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Links to things I share without comment: tools, articles, whatever else I find interesting. My blog with actual writing is at [Sam's Stuff](https://stuff.interfree.ca)
2026-11-03
When someone equates the Fediverse with the Mastodon implementation, fedizens are sure to correct them. The Fediverse is a network of many different implementations that interoperate through the Fediverse protocol stack, although Mastodon is the dominate implementation. When someone equates the Fediverse protocol stack with ActivityPub, they are making the same mistake. The two concepts ... Read more
Review: As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers - Nullrouted Space
nullrouted.space/2026/11/01/review-as-you-wake-break-the-shell-by-becky-chambersMy review of the science fiction novel As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers. I read a paperback edition published by Hodder & Stoughton in October 2026.
Commentary: A New Approach to Closing the Disability Wealth Gap
azmirror.com/2026/10/26/a-new-approach-to-closing-the-disability-wealth-gapIt was another financial institution’s commercial that motivated me to create something different. Two busy white, apparently nondisabled, suburban parents were standing on their carefully manicured lawn talking about how they needed to go to the bank to plan for the future of their adult son with Down syndrome. They weren’t asking him about his […]
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Quantum Bang: A big bang multifandom challenge for fix-it fics BUT they archive old stories for the challenge so th...
Vibe Coded AO3 Clone Site Down After Fanfic Authors Buried It With 2,000 Takedown Notices in a Single Day
www.404media.co/vibe-coded-ao3-clone-site-down-after-fanfic-authors-buried-it-with-2-000-takedown-notices-in-a-single-dayao3.life was scraping and repackaging fanfiction’ works and turning them into audiobooks for sale without the original authors’ permission.
2026-10-30
A proof-of-work based bot deterrent. Lightweight, self-hosted and copyleft licensed.
GitHub - serrebidev/blindradio: Screen-reader-first internet radio player that tunes like an analogue dial
github.com/serrebidev/blindradio2026-10-29
GitHub - OnjLouis/phononNVDA: Offline multilingual Phonon speech for NVDA with automatic Vulkan GPU acceleration and quiet CPU fallback
github.com/OnjLouis/phononNVDA2026-10-28
2026-10-24
Block's new voice model sounds eerily human | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/blocks-new-voice-model-sounds-eerily-humanGitHub - rommix0/mitalk_reborn: Faithful reconstruction of the MITalk speech synthesizer. A predecessor to what would become the DECTalk DTC-01.
github.com/rommix0/mitalk_rebornBe Aware of What's in Your Logs — fireborn
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/be-aware-of-whats-in-your-logs2026-10-23
GitHub - KamiKitsune420/talkeniser-tts: Talkeniser Text to Speech: a non-neural unit-selection speech synthesizer in C, with an NVDA driver
github.com/KamiKitsune420/talkeniser-tts2026-10-22
Access: Horror Virtual Film Festival Sheds Light on Disability by ‘Centering Ableism as the Horror Rather Than Disability’
variety.com/2026/film/features/access-horror-film-festival-disability-horrror-1236916976Glee reboot: The US high school musical comedy-drama is to return on Hulu and Disney
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x2vpn4xy0yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssOntario to change over-the-counter hearing aid laws, opening path for AirPods
mobilesyrup.com/2026/10/22/ontario-change-over-the-counter-hearing-aid-laws-airpods2026-10-21
emassey0135/satellite-setup: Part of Satellite, for the Orbit Speak and Orbit Player: sets Satellite up on an Orbit from a Mac, Windows or Linux computer
github.com/emassey0135/satellite-setup2026-10-20
Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Elf by L. G. Estrella – Review – Fantasy-Faction
fantasy-faction.com/2026/two-necromancers-a-bureaucrat-and-an-elf-by-l-g-estrella2026-10-19
Automated screen reader testing with Claude Code, VoiceOver and Gherkin - Craig Abbott
www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/2026/automated-screen-reader-testing-with-claude-code-voiceover-and-gherkin2026-10-18
Outside the Scope of Our Support — fireborn
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/outside-the-scope-of-our-support2026-10-16
robin24/flipper-access: Sonar: a talking Flipper Zero. Momentum firmware with a built-in screen reader for blind users, a recorded voice, install tools and documentation.
github.com/robin24/flipper-access2026-10-15
Have You Tried Turning TalkBack Off and On Again — fireborn
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/have-you-tried-turning-talkback-off-and-on-againMaking PDF accessibility a little more accessible - Joseph Barbier
www.barbierjoseph.com/blog/making-pdf-accessibility-a-little-more-accessible2026-10-07
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DelveKin: Dungeon Defense App - App Store
apps.apple.com/ca/app/delvekin-dungeon-defense/id6797352090AI Makes Me Happy
devinprater.substack.com/p/ai-makes-me-happy?utm_source=scour.ing&utm_medium=referral2026-10-03
Google Still Can't Make an Accessibility Menu Accessible — fireborn
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/google-still-cant-make-an-accessibility-menu-accessible2026-10-02
GitHub repository landing pages now show an accessibility tab, if provided
ericwbailey.website/published/github-repository-landing-pages-now-show-an-accessibility-tab-if-providedGemini Guided Vision vs Be My Eyes vs Seeing AI vs Apple — andrew.ooo
andrew.ooo/answers/gemini-live-guided-vision-vs-be-my-eyes-vs-seeing-ai-vs-apple-magnifier-october-2026Android 17 Advanced Protection Locks Accessibility Services to Verified Accessibility Tools
thehackernews.com/2026/10/android-17-advanced-protection-locks.html?m=12026-10-01
What’s New In Jieshuo 20261001 - Accessible Android
accessibleandroid.com/whats-new-in-jieshuo-202610012026-09-30
Restaurant Rush: Cook & Serve App - App Store
apps.apple.com/ca/app/restaurant-rush-cook-serve/id67731678022026-09-29
Why shaming people about AI slop isn’t enough to stop Big AI - Anil Dash
www.anildash.com/2026/08/21/ai-slop-and-shameogomez92/genny: Procedural game-sound CLI for AI agents: synths, drums, sfx, car engines, formant speech (robot/evil robot/monster…), effects, loops. Includes a Claude Code skill.
github.com/ogomez92/gennyProcedural game-sound CLI for AI agents: synths, drums, sfx, car engines, formant speech (robot/evil robot/monster…), effects, loops. Includes a Claude Code skill. - ogomez92/genny
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2026-09-25
Browsers Situationship: When Browsers Agree but the Spec Doesn’t | Atbrakhi's Blog
www.atbrakhi.dev/blog/browsers-situationshipGenerating Alt Texts for Images with Claude
nikoheikkila.fi/blog/generating-alt-texts-for-images-with-claude?utm_source=scour.ing&utm_medium=referral2026-09-24
New AI Models Just Dropped. I Put Them to the Test.
taylorarndt.substack.com/p/new-ai-models-just-dropped-i-putNew AI Models Just Dropped.
2026-09-23
Introducing PresentAble: A New Way for Blind People to Create, Check and Understand PowerPoint Presentations. – Hartgen Consultancy
hartgenconsultancy.com/introducing-presentable-a-new-way-for-blind-people-to-create-check-and-understand-powerpoint-presentationsValve Steam Machine Accessibility Review
access-ability.uk/2026/09/23/valve-steam-machine-accessibility-review?amp=1Bruised, Not Rotten: A Closer Look at iOS 27.0 and iPadOS 27.0 VoiceOver Bug List — Music and Tech Rambles
izzieg.com/blog/bruised-not-rotten-a-closer-look-at-ios-270-and-ipados-270-voiceover-bug-listIRS-Public/aloud: The first 508 audit that actually listens. Drives real screen readers across your mobile app, captures what they speak, and emits evidence transcripts plus a draft OpenACR.
github.com/IRS-Public/aloudThe first 508 audit that actually listens. Drives real screen readers across your mobile app, captures what they speak, and emits evidence transcripts plus a draft OpenACR. - IRS-Public/aloud
2026-09-21
Fill out PDFs independently using only your keyboard and screen reader.
Ad-Free Video Magnifier Apps For Android | Veroniiiica
veroniiiica.com/ad-free-video-magnifier-apps-androidFree video magnifier apps for Android phones and tablets that don’t have advertisements, perfect for low vision users and visually impaired students
I recently built a Python library for the first time in a while, and to make it available in PyPI I followed the official Python packaging guide. But it turns out there’s some rough edges in the suggested tools.
Namely, the build backend hatch puts all the files in the project directory into the built sdist, except from some files it chooses to exclude, which led to a gitignored file as well as VCS metadata getting packaged and uploaded to PyPI. This really surprised me, and I think most Python users new to packaging would be better served by choosing a conservative build backend like uv_build, which puts only the Python source modules and some specific project-level files into the sdist.