What visually impaired programmers are thinking about Ruby?
summary
Shows a working NVDA Japanese extension and an audible editor demo on macOS, plus a live demo of a real Ruby workflow over SSH with screen reader output and a braille-display simulation so you can judge usability. Covers accessibility gaps: Visual Studio Code and Clips make progress but Ruby support is incomplete, tk/wx GUI wrappers often expose only bitmaps, and rdoc/yard HTML sometimes omits landmarks and headings. Includes OCR fallback and practical notes about tests with RSpec.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 3:51Ruby and accessibility policy
- 9:23How blind programmers use Ruby
- 14:12Screen readers and text editors
- 24:16Documentation accessibility in Ruby
- 31:59Benefits of accessible Ruby development
- 34:55Summary and call to action
- 36:04Q&A session
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