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Shortcut Menu 0.5 released with safer screen reader mode
Original: Shortcut Menu 0.5 is out, making safe mode safer. Safe mode now always gives your screen reader back. If it ends without
Shortcut Menu 0.5 is out, focusing on making its safe mode safer for blind and low-vision users. In the new version, safe mode always restores the user's screen reader: if it ends without one active, whether by closing the app, the screen turning off, or 30 seconds of inactivity, the screen reader is switched back on and the app reports which one was restored. The update is being shared among accessibility-minded users on Mastodon.
Why now: The release improves accessibility and reliability for screen reader users, a topic of active interest in the assistive technology community.
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- Shortcut Menu 0.5 is out, making safe mode safer. Safe mode now always gives your screen reader back. If it ends without one turned on, by Close, by the screen turning off, or after 30 seconds with nothing touched, it turns your screen reader back on, and tells you which one.… · fireborn@dragonscave.space · 8
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