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From: Kalpeshkumar Jain
Date: Apr 22, 2020 12:14AM

Thank you everyone for sharing your perspective.
I am overwhelmed by the responses.

I will definitely go through the links for better understanding and this
will surely add to me knowledge.

I would mark the topic to be closed, but If anyone wants to share
their opinion please feel free to do so.

Thanks again for your support!



*Kalpeshkumar Jain*

Technical Lead - Mobile Application Development | LearningMate

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On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 11:09 AM glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> This discussion is pretty much done but no one has mentioned an
> accessibility statement. It's not exactly related to the original question
> on minimum number of screen readers but accessibility statements often list
> what kind of testing has been done and sometimes include a statement about
> what combinations of screen readers and browsers work best for the website.
>
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/planning/statements/
>
> As mentioned, following the guidelines (WCAG) gives you the best
> possibility that your site will be supported on the majority of assistive
> technologies (not just screen readers). That's exactly what the Robust
> principle is for, "Robust content is compatible with different browsers,
> assistive technologies, and other user agents."
>
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-principles/#robust
>
> One side note, the word compliance was tossed around a couple times. I
> think most know the difference between compliance and conformance and it
> might seem nuanced, but the difference is important. Compliance is
> how well you adhere (regulatory) to accessibility *laws. *Conformance is
> how well you adhere (voluntarily) to a set of *guidelines*. Jonathan
> already posted the URL regarding understand conformance.
> > > > >

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