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From: Dennis Deacon
Date: Jul 17, 2015 10:44AM

I started my inquiry on Twitter, but wanted to get more feedback on this.

It is my opinion that web developers need to have a certain level of
expertise with using a screen reader to test their work during development.
I have run into a few with a similar point of view. However, the majority
of feedback has stated that this is an unrealistic expectation. I myself
find it difficult to hand over work to someone else to test without having
testing it myself.

I'd love to hear the opinion of others. I myself am a novice screen reader
user and have looked for training specifically for developers. Beyond the
online cheat sheets, there are none.

Thanks in advance.


Dennis Deacon