@assistivetechgamer.bsky.social
Disabled assistive tech nerd, fan of point and click games.
A woman in my undergrad Spanish classes was a fan of Juan Luis Guerra. This song was in my head this morning. Feels like it rhymes a bit with the state of things. youtu.be/DKWtM-H-au8?...
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - El Costo De La Vida (Video Con Letra)
YouTube video by Karen Records
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A woman in my undergrad Spanish classes was a fan of Juan Luis Guerra. This song was in my head this morning. Feels like it rhymes a bit with the state of things. youtu.be/DKWtM-H-au8?...
PSA: Pages is unusable with Voice Control on #ios 26. None of the correction, selection, or formatting commands work document-wide. The text you want to address must be in the focused paragraph. Since "move x lines" or "move after word" don't work, it's a clusterfuck. #accessibility
September 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
PSA: Pages is unusable with Voice Control on #ios 26. None of the correction, selection, or formatting commands work document-wide. The text you want to address must be in the focused paragraph. Since "move x lines" or "move after word" don't work, it's a clusterfuck. #accessibility
Well, this is fun. In iOS 26 public beta, Voice Control can't even dictate reliably in the native Pages app, where saying "next paragraph" and starting a new sentence causes the text cursor to jump into your previous paragraph while you are speaking, overwriting previous text. #ios #disability
July 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Well, this is fun. In iOS 26 public beta, Voice Control can't even dictate reliably in the native Pages app, where saying "next paragraph" and starting a new sentence causes the text cursor to jump into your previous paragraph while you are speaking, overwriting previous text. #ios #disability
PSA for testers who rely on Voice Control: Dictation accuracy is significantly degraded in the iOS 26 beta. Sometimes you can even see it replace a correct input with an incorrect in real time. Hyphens are usually ignored, and words after commas often wrongly capitalized etc. #ios #disability
July 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
PSA for testers who rely on Voice Control: Dictation accuracy is significantly degraded in the iOS 26 beta. Sometimes you can even see it replace a correct input with an incorrect in real time. Hyphens are usually ignored, and words after commas often wrongly capitalized etc. #ios #disability
Microsoft on why touch keyboard and OSK are different: "The onscreen keyboard is an accessibility feature which is why they are different. We recommend using the touch keyboard whenever possible, which is getting ongoing investment, fixes and improvements." Way to abandon #accessibility. Jerks.
July 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Microsoft on why touch keyboard and OSK are different: "The onscreen keyboard is an accessibility feature which is why they are different. We recommend using the touch keyboard whenever possible, which is getting ongoing investment, fixes and improvements." Way to abandon #accessibility. Jerks.
Not just audio and VoiceOver access. There's nothing I hate worse in gaming than missing out on a great story because I can't physically manage the combat. Since BROK the Investigator lets you skip it, you don't miss out on a funny and emotional story.
May 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Not just audio and VoiceOver access. There's nothing I hate worse in gaming than missing out on a great story because I can't physically manage the combat. Since BROK the Investigator lets you skip it, you don't miss out on a funny and emotional story.
SO glad Rosewater offers multiple ways to solve some problems. Means I didn't have to quit playing just because I suck at target practice 😆
May 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
SO glad Rosewater offers multiple ways to solve some problems. Means I didn't have to quit playing just because I suck at target practice 😆
Another way for Voice Control users to lessen fatigue when reading books in iOS: create a Turn Page shortcut for Books and set to Next. Then, in Switch Control, add an unvoiced Sound switch (eg "P") and assign your shortcut to that sound. Voice and Switch Control can run together. #accessibility
May 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Another way for Voice Control users to lessen fatigue when reading books in iOS: create a Turn Page shortcut for Books and set to Next. Then, in Switch Control, add an unvoiced Sound switch (eg "P") and assign your shortcut to that sound. Voice and Switch Control can run together. #accessibility
Second play of Old Skies for achievements. The many game universe refs are oddly comforting as so many things change and fall apart--"then" and now. I think my favorites are a snort-worthy pun and a distinctively dressed character sighting. And nice that Rosa got a(n indirect) compliment for once!
May 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Second play of Old Skies for achievements. The many game universe refs are oddly comforting as so many things change and fall apart--"then" and now. I think my favorites are a snort-worthy pun and a distinctively dressed character sighting. And nice that Rosa got a(n indirect) compliment for once!
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The CDC team that helped states improve infant hearing screening is gone.
Families of deaf and hard-of-hearing babies have lost vital public health support.
www.cdc.gov/hearing-loss...
Families of deaf and hard-of-hearing babies have lost vital public health support.
www.cdc.gov/hearing-loss...
Information About Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Programs
cdc funding, state ehdi programs, hearing loss surveillance and tracking
www.cdc.gov
April 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The CDC team that helped states improve infant hearing screening is gone.
Families of deaf and hard-of-hearing babies have lost vital public health support.
www.cdc.gov/hearing-loss...
Families of deaf and hard-of-hearing babies have lost vital public health support.
www.cdc.gov/hearing-loss...
Voice Control tip: Created a page-turner for Books in Shortcuts, then a voice command to launch said shortcut so I wouldn't have to keep saying "Swipe left" all the time. #ios #accessibility
March 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Voice Control tip: Created a page-turner for Books in Shortcuts, then a voice command to launch said shortcut so I wouldn't have to keep saying "Swipe left" all the time. #ios #accessibility
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Tapping the sign wearily
February 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Tapping the sign wearily
Dusting off my prayer from 2016: "If this is going to kill me, just make it quick."
January 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Dusting off my prayer from 2016: "If this is going to kill me, just make it quick."
For my health, I feel the need to look up Mister Rogers clips today. This is a good one; I love the joy on his face. youtu.be/TcNxY4TudXo?...
Fred Rogers inducted into the TV Hall of Fame
YouTube video by Julian Park
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
For my health, I feel the need to look up Mister Rogers clips today. This is a good one; I love the joy on his face. youtu.be/TcNxY4TudXo?...
Browsing Ablenet for switches. Popup: "Are you a: Parent/AT Coordinator/SLP/Other" Says I, a disabled end user: "Screw that." And bought some kickass switches from makers on Etsy. Other, my ass. #disability
January 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Browsing Ablenet for switches. Popup: "Are you a: Parent/AT Coordinator/SLP/Other" Says I, a disabled end user: "Screw that." And bought some kickass switches from makers on Etsy. Other, my ass. #disability
To shorten Voice Control commands for VoiceOver: Say "Start recording commands," then the full VoiceOver command. Stop recording, then name the command with fewer syllables. Find Voiceover commands in the Accessibility section of Voice Control's command list. #accessibility #ios
January 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
To shorten Voice Control commands for VoiceOver: Say "Start recording commands," then the full VoiceOver command. Stop recording, then name the command with fewer syllables. Find Voiceover commands in the Accessibility section of Voice Control's command list. #accessibility #ios
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27% of deaths in the LA wildfires are people that identified as having a #Disability.
Heart-wrenching.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Heart-wrenching.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires
At least 16 people have died across the Los Angeles area in the wildfires. Officials have said the true death toll is not known as the fires continue to burn.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
27% of deaths in the LA wildfires are people that identified as having a #Disability.
Heart-wrenching.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Heart-wrenching.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
I don't get it. Microsoft knows Windows is a widespread work OS. So why not build in Switch Control, Dwell etc. like every other OS to reach as many users as possible instead of patting themselves on the back every October (Disability Employment Awareness)? #accessibility #technology
January 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I don't get it. Microsoft knows Windows is a widespread work OS. So why not build in Switch Control, Dwell etc. like every other OS to reach as many users as possible instead of patting themselves on the back every October (Disability Employment Awareness)? #accessibility #technology
Unexpected "I feel old" moment: Telling a 20-something coworker about the delightful "BSOD" expletive in Wadjet Eye/Wormwood Studio's Primordia and having to explain the joke. I don't usually dig scifi but this won me over.
Primordia is 60% off in the Steam Winter sale!
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Primordia is a fascinating journey through a crumbling world populated by robots.
Nab it here:
👇
https://buff.ly/3DrFo00
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Primordia is a fascinating journey through a crumbling world populated by robots.
Nab it here:
👇
https://buff.ly/3DrFo00
December 28, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Unexpected "I feel old" moment: Telling a 20-something coworker about the delightful "BSOD" expletive in Wadjet Eye/Wormwood Studio's Primordia and having to explain the joke. I don't usually dig scifi but this won me over.
At this point I am pretty sure Microsoft has abandoned physical accessibility options for Windows. Voice Access is decent but not usable at work, I can't use Eye Control, and the text prediction/punctuation in the onscreen keyboard is clumsy. Still no dwell or switch control. #disability
November 26, 2024 at 3:07 PM
At this point I am pretty sure Microsoft has abandoned physical accessibility options for Windows. Voice Access is decent but not usable at work, I can't use Eye Control, and the text prediction/punctuation in the onscreen keyboard is clumsy. Still no dwell or switch control. #disability
I spent a lot of time hating the sound of my own voice because I thought it was weak; people kept interrupting. An unexpected benefit of Personal Voice in iOS/iPadOS is learning to hear myself and realizing that was bullshit. #accessibility #disability
November 19, 2024 at 12:56 PM
I spent a lot of time hating the sound of my own voice because I thought it was weak; people kept interrupting. An unexpected benefit of Personal Voice in iOS/iPadOS is learning to hear myself and realizing that was bullshit. #accessibility #disability
I think Apple finally--if perhaps accidentally?--added the ability to capitalize words on the fly using Voice Control. It's finicky, but saying "Cap <word>" while dictating works at least some of the time. Still figuring out the trick. It's not listed in Commands though…
November 11, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I think Apple finally--if perhaps accidentally?--added the ability to capitalize words on the fly using Voice Control. It's finicky, but saying "Cap <word>" while dictating works at least some of the time. Still figuring out the trick. It's not listed in Commands though…
I concur with the Blackwell ghost.
November 8, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I concur with the Blackwell ghost.