Howdy Reddit,

I've been lurking here and learned from a few explanations on YouTube (thanks Ross Minor!) about how blind people navigate the internet and life in general. Are there already methods to organize how Screenreaders and such navigate pages, either on Reddit or elsewhere? To me, it seems as though the pages, being built for seeing capable peoples, could often present a mountain of unnecessary sections of text or buttons before getting to something which is presented visually to stand out as it is often used.

Are there ways to make shortcuts or to customize your experience? For example, when browsing Reddit, I generally scroll through quickly glancing solely at the thread titles; is it possible to do so while blind with key commands or editing the tab function, allowing you to skip the usernames or other often unnecessary information?

From my, admittedly not very knowledgeable, impression, it seems as if navigation should be altered to include more built-in key commands to allow for fluid use as well as rethinking website layout to cut down on tab scrolling. Just as seeing people memorize the locations of certain tabs or features, so would blind people particular key combinations or perhaps even voice commands to navigate and tailor the experience.

I'm sincerely interested in this and would be happy for any feedback. If something such as this doesn't already exist or does but could be improved, perhaps with enough suggestions we could make a crossover with /r/Programming .

Further, are there any inconveniences in life which you feel could easily be remedied with simple redesigns?