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Begin forwarded message:

&gt; From: &quot;Chris Smart via groups.io&quot; &lt;ve3rwj=3Dwinsystem.org@groups.io&gt;
&gt; Date: December 21, 2025 at 9:08:36=E2=80=AFAM CST
&gt; To: TS-590@groups.io
&gt; Subject: [TS-590] FW: Blind Access Journal Launches Community Effort to I=
mprove WSJT-X Accessibility for Aging and Disabled Amateur Radio Operators
&gt; Reply-To: TS-590@groups.io
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&gt; =EF=BB=BF**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
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&gt; ## Blind Access Journal Launches Community Effort to Improve WSJT-X
&gt; Accessibility for Aging and Disabled Amateur Radio Operators
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&gt; **Peoria, Arizona - December 20, 2025** - Darrell Hilliker, **NU7I**, a
&gt; totally blind Amateur Radio operator and accessibility professional, is
&gt; spearheading a community initiative to improve the accessibility of
&gt; **WSJT-X** (and WSJT-X Improved) for blind, low-vision, and
&gt; mobility-impaired hams. The work is being organized and documented throug=
h
&gt; **Blind Access Journal**, the blog Hilliker publishes to advance practica=
l
&gt; accessibility and inclusion in technology.
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&gt; Digital weak-signal protocols like **FT8** have become a core part of mod=
ern
&gt; Amateur Radio. Yet many hams-especially those who are aging or who acquir=
e
&gt; disabilities-are finding it harder to participate fully when widely used
&gt; software lacks accessible user interface foundations.
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&gt;=20
&gt;=20
&gt; &quot;A month doesn't go by where I don't hear at least one conversation on th=
e
&gt; bands where an older ham is contemplating giving up or curtailing their
&gt; activities due to a physical disability like arthritis or a visual
&gt; impairment,&quot; said Hilliker. &quot;We can do better as a community-and we can d=
o
&gt; it together.&quot;
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&gt; ### Recognizing Existing Innovation and Building an Inclusive Future
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&gt; This initiative is not a critique of existing community solutions, nor is=
 it
&gt; intended to replace them. Blind Access Journal recognizes and commends th=
e
&gt; developers of alternative tools such as **QLog**, whose efforts have help=
ed
&gt; many operators. Instead, Hilliker's project aims to broaden inclusion by
&gt; improving accessibility in the widely adopted WSJT-X ecosystem so that mo=
re
&gt; hams can participate using the tools their clubs, friends, and on-air
&gt; communities already rely on.
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&gt; &quot;The entire Amateur Radio community benefits from all efforts to adapt,&quot;
&gt; Hilliker added, &quot;especially in situations where disabled hams are not ful=
ly
&gt; included from the beginning.&quot;
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&gt; ### Goal: Full and Equitable Access to Digital Operating
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&gt; The initiative's objective is nothing less than **full and equitable
&gt; access** to Amateur Radio digital communication protocols and the softwar=
e
&gt; that enables them. Key accessibility goals include:
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&gt; * **Expected keyboard navigation** throughout the application
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&gt; * Strong compatibility with screen readers such as **JAWS** and **NVDA
&gt; (NonVisual Desktop Access)**
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&gt; * UI that can **reflow and resize** for operators using magnification
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&gt; * Support for **dark mode**, **high contrast**, and other visual
&gt; accommodations that many aging hams depend on
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&gt; ### Highest Priority Technical Need
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&gt; The most critical improvement-especially for blind screen-reader
&gt; users-centers on the **Band Activity** and **Rx Frequency** tables. Today=
,
&gt; these areas are widely experienced as inaccessible because the data is
&gt; effectively &quot;painted&quot; to the screen or presented as unstructured text,
&gt; rather than implemented using the underlying **Qt5 UI structures** that
&gt; expose information to accessibility interfaces.
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&gt; The initiative seeks a redesign and implementation approach that ensures
&gt; these tables are true, semantically structured UI components-so assistive
&gt; technologies can reliably read, navigate, and interact with them.
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&gt; ### Call for Volunteer Developers
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&gt; Blind Access Journal is calling on a small group of experienced Amateur
&gt; Radio software builders and tinkerers-especially those who:
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&gt; * Have deep experience with **Qt5 user interfaces**
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&gt; * Can **build and compile WSJT-X or WSJT-X Improved from source** with
&gt; confidence
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&gt; * Are willing to collaborate with disabled hams in an open, test-driven,
&gt; user-centered process
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&gt; Familiarity with accessibility design and standards such as **WCAG (Web
&gt; Content Accessibility Guidelines)** is welcome but **not required**.
&gt; Disabled hams involved in the effort are prepared to lead the process,
&gt; define needs, perform testing, write documentation, and support the work =
in
&gt; every way outside of the core design and coding tasks.
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&gt; Volunteers will gain the satisfaction of delivering long-sought, meaningf=
ul
&gt; accessibility improvements to a widely used mainstream Amateur Radio
&gt; application-work that can make a real difference for **thousands of fello=
w
&gt; hams**.
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&gt; ### Looking Toward 2026
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&gt; Blind Access Journal thanks the Amateur Radio community for its time,
&gt; creativity, and tradition of public service. The initiative's organizers
&gt; hope to make **2026 a year of digital accessibility and inclusion for all
&gt; radio amateurs**.
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&gt; **To volunteer or learn more:**
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&gt; Email
&gt; **[editor@blindaccessjournal.com](mailto:editor@blindaccessjournal.com)**
&gt; and follow updates via **Blind Access Journal**.
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&gt; ---
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&gt; **Media Contact**
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&gt; Darrell Hilliker, NU7I
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&gt; Blind Access Journal
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&gt; Email:
&gt; **[editor@blindaccessjournal.com](mailto:editor@blindaccessjournal.com)**
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&gt; 73,
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&gt; Darrell Hilliker, NU7I, CPWA, Salesforce Certified User Experience Design=
er
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&gt; When disabled people ask you to improve your accessibility, they're askin=
g
&gt; you to make a conscious choice. Will you welcome us in or leave us out? G=
ood
&gt; people make the right accessibility choices every time.
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able&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;access** to Amateur Radio digital communication protoc=
ols and the software&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;that enables them. Key accessibility g=
oals include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;=
&lt;span&gt;* **Expected keyboard navigation** throughout the application&lt;/span&gt;&lt;=
br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;* Strong compatibility with screen readers such a=
s **JAWS** and **NVDA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;(NonVisual Desktop Access)**&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b=
r&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;* UI that can **reflow and resize** for operators =
using magnification&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;* Support for **dark m=
ode**, **high contrast**, and other visual&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;accommodations t=
hat many aging hams depend on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;=
span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;### Highest Priority Technical Need&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;=
/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;The most critical improve=
ment-especially for blind screen-reader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;users-centers on th=
e **Band Activity** and **Rx Frequency** tables. Today,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;the=
se areas are widely experienced as inaccessible because the data is&lt;/span&gt;&lt;=
br&gt;&lt;span&gt;effectively &quot;painted&quot; to the screen or presented as unstructured t=
ext,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;rather than implemented using the underlying **Qt5 UI =
structures** that&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;expose information to accessibility inter=
faces.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;T=
he initiative seeks a redesign and implementation approach that ensures&lt;/sp=
an&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;these tables are true, semantically structured UI components-s=
o assistive&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;technologies can reliably read, navigate, and i=
nteract with them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span=
&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;### Call for Volunteer Developers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;sp=
an&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Blind Access Journal is calling on a s=
mall group of experienced Amateur&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Radio software builders a=
nd tinkerers-especially those who:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;=
&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;* Have deep experience with **Qt5 user interface=
s**&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;* Can **build and compile WSJT-X or WS=
JT-X Improved from source** with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;confidence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span=
&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;* Are willing to collaborate with disabled hams in an ope=
n, test-driven,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;user-centered process&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/spa=
n&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Familiarity with accessibilit=
y design and standards such as **WCAG (Web&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Content Accessib=
ility Guidelines)** is welcome but **not required**.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Disabl=
ed hams involved in the effort are prepared to lead the process,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;=
&lt;span&gt;define needs, perform testing, write documentation, and support the w=
ork in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;every way outside of the core design and coding task=
s.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Volun=
teers will gain the satisfaction of delivering long-sought, meaningful&lt;/spa=
n&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;accessibility improvements to a widely used mainstream Amateur =
Radio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;application-work that can make a real difference for =
**thousands of fellow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;hams**.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;s=
pan&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;### Looking Toward 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;sp=
an&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Blind Access Journal =
thanks the Amateur Radio community for its time,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;creativity=
, and tradition of public service. The initiative's organizers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;s=
pan&gt;hope to make **2026 a year of digital accessibility and inclusion for a=
ll&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;radio amateurs**.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/spa=
n&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;**To volunteer or learn more:**&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;spa=
n&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Email&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;**[editor@blindaccessjournal.com](=
mailto:editor@blindaccessjournal.com)**&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;and follow updates =
via **Blind Access Journal**.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;=
span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;---&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span=
&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;**Media Contact**&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Darrel=
l Hilliker, NU7I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Blind Access Journal&lt;/spa=
n&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Email:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;**[editor@blindaccessjo=
urnal.com](mailto:editor@blindaccessjournal.com)**&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;=
br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;73,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;=
span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Darrell Hilliker, NU7I, CPWA, Salesf=
orce Certified User Experience Designer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Wh=
en disabled people ask you to improve your accessibility, they're asking&lt;/s=
pan&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;you to make a conscious choice. Will you welcome us in or lea=
ve us out? Good&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;people make the right accessibility choices=
 every time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;=
span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/=
span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/body&gt;=
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