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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I kinda love how people are up in arms about this because it's Trump, and only because it's Trump. This happens all the time! "blind people don't shop here, no need to be accessible" "wheelchairs don't go here, no need for a ramp". Tale as old as time #accessibility #a11y

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Seeing so many of y'all talk about "blind people" in regards to people who are unwilling to "see" evil/a particular political ideology/the faults of a particular person ... you know that has very little to do with blindness, right? Like, you ARE aware you don't see with your ears? Just checking...

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Very important distinction here

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tricky bit is: they actually _are_ pretty great for _some_ blind people. They actually _do_ unfuck a lot of the situations we as a society fucked up FOR blind people. SO, yes, slimy marketing, but also, uhm?

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I got suggested by @sophiemac.bsky.social to write an alt text guide from the perspective of an actual blind screen reader user. Here's me doing that, a thread. Supershort summary: alt text is what you tell your friend you're on the phone with something looks like to include them or get their take

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Sophie Mac (@sophiemac.bsky.social)

"It was always like this in life. No one ever had the right reaction to anything." "Like reflections in water, the movie light ripples across her face." "A dark omelette on bleak toast." Settings -...

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Lol a blind simulator would just be turning the screen/visuals off altogether

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is one of those double things for me. Great that this exists for people who need the confidence boost and the time and guidance to explore this, but also, I hope people casually finding this do realize plenty of blind/VI folks travel by tram often enough already :)

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Cholula @cholulaconamor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Using a screen reader? Alt text helps. Picture doesn’t load? Alt text helps. You an artist? Alt text helps. Don’t know who’s in that photo or the context of that meme? CHECK THE ALT TEXT.

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Very true! I made a short on Youtube illustrating this at www.youtube.com/shorts/UWNT4WTlvoI

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Very true. Disabled folk in a company are often bombarded to become the representative of any disability ever. Nobody can fill those shoes

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I am generally not a huge proponent of #blind specific documentation as, if you make tech right it shouldn't be needed, but when a serious need arises I am happy to step in. Wrote this for #freeCodeCamp to start #screenreader users off using Discord @freecodecamp.bsky.social

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I have been asked on here how I even computer. This is how I even computer. This is also why alt text is important, why #accessibility matters, and why you're kinda sorta discriminating if you decide you don't care www.youtube.com/shorts/UWNT4WTlvoI #youtube #shorts #screenReader #blind

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"could be" is being nice here. With the #accessibility track record as of late, "is probably" would be a more truthful statement and we can, and should, be doing so much better

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Lightyear Foundation @lightyear-fdn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, follow and share with someone who cares about accessible STEM, tech and inclusive design. #STEM #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #AI #Coding #Technology #DisabilityInSTEM #YoungPeople #SquareRootsPodcast #LightyearFoundation

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

hey there @yeahmaybe.bsky.social :) Saw your game just now but noticed it unfortunately doesn't work with screen readers :( Godot includes support for making your widgets just work®(tm) in some of the latest versions of Godot, any chance you might be able to look into this?

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

On that note, have a bit of a talk on #disability , #accessibility, the way the two alienate large groups of people and a bit of proper subject matter expertise from a fully blind creator and developer youtu.be/gooY3RQAWHw #youtube #selfPromo #streaming #disability #disabled #a11y

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I find the results to just doing a search on "blind people" on this platform an interesting activity. It's a beautiful mix of pro/con meta glasses, political punditry, people's moms-sisters-cousin-backed accounts of what blind people are like and discussions about the word "reading".

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Given I just saw several people not know we can actually read alt text, or operate a smartphone, or find the camera on said smartphone (we have hands), once more with feeling!

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ok ... but so are your actual posts. So do we just stop social media entirely?

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Kinda love how the Meta glasses get so much flack for being "pervert glasses". ...No ... the people are the perverts, the glasses just enable them. But then, that is literally the guns rhetoric and that is icky. The whole guns don't kill people, people kill people thing.

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

What they say: "Accessibility and SEO/AI support/better discovery go hand in hand!" What we hear: "We know accessibility is a drag so here, have a carrot so you actually get better YOURSELF by trying to include more people because FUCK THAT< amirite?!"

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The Drop Times @thedroptimes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Accessibility improvements have the greatest impact when they happen upstream. In an interview with TDT, Mike Gifford discusses inclusive design, upstream contributions, and why accessibility should be part of everyday engineering—not an afterthought. bit.ly/4vXkcVW #Accessibility #A11y

TDT interview card on Mike Gifford explaining why public agencies should contribute accessibility fixes upstream in open-source projects.

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Welcoming Web ... please hold while I find the nearest container to void my stomach into

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

ahh but it's all good, the chief accessibility officer at Microsoft said so! Sarcasm aside this is yet another example of not practicing what you preach, and it hits hard. Good luck to everyone impacted :(

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I don't know why this leans into AI so hard but this is true for literally ANY product

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

So many people who aren't blind celebrating the fact an implant/treatment may "restore" sight in blind people. Here's a blind person's take: Really promising for those who want this but some of us actually don't need to be fixed :)

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

again for those who missed it :)

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Yup. We only see the importance when it becomes personal. COVID was shit, but what WAS great was the fact people all of a sudden could make things a lot more accessible because they couldn't do what they wanted otherwise. Covid's gone, so the inconvenience is gone for most. Not for us.

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Very true. Other great candidates for that problem are "Read more", "learn more", "buy now", "this link" and "Open". Sorry, marketing folks, I know verb-noun CTAs are supposed to drive conversion but they really don't work out of context

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

wait ...how? Isn't there a digital refund window?

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Fun Fact! People with no sight (fully #blind): - play #videogames - watch #movies - read #books - have #jobs - create #content - #Stream on #Twitch and #Youtube - use BlueSky 😱 Did you know this? If not, ask me anything :P

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Meta Threads's audio captcha takes you away from the captcha you're solving which means the code is no longer valid when you try to enter it. But sure, tell me more about how they give the blind sight with their glasses. Screw off ... #actuallyBlind#accessibility

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I see a lot of people say Meta glasses supposedly "give the blind their vision back". Let me just put that claim to bed once and for all www.reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/1u8… This is a lot more clear of a reflection of what they're ACTUALLY like #actuallyBlind

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It is really powerful to be able to put a practical spin on what to many is only theory. Would love to do this for more companies

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

hi there @byobattleship.bsky.social :) I'm a blind content creator/streamer and gave Torment Hexus's first demo a quick look on stream last night. Would love to help out in getting the #accessibility right on this one, have time for a chat? :)

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Very cool! I will be streaming my reactions as a fully #blind #gamer in just under 1.5 hours, over at twitch.tv/zersiax #accessibility #gaming #blindness

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Currently working on a #pullRequest to make the Learn section of #lichess #accessible to the #blind . A lot of that website already works great, just not the basic tutorials. fixing :) #a11y #accessibility

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Very true :) I did an #AMA on Reddit about the fact I play videogames. The top question: " how?". The fact this is the top question says a lot about where game accessibility is currently at.

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I'll translate this into real people speech: We set up two in-person events during a time where going to the US is iffy, got people to write stuff for us and released a bunch of updates that users have found breakage in. Some things like the FOSS guidance is absolutely good, but let's keep it real.

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Oh hey. I'm an #accessibility auditor that's also a developer AND an end user of assistive technology. Can't interpret accessibility audit results? Hire me and i'll do it for you 🎊

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

@ericwbailey.website @feldfrog.bsky.social Do they turn accusative when they sue somebody? That is the big question :P

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Are menus and in-game text narrated? Is combat/navigation doable without looking at the screen? Are subtitles and captions available?

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Wagtail @wagtail.org · 21/05/2026

Hey developers! Just a reminder that we have an extensive guide on #accessibility in our docs. Since it's Global Accessibility Awareness Day, maybe you'll find some good ideas in there on how to make your projects more accessible. Have a look: docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/ad... #GAAD

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Accessibility considerations — Wagtail Documentation 7.4.1 documentation

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AAArdvark @aaardvarka11y.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

It's GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day). Three things you can ship today: 1. Visible focus styles on every interactive element 2. Real alt text on your top three pages 3. A free scan to see what else is hiding GAAD is one day. What you ship today helps users every day after. a20y.com #a11y

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Oh hey did you know fully #blind people play #games? #videogames, even? They also steal cheese ... and get murdered for it www.youtube.com/shorts/2i8e7wCAFQ8 #gaad

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The fact this image doesn't have alt text is a bit of a painful take in light of that message 😬 I feel very stood with #blind #altText #YesItIsActuallyImportantAndNotJustAnAITrainingTool

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Yeah ... it's #gaad so there will be GAAD reposts/quotes.

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It's kind of amusing to me that people debate the allowance for blind people to wear #meta glasses on here. Blind people taking random pictures and having them analyzed isn't new, that's been a thing since 2015 :) Also, I wouldn't say these glasses are all that good at it

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Florian Beijers @zersiax.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

lol I have a search open for "blind people" and I see so many interesting things zip by. A person upset someone was adding alt text to their posts because #fuckBlindPeople. It was even a hashtag. Like ... for one, buy me dinner first, and also, what'd we do to make us so fuckable? :P

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