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Re: Screen reader detection possible?

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From: Haim Roman
Date: Oct 18, 2018 5:09AM

Thanks.
Howard (Haim) Roman -- <EMAIL REMOVED> -- 052-8-592-599 -- חיים רומן
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 2:00 PM Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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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