Hacker News with Generative AI: Accessibility

Customizable HTML Select (chrome.com)
Styling form controls like the <select> element has been reported as a top developer pain point for years, and we've been working on a solution.
Web Development, HTML, Chrome, User Interface, Accessibility
56 points by dsego 7 hours ago | 27 comments
Requesting SDK for Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses for Visually Impaired Users (atmeta.com)
Accessibility, Meta, Hardware, Smart Glasses
51 points by walterbell 4 days ago | 7 comments
Designing Bloomberg Terminal color accessibility (bloomberg.com)
We often think we see user interfaces the same way as everyone else. However, for users with color vision deficiencies, certain color combinations can have detrimental effects on their use of the Bloomberg Terminal.
Accessibility, Design, User Interface, Bloomberg Terminal
7 points by myroon5 6 days ago | 0 comments
ElevenReader (elevenreader.io)
Bring any book, article, PDF, newsletter, or text to life with ultra realistic AI narration in one app
AI, Text-to-Speech, Accessibility, Reading Tools, Software
305 points by mfiguiere 9 days ago | 179 comments
Database of 750 companies building for people with disabilities (perkins.org)
DisabilityTech is a market that encompasses technology solutions built for people with disabilities, including assistive technology, medical devices, and tools for social, educational, and economic access.
Disability Technology, Accessibility, Business, Startups, Inclusive Design
87 points by ohjeez 9 days ago | 11 comments
Coming soon: Hearing aids built into your glasses (newatlas.com)
If you're among the estimated 1.25 billion people on the planet who suffer from mild to moderate hearing loss, you might want to try on these glasses. They hide clever tech in the frame to help you hear better in noisy environments, all without the need for traditional in-ear hearing aids.
Hearing Aids, Wearable Technology, Accessibility
3 points by geox 12 days ago | 0 comments
Who Is Being Excluded by Museums' Wholesale Adoption of Digital Technology? (amuseumfornow.com)
As someone not only born before - but who studied, worked and even went out and had fun before - the public launch of the internet in April 1993, I am often surprised by the lack of push-back against digital technology, as it continues to flatten our three-dimensional experience of the world.
Museums, Digital Technology, Accessibility, Culture, Technology
12 points by ohjeez 15 days ago | 12 comments
Zed Icons, for communication beyond language (typotheque.com)
Zed Icons contains two thousand icons designed to break down language and cultural barriers, facilitating quick and effective communication in situations where words or translations are not enough.
Communication, Design, Icons, Accessibility
18 points by mostafah 16 days ago | 4 comments
The European Accessibility Act for websites and apps (martijnhols.nl)
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) goes into effect on June 28, 2025 - just 5 months from now. From that point, websites and apps of companies operating in the EU must meet accessibility standards. Only microenterprises are exempt.
Accessibility, Web Development, European Union, Law, Technology
8 points by MartijnHols 16 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN We launched our first digital product – hard lessons as Indie Developers (alt-generator.ai)
Our plugin helps you align with EAA guidelines by automatically generating high-quality, accessibility- and SEO-friendly alt text in multiple languages.
Indie Development, Accessibility, SEO, Digital Products
7 points by alex_arc_nine 16 days ago | 10 comments
Generating image descriptions and alt-text with AI (dri.es)
I tested 12 LLMs — 10 running locally and 2 cloud-based — to assess their accuracy in generating alt-text for images.
Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Image Recognition, Accessibility
3 points by todsacerdoti 17 days ago | 0 comments
Chaplin: Local visual speech recognition (VSR) in real-time (github.com/amanvirparhar)
A visual speech recognition (VSR) tool that reads your lips in real-time and types whatever you silently mouth. Runs fully locally.
Speech Recognition, Real-Time, Machine Learning, Open Source, Accessibility
75 points by venusgirdle 18 days ago | 9 comments
A bookmarklet to kill sticky headers (2013) (mcdiarmid.org)
There is currently a trend for using sticky headers on websites. There's even a sticky header web startup.
Web Development, User Experience, Javascript, Bookmarklets, Accessibility
219 points by clockworksoul 19 days ago | 88 comments
Ask HN: What's your opinion on automatic light/dark mode switching on websites? (ycombinator.com)
What’s your opinion on automatic light/dark mode switching on websites? Don’t you think it would be better to let the user choose the mode manually by clicking?
User Experience, Web Development, Accessibility
18 points by ufko_org 20 days ago | 23 comments
Motion sickness accessibility in video games (madelinemiller.dev)
Motion sickness, or more specifically simulation sickness in the context of video games, is an issue that affects up to one third of people. It can vary from a mild discomfort after hours of playing, to extreme nausea after only a few minutes. Either way, it’s a problem that can impact both the enjoyment and ability for someone to play video games. What can be done about this?
Video Games, Accessibility, Health, Gaming
109 points by headalgorithm 20 days ago | 95 comments
Better text contrast for all Chromium-based browsers on Windows (windows.com)
In today’s digital age, browser users spend significant time reading content online. The contrast ratio between the text and its background is therefore very important to ensure comfort and to reduce eye strain.
Accessibility, Web Browsers, User Experience, Windows
6 points by pentagrama 21 days ago | 0 comments
The Cost of Being Invisible: Dis-Inclusion's Toll on Neurodivergent Employees (workdesign.com)
Imagine walking into a workplace every day where you feel unseen, not because you lack talent, drive or value, but because the environment isn’t designed with you in mind.
Neurodiversity, Workplace Culture, Inclusion, Accessibility
23 points by MilnerRoute 22 days ago | 11 comments
Please don't force dark mode (iamvishnu.com)
Please don’t force dark mode on your users.
User Interface, Design, Accessibility
274 points by vishnuharidas 32 days ago | 256 comments
MathReader: Text-to-Speech for Mathematical Documents [pdf] (arxiv.org)
TTS (Text-to-Speech) document reader from Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, and OpenAI have been serviced worldwide. They provide relatively good TTS results for general plain text, but sometimes skip contents or provide unsatisfactory results for mathematical expressions.
Text-to-Speech, Mathematical Documents, Accessibility, AI, Research
19 points by bikenaga 37 days ago | 0 comments
Life Without Limits: A Blind Maker's Take on 3D Printing (hackaday.com)
In the world of creation, few stories inspire as much as [Mrblindguardian], a 33-year-old who has been blind since the age of two, but refuses to let that hold him back. Using OpenSCAD and a 3D printer, [Mrblindguardian] designs and prints models independently, relying on speech software and touch to bring his ideas to life. His story, published on his website Accessible3D.io, is a call to action for makers to embrace accessibility in their designs and tools.
Accessibility, 3D Printing, Blindness, Design, Creativity
3 points by simojo 41 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Check if your website's images have alt text (alttextgenerator.co)
Ensure your website's images are accessible with our Alt Text Checker. Instantly check if your images include alt text effortlessly.
Accessibility, Web Development, Tools
13 points by allenz_cheung 41 days ago | 6 comments
Support for ASHA hearing aids coming to Linux (asymptotic.io)
It's 2025(!), and I thought I'd kick off the year with a post about some work that we've been doing behind the scenes for a while. Grab a cup of $beverage_of_choice, and let's jump in with some context.
Linux, Accessibility, Hearing Aids
23 points by arunarunarun 43 days ago | 0 comments
Automated accessibility testing at Slack (slack.engineering)
At Slack, customer love is our first priority and accessibility is a core tenet of customer trust. We have our own Slack Accessibility Standards that product teams follow to guarantee their features are compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Our dedicated accessibility team supports developers in following these guidelines throughout the development process. We also frequently collaborate with external manual testers that specialize in accessibility.
Accessibility, Software Development, Slack, Web Development
131 points by teivah 44 days ago | 57 comments
Securing Web Sites Made Them Less Accessible (meyerweb.com)
In the middle of last month (July 2018), I found myself staring at a projector screen, waiting once again to see if Wikipedia would load.  If I was lucky, the page started rendering 15-20 seconds after I sent the request.  If not, it could be closer to 60 seconds, assuming the browser didn’t just time out on the connection.  I saw a lot of “the server stopped responding” over the course of a few days.
Web Development, Security, Accessibility
33 points by phil294 44 days ago | 14 comments
Show HN: I created a PoC for live descriptions of the surroundings for the blind (github.com/o40)
I wanted to see if I could create a low-cost tool for the blind to get live description of the scene in front of a camera.
Accessibility, Computer Vision, Open Source, Blindness
73 points by o40 47 days ago | 25 comments
An X11 apologist tries Wayland (artemis.sh)
I think it’s only fair to call me an X apologist. I get incredibly frustrated when people talk about dropping support for X11. I fight back against the notion that some day X11 will be dead and unmaintained, a curiosity of a time before. I’ve spoken to people in my circles at-length about the accessibility tools that Wayland simply hasn’t been capable of supporting that X11 has.
X11, Wayland, Linux, Open Source, Accessibility
14 points by fanf2 51 days ago | 0 comments
Insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity (cbsnews.com)
Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity
Health Insurance, Prosthetics, Medical Coverage, Accessibility
15 points by howard941 60 days ago | 1 comments
Mouseless – fast mouse control with the keyboard (mouseless.click)
Keyboard Shortcuts, Productivity, Software, Accessibility
271 points by lvturner 71 days ago | 120 comments
Htmhail (htmhell.dev)
Can you give me the HTML for an accessible button please?
Accessibility, HTML, Web Development
92 points by kevincox 75 days ago | 61 comments
<dialog>: The Dialog Element (mozilla.org)
The <dialog> HTML element represents a modal or non-modal dialog box or other interactive component, such as a dismissible alert, inspector, or subwindow.
HTML, Web Development, User Interface, Accessibility
329 points by htunnicliff 76 days ago | 153 comments