[nfbcs] Developers creating cross platform cloud apps and providing accessibility feedback

[Kevin]

It could be that the tools are fully visual.  I would contact them about 
this.


On 2/20/2019 1:56 PM, Michael Babcock via nfbcs wrote:
> Hey everyone:
>
> So I’m writing this list of amazing individuals, to find out if any of you have a resource I can leverage while reaching out to companies.
>
> Let me give you an example, I’ve been leveraging cross platform applications such as Todoist, Convert kit, and lead pages just to list a few.
>
> All of these tools, provide a interface to perform different tasks, and as a blind user I’d say they’re 80% accessible.
>
> The one problem that a majority of them all seem to fail with is actually labeling images or the visual graphics they’re using to offer a action.
>
> Let me give you an example:
>
> Todoist
>
> Click on the tools icon in the upper right-hand corner of the project you want to forward your email to.
>
>
> https://doist.com/blog/todoist-tasks-email-calendar/
>
> All of the items I click on on the desktop using chrome or Safari don’t seem to render a tools menu.
>
> Nothing is labeled with “tools“, and before I reach out to their support team in order to limit the friction that may arise, I’d like to be armed with as much information as possible.
>
> Therefore, does anyone have any recommendations for making what might be the tool they’re using more user-friendly for blind users?
>
> Or is it really as simple as asking their support team to request that their engineering  team add alt text to the tools icon representing the tools menu?
>
> Thanks for any assistance in this.
>
> Michael
>
> Host of the your own pay podcast network.
>
>
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