Elena Brescacin

https://mastodon.uno/@talksina

Blind since birth, WordPress user, inclusive designer, accessibility expert. Activist against HIV stigma. :hiv: :wordpress: [@network](https://plusbrothers.net ) federated blog. #WordPress #accessibility #hiv #fediverse #advocacy #activitypub #StopStigma #UEqualsU

PlusBrothers (ITA/ENG) - fantasy stories and HIV awareness: https://l.devol.it/@plusbrothers
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Famiglia tradizionale (italian introduction): https://podcast.plusbrothers.net/pages/chi-siamo

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2025-09-18 07:41:58 GMT

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yes the approach is good.

2025-09-17 00:06:45 GMT

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OK, it can work. If it's not trouble for you. That's not your fault, it's platforms' fault.
They have over-talked about accessibility for years, but never properly allowed developers/designers to learn that it should be a by-design requirement.
Not to talk about accessibility rules which are complex to learn, for non-experts.

2025-09-16 23:20:31 GMT

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I usually use google forms or microsoft form but it has many surveillance and disgusting stuff.
Unfortunately I have no alternative solution... I'll try another tool tomorrow

2025-09-15 13:41:59 GMT

@npub1y2r…kvzk hello, I am a blind Fediverse user and I could not fill in the survey about moderation because the form builder you used is not completely accessible -radio buttons aren't screen reader friendly-. It's a contraddiction, working to improve an open environment like Fediverse, cutting some people off. #11y #ccessibility #blind #disability #fediverse

2025-09-10 17:22:09 GMT

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Is newsmast for everyone? Accessible? And why the heck do you insist on publishing images without alternative text?

2025-06-16 06:46:45 GMT

Sarebbe interessante capire chi dei nostri politici e di quale partito, conosce il #fediverso

2025-01-21 01:47:29 GMT

@npub19jk…pymw Not this way. I'm totally blind and you forgot #AltText reporting podcast names with just an image. It's not the right way to go!

2025-01-20 09:02:49 GMT

#introduction Italian, European, citizen of the world. Internet user since 1998 but started with PC in 1989. Formerly facebook, now stable on Mastodon I believe in data liberation and ownership. I work on accessibility (web and apps), I have a disability myself (totally blind). Blogger, WordPress user and MarkDown lover, interested in electronic voices and creating audio-dramas with text-to-speech. AI user, moderately optimistic. HIV awareness advocate. #accessibility #WordPress #blind #activism

2025-01-18 08:29:28 GMT

I just received Testflight invitation for @npub1ekk…vy6m application. And discovered that VoiceOver, assistive tech for blind people, does not read anything. Just says "bottom sheet" twice, and the app's name, then NOTHING. I hope they fix this mess, because this all means cutting blind people off. I won't keep silent in front of yet another accessibility issue. #ableism #accessibility #blind #inclusion #disability #voiceover #fediverse

2025-01-16 13:10:40 GMT

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Hello, trying the demo . castopod . org I found an awful #ccessibility bug: I am a blind user. During the podcast creation flow, there's the main category combo which has the focus jumping. I mean, when you move with arrow keys -keyboard- and for example switch from arts to business, when you open the subcategory of business, it goes back to arts. I wanted to write you on github but I couldn't

2024-11-14 12:48:23 GMT

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Here in Italy most blind organizations stay on big tech ...because most blind people stay there. Same for HIV and lgbt channels, except for @npub1da9…c02y who resides on Mastodon since long. I don't have all contacts and I mentioned only fields I'm close to. But it's a reality. Abandoning bigtech drastically is utopia but provide alternatives is a must.

2024-10-25 16:21:02 GMT

I'm on Unrepresented in tech! Happy to be able to talk about #accessibility and #WordPress advocacy. https://mastodon.social/@michellefrechette/113368736365540213

2024-09-13 22:09:32 GMT

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And even Newsmast app - it has BASIC VoiceOver reading features but no HTML semantics, buttons aren't buttons, checkboxes aren't checkboxes, and so on! Am I criticizing as an awful hater? No, I feel no pleasure in saying what I say; I'm very sad because a community helping community should develop their resources to be accessible from the beginning. Apps, audio, video, etc. And it's not even their fault totally, it's a 20-years-old gap.

2024-08-20 17:23:11 GMT

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Tried newsmast app but it's quite difficult to use with VoiceOver screen reader. It does read elements (not every element though) but it does not recognize controls. Maybe it's due to the framework used, maybe Flutter or other stuff, don't know.

2024-08-12 09:49:55 GMT

Someone thinks that #AltText can be a way to expand Mastodon's 500 characters limit. WTF, for me #blind user this statement is like someone saying that bathrooms for people with #disability are useful to have sex in them, because they're spacious and mostly free. And after all this, someone still says I am the one aggressive and who bothers other people. Me.

2024-07-29 07:18:22 GMT

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No, I don't export from WordPress, it does not allow me to reverse (from blog to markdown) but curiosity: which CMS allows you to use Markdown only, besides WordPress?

2024-07-29 06:28:42 GMT

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It depends on what I'm posting. Mostly because I'm lazy i leave them where they are

2024-07-29 06:14:58 GMT

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I generally write text files then publish them on my #WordPress - MarkDown still rules!

2024-05-23 17:18:06 GMT

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I have a disability (blindness) and feel those people blabbering "you know they're studying this or that technology, the implant for brain, blah blah blah" - oh well, let ME decide if I'm willing to try this or that treatment, if it's suitable for my condition, etc. Externally they see your condition whatever it is, feel uncomfortable and talk for the sake of talking.

2024-05-22 05:29:42 GMT

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Every question or statement about "you'll get better" or "is there a cure?" has an implicit meaning: "I hope you become like me again" (healthy) but not because they hope the best for you. They feel uncomfortable having you around! And even worse if condition doesn't make you physically ill despite residing inside you (like HIV) - together with pity, there's stigma. Pity is the mask of stigma and you have to fight hard, not to be left behind.