WHAT IM SAYING!!! Obviously It Should Go Without Saying That It Doesnt Have To Affect Non-disabled People

WHAT IM SAYING!!! obviously it should go without saying that it doesn’t have to affect non-disabled people to be an issue but like. i’m not visually impaired at all and sometimes it’s even really difficult for ME to read some blogs. at least get some alt text man

pls yall im begging.. increase the contrast on your blog.. you do not need that extremely dark red on the black background or the neon yellow on the white background 🙏 please

the user in question is @/eldritchwhispersofficial, please just block don’t harass them

edit: apparently that last guy was a proshitter i am SO sorry

Blind Tumblr users: don’t get the latest iOS app update!

I just updated my tablet to the newest version of the tumblr app for iOS and it completely broke screen reader access for both VoiceOver and Spoken Content. This has happened in the past already, so I will file a support ticket and copy-paste my text from last time, but this really sucks. I sincerely hope this doesn’t affect all screen reader users, but I’m unsure how they could program this bug in a way it only affects me. If you rely on a screen reader to use the tumblr app, I’d advice to not get the latest update to be on the safe side.

When I say “completely broke access”, what I mean is that no posts on my dash or on individual blogs get read or recognized at all. No plain text, alt text, tags, etc. Note count and buttons still work though.

If you also run into this bug, here’s my advice. If anyone has something more useful, please tell me

File a support ticket and report this bug

Use the browser web version, which still works for me

Interestingly, if you save a post to your drafts and click on “edit” the post text seems to get read correctly. This might be a work-around for some people.

If you have the latest version but your screen reader didn’t break, also please tell me! I would be fascinated to know if this bug is only affecting some people

TL;DR: The latest tumblr app update for iOS made it so screen readers no longer work in the app

Please boost!

i’m still conflicted because like. i’m so sorry guys this blog has gone WAY off topic i haven’t posted anything therian for a while

should i make my other blog my main? i don’t really get as much interaction over there (NOT COMPLAINING OR ANYTHING) but i’m just a lot more inclined to post here. maybe i should make a third? maybe i should make this my main (not centered around therianism) and just occasionally talk about therianism? the system stuff has really interfered with my identity but i’m pretty sure i still am

hmm idk tell me in the tags

I WIN!!!!!!! /LH

Stuff kids on tumblr better relearn

1. You are responsible for your own media experience. 

2. There is such a thing as a healthy level of avoidance towards topics that make you feel unwell or even (in a real-life clinical definition of the term) trigger you - but you are the one to actively take care of what you view.

3. Avoiding does not mean policing others.

4. You have no right to tell artists to censor themselves - you may criticize what others do, you may dislike it, that’s fine - but actively asking for censorship when you could easily unfollow or block a person just makes you look incompetent in your use of the internet.

5. Do not give people on tumblr or /any/ website the responsibility for your emotional well-being. Because these people do not even know you so no, you have no right to ask them to take care of you.