[BlindRUG] BlindRUG Digest, Vol 72, Issue 1

[Liz Hare]

Hello,

I think having an Rgui for Mac users that is accessible with the VOiceOver screen reader would be really helpful to people starting to learn R. THe last time I tried VScode it didn't work with the screen reader on Mac. I use emacs but it's really not beginner -friendly.

Can CRAN require package documentation to have alt text when images are used? For example, the {gtsummary} package makes great HTML tables but there are images in the documentation to show what the tables look like.



I second the idea that accessible learning materials should not assume the use of RStudio/Posit. New users don't need the cognitive load of figuting out which instructions are for the IDE..

I'll let you know if I think of more. 




Liz

> On May 27, 2023, at 4:17 PM, Jonathan Godfrey via BlindRUG <blindrug at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The request for a dark theme in `ggplot2` could probably be handled as an issue on the GitHub site. I did think there was a dark theme of some sort though, so perhaps the description needs to be more informative. FWIW, I don't live in this space so I can't do justice to a low-vision person's request without understanding what the limitations of the current options are. I would need help.
> 
> WRT RStudio: This will get a mention if/when necessary, but I'm pretty confident the issue is known and not likely to be resolved in this setting (if at all).
> 
> More ideas please everyone,
> Jonathan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindRUG <blindrug-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Marcus Low via BlindRUG
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> Subject: Re: [BlindRUG] BlindRUG Digest, Vol 72, Issue 1
> 
> Dear Jonathan
> 
> I support your list. The only two suggestions i'd add are not base R
> issues, but may still be worth airing depending on who is present:
> 
> - RStudio accessibility (an old issue i know, but i think poor RStudio
> accessibility is still a barrier to entry for some people when it
> comes to R.)
> 
> - And it would be great if just one of the themes included in
> ggplot2() can be a high contrast dark theme (i.e. black panels and
> background with white lines). This is also a barrier to entry issue
> since at least some people with low vision first have to figure out
> how to mannually change plot attributes before they can use the most
> popular plotting package in R.
> 
> Thanks
> Marcus
> 
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