I should have listened to others about writing on the Mac with VoiceOver and a Braille display. Microsoft Word is sluggish, adds random characters, and makes uni work a nightmare. IA Writer was the most stable of the alternatives but still sluggish, although it didn’t insert random characters. On macOS I couldn’t find a way to convert from Markdown to Word format like I can on iOS. Nisus Writer was also better than Word but still had quirks. I have to work in a document that contains all the questions, and IA Writer did a great job of converting it to Markdown. I’m now thinking of trading the Mac in for an iPad, which I know works well with Markdown and Word conversion. I love the Mac in other respects, but this one issue is a deal breaker. I’m also having problems browsing the web using Braille. I want to use the rotor like on iOS, but it won’t work at all. Even though I know there are headings on the page, I get a ding every time I try to use the rotor. #VoiceOver #BrailleDisplay #MacAccessibility #BlindTech #MacOS #MicrosoftWord #UniLife #iPadPro

New recording space, complete. Materials used: thick pile rug, layered moving blankets, staple gun, quilted placemats. VO coach confirms, sound quality is great. Now to start auditioning for audiobooks. Here's to exploring new interests.#DIY #HomeStudio #VO #VoiceOver #Audio #audiobooknarrators

In #OS26, I've created & saved a ringtone. When it saved, I was not given the opportunity to name it, so it had the genericname, "Ringtone." Using the label element gesture in #Voiceover, I named it according to the song title. Despite this, if I perform a 2-finger scrub to go back a screen, Voiceover says, "ringtone, ringtone." However, if I then double-tap, “Sounds & haptics” it shows up according to the name I provided for the element label. Has anyone else seen this and would be willing to share any workarounds? The file is saved in the Files app, but I can’t use that version, because it says it needs to be 30 seconds or less. I used to have this as my ringtone, prior to OS 26. In the files app, the song title is the title of the file, which is how I want it when I save it as a ringtone.

Dear #Blind people have you been in the #Instacart app for #iOS this week? I'm finding it impossible to edit shopping cart post order submission in terms of quantity changes or removing products when using #VoiceOver. This is not good.

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#Accessibility #Blind #BlindTech #IndieDev #Apple #iOS #JAWS #VoiceOver #FOSS #TechForGood

Chapter markers in some podcast apps seem to have moved. If you use #Overcast, you need to go into the Episode Info to find them now. You can jump to a specific chapter by tapping on the time stamp for that chapter.
For #Voiceover users, double tap on Episode Info, then swipe past the episode details until you find the markers. To move to any chapter, double tap on the time which is designated as a link and comes before the chapter title.
I have no idea why this has happened, but I was wondering why chapters weren’t being shown on the Now Playing screen.
#Podcasts #Technology #Accessibility

I've seen some comparing #Viewpoint to screen recognition from Apple, but do we really even know what that does? I've seen guesses but has Apple actually described how it works? #accessibility #Apple #VoiceOver

Saw an ad for a male voiceover job that’s seeking an accent that’s either English or “transatlantic”.

What does “transatlantic” even mean in this context?

help me find voice acting/narration gigs by boosting my sample reel!

cw: scary sounds #VoiceActing #VoiceOver #VideoGames #AudioDrama

Edit: As of build 2.25.20.83, this issue has been solved. The Voice Message button now behaves as expected.

PSA: If you use VoiceOver to send voice messages on iOS with WhatsApp build 2.25.20.75 and tend to lock the button, you will find it difficult to send the message. The send button disappears from VoiceOver's consciousness and the only way to have it reappear is to use screen recognition.
If you simply double-tap and hold, speak and then send to release, you will be fine.
I recommend either not updating at this time if you haven't already, or if you have, double-tap and hold for the foreseeable.
Be advised that shutting down WhatsApp completely and reopening the conversation will hide the text box as well as the send button from VoiceOver until screen-recognition is used, so even this is not an easy work-around.
Feel free to pass this on as necessary.
#WhatsApp #VoiceOver #iOS

I am posting this due to the wonderful enthusiasm of the developer in regards to accessibility. When I asked if this app is accessible with Talkback, this was the response I received.

"Comment from Hakanft on R/Android

Thanks for asking — and that's a really important point!

The app was built using React Native (with Expo), so it should support basic TalkBack functionality out of the box. However, I haven’t fully optimized or tested it for screen reader accessibility yet.

Your question made me realize I need to improve this — and I will! If you're open to sharing feedback after trying it, I'd truly appreciate it."

The app itself is not only a great idea but can be extremely helpful. It is a fun way to gauge your water intake and ensure that you are drinking enough water each day. It also works with twenty-nine languages! Below is the full discussion on Reddit, ttcomplete with IOS and Android links.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1lzl46o/just_launched_my_free_multilingual_water_reminder/

How's the #MAC os betas currently, anything that is majorly broken, particularly where #voiceOver or app compatibility is concerned? #accessibility

#VoiceOver experts, I need advice. I've got a component like what is shown here. Semantically, this is one element with a title, a slider to adjust the value, and a text field for manually editing it. I cannot figure out how to allow control of both the slider and text field. When I combine or ignore children and then programmatically set focus on the TextField with a custom accessibilityAction, it does focus, but VoiceOver does not announce the state. #SwiftUI

If any emerging narrators are not afraid of a little edginess, I would love this post to be recorded. I used previous donations to hire a audiobook narrator to record my, the architectural hostility of doorknobs post, I’m unable to pay for this recording at the moment, but if anybody wants to flex their narrator muscle or portfolio, I would be more than happy to shout you out, share your résumé, anything I can do to make pro Bono recordings less wasteful of your time and energy! Just let me know! Response to ElevenLabs Partnership Inquiry, Sightless Scribbles https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/20250524/ #AI #AIHype #Podcast #VoiceOver #Audiobooks #Narrator

Link at end, but If any voice actors wanna build up their portfolio, I'd love to make more of my later blog posts into audio! I already have a narrator recording, On the Architectural Hostility of Doorknobs, but I am unable to pay for future audio for a while, but I'd still want my podcast to get some love too! If you can record pro bono, get in touch! I'd be happy to provide a link to your resume, let you record an intro or outro saying you're always looking to narrate, anything! https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/ #VoiceOver #Actor #Act #Narrator #Podcast #Podcasts