Controlling Zoom announcements, DRM-free audiobooks, more

[kestrell]

On his latest podcast, Jonathan Mosen discusses Libro.fm, which is an online bookshop that sells DRM-free audiobooks and supports indie bookstores
https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/94ad284a845143fb/listener-reflections-on-audiobooks-and-introducing-libro-fm-for-access-to-over-150-000-drm-free-audiobooks

Blind Bargains has a new podcast, and one notable item is a discussion of Zoom's new accessibility settings, which allow screen reader users to control notifications and announcements. Find it here
https://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=22003

I've previously mentioned Doug Lee and his Jaws-related scripts for improving the accessibility of various applications such as Microsoft Teams and Discord, and now he's written a new set of scripts called ListTbl, which make it easier to navigate columns in listview controls for managing files and tasks
https://dlee.org/listtbl/

NVDA has developed an add-on for Zoom to control the speaking of notifications and other announcements.
https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/zoomEnhancements.en.html

WebFriendlyHelp has a blog post which discusses these enhancements
https://webfriendlyhelp.com/zoom-accessibility-enhancements-for-nvda/

WebFriendlyHelp also has this post on new Features in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion
https://webfriendlyhelp.com/new-features-in-jaws-zoomtext-and-fusion-2/

NV In-Process, the newsletter for the free screen reader NVDA, often includes news items relevant to blind users and software developers, outside of news related to NVDA. The most recent issue includes items about an accessible space station RPG, and also tips for ensuring accessibility when developing your own software.
Read the new In-Process newsletter at
https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-7th-september-2020/

NVDACon website
https://www.nvdacon.org/#content
where you can join the announcements list and listen to sessions from previous conferences.

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https://www.toptechtidbits.com/

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Yikes -- the NKS & APH DRM delay is terrible!* May I suggest you invoke the awesome power of a librarian in your favor? Perkins is a local call.**

• I'm proud of how many acronyms are in this sentence. ** local call is now an irrelevant concept, and I still can't shed It

[kestrell]

One problem with the system of permissions is that the user/NLS member send a request for the permission to Perkins/Bard/your NLS branch (they're all the same thing for me). Then Perkins sends your request, which includes all your device numbers, etc., on to the company that sold the device, which in my case is APH. Then you wait for the company to send the permission file, which is a special file you need to install on your device (which I also don't like) back to Bard/Perkins, which send it on to you, along with directions for installing it.
I actually did send my nagging email to Perkins, because I don't even know who is in charge of this circus on the APH side.

Re: local: I know, right? I forget what I was doing yesterday, but it had a similar distinction of being something termed as "local," and it seemed weird for a moment, because "local" as 'here" has undergone some serious phenonological changes in the past few months.

Can I ask a favor? I'm trying to iron out a couple of glitches with my new webpage, and get an opinion on whether the pixel size I assigned the image is working, but I've been doing this for hours now and am losing the ability to problemsolve.

Can you take a look at it? There's a typo in the image tag and also an aria label connected to the thesis link that are wonky.

kestrell13.github.io