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Re: Running ChromeVox as a library in a web page?

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From: Robert Fentress
Date: Aug 31, 2017 9:19AM

Yes. I suppose there is always a way to decompose things to better fit
existing prescribed patterns. However, we all exist in a practical
context. It is not always possible to prevail upon people we are dealing
with that they need to completely redesign their UI, especially if it was
not the result of the whim of some overly creative developer, but, rather,
involved quite costly usability testing that just didn't happen to include,
in its sample of participants, screen reader users. Working in a
competitive environment where companies are always trying to distinguish
themselves by providing a more fluid experience--for some users at
least--means sometimes one needs to make what is already there work as best
it can, and encourage the building of a culture moving forward that
considers a broader set of users when making design decisions.

On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 9:48 AM, Lovely, Brian (CONT) via WebAIM-Forum <
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> Oh, the weird widget. That pernicious little stinker whose purpose is just
> what exactly? I assume these hybrid monsters are created to combine two or
> three user steps into one. But at what cost? At what point does the
> confusion of a singleton widget that no sighted user has ever encountered
> and that can only be communicated to screen reader users with great
> difficulty (and the same excessive effort goes into making it keyboard
> accessible) offset the questionable value of a cool looking widget that
> combines three steps into one?
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