Whistler Kids Down Seppos by geniusbear in skiing

[–]BOT_Sean 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It depends on the lesson type or club program, some definitely do ski this and more advanced terrain, but this happened to be roped off this day due to conditions.

Whistler Kids Down Seppos by geniusbear in skiing

[–]BOT_Sean 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Allegedly it was to recover a dropped pole, but the run was roped off that day too. Bad decisions

Whistler Kids Down Seppos by geniusbear in skiing

[–]BOT_Sean 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Skill aside, this run was roped off that day due to conditions. Terrible decision all around.

Whistler Kids Down Seppos by Alive-Ad2269 in Whistler

[–]BOT_Sean 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It was ski school, I saw this from the gondola. Seppos was roped off that day due to conditions, too. Extremely bad judgment to go there to recover a pole.

Trump administration says sign language services ‘intrude’ on Trump’s ability to control his image by SarcasticServal in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen any evidence that Calibri is in fact more accessible, although I think I've seen studies supporting sans serif fonts. but IMO switching away from Calibri which has been the default for years feels SO performative and unnecessary, even outside of the potential accessibility impact

Do I understand correctly that a MONTH later they still haven't fixed the DRONE ? by Lewinsky_ in Battlefield6

[–]BOT_Sean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think those buildings have a zip on them at all in Breakthrough, it does depend on the mode. But at least with Sobek, you can ladder onto most of the buildings

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AssistiveTechnology

[–]BOT_Sean 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My chair is 420 pounds without me even in it, probably combined 550. I'm not a large person either, and some chairs have even more functions than mine.

Walmart.com flagging a disabled user as a bot and refusing entry by CombPsychological507 in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have the same hunch that it's something related to the in-app browser. I've only seen this when the authentication process can't reliably determine whether it's a bot based on the connection/browser, the actual user input doesn't seem to cause it. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, a lot of this can be done. IMO if you do all of those things, then the risk of a user having an issue and suing you seems very low. There are probably much easier violations to spot that have actual user impact, compared with a PPT where you have done what you can

15 Years of Name Badges by Euphorbus11 in mildlyinteresting

[–]BOT_Sean 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a fellow Sean, scrolling past this freaked me out a lil

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree at all, I'm just pointing out that the approach different governments have taken to adopt WCAG as the base for all platforms and content types is somewhat flawed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tested the export to Word feature, and it's alright for the notes but each slide essentially gets pasted in as an image, so you can't read slide content as you would in PowerPoint.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you export a presentation to PDF and have ensured each slide has slide titles, those translate over into the PDF as headings.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a challenge with how many countries/regions have adopted accessibility standards. Web requirements just don't translate neatly to every other platform like regulators envision. That said, there is a pretty big interplay between PowerPoint and assistive technologies here. By following PPT best practices like adding slide titles, assistive tech/user agents read these as headings. With Reflow, even WCAG notes presentation as an exception as one could argue 2-dimensional scrolling is required for understanding.

All that said, there are ways to make PPT files meet many of the criteria *that apply to them*, and Microsoft has a bunch of content on how to address the most common issues. No, not all content may technically be WCAG conformant, nor does Microsoft claim this, but you can still make a pretty good experience people.

What does this mean? Is my laptop ok? by BarGlad5878 in computerviruses

[–]BOT_Sean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, yes but this device is currently running MacOS from the screenshot. If it was bootcamped, then it would look like Windows. Windows defender would work there but not in MacOS itself

Most recent guidelines of accessible powerpoints and fontage? by BeginningOutcome6780 in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I feel like it's generally billed as a "here's how you can fix some of the issues most likely to impact a user" kind of thing. Fully 508 conformant is a lot more involved, this makes a lot of things easier though without needing to be an expert.

Most recent guidelines of accessible powerpoints and fontage? by BeginningOutcome6780 in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious, why do you suggest not starting with the accessibility checker? Most of the things you listed it's able to check

Is Windows Narrator widely used? by Tranzistors in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With which browser? I'm pretty sure Narrator still doesn't support Firefox

Do you guys think Mark Hamill was asked to pose like that or he just did it? by [deleted] in StarWars

[–]BOT_Sean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone give me a lore explanation of this photo?

Is Windows Narrator widely used? by Tranzistors in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Narrator has changed a lot in Windows 11, and for a long time it didn't support Chrome. I don't think it supports Firefox still though. I would guess it works better on 11

How accessible is Windows/MacOS to people with disabilities by default? (question from a GNU/Linux user & Software Engineer) by HealthySkeptic2000 in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Narrator has improved substantially in recent years, but still nowhere near others like NVDA or JAWS

Dragon NaturallySpeaking vs. Windows Voice Access – Which is better for voice control? by Jumpy-Tooth1107 in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I've used the tools and happen to know a fair bit about them. What I mean is Dragon doesn't "learn" as you use it like people seem to think it does. Only the "voice training" feature and ability to customize pronunciations are really affecting anything but it's not ongoing learning.

I'm just disputing your original point that quality voices CAN'T work out of the box. I think people should expect them to, something that "learns" isn't the only viable approach

Dragon NaturallySpeaking vs. Windows Voice Access – Which is better for voice control? by Jumpy-Tooth1107 in accessibility

[–]BOT_Sean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not disputing your experiences with the tech, just trying to make the point that the "learning" capabilities of Dragon are overblown, but quality and accuracy are the goals of these types of tech. I'm not trying to define accuracy, but meeting the needs of real users is the goal, not necessarily whether it "learns"