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Related to that last boost (https://mastodon.social/@SteveFaulkner/112212980289113651), I have already encountered orgs who have scaled back their accessibility efforts or plans because they feel automation that can do it *all* for them is right around the corner.…

Rabbit R1 review: $199 is the right price, fun design, and a good mic, but the best features are all MIA, finicky and slow, and using a phone is better (David Pierce/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/2/24147159/rabbit-r1-review-ai-gadget

Rabbit R1 review: an unfinished, unhelpful AI gadget
Like the Humane AI Pin and other AI gadgets, the Rabbit R1 aims to make technology easier and more accessible to use. All it really does is fail to deliver on its promise.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.02824 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a

FAIR-USE4OS: Guidelines for Creating Impactful Open-Source Software
This paper extends the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) guidelines to provide criteria for assessing if software conforms to best practices in open source. By adding 'USE' (User-Centered, Sustainable, Equitable), software development can adhere to open source best practice by incorporating user-input early on, ensuring front-end designs are accessible to all possible stakeholders, and planning long-term sustainability alongside software design. The FAIR-USE4OS guidelines wil…

Walmart launches Bettergoods, a private label catered to shoppers who value trendy culinary options.
https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/04/30/walmart-launches-bettergoods-a-n…

Umwelt: Accessible Structured Editing of Multimodal Data Representations
Jonathan ZongKatie, Isabella Pedraza PinerosKatie, MengzhuKatie, Chen, Daniel Hajas, Arvind Satyanarayan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.00106

Umwelt: Accessible Structured Editing of Multimodal Data Representations
We present Umwelt, an authoring environment for interactive multimodal data representations. In contrast to prior approaches, which center the visual modality, Umwelt treats visualization, sonification, and textual description as coequal representations: they are all derived from a shared abstract data model, such that no modality is prioritized over the others. To simplify specification, Umwelt evaluates a set of heuristics to generate default multimodal representations that express a dataset'…

Moved my domains to a provider with query stats and for the first time looking at query counts....this is a lot more than anticipated for my personal domains.
I held off moving to cloud dns because they all pay per query count and this has really made it clear that my reservations with that was well founded wow. ClouDNS has pretty accessible pricing and goes to unlimited queries quite quick.
t(counts per day)

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.10484 has been replaced.
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Moodle Usability Assessment Methodology using the Universal Design for Learning perspective
The application of the Universal Design for Learning framework favors the creation of virtual educational environments for all. It requires developing accessible content, having a usable platform, and the use of flexible didactics and evaluations that promote constant student motivation. The present study aims to design a methodology to evaluate the usability of the Moodle platform based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning, recognizing the importance of accessibility, usability a…

I agree that some form of not-the-default, opt-in, multiple-choice, BYO-algo, natively available within the Fediverse (thus accessible to all the clients) would be hugely powerful and very popular. Use it if you want, don't if you don't. Fwiw, there *are* clients that have started to try and build algo-based feed. If you're on iOS, check out Sora for example.

“Apple is not, and never has been, beyond reproach—and that is true for accessibility. But as a lifelong disabled person, I’m here to say it matters a whole lot to see the company who makes some of the world’s most popular consumer goods accessible to disabled people.”
From @…:

Wanting to breathe new life into an Android-powered phone? See https://www.sustaphones.com/ ! I've been running LineageOS (and CyanogenMod before it) on all my phones for the past decade or more... but it's a hassle to set it up... this new system promises to make it much more accessible to les…

If you're looking for a worthy cause to support for #EarthDay, please consider this organization advocating for a Public, Province-wide, accessible, unionized bus (and rail) Intercity transit system in British Columbia!
It is completely volunteer run. All monies go towards things like posters, mailings, and other stuff for getting the word out as we try to gear up for the

"If nine experts in privacy can't understand what Microsoft does with your data, what chance does the average person have? That's why we're asking Microsoft to say if they're going to use our personal data to train its AI."
Please sign and share. #privacy #infosec

CSS-Tricks might be back?
This first post in nearly a year is authored by a Digital Ocean dev advocate:
“Accessible Forms with Pseudo Classes”
https://css-tricks.com/accessible-forms-with-pseudo-classes/#comment-1808192
Yes, …

Accessible Forms with Pseudo Classes | CSS-Tricks
Hey all you wonderful developers out there! In this post, I am going to take you through creating a simple contact form using semantic HTML and an awesome CSS

New offerings from SHARP News this month!
First, @ellenforget.bsky.social has done an amazing service to #BookHistory
by creating an alt-text guide for book historians to help all of us make our social media, presentations, and articles more accessible
(1/2) @…

I am constantly amazed at all the ways we continue to allow religious institutions to directly impact the function of our democracy despite the Establishment Clause essentially telling us to maybe not:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/

Churches don't have to be accessible. That's a voting rights problem.
In 2024, millions of people will vote at religious sites. What if you're disabled?

Current challenge: writing down a few requirements to make a horizontal timeline interface accessible. We’ll structure it using landmarks, sections, and headlines, first of all, plus buttons and the left/right arrow keys to travel from one point in time to the next.
Still, I’m wondering how a screenreader user might best understand and navigate such an interface. And: is it an ordered list as well? 🤔
#a11y

Next-Generation Time-Resolved Scanning Probe Microscopy
Katsuya Iwaya, Hiroyuki Mogi, Shoji Yoshida, Yusuke Arashida, Osamu Takeuchi, Hidemi Shigekawa
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.18215

Next-Generation Time-Resolved Scanning Probe Microscopy
Understanding the nanoscale carrier dynamics induced by light excitation is the key to unlocking futuristic devices and innovative functionalities in advanced materials. Optical pump-probe scanning tunneling microscopy (OPP-STM) has opened a window to these phenomena. However, mastering the combination of ultrafast pulsed lasers with STM requires high expertise and effort. We have shattered this barrier and developed a compact OPP-STM system accessible to all. This system precisely controls las…

Hi @…, thanks for https://pico.pinout.xyz/ I use it all the time! Is there a way to link to the “Advanced” view in a URL? (something like “

Towards a generalized accessibility measure for transportation equity and efficiency
Rajat Verma, Mithun Debnath, Shagun Mittal, Satish V. Ukkusuri
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.04985 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2404.04985
arXiv:2404.04985v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Locational measures of accessibility are widely used in urban and transportation planning to understand the impact of the transportation system on influencing people's access to places. However, there is a considerable lack of measurement standards and publicly available data. We propose a generalized measure of locational accessibility that has a comprehensible form for transportation planning analysis. This metric combines the cumulative opportunities approach with gravity-based measures and is capable of catering to multiple trip purposes, travel modes, cost thresholds, and scales of analysis. Using data from multiple publicly available datasets, this metric is computed by trip purpose and travel time threshold for all block groups in the United States, and the data is made publicly accessible. Further, case studies of three large metropolitan areas reveal substantial inefficiencies in transportation infrastructure, with the most inefficiency observed in sprawling and non-core urban areas, especially for bicycling. Subsequently, it is shown that targeted investment in facilities can contribute to a more equitable distribution of accessibility to essential shopping and service facilities. By assigning greater weights to socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods, the proposed metric formally incorporates equity considerations into transportation planning, contributing to a more equitable distribution of accessibility to essential services and facilities.

“the Court finds that there is an overriding public interest in disclosure of the harmonised standards in question”
Important decision not just for toys, but with implications for all technical standards that are made part of EU legislation (mostly through delegated acts).
From: @…

Just-DNA-Seq, open-source personal genomics platform: longevity science for everyone
Kulaga Anton (Institute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Ageing Research, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, International Longevity Alliance), Borysova Olga (International Longevity Alliance, CellFabrik SRL), Karmazin Alexey (International Longevity Alliance, MitoSpace), Koval Maria (Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, International Longevity Alliance), …

Just-DNA-Seq, open-source personal genomics platform: longevity science for everyone
Genomic data has become increasingly accessible to the general public with the advent of companies offering whole genome sequencing at a relatively low cost. However, their reports are not verifiable due to a lack of crucial details and transparency: polygenic risk scores do not always mention all the polymorphisms involved. Simultaneously, tackling the manual investigation and interpretation of data proves challenging for individuals lacking a background in genetics. Currently, there is no ope…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.01186 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a

Evault for legal records
Innovative solution for addressing the challenges in the legal records management system through a blockchain-based eVault platform. Our objective is to create a secure, transparent, and accessible ecosystem that caters to the needs of all stakeholders, including lawyers, judges, clients, and registrars. First and foremost, our solution is built on a robust blockchain platform like Ethereum harnessing the power of smart contracts to manage access, permissions, and transactions effectively. This…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.11700 has been replaced.
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Virbo: Multimodal Multilingual Avatar Video Generation in Digital Marketing
With the widespread popularity of internet celebrity marketing all over the world, short video production has gradually become a popular way of presenting products information. However, the traditional video production industry usually includes series of procedures as script writing, video filming in a professional studio, video clipping, special effects rendering, customized post-processing, and so forth. Not to mention that multilingual videos is not accessible for those who could not speak m…

Denver-based Maybell Quantum, which is developing systems to make quantum tech more reliable, scalable, and accessible, raised a $25M Series A (Cassidy Ritter/Denver Business Journal)
https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/inno/st

Towards a generalized accessibility measure for transportation equity and efficiency
Rajat Verma, Mithun Debnath, Shagun Mittal, Satish V. Ukkusuri
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.04985 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2404.04985
arXiv:2404.04985v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Locational measures of accessibility are widely used in urban and transportation planning to understand the impact of the transportation system on influencing people's access to places. However, there is a considerable lack of measurement standards and publicly available data. We propose a generalized measure of locational accessibility that has a comprehensible form for transportation planning analysis. This metric combines the cumulative opportunities approach with gravity-based measures and is capable of catering to multiple trip purposes, travel modes, cost thresholds, and scales of analysis. Using data from multiple publicly available datasets, this metric is computed by trip purpose and travel time threshold for all block groups in the United States, and the data is made publicly accessible. Further, case studies of three large metropolitan areas reveal substantial inefficiencies in transportation infrastructure, with the most inefficiency observed in sprawling and non-core urban areas, especially for bicycling. Subsequently, it is shown that targeted investment in facilities can contribute to a more equitable distribution of accessibility to essential shopping and service facilities. By assigning greater weights to socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods, the proposed metric formally incorporates equity considerations into transportation planning, contributing to a more equitable distribution of accessibility to essential services and facilities.

One never knows if a choice was a good one or not. So back to London after 9ish years and I can definitely say I am never living there again and regret nothing.
What really gets me about London is the culture apartheid. Who is a “balloon museum” for that charges 34 / adult? It’s obscene.
In Malta all events are free or very accessible - like basic tickets for big events are affordable to lower class people - or it’s free or kids go free and adults for cheap
Culture is for…

Not all anarchists are assholes ;)
"MASKING STATEMENT: We’re asking participants to mask up for the bookfair both as a means of making the event more accessible by preventing the spread of RSV and COVID which are still going around, but also to normalize masking for personal security. We will be providing masks and posting signage. We feel the community will respect these desires. The only caveat being the afterparty at the Charleston potentially being a difficult event to keep at optimal levels of mask use. Knowing this may make some attendees uncomfortable we encourage everyone to lead by example and use harm reduction best practices."
Wish i could attend.
(A)(A)(A)(A)(A)
#Anarchist #Anarchy #Bookfair #Masking

Tuning transduction from hidden observables to optimize information harvesting
Giorgio Nicoletti, Daniel Maria Busiello
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04709 ht…

Tuning transduction from hidden observables to optimize information harvesting
Biological and living organisms sense and process information from their surroundings, typically having access only to a subset of external observables for a limited amount of time. In this work, we uncover how biological systems can exploit these accessible degrees of freedom (DOFs) to transduce information from the inaccessible ones with a limited energy budget. We find that optimal transduction strategies may boost information harvesting over the ideal case in which all DOFs are known, even …

All the #CSUNATC GSA (Section 508) presentations:
https://www.section508.gov/training/presentations-workshops/

Moodle Usability Assessment Methodology using the Universal Design for Learning perspective
Rosana Montes, Liliana Herrera, Emilio Crisol
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.10484

Moodle Usability Assessment Methodology using the Universal Design for Learning perspective
The application of the Universal Design for Learning framework favors the creation of virtual educational environments for all. It requires developing accessible content, having a usable platform, and the use of flexible didactics and evaluations that promote constant student motivation. The present study aims to design a methodology to evaluate the usability of the Moodle platform based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning, recognizing the importance of accessibility, usability a…

Accessibility and Ergodicity of Partially Hyperbolic Diffeomorphisms without Periodic Points
Ziqiang Feng, Ra\'ul Ures
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.07062

Accessibility and Ergodicity of Partially Hyperbolic Diffeomorphisms without Periodic Points
We prove that every $C^2$ conservative partially hyperbolic diffeomorphism of a closed 3-manifold without periodic points is ergodic, which gives an affirmative answer to the Ergodicity Conjecture by Hertz-Hertz-Ures in the absence of periodic points. We also show that a partially hyperbolic diffeomorphism of a closed 3-manifold $M$ with no periodic points is accessible if the non-wandering set is all of $M$ and the fundamental group $π_1(M)$ is not virtually solvable.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.10608 has been replaced.
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Local data inverse problem for the polyharmonic operator with anisotropic perturbations
In this article, we study an inverse problem with local data for a linear polyharmonic operator with several lower order tensorial perturbations. We consider our domain to have an inaccessible portion of the boundary where neither the input can be prescribed nor the output can be measured. We prove the unique determination of all the tensorial coefficients of the operator from the knowledge of the Dirichlet and Neumann map on the accessible part of the boundary, under suitable geometric assumpt…

Virbo: Multimodal Multilingual Avatar Video Generation in Digital Marketing
Juan Zhang, Jiahao Chen, Cheng Wang, Zhiwang Yu, Can Liu, Tangquan Qi, Di Wu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.11700

Virbo: Multimodal Multilingual Avatar Video Generation in Digital Marketing
With the widespread popularity of internet celebrity marketing all over the world, short video production has gradually become a popular way of presenting products information. However, the traditional video production industry usually includes series of procedures as script writing, video filming in a professional studio, video clipping, special effects rendering, customized post-processing, and so forth. Not to mention that multilingual videos is not accessible for those who could not speak m…

Virbo: Multimodal Multilingual Avatar Video Generation in Digital Marketing
Juan Zhang, Jiahao Chen, Cheng Wang, Zhiwang Yu, Can Liu, Tangquan Qi, Di Wu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.11700

Virbo: Multimodal Multilingual Avatar Video Generation in Digital Marketing
With the widespread popularity of internet celebrity marketing all over the world, short video production has gradually become a popular way of presenting products information. However, the traditional video production industry usually includes series of procedures as script writing, video filming in a professional studio, video clipping, special effects rendering, customized post-processing, and so forth. Not to mention that multilingual videos is not accessible for those who could not speak m…