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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Apr 5, 2017 1:32PM

On 05/04/2017 19:12, Fernand van Olphen wrote:
> @Patrick: Thanks for your remarks!
>
> Regarding screenreaders: I always thought that screenreader use wasn't limited to people with a visual impairment. People with cognitive disabilities also use a screenreader. So, wouldn't it be best practice to add screenreader functionality to the navigation ('to the right-, 'zoom in- etcetera) for these particular users?

Labelling controls properly would be good practice, yes (and I think I
did suggest that I'm my email, also for speech users). My comment was
mainly about not trying to make the visual tour work as is for blind
users, that a different alternative (like a well structured text
description of the park and its various features) would serve this user
group better than something they'd have to spatially navigate.

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