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Nielsen Norman, the UX group, has a good starter kit for thinking about the issues: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/accessibility-inclusivity-study-guide/ http
by solardev 3y ago
Nielsen Norman, the UX group, has a good starter kit for thinking about the issues: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/accessibility-inclusivity-study-guide/ https://www.nngroup.com/articles/accessibility-inclusivity-s...
WebAIM, a web accessibility group, has a good survey about the tools involved: https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey9/ https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey9/
They also have a good overview intro of web accessibility fr the visually impaired:
https://webaim.org/articles/visual/ https://webaim.org/articles/visual/
If this is your first time trying to address visual impairment online, it might help to get some training or consultation with them: https://webaim.org/services/ https://webaim.org/services/
It's helpful to discuss your proposals with real users with visual disabilities rather than assuming you know what's best.
- consumer451 3y agoThank you very much for your thorough response. I will read up on on all of this. > It's helpful to discuss your proposals with real users with visual disabilities rather than assuming you know what's best. I agree 100%. This is Customer Development 101. [0] I have tried to reach out on r/blind, but my post was removed because the mods thought that I was trying to do a survey. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_development
- consumer451 3y agoAfter waiting a bit, I got an excellent response from an r/blind mod: > Hi, > There are already many people working on these exact tools. In fact, this one is an entire Chrome extension. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENsGHmhk60w&ab_channel=AccessibilityNerd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENsGHmhk60w&ab_channel=Acces... > Also, check out apps like SeeingAI, BeMyAI, and Lookout If anyone here could expand upon, or simply contribute to these products, it seems like that this would be time well spent.