https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33787
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Bug #: 33787
Summary: Usability for the blind
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: General/Unknown
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
Hello!
I am a user of de.wikipedia.org since 2005 and would like to propose a probably
very easy to implement feature for blind people.
I have a brother who is blind and uses the JAWS Screenreader and a "Refreshable
Braille display" and he experiences severe difficulties navigating wikipedia
articles.
The Problem is:
At the beginning of the article the screenreader reads out Information boxes
(with tables, showing on the right) for minutes, and you really cannot listen
to that and white until its over all the time, while you just wait for the
article introduction. If my brother tries to skip it, the screenreader jumps to
the first headline and so he misses the articles introduction.
In the rest of the articles the screenreader reads out picture box information
and stuff like that for over 50% of the time.
When i propose this i speak on behalf of my brother and several blind people
whom we are in contact with
My proposal:
Please implement a feature like the "print version", maybe calles "pure text
for blind people" that shows not much more than the article text and does
especially not show
- big info boxes
- image galleries
- edit buttons
- missing sources ... tags for wikipedia users that edit
So that blind people have a version they can just quickly read through.
If that is possible i would like to tender 100€ for a easy-acessable and
working text-only-output version for blind people!
If you have further questions please answer to:
user:nerdi in german wikipedia
[email protected]
Kind regards!
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