[HN Gopher] A beginner's guide to web accessibility ___________________________________________________________________ A beginner's guide to web accessibility Author : saranshk Score : 25 points Date : 2021-03-21 18:47 UTC (4 hours ago) (HTM) web link (bootcamp.uxdesign.cc) (TXT) w3m dump (bootcamp.uxdesign.cc) | Jaygles wrote: | When I was working on a team with an accessibility requirement. | The bulk of the work wasn't coloring work, nor writing | alternative texts, but ensuring that the website could be | navigated well using a screen reader. | | We used JAWS[0] and tested every change and new feature with it | to ensure users of it could make sense of the website. This was a | lengthy process that took a lot of effort and learning on the | part of devs to pick up JAWS. | | The tough part of it was it being a subjective process. No one | can tell you if the final experience was "correct" or not. | | This part of web accessibility isn't mentioned as often, but its | just as important. Likely because not many people really know | about it. | | Edit: I think part of it is the high cost of products like JAWS. | The current price of a home license is $1,000. A business license | is $1,285. | | [0] https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/ | steerpike wrote: | Most accessibility shops and devs tend to use the free NVDA | screenreader[0] for accessibility testing because of the costs | associated with JAWS. There are differences between the two | (and the other well used screenreader Window-eyes) but NVDA is | a damn good product with a decent user base that certainly | helps in finding potential hiccups in complex frontend | applications. Usually this happens when one of the | screenreaders hits something on a webpage that triggers | 'interaction mode'[1] | | [0] https://www.nvaccess.org/about-nvda/ | [1]https://tink.uk/understanding-screen-reader-interaction- | mode... | indysigners wrote: | If you prefer reader mode, like I do, any Medium-based platform | is a PITA cause all images are blurred. Anyone who is on a crappy | connection will have them same. What a fuxxing shame! Can we stop | using this crappy platform please? ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-03-21 23:01 UTC)