That sounds encouraging. How easy or dificult is it to find games that are accessible?
Thanks! Gene.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "John via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:46:30 -0400 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Steam for the blind? > TL;DR: it works just as well as 80% of the internet out of the box. Give > it a whirl. > > > I installed and used steam earlier this year under Windows 7/NVDA with > very little difficulty. > > As I recall there was a mild amount of attention required and I would > not recommend it for a beginning screen reader user, but if you are > comfortable with web browsing and the various kinds of half-labeled > websites out there you should be just fine. > > I think some of the advanced settings such as moving your steam library > around may require more effort and possibly object navigation, but I > achieved everything I wanted to do with it with less than an hour's time > in the application. The rest of that evening was, of course, spent > playing games. > > If they've continued to improve, which is plausible, then it should be > really quite effortless. > > > On 10/23/2024 14:20, Gene Warner wrote: > > Hi everyone! I hope you all are doing well. > > The last time I looked at Steam, it was a nightmare to make and keep > accessible. That was a few years ago. > > What is the state of Steam's accessibility now? I'm curious if Valve is > involved because they were definitely not involved back then! If Valve is not > involved, how difficult is it to make and keep accessible. > > Thanks! > (Now everybody duck before the message storm hits!) > Gene... > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#127537): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/127537 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109176378/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
