Re: last boost (https://dragonscave.space/@TheQuinbox/115993653896255741) about Fedra, @TheQuinbox's new Mastodon client, what makes this project notable to me is that it's written in Rust and uses wxDragon, a project to provide Rust bindings for wxWidgets. The result is a desktop application with top-tier accessibility for screen reader users, in a self-contained executable that's quite small by modern standards (~10 MB for Fedra). I hope this project will become a reference for future applications by and for blind people.
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Note: Fedra is currently Windows-only. There are some complications in using wx to create non-trivial accessible interfaces across the three major desktop platforms. I'm sure Quin will work those out over time.
@matt I'll give it a test when it builds under Linux.
@jason @matt I am afraid wx accessibility on linux is not sufficient to be able to make this enjoyable. For example #audacity is wx based runs on linux and as compared with the windows build radio buttons, tree views, tables, spin buttons and perhaps other controls have accessibility and keyboard navigation issues.