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02 Nov 2009

WebAIM screen reader users follow up survey

Last week the WebAIM team published the results of their latest Screen Reader User Survey [external link] (a follow up to the last one carried out at the end of 2008). As with the first WebAIM survey [external link], the results confirm that many of the things we have assumed are problematic for screen reader users (e.g. Flash – or rather how developers implement Flash – is a massive pain in the backside) are true. They also reinforce that just as there’s no typical web browser user, there’s also no typical screen reader user. Continue reading »

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29 Mar 2009

Flash window mode and accessibility

Making a Flash movie accessible can be tricky enough, but before you can allow screen reader users to find their way around your Flash movie, they first have to know its even there. Setting the window mode (wmode) parameter to transparent or opaque is a common practice when embedding Flash – so it behaves itself on-screen – but the setting also renders the movie completely invisible to screen readers and keyboard controls. Continue reading »

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21 Feb 2009

WebAIM accessibility survey results

WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind) have published the results of a screen reader user survey they did at the end of 2008. Some of the results confirmed what many of us assume (or are led to believe) about screen reader user behaviour, but others were a bit of a surprise. The full results and some analysis is published on the WebAIM website [external link], here’s my list of the main points of interest. Continue reading »

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