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Here I am teaching #TactileDrawing techniques to 30 TVIs at #CTEBVI. We went over the Tangible Art & Design Adventures curriculum,...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114343...Here I am teaching #TactileDrawing techniques to 30 TVIs at #CTEBVI. We went over the Tangible Art & Design Adventures curriculum, walked through drawing lines, shapes, orientation, spatial reasoning, and hand turkeys! This was a fantastic event and I loved how engaged everyone was when learning how to draw #Blind. Here's the curriculum: https://tada.wssb.wa.gov
15.4.2025 18:45Here I am teaching #TactileDrawing techniques to 30 TVIs at #CTEBVI. We went over the Tangible Art & Design Adventures curriculum,...https://mas.to/@Marconius/114343...
About to head into #CTEBVI for the first time to help present the Tangible Art & Design Adventures curriculum with CATT-NW! Will lead...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114321...About to head into #CTEBVI for the first time to help present the Tangible Art & Design Adventures curriculum with CATT-NW! Will lead folks through tactile drawing and art techniques, and explain how #blind kids and adults can go from that up to building their own digital and tactile graphics with SVG coding! Check out the curriculum: https://tada.wssb.wa.gov
11.4.2025 21:45About to head into #CTEBVI for the first time to help present the Tangible Art & Design Adventures curriculum with CATT-NW! Will lead...https://mas.to/@Marconius/114321...
For any fellow #Blind #Duolingo users who haven't yet left due to their awful #Accessibility, if you've been running into the...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114252...For any fellow #Blind #Duolingo users who haven't yet left due to their awful #Accessibility, if you've been running into the #VoiceOver sluggishness when doing lessons, try tapping the volume buttons when it happens. Something about this interaction stops the slow interface issue for a few seconds and brings interaction speed back to normal, then just press the volume buttons again when it inevitably goes back to being slow. Such awful UX/UI design...
30.3.2025 16:45For any fellow #Blind #Duolingo users who haven't yet left due to their awful #Accessibility, if you've been running into the...https://mas.to/@Marconius/114252...
I don't think #SignalGate is the right media name for this colossal security fuck up. Since Hegseth is at the crux for it all, I think...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114237...I don't think #SignalGate is the right media name for this colossal security fuck up. Since Hegseth is at the crux for it all, I think #WhiskeyLeaks makes much more sense.
27.3.2025 23:58I don't think #SignalGate is the right media name for this colossal security fuck up. Since Hegseth is at the crux for it all, I think...https://mas.to/@Marconius/114237...
A great panel discussion about #CSUN25 with some great voices and minds from the #Blind and low-vision community from #NFB, including...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114213...A great panel discussion about #CSUN25 with some great voices and minds from the #Blind and low-vision community from #NFB, including @ChanceyFleet! https://nfb.org/index.php/resources/publications-and-media/access-on-podcast/recap-csun-facebook-ios-regression-and-how-some
23.3.2025 21:04A great panel discussion about #CSUN25 with some great voices and minds from the #Blind and low-vision community from #NFB, including...https://mas.to/@Marconius/114213...
Our #Tactile Teach-In is back! If you'll be in or around Colorado on May 1-3, our team will be teaching our tactile drawing and...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114161...Our #Tactile Teach-In is back! If you'll be in or around Colorado on May 1-3, our team will be teaching our tactile drawing and approximate perspective curriculum for #Blind kids and adults to folks who want to learn how to teach it to others. The final day will be for all folks who just want to attend and learn how to draw! Come brave the altitude and draw with us! https://www.actionfund.org/form/tactile-art
14.3.2025 16:51Our #Tactile Teach-In is back! If you'll be in or around Colorado on May 1-3, our team will be teaching our tactile drawing and...https://mas.to/@Marconius/114161...
Who's coming to #CSUN this year? Already here and ready for the week to start!
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114134...Who's coming to #CSUN this year? Already here and ready for the week to start!
9.3.2025 22:56Who's coming to #CSUN this year? Already here and ready for the week to start!https://mas.to/@Marconius/114134...
Just had a highly amusing AI conversation with the Ally Envision beta in which I asked for some good ways to annoy my cat. It proceeded to...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114105...Just had a highly amusing AI conversation with the Ally Envision beta in which I asked for some good ways to annoy my cat. It proceeded to talk about the "classic boop on the nose," lasers, toys and strings, and kept the convo going by asking how my cat was responding. I booped my cat with a plush toy, and the AI enjoyed my creativity as it kept following along with the annoyance procedures through my camera. My cat was not as amused, but accepted his role in science by requesting belly rubs.
4.3.2025 19:34Just had a highly amusing AI conversation with the Ally Envision beta in which I asked for some good ways to annoy my cat. It proceeded to...https://mas.to/@Marconius/114105...
I have a work trip next week, and my coworker sent me some simplified floor plans for the building we'll be meeting in. I printed them...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114067...I have a work trip next week, and my coworker sent me some simplified floor plans for the building we'll be meeting in. I printed them out with ink, then ran those through my embosser to place raised lines and shapes exactly where the ink was on the maps. I can now both feel my way around the tactile surface while using Be My AI or Meta Glasses to describe what I'm pointing at. This is pretty slick! Meta does take some extra coaxing to get useful description, though, so be warned. #A11y
25.2.2025 23:40I have a work trip next week, and my coworker sent me some simplified floor plans for the building we'll be meeting in. I printed them...https://mas.to/@Marconius/114067...
Back in September, @ChanceyFleet and I spoke at a #TactileMap conference held by the MAD Lab at the Lighthouse for the #Blind in San...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/114033...Back in September, @ChanceyFleet and I spoke at a #TactileMap conference held by the MAD Lab at the Lighthouse for the #Blind in San Francisco. We talked about how #SVG can be used to create mapping symbols and graphics nonvisually, highlighting BlindSVG.com. Check out our talk: https://youtu.be/Bb83rnryXlI?si=TFoupiRZtZpBQiGj
20.2.2025 00:57Back in September, @ChanceyFleet and I spoke at a #TactileMap conference held by the MAD Lab at the Lighthouse for the #Blind in San...https://mas.to/@Marconius/114033...
I'll be teaching a free virtual nonvisual #SVG coding class for the #NYPL Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Books library starting...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113986...I'll be teaching a free virtual nonvisual #SVG coding class for the #NYPL Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Books library starting this Thursday at 4pm PT. The class is weekly and will be on the 13th, 20th, and 27th. We'll go over SVG basics, syntax, and techniques to create your own digital and tactile graphics! Come join up, learn, and share your own graphics coding projects. You just need a text editor and comfort with a screen reader or magnifier. https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUscOmsqj0oGdCaFHbxNlhs_lUkSTb0Klfw#/registration
11.2.2025 18:00I'll be teaching a free virtual nonvisual #SVG coding class for the #NYPL Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Books library starting...https://mas.to/@Marconius/113986...
Had an amazing time walking through the Halls of Congressional Office Buildings this week, meeting with California representatives and...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113965...Had an amazing time walking through the Halls of Congressional Office Buildings this week, meeting with California representatives and staffers about the legislative priorities for the #NFB. Now to fly back home and wait for our bills to get introduced, then follow-up with my appointments to get co-sponsors and supporters! #NFBinDC
7.2.2025 23:03Had an amazing time walking through the Halls of Congressional Office Buildings this week, meeting with California representatives and...https://mas.to/@Marconius/113965...
As a #Blind cane traveler, I'll only be interested in a "smart" cane if it curses or says variants of "Ouch!" when...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113913...As a #Blind cane traveler, I'll only be interested in a "smart" cane if it curses or says variants of "Ouch!" when you whack it into things. Otherwise, all these AI/GPS/Laser/Lidar/Magic enabled "smart" canes are just dumb.
29.1.2025 19:55As a #Blind cane traveler, I'll only be interested in a "smart" cane if it curses or says variants of "Ouch!" when...https://mas.to/@Marconius/113913...
My inadvertent #Coffee win of the day: pouring exactly 18g of beans into my scale in one try. Have to celebrate the little things!...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113903...My inadvertent #Coffee win of the day: pouring exactly 18g of beans into my scale in one try. Have to celebrate the little things! #CoffeeIsLife
28.1.2025 00:45My inadvertent #Coffee win of the day: pouring exactly 18g of beans into my scale in one try. Have to celebrate the little things!...https://mas.to/@Marconius/113903...
I'm fairly certain we can consider Hegseth a DUI hire.
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113889...I'm fairly certain we can consider Hegseth a DUI hire.
25.1.2025 15:59I'm fairly certain we can consider Hegseth a DUI hire.https://mas.to/@Marconius/113889...
Seen on reddit: I thought the Gulf of America was the gap between the wealthy and the working poor.
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113863...Seen on reddit: I thought the Gulf of America was the gap between the wealthy and the working poor.
20.1.2025 23:33Seen on reddit: I thought the Gulf of America was the gap between the wealthy and the working poor.https://mas.to/@Marconius/113863...
If you build a website that has lots of key/value pairings, like Total:" and $100," leaving them as separate paragraphs or spans...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113862...If you build a website that has lots of key/value pairings, like Total:" and $100," leaving them as separate paragraphs or spans for dynamic content makes them independently focusable by screen reader, breaking their contextual link. Wrap them both in a div or span with role="text" to turn them into one grouped focus stop. Only do this if the content within the group is not interactive. <div role="text")<p>Total: </p><span>$100</span> </div> results in screen readers saying Total: $100". #a11y
20.1.2025 18:08If you build a website that has lots of key/value pairings, like Total:" and $100," leaving them as separate paragraphs or spans...https://mas.to/@Marconius/113862...
My study of #SVG has now helped discover active #a11y bugs! If you use an SVG icon in a website, if it's decorative it must have...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113795...My study of #SVG has now helped discover active #a11y bugs! If you use an SVG icon in a website, if it's decorative it must have focusable="false" and aria-hidden="true" to hide it from assistive tech. I found an SVG with those attributes nested in another SVG tag that was being used to resize the icon, but that top-level tag was missing those attributes. VoiceOver found it as a focusable "image" in the component. BlindSVG.com works for more than just learning about graphics!
9.1.2025 02:19My study of #SVG has now helped discover active #a11y bugs! If you use an SVG icon in a website, if it's decorative it must have...https://mas.to/@Marconius/113795...
This fine doesn't cover a fraction of the anger, frustration, and stress this company has caused us in the #Blind and #Accessibility...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113771...This fine doesn't cover a fraction of the anger, frustration, and stress this company has caused us in the #Blind and #Accessibility communities, nor does it cover their belligerent attacks when they try to defend their malware. Still a good step in fighting back against these companies! Stay vigilant, and continue to Just Say No to overlays; they only want to make money off of ignorance and use #Disability and fear as a lure. #A11y https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-order-requires-online-marketer-pay-1-million-deceptive-claims-its-ai-product-could-make-websites
4.1.2025 17:20This fine doesn't cover a fraction of the anger, frustration, and stress this company has caused us in the #Blind and #Accessibility...https://mas.to/@Marconius/113771...
In time for the season, I built a fun tactile snowflake in #SVG. This uses Use elements to mirror art in a nested SVG across the 3 other...
https://mas.to/@Marconius/113710...In time for the season, I built a fun tactile snowflake in #SVG. This uses Use elements to mirror art in a nested SVG across the 3 other quadrants making up the canvas. Feel free to use this to make your own interesting symmetrical kaleidoscopey graphics! https://marconius.com/svg/snowflake.html
24.12.2024 23:50In time for the season, I built a fun tactile snowflake in #SVG. This uses Use elements to mirror art in a nested SVG across the 3 other...https://mas.to/@Marconius/113710...
