[NFBMO] Question about making computer technology 100% accessible
Michael Walker
michael.walker199014 at gmail.com
Tue Oct 13 00:02:47 UTC 2020
Do you think developers feel limited, if they only use buttons built into the operating system? Is it a reality that this can limit designers? Could it be more costly to use the buttons built into the operating system, and then have to style them with CSS, as opposed to drawing buttons in certain situations? I have heard of situations, for example, where a link might visually look like a button, but a screen reader sees it as a link.
> On Oct 12, 2020, at 4:33 PM, Gary Wunder via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I couldn't agree more with the concept. I am wrestling with how we might
> implement this. Software developers, like authors, professors, artists,
> musicians, and poets are always looking for a way to be unique, to make
> their product stand out. One of the problems screen readers have is that
> people don't always use the functions that Microsoft provides in Windows for
> designating a button, a check box, a list box, etc. They think that the way
> they draw the buttons on the screen makes their product stand out. For all
> of Microsoft's interest in accessibility, they have wanted to evangelize
> rather than enforce. Perhaps this will change over time, and what was once
> acceptable becomes unacceptable. But again, I love the idea!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Daniel Garcia via NFBMO
> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:39 PM
> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Daniel Garcia <dangarcia3 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBMO] Question about making computer technology 100%
> accessible
>
> In the world of manufacturing there is this notion of "poka yoke" devices.
> This concept was imported from the Japanese and it means "mistake-proof."
> When someone tries to assemble something there is only one way it can be
> assembled.
>
> I think we need to get to the point that whenever someone codes software,
> apps, or a website, mistake-proofing is built-in. Even if someone
> deliberately wanted to make software not usable by the blind, they could
> not. Thousands of software programs, apps, and websites are coded every
> year. We cannot keep playing this whack-a-mole game because we are never
> going to win.
>
> Regards
>
> Daniel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Michael Walker via NFBMO
> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:42 AM
> To: NFBMO at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Michael Walker <michael.walker199014 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFBMO] Question about making computer technology 100% accessible
>
> Dear national Federation of the blind of Missouri,
>
> What can I do, to contribute to making software and websites 100%
> accessible? I am sure many of you have faced the frustrations I have with
> not being able to access certain websites. Some people tell me that I should
> accept that somethings just will not be accessible. I find I struggle with
> that. I feel like those issues need to be fixed. Sometimes, accessibility
> feels like a cat and mouse game. A website or program might be accessible,
> but then an upgrade breaks the accessibility. Can the world ever be 100%
> accessible? What do you think?
>
> Thank you,
> Mike
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