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For accessibility, wouldn't it make more sense to ensure your app has a fully functional CLI. If sight is disabled, why try to use the GUI?
by mozey 6y ago
For accessibility, wouldn't it make more sense to ensure your app has a fully functional CLI. If sight is disabled, why try to use the GUI?
- einpoklum 6y agoLots of reasons that I can think of, including: 1. Disabled person not the one who controls what gets run. 2. Disabled person not the one who controls what is installed on device. 3. Joint use by two people of the same app. 4. Disabled person wants to be able to ask someone for help who can interact with the app "fully".
- chme 6y agoDepends... Take for instance a Webbrowser. You could implement one using ncurses, etc. like links, lynx, etc. But for the screen reader this is just a terminal window with a bunch of text. A Gui can help the screen reader to know which part to read when and how it releats to other parts of the GUI. Also as a blind person, you live in a world of people that see. You cannot expect every developer to take care and cater to your needs. A GUI that takes care about this automatically for the developer means the dev can just continue doing their thing. While the blind people, can benefit from it as well.
- dagmx 6y agoNote that screen reader accessibility isn't just for visually impaired people, and even if it were, visual impairment is a wide gamut. Take features like voice control for example where a motion impaired person can still enjoy visually rich content. https://youtu.be/aqoXFCCTfm4 https://youtu.be/aqoXFCCTfm4