Comments on: My idea of accessibility http://blog.bernatfarrero.com/my-idea-of-accessibility/ on the software perspective Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:49:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bernat http://blog.bernatfarrero.com/my-idea-of-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Bernat Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:46:22 +0000 http://blog.bernatfarrero.com/?p=359#comment-223 oh, I almost forgot, and not creating flash websites either... oh, I almost forgot, and not creating flash websites either…

]]> By: Bernat http://blog.bernatfarrero.com/my-idea-of-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Bernat Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:44:36 +0000 http://blog.bernatfarrero.com/?p=359#comment-222 The thing is that if those readers were good enough, they would detect the audio enclosure of the post and read that instead. It is always better to listen human voice than a robot reader (even though I'm impressed how they're improving over time). Thanks for the insight for the current projects of screen readers. Unfortunately, I believe there isn't a lot of research in screen readers, and they often lag behind the new technologies that appear. Once you could use no javascript at all if you wanted those readers to understand the content, and that meant saying bye bye to Web 2.0... As they get better, it's only in people's attitudes to make their stuff accessible. And creating your content in as many formats as possible is just one way of doing so... The thing is that if those readers were good enough, they would detect the audio enclosure of the post and read that instead. It is always better to listen human voice than a robot reader (even though I’m impressed how they’re improving over time).

Thanks for the insight for the current projects of screen readers. Unfortunately, I believe there isn’t a lot of research in screen readers, and they often lag behind the new technologies that appear. Once you could use no javascript at all if you wanted those readers to understand the content, and that meant saying bye bye to Web 2.0…

As they get better, it’s only in people’s attitudes to make their stuff accessible. And creating your content in as many formats as possible is just one way of doing so…

]]> By: Mutsuda http://blog.bernatfarrero.com/my-idea-of-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Mutsuda Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:59:35 +0000 http://blog.bernatfarrero.com/?p=359#comment-221 Great initiative! ^^ Reading your blog posts is a great idea, but normally, blind people use screen readers, and if the web page is accessible enough, the screen reader will be able to read it for the user. Normally the usage of ajax makes the screen reader to be unable to notice that something has changed. The field of screen readers is dominated by one open source project and one or two private companies, and there is still a LOT of work to do. In Spain, and in the ONCE (the national organization of spanish blind people) they use the private software (€1000) because its easier to use, and everybody is used to it (it was the first to exist). If technology change management is complex in a normal environment with normal users, imagine when we are talking about blind people. Great initiative! ^^
Reading your blog posts is a great idea, but normally, blind people use screen readers, and if the web page is accessible enough, the screen reader will be able to read it for the user.
Normally the usage of ajax makes the screen reader to be unable to notice that something has changed.
The field of screen readers is dominated by one open source project and one or two private companies, and there is still a LOT of work to do.
In Spain, and in the ONCE (the national organization of spanish blind people) they use the private software (€1000) because its easier to use, and everybody is used to it (it was the first to exist).
If technology change management is complex in a normal environment with normal users, imagine when we are talking about blind people.

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