Patrick wrote
"In general terms, what I'm trying to convey here is: it's easy to pick up a
screenreader as a sighted user, do some testing, and come to some
conclusions, all with the right intentions of course, like "oh, this must be
annoying for those users"...but, not being a blind user who uses that
technology day in, day out, it's also possible to draw some erroneous
conclusions, or to seek absolute, black and white maxims ("this should never
be done") where there are really just opinions, personal preferences, and
lots of shades of gray."
Which leads perfectly into a plug for our free JAWS screen reader demos. One
of our blind testers talks about how blind people visualise web pages and
navigate through them. We then have some practical examples where he visits
sites he has not seen before so you see his approach to browsing, the
problems he encounters and how he overcomes them (if he can!). The next one
on Monday is fully booked (maybe I can squeeze in one more) but there will
be another in February. You can register at
www.accessibility.co.uk/free_jaws_demo.htm
Steve Green
Director
Test Partners Ltd / First Accessibility
www.testpartners.co.uk
www.accessibility.co.uk
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