Hey all,

[me@social.jlamothe.net]

Hey all,

I have a friend who's been trying to get on Mastodon but tells me that it doesn't seem to play well with screen readers. I know there are plenty of people on the fedi who do use screen readers, but I have no experience with them myself, so I can't really direct him.

Can someone who does use a #ScreenReader point me in the direction of some resources that might be useful?
#AskFedi #a11y

[adhdeanasl@beige.party]

@me Hey @pawpower @wx1g @RareBird15 @matt @WittiePenguin @Fragglemuppet any suggestions for screen readers that work well with Mastodon? The OP above this toot is asking for a friend.

[cassana@the-crossroads-inn.com]

@me @afewbugs I’ve found Mastodon really easy to use with a screen reader, and apps like Mona make scrolling the timelines and interacting even easier. I don’t know about resources as such, so I’ll boost, but just wanted to put in my 2 pennies too.
Edit: Just had a look and, of course, @FediTips has something on it: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-use-mastodon-through-a-screen-reader/

[emanuelecariati@varese.social]

@me I know @elettrona has some experience with software accessibility. Maybe she could give some advice ✨

[elettrona@poliversity.it]

@me In Windows the worst experience with screen readers comes from auto-scrolling. Posts which scroll automatically on the page, so focus jumps. I've even tried to set in the interface to avoid scrolling but I don't have a good experience in reading from web. I rather use tweesecake on windows and Mona app on iOS. Also trying another one called icecubes

[jernej__s@infosec.exchange]

@elettrona @me I turned on slow mode in the web interface (it's in Settings → Preferences → Appearance), because without it the focus kept changing.