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Re: Idea/thoughts for future Screen Reader Survey

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Mar 3, 2024 11:54AM

Well, as far as I know there is only one screen reader on OSX and on
Linux, so any reference to multiple screen readers has to be Windows.
Also, last time I tested, Safari on Windows was entirely unusable with
a screen reader, so I assume Safari use must refer to OSX only.
The Safari and Voiceover use are very similar.
That being said, sure, being able to break the data down by OS is not
a bad idea.


On 3/3/24, Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Reposting this from mastodon ... seems I'm not the only one who'd
> welcome this. An idea perhaps for the next SR survey?
>
> https://mastodon.social/@patrick_h_lauke/112031097054442563
>
> one thing that i'd love the WebAim screen reader survey to differentiate
> better is how results break down by OS (mainly to be able to have more
> segmented "on Mac, VoiceOver is effectively the only screen reader used"
> or similar). it might then also reframe some of the other
> statements/results, e.g. "71.6% of respondents use more than one
> desktop/laptop screen reader" ... I suspect those 71.6% are effectively
> Windows users?
>
> ...
>
> i'd imagine a nice interface where you can switch between "global"
> results, and then to specific OSs and have the relevant subsections just
> filtered for a particular OS.
>
> P
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