Accessibility is resistance!
Hello, my name is Léonie, and I 💜 AI. Well, that isn't entirely true, but I do use AI, quite a bit actually, and I'd like to tell you why.
Latest posts
Tag, you're it
Adrian Roselli tagged me in his post back in March, and it's taken me until now to get round to answering his blogging questions!
Sticky pork belly slices
I've got a recipe for sticky pork belly slices that you can make as sweet and sticky as you like, or turn up the heat with chilli if that's your preference.
Using Ray-Ban Meta glasses
I wrote about wearable AI tech for blind people back in 2020 when I bought the Envision Glasses, but they never became part of my everyday routine. I've had Ray-Ban Meta Glasses for a few months now, and they've already become part of my daily life.
Slow cooker French onion soup with cheese toasts
Making French onion soup can be a faff, but if you're not in a hurry, you can use a slow cooker to make it instead—it takes just 15 minutes prep and 8.5 hours in the cooker.
Stranger Things The First Shadow with audio description (AD)
Last Sunday I went to see Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix theatre in London and what really made my day was that it was a performance with live Audio Description (AD) and a touch tour beforehand.
Nielsen needs to think again
Jakob Nielsen reckons accessibility has failed, but as I go about my day using various accessible online services, I'm not convinced he's right about that.
Adventures with BeMyAI
I was given early access to BeMyAI, a new feature being added to the BeMyEyes iOS app using ChatGPT4, which lets you ask questions about photos instead of relying on sighted volunteers.
Addressing concerns about CSS Speech
The case for CSS Speech isn't just about screen readers, but concerns about websites taking over your screen reader and making content less accessible are worth examining carefully.
Why we need CSS Speech
Whilst almost every device can talk to you now, there's currently no way for web authors to design the aural presentation of content the way they can the visual — but CSS Speech could change that.