*sigh* submitted an issue asking for some accessibility work to be done to a software package and the response was "there's no audience for this, someone who actually uses a screen reader should submit this request".
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Tried writing and re-writing a response like 5 times. The more I try the angrier I become at it though, I think I should probably step away. There's a certain amount of privilege in being angry at this, it means I don't have to live with it every single day like someone who does use a screen reader has to, but I desperately wish I could find a way to use that privilege and compose a reasonable response instead of just posting "fuck you" or whatever the angry internet reply would be.
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@sam happy to submit a request, pretending to be screen reader user, if it helps.
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@FourT4 That feels problematic to me in other ways, but thanks, I do appreciate the thought!
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@sam “there will never *be* screen reader users if we don’t fix this. Which then becomes legally prosecutable discrimination.”
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@nellie_m thanks; any expertise would be appreciated (on the software or the convincing some tech bro that this matters)
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@MxVerda thanks; I ended up going with that same argument, but I think you phrased it better. I'll hopefully be calmer tomorrow and draft a longer response.
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@nellie_m @sam @pixelate @FreakyFwoof We hit this as well sometimes when reporthing things on behalf of our users. I must admit I don't have a perfect response to this either and it is extremely frustrating when it happens.
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@NVAccess @nellie_m @pixelate @FreakyFwoof I just realized y'all are the NVDA devs; I don't have access to a Windows machine, so I've never tried it, but I've heard great things! Thanks for what you do, and thanks for being on fedi, it's exciting to see you here!
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Related: I'm trying, once again, to get speakup working on Linux. However, I can find no documentation or useful information anywhere on how this is supposed to work if your distro doesn't come with it pre-configured. I think I have the kernel module loaded, and I think I have the default output set to espeakup, but I never can get it to talk. Suggestions welcome.
