On 03/21/2016 12:20 PM, Ali Abdul Ghani wrote: > hi > A lot of programs do not work with screen readers > and Now, the problem has become much Larger > And its became a problem in the web after the appearance of html5 > > now aMany Web applications do not work with screen readers > Most programmers do not care for the screen reader when writing programs > This makes the blind use computers with difficulty > and They can not use a lot of programs > > > We need a Great campaign To tell the programmers to improve their > programs To work well with the screen Reader > > in fact I can not make this campaign Alone and I want your help and your support > > have fun and be free > ali miracle
Hi Ali, I think it is a shame that such an important portion of users are not given sufficient consideration. Programs should be designed with accessibility in mind, and there should be strong guidelines to make sure they can be operated by everyone who can operate a computer. My suggestion is this: what do you think about adding a field in the Free Software Directory which says if a program can be used by blind users or not? Also, what are your personal suggestions to improve the usability of programs for blind users? Are there any guidelines online that developers should follow? Can you tell us more about how a blind GNU/Linux user would typically use a computer? I think most developers and designers are simply ignorant about this issue, and it would really be helpful if someone familiar with it could give the community some inputs. I agree with you that a big campaign is needed, so I'm putting the High Priority Projects maintainers and the FSF in CC. They already listed accessibility as a high priority project but I am pretty sure you could help them understand the issues blind users face better and they could help you organize a campaign.
