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Re: When Should You Show Web Content Only To Screen Readers

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From: Jim Homme
Date: Oct 11, 2019 1:58PM

Hi,
I think that you should assume that you are going to show content to only screen readers as a last resort. Mostly someone with another disability will benefit from seeing the same content. I might even go so far as to say that even something like a chart would work better in tabular form for everyone, people without disabilities included, especially when you start thinking of wider uses for your content, such as SEO. As for your concern about how people who are blind or who have low vision seeing certain content is concerned, that would be the time to reach out before you design the content and talk to someone with blindness or low vision about the design before you do the page, so that you can avoid making the mistake of assuming that they cannot access something, and possibly saving yourself a lot of unneeded effort.

Thanks.

Jim




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Jim Homme
Digital Accessibility
Bender Consulting Services
412-787-8567
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