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Re: Screen reader detection possible?

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Oct 18, 2018 5:00AM

The answer is still no, pretty much.
The primary, or at least the most discussed reason is not necessarily
technical but privacy.

People with disabilities do not want to be automatically identifiable
on the internet.
Another is people's experience of alternative user interfaces. People
We've often seen attempts at screen reader friendly versions of
websites. But there are two primary issues with it. Firstly, people
who are not screen readers are not good at creating the screen reader
user experience. They can do things like make everything focusable,
make everything super verbose or start putting in instructions on how
to use screen readers, often inaccurate or downright wrong, as part of
the page.
The other is maintenance. The screen reader only version of the site
never gets the same attention to details and almost inevitably falls
behind when the rest of the site is updated. Blind users may stop
getting access to special offers and promotions or the latest news,
that spells discrimination.

There are developments that are likely to reopen this discussion.
There is the new concept of the accessibility object model, which
includes, or used to include, assistive technology detection (I have
to Google how it is going).
If you are writing mobile apps (Android/iOS) you can detect assistive
technology usage.
.




On 10/18/18, Haim Roman < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> From what I've found so far, it's not. But the latest article I've found
> so far is from 2016.
>
> I know there is a lot of opposition to the very idea. My problem is that
> I'm working on an existing site that looks good, and I'll probably have to
> change it for accessibility, and I expect opposition.
>
> Thanks
> > Howard (Haim) Roman -- <EMAIL REMOVED> -- 052-8-592-599 -- חיים רומן
> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haimroman
> > > > >


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