I agree with this point and I think that this problem is central. People with defective vision already uses text-to-speech solutions as client application.
So the problem is another: are the pages of Wikimedia projects adapted to be read by TTL client program? I think that the exaggerated use of templates is the main obstacle to have wikimedia projects compatible with WAI standard (http://www.w3.org/WAI/). So the question is different: before adapt the pages to WAI, after check them with a TTL client program, and after define if it makes sense to introduce a TTL integrated to the web interface. Someone with low vision or blind probably cannot find or read the instructions to use the TTL with Wikipedia, he has his own program and is able to use it. regards On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 1:00 PM, Tomasz Ganicz <[email protected]> wrote: > We were discussing it with an association of blind people in Poland - and > they told us - that for them the most important thing is clear and logic > structure of the website - plain main text, menu/navigation in plain text > and descriptions of media in plain text. They are using their own free > text-to-speach software to which they are used to. Such software simply > reads everything on the screen in the same neutral way. So they don't need > any other tools for voice reading - if other websites provide it - they > usually do not use it. Maybe in some other languages the situation is > different - but it would be better to discuss it with relevant associations > before investing time and money for such solutions. Fortunately, Wikipedia > actually is quite text-to-speach friendly at the moment. > > > > -- Ilario Valdelli Wikimedia CH Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Association pour l’avancement des connaissances libre Associazione per il sostegno alla conoscenza libera Switzerland - 8008 Zürich Wikipedia: Ilario <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ilario> Skype: valdelli Facebook: Ilario Valdelli <https://www.facebook.com/ivaldelli> Twitter: Ilario Valdelli <https://twitter.com/ilariovaldelli> Linkedin: Ilario Valdelli <http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=6724469> Tel: +41764821371 http://www.wikimedia.ch _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
