@seedy @jamminjerry Braille is definitely useful in certain situations, like reducing cognative load. Blind children should absolutely be taught braille. But statements like "blind people who can't read braille are illiterate" are (1) factually incorrect, and (2) the kind of crap holding blind people back. Finally (3) spelling is neither equivalent to or an indicator of literacy, so even if it were factually true that +

In reply to @ThatMermaid_J.

@ThatMermaid_J @jackf723 It's like killall, but for my brain.

In reply to @ThatMermaid_J.

@ThatMermaid_J Yep.

In reply to @CatalyzedTransmogrification.

@CatalyzedTransmogrification Turn signal?

In reply to @redcrew.

@redcrew @sbourne Yes, definitely safe travels!

In reply to @pbump.

@pbump We're not the ones muttering "Thoughts and prayers" after every mass shooting.

In reply to @patrick_h_lauke.

@patrick_h_lauke @whalecoiner Yeah same.

In reply to @SingingNala.

@SingingNala @MariahL @FreakyFwoof @matt In the U.S. at least, access is quite literally a civil right. See the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It's also a human right under Article 9 of the UN's Convention on the rights of people with disabilities. So in short, we are entitled to accessibility.

In reply to @ipstenu.

@ipstenu Let us know when it launches so we can add it to our rss readers.

In reply to @infinifito.

@infinifito Hi and welcome to the fediverse! We're glad to have you!

In reply to @ppatel.

@ppatel @KaraLG84 We'll have to wait till Kara gets to the end. I'm still mad about it lol.

In reply to @ppatel.

@ppatel @KaraLG84 Keep reading. She is definitely needed, especially in later books.

In reply to @wiljames.

@wiljames I have questions. Lots and lots of questions.

In reply to @FreakyFwoof.

@FreakyFwoof @matt On Matt's side though, I'll go so far as to say that Global Accessibility Awareness Day is utterly useless and I don't know why we're still doing it except maybe out of desperation.

In reply to @FreakyFwoof.

@FreakyFwoof @matt this is because people and companies, especially companies, refuse to do the thing they should have been doing all along.

In reply to @FreakyFwoof.

@FreakyFwoof @matt I completely understand Matt's conclusion that advocacy just doesn't work. Believe me I do. But I also understand Andre's unwillingness to shut up about it too. I'm over 40, have been advocating for a ton of years, even helping devs and designers for free in a lot of cases, and I'm definitely not willing to just bring my own accessibility if for no other reason than I'm tired of having to hack my way around things when the only reason we're doing +

In reply to @Rickster1963.

@Rickster1963 Yeah doing better than I was this morning.

In reply to @Rickster1963.

@Rickster1963 I hope the rest of your day looks up Rick. Anxiety sucks.

@lynnskyi Proper sighted guide is definitely not putting your hand on someone's shoulder. It's putting your hand just above the elbow so you can feel arm movement and react accordingly.