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Accessibility mostly means that the intended experience is preserved if you need to use tools like screen readers. Accessibility != User Friendly
by koshergweilo 4y ago
Accessibility mostly means that the intended experience is preserved if you need to use tools like screen readers. Accessibility != User Friendly
- culi 4y ago> Accessibility != User Friendly No but many studies have shown that designs (in architecture as well as web and print design) that focus on accessibility are rated as having better UX by the general populace as well Cutting a11y likely will also lead to a decline in UX in general
- koshergweilo 4y agoI agree, but that doesn't extend to top level stuff like gating content behind logins. That's kinda what I was trying to say.
- onion2k 4y agoThis 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.
- eurasiantiger 4y ago>keyboard navigation 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.