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As a sighted user, I can look at the preview image of an embedded video and that may influence whether or not I decide to play the video. Why should a user wit
by philbo 16y ago
As a sighted user, I can look at the preview image of an embedded video and that may influence whether or not I decide to play the video.
Why should a user with impaired vision be denied the same opportunity?
- olavk 16y agoNobody wants to deny users anything. It is not really a question of pro or con accessibility despite the editorializing in the HN headline. Its a question of content versus presentation. The first-frame preview is an artifact of the visual presentation of the video player and not relevant for non-sighted users, just as the colors used in css is not relevant for non-sighted users. The actual content is the video, and if you want to make that accessible you should follow the recommendations in the spec and "provide alternative media streams and/or to embed accessibility aids (such as caption or subtitle tracks, audio description tracks, or sign-language overlays) into their media streams".
- pornel 16y agoWatching poster frame is not a goal, it's only one of the ways to recognize whether video is worth watching. There may be better ways for users with impaired vision to decide whether they want to watch a video. For sighted users poster is useful, because visual recognition is faster than reading of descriptions. However, when user has to read some description, then reading of description of one of the frames won't necessarily be faster or more informative than reading title or description of the video itself.