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Hey I’m blind in kind of new to the sub. How do you feel about the accessibility of social media applications and how do you think they could be improved? (self.Blind)
submitted by Unlucky_charms92
RatorLP 3 points 2y ago
what i consider to be nothing else than pure evilness by the developers is buttons which are just named "button"
how the hell is someone with a screen reader supposed to figure out what it's for?
I haven't created any apps yet, but some websites, and one of the first things on our agenda always is to add alt text to everything from the company logo to the CEO's bathroom selfies.
not labeling everything is just pure ignorance.
how the hell is someone with a screen reader supposed to figure out what it's for?
I haven't created any apps yet, but some websites, and one of the first things on our agenda always is to add alt text to everything from the company logo to the CEO's bathroom selfies.
not labeling everything is just pure ignorance.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
Just press them the app or phone isn’t going to break. Experimentation is fun.
CloudyBeep 1 points 2y ago
I think it's more due to laziness than ignorance.
RatorLP 2 points 2y ago
I don’t think so, because it isn’t even a lot of work
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
It’s just people not thinking about it or taking short cuts may not be very complex but where people can cut corners they will.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
I have no issues with most social media platforms most of them are readily accessible but reddit isn’t so clients for it is very helpful.
dunktheball 1 points 2y ago
Nice timing because I was just getting annoyed that here on Reddit, when using fancy pants editor, suddenly in Edge Chromium all these buttons are overlapping each other where I can't submit replies unless I lower the browser zoom down...
In fact it feels like in the past year or two more and more sites have major issues when the zoom level is even 100% or higher.
In fact it feels like in the past year or two more and more sites have major issues when the zoom level is even 100% or higher.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
Use an app. There’s one for windows for the blind.
YoYo31415 1 points 2y ago
Ugh, I use zoom a lot too, and LinkedIn menus are the bane of my existence.
peggy2033 1 points 2y ago
Honestly I think that default Reddit app is pretty much borderline unusable when it comes to using a screen reader on iOS. I don’t remember where I saw the recommendation but somebody recommended using BaconReader which made using Reddit significantly more enjoyable.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
Or bacon reader. Some people also say apollo there’s a blind client on the windows side too.
CloudyBeep 1 points 2y ago
Dystopia (r/dystopiaforreddit) has even better accessibility.
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