#computer accessibility

[fabfemmeboy]

I seem to remember one of my mutuals using type-to-speech software and having a long post about various computer accessibility programs/options. Does thing ring any bells for any of you? Or are you not the person I'm thinking of but have suggestions anyway? Because my brain is glitching more than usual but I have shit to do, so I need to start figuring out how to get work done when my limbs won't cooperate.

[ananiujitha]

Can Anyone Recommend A Safe and Accessible Linux Distro for Photosensitive People?

I tried Accessible Coconut, but couldn’t figure out how to make it accessible, or even if it’s possible.

I need to block most animation, block blinking cursors, set my own frame rates, etc. I also need some other unrelated accessibility fixes.

[ananiujitha]

Unpopular opinion but scrollbars should be visible enough to see, and big enough to click on.

I realize that many developers assume everyone can use scrollwheels, but I used them for several months and it has taken several years for the tendons in my right hand to heal.

[ananiujitha]

Function Keys Don't Fucking Work!

Why do Windows app designers rely on function keys?

Did they used to work in earlier versions?

They don't work in Windows 11.

I checked that Sticky Keys is on. It works with other keys. It does not work with the Fn key. So, depending on your accessibility requirements, some or all function key shortcuts are impossible.

[ananiujitha]

Anyone Know How to Find Gothic Accessibility Fonts?

I need something good and bold.

And bold *by default* so that if I use it as a system font, and a browser font, and so on, everything's that bit bolder.

I used to use Andika for Roman and Cyrillic, and Skeirs for Wulfilan, but they too thin on Windows. Even Roboto ends up too thin on @#$% Windows.

It looks like OpenDyslexic includes Roman, Cyrillic, and Greek, but still not Wulfilan. I don't know how to create a Wulfilan extension of it, either.

Dr. Pfeffer's fonts include bold options for Roman and Wulfilan, but nothing for Cyrillic.

Trying to search online for Gothic fonts is a pain because it'll turn up a lot of stylized Roman fonts, and a lot of other stylized Roman fonts, neither of which are relevant. And a lot of font websites are inaccessible.

[ananiujitha]

Windows Fucking HURTS

I keep getting migraines from this shit. I feel like I’ve tried everything, and both Windows, and Windows-optimized apps, are just so fucking painful.

Text is tiny. I can fix that. Text is thin and gray. I can't fix that in Windows. It has several options to increase font size, but they do not address font weight. Cleartype can increase font weight, but not enough to make the File Explorer readable. Mactype works in some parts of some apps, but doesn't swork everywhere. Thunderbird has its own font settings, but they don't work for me; it has themes, but no way to search these for my accessibility needs.

And people try to tell me:

The fonts, colors, and styles provided by the OS are chosen because they’ve been tested and optimized for legibility in that environment—particularly on Windows, where the system font was selected specifically for readability.

[ananiujitha]

Can Anyone Suggest Bold Gothic Accessibility Fonts?

I often need *bold* fonts for readability.

I am currently trying to set up Windows 11 (aaagh!!!), and a lot of it is just too faint, even at reduced 1600x900 resolution and gamma 0.5x1.8, so I need bold fonts which support all the scripts I need - Rumiska, Krekiska, Kwriliska, jah Wulfiliska.

I would like something which covers all these scripts, or at least a matched set.

I think Andika + Skeirs match, but they are too faint on Windows.