@adhdeanasl @wx1g @RareBird15 @matt @WittiePenguin @Fragglemuppet For some reason I can't see the toot you're referring to but how is the person accessing Mastodon, IE iPhone, PC Android ETC?

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I wonder if an add on for mastodon.el could make that easier. Ive never tried the reader in emacs, but have always heard good things.

@freddy Most of us blind people use Mona on iOS and iPadOS and MacOS. On Windows, there's TweeseCake. After registering with a Mastodon instance, and doing a rudimentary setup in the Mastodon settings, one can use the 3rd party client without needing to use the Mastodon web interface.

@zl2tod Looks like some good replies are coming in on this thread already. In my view, Mastodon is the most accessible social media platform around.
I would add a couple of things.
First, any blind person is very welcome to join us here at CaneAndAble.social, a great community for blind Mastodon users. There are plenty of helpful people here.
Second, if the person uses iOS, I produced an audio tutorial on Mona for Mastodon. This went out as part of the Living Blindfully podcast I used to run, which can still be found in any podcast app.
Mona has been updated since then, but it’s still very relevant, and many blind people appreciate an audio walkthrough.
The URL for the audio is: LivingBlindfully.com/227, and the transcript is at LivingBlindfully.com/lb0227tra…

@ePD5qRxX imo there's no way around third party clients at the moment. I'm using iOS/macOS-based devices only right now, and the Mona 6/Mona Classic client from the app store work rather nicely. I've also had good experience with Tusky on Android a couple of years ago and I hear its still great.

@sodiboo it works perfectly well with screenreaders if you use the right client. Inafore is cross-platform and Tweesecake works well on windows