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Oh yeah, I'm definitely an archivist. I'm between RSs readers right now, trying to find a screen reader accessible web-based one. I'll have to give this a try when I do. The feed says it isn't valid though, can you fix that?

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Sorry, what do you mean "the feed says it isn't valid"? Which feed are you trying to use that isn't working?

OK, it was this one. https://refeed.to/feeds/CIipRO1b.xml When I pull it up in an RSS extension it doesn't come up either, just the XML comes up.

The XML is the feed, so many feed readers will accept the XML link. I tried it in Feedly, elfeed, and NewsBlur and they all accept the XML link, but Inoreader and Feedbro don't see the feed. I'd like to get the working with as many feed readers as possible so I'll look into what I need to change to get it working with those two. Which reader are you currently using?

Sure, I understand the XML is the feed. I just have a feed preview extension installed so I can look at RSS feeds in the browser. They help with accessibility at times, as I do use a screen reader. I set up The Old Reader so I could give myself back some feeds! I was in between readers, as I was testing a bunch. It was The Old Reader that said it was invalid.

Okay, I made some changes that should make the format a little more universal. And thank you very much for your patience with this while I work out some kinks. The initial link you had may still work, or you can try this new one:

https://refeed.to/feeds/4rVrwlAG.xml

That works, thanks!

If you have any suggestions for a better and accessible feed reader, I'd certainly appreciate them! I've been looking for exactly 11 years now!

Unfortunately, I doubt I have anything useful to suggest. I've been a very happy use of Feedly for years, but I don't know how well they do with accessibility or how screen reader-friendly it might be. The best I can offer is a list of web-based readers that I used to test that my links could be read, but if you've been on the hunt for that long then I'd guess you've already looked into all of these, and I don't know how accessible any of them are, either. But just in case it's at all helpful:

  - https://feedly.com
  - https://www.inoreader.com
  - https://www.newsblur.com
  - Feedbro, a Firefox extension
  - https://theoldreader.com (mentioned by you)
  - elfeed (an Emacs package, so not web-based)

I haven't looked into Feedly lately. When I tested Feedbro, I wasn't able to access it at all, unfortunately! I suppose I could try again.

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