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Re: Developers don't detect my screen reader

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Aug 10, 2015 9:02AM

When training developers, we typically suggest three things to
consider on this topic:

1. Any effort spent on building and maintaining an alternative version
will almost always be greater than the effort required to make the
main version accessible.

2. Three primary measures of discrimination are separate, unequal, and
untimely. A "screen reader version" (or whatever), even if intended
for better accessibility, can easily meet some or all of these
measures. It's dangerous legal ground to be on.

3. Assistive technology detection isn't really possible anyway, so
don't consider it an option.

Jared