Jon DubovskyAug 4, 2018

Please consider writing your hashtags in upper camelcase so screen readers have a chance at figuring them out.

#whyistayonmastodon sounds like an giant undecipherable mess of sounds.

#WhyIStayOnMastodon reads out "Why I Stay On Mastodon" 😄

(Reason #44 I stay here: my previous requests like this have been generally well-received, proving that most people are awesome.)

Show thread🛄 chitter.xyzAug 5, 2018
@jond what's a screen reader?
Show thread[email protected] is my main [psc]
@Efi @jond A piece of software that can read out loud the text on the screen, what element you have selected, etc, to aid visually impaired users in interacting with the computer.
Aug 5, 2018 at 1:20pmWeb
Show thread[email protected] is my main [psc]Aug 5, 2018
@Efi @jond I haven't listened to http://www.hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=0959 yet, but it probably explains everything you need to know about screen readers.
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