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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 9h

Cc. @alblune.bsky.social 👀

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 9h

I think this calls for cocktails... Molotov for the storage unit and something stronger for yourself.

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 9h

Sadly I don't think dating apps wouldn't be very profitable if they actually worked, got to get those repeat customers.

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 21h

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home is a nonogram puzzle game with an accessible twist.

Read our latest Indie Spotlight to find out how Marijn found its cognitive and visual accessibility features. There's even some unexpected disability representation!

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Indie Spotlight: Squeakross Home Squeak Home - Can I Play That?

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home brings a lot of accessibility to the nonogram puzzle genre, often choosing the accessible option by default.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 1d

With the genetic aspects of autism one could argue that autism, at least for some, is in fact stored in the balls.

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ᓅᑎᓂᑐᒫᑲᐣ @cedarsageskoden.bsky.social · 1d

old twitter discourse anyone???

that chick flipping the bird with the caption “fuck christopher columbus” is a screencap from a video where she drops the N-word. there are so many other ways to say fuck columbus and this impending bs holiday without perpetuating anti-Blackness

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 2d

There's zero practical use to store any sensitive data beyond a session to perform this ridiculous verification. It should just tick a box and delete whatever was checked immediately.

Orgs. being prepared to spend money to store this data longer than needed is sus AF.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
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The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

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Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 2d

I gotta hand it to whatever advertising firm Informa hired to make these, there really is something almost poetic about GDC's advertising being "an AI-looking depiction of an industry staple being destroyed with no clear elaboration of what comes after." Masterclass in unintentionally nailing it.

Game Developers Conference @officialgdc.bsky.social · 2d

A New Era Awaits!

bit.ly/3KKYUIq

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 2d

The Bungie Foundation is fundraising for our parent organization AbilityPoints this National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Donors receive a Hope Hues emblem for Destiny 2. A huge thank you to @bungiefoundation.bungie.net and the community for the support!

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Bungie raises funds for AbilityPoints for National Disability Employment Awareness Month - Can I Play That?

The Bungie Foundation is fundraising for our parent organization AbilityPoints during National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

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It's Topher Winward! ✌️ @topher.io · 2d

I do a monthly round-up of accessibility news at work, and going straight to Can I Play That? as one of my sources is invaluable every time.

A brilliant team doing brilliant work, go give them a follow, and if you can, support with a donation!

Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · Sep 10

A colorblind mode is the latest in a series of accessibility updates for mountain climbing game sensation PEAK.

It follows a series of patches with photosensitivity and bug phobia modes among many other balancing and quality of life improvements.

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PEAK accessibility updates continue with new colorblind mode - Can I Play That?

A colorblind mode is the latest in a series of accessibility updates for PEAK, following patches with photosensitivity and bug phobia modes.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 2d

Attending this year needs time travel, I would also have some questions...

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 2d

Sleep Token making you miss your bed time, how dare

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 6d

They all have massively lost the plot, investor money gives a weird high I guess. That, or they're all freaking terrified of their ceasar.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 6d

It reminds me of Star Wars DroidWorks, definitely on my list!

Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 8d

Brown shirts taking things literally...

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8d

A riot team from ISP is here with helmets and batons.

Free speech protected.

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RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 8d

What day is it?

Images of a scene from the film Mean Girls. The top image text reads 'On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was', then on the picture below it says 'It's October 3rd, the day you start using alt text!'

Both images show the character Aaron Samuels who's white with brown hair, a brown open shirt and blue t-shirt and is sitting at a school desk. Behind him is Lindsey Lohan's character Cady who is also writing notes in her book, has long fierce red hair and a grey open zip hoodie on. She's giddy and smiling as she confirms what day it is today.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 8d

Moderation tools are great, for safety and peace of mind on a small, personal, scale.

To foster a safe and welcoming platform, consistent moderation at a platform level is necessary. It should not be in the hands of extremely privileged people. They don't understand what makes a space safe or not.

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 9d

This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 9d

Smaller controller might help a lot! Finding the shape that allows your fingers to be in a more natural position is key.

For me the PlayStation layout is often more tiring, the offset sticks (Xbox/Nintendo) allow my fingers to rest. On keyboard I remap to QWES to let my fingers rest on the buttons.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 9d

He isn't worth the dirt under my shoes, and those so called dollars are Monopoly money valued at the whims of a stock market that divorced itself from reality, much like Musk's wives divorced themselves from him.

Axios @axios.com · 9d

Elon Musk becomes the first person in history to be worth half a trillion dollars.

Elon Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion in net worth

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison briefly eclipsed Musk as the world's richest person last month.

www.axios.com

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 9d

Replying from my personal account, as this is my personal experience: compression gloves really help my hands on bad days with a controller.

Also really helpful has been resting my hands and controller on a desk or in my lap during play, to avoid tightly gripping the controller, and (short) breaks!

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 9d

The Accessible Games Initiative shared guidance aimed at anyone interested in implementing the tags on their storefront, website, or other platform.

A presentation at GAconf this week explained how to go about checking games against tag criteria.

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Accessible Games Initiative shares tag usage guidance - Can I Play That?

The Accessible Games Initiative shared guidance on implementing the tags, and presented at GAconf about checking games against tag criteria.

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It's Topher Winward! ✌️ @topher.io · 10d

Currently writing an accessibility presentation and tried categorising a bunch of features into "needs" verticals.

Quickly realised none of them fit nicely into a single category, the whole structure has collapsed, and I've rewritten the slide simply as "Everything Is Accessibility"

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DOTS RPG Project @dotsrpg.org · 10d

Exciting news - a US Patent has finally been granted for our #BrailleDice! By protecting our unique design we can require anyone who manufactures them meet our strict quality control standards, ensuring readable dice every time. Another huge win for #AccessibilityInTabletop 💜

Photograph of acrylic and metal 7 piece braille rpg sets atop scattered pieces of paper. The documents are details of the US Patent 12,415,127 and include pages with illustrations of the DOTS RPG Project braille dice having specific areas of the dice tagged with reference numbers and multiple pages of text explaining the unique design and function of each element of a die.

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Marijn - ActiveB1t @abitofaccess.com · 11d

About 4 years ago I wrote my first piece on @caniplaythat.com for Craniofacial Acceptance Month.

I usually post it again each year as the message is still relevant. People with a facial difference are more than the harmful trope of a scary villain or sad backstory.

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Gaming with a Facial Difference

Video games are a great escape from real life, but having a facial difference is something you don’t escape while gaming.

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