Karl Belanger

Nonvisual accessibility Analyst, gamer, and fan of all things tech.

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@NHLBruins Please use the Alt Text feature when posting images. Not only does it make your tweets more searchable, but not using them prevents blind Bruins fans like myself from getting full enjoyment of your tweets.

[Google Accessibility @googleaccess]

We're excited to announce our "What's new in Google accessibility" video series highlighting the latest accessibility updates! Check it out for everything from new features to improvements and more. Our first video is out now! https://t.co/y1l7BYseQS! #a11y #AccessibilityMatters

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@musicman2004 Tweesecake is still up, at least for now.

[ESPN @espn]

Baseball season is HERE 🙌 #OpeningDay

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@halfasleepgames A quick temporary fix is to have a key which pops up a menu to select a level in the current map. Selecting a level would warp you to the activation point for that level.

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@zkline Which headset is it?

[National Federation of the Blind @NFB_voice]

Thanks @karlb21 for reviewing @CashApp. He shares, “Cash App is a solid service. Whether sending money to friends, buying stocks, or using it as a bank account with a debit card, you can look forward to a fully accessible experience.” Read the blog: https://t.co/LCybk7GiUg

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@JamiePauls According to Twitter all free access to the API is going away tomorrow, plus third-party clients are now technically against the API guidelines. So yes, I'd call it likely that desktop clients will die tomorrow.

[DSP Is Diving Into Summertime Fun! @TheyCallMeDSP]

@superblindman yeah no, giving in to a hate mob is the wrong take here. People rely on your input, and should have the right to make their own decisions on what games they play. You are a super-important source of accessibility info! Don't deny some people that bc others are SO emotional.

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@superblindman Please at least give your informal thoughts on whether you feel it is playable or beatable. Many of us do rely on your impressions of things before diving in ourselves.

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@Rickster1963 So make sure you're on a page with tweets. Move into the main list of tweets, then turn off the virtual cursor and use J and K to navigate. the tweets should be read out as you move.

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@mehgcap @RangerStation I can confirm the game still works. I'm playing it on an AMD 5800U with an Nvidia gtx3050. It takes a good 30 seconds for the update process to time out, but once that's done everything works fine, including activation.

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@Yubico @NFB_voice You can read a good article on Apple's implementation of Security keys with Apple ID at https://t.co/9fPHEcTrQu #a11y @nfb_voice

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

With Apple now letting you use security keys with your Apple ID, now might be a good time to reconsider a key such as the @yubico Yubikey. Read my thoughts on them and their accessibility at https://t.co/3ClKekaIbW #a11y @nfb_voice

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@LiamErven Not seeing any alt text on the picture.

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@tamaccess I know a bit about JAWS Scripting, and was just curious given how well it's been demonstrated to do at other coding tasks.

[Karl Belanger @karlb21]

@Simon818 To my knowledge there is no direct way to do this. Samsung does not let you disable its version of Talkback, and if you install the accessibility suite its version of Talkback doesn't show as an option.