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by onion2k
1316 days ago
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This isn't really true. There are three common "accessibility tools" that most apps aim for; - alt text on images which is helpful for blind people (but also helpful for search and ML image categorisation) - keyboard navigation which is helpful for users with motor problems (also helpful for power users) - responsive design, which is very helpful for screen readers because it controls information flow (also helpful for users on devices that don't have the specific viewport specs that the designer aimed for) Literally every accessibility feature you can name is like this - they all improve accessibility for disabled users and make things better for everyone else. Throwing out accessibility doesn't just hurt a minority of users who needed those features. It hurts everyone. |
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Doesn’t apply to accessibility except in the sense that widgets must be operable 1) by sighted persons using the keyboard, and by non-sighted persons 2) using screen reader shortcuts or 3) accessibility devices such as game controllers or sip-and-puff controls mapped to those shortcuts.