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> (actually, I've been meaning to ask Matt about accessibility on CLI programs Assuming you meant me and not some other Matt, go ahead. In general, I'd say it
by mwcampbell 5y ago
> (actually, I've been meaning to ask Matt about accessibility on CLI programs
Assuming you meant me and not some other Matt, go ahead. In general, I'd say it's pretty hard to make line-oriented CLI programs inaccessible. Screen-oriented (e.g. ncurses-based) programs are, in my experience, harder to use with a screen reader, but still generally not terrible. Anyway, happy to answer any specific questions you have.
- arp242 5y agoYeah, I meant you :-) Some time ago I was drafting an article on CLI UX principles, and I wondered if there are specific a18y issues or annoyances that could be included. I couldn't find a lot of resources on this. I do remember this old bsdtalk interview from years ago[1] about a Braille user, and what she said pretty much mirrors your comment: "CLI apps are usually really good, curses can be tricky". My feeling was that there wasn't much written about it because there's not much to write about: "it just works". Still, there might be (small) things that might make a difference; as you pointed out in your other reply, it's hard for me to truly "experience" this. I thought it might be a good idea to check in with some people. [1]: bsdtalk.blogspot.com/2008/03/bsdtalk143-bsd-hobbiest-deborah-norling.html