AdayThis is why you shouldn’t overuse emojis in social media.
🔗 Taken from the UK’s Royal National Institute of Blind People https://www.rnib.org.uk/
Kevin RussellFix the screen reading software, as well. Starting today, thanks.
1 Button you push to ignore repeated emojis, lines of emojies
Push button 2. to ignore all emojis as a "space"
@kevinrns To be honest I don’t think screen reading software has reached its peak potential, but I’m also sure there are challenges we’re not even aware of, that go beyond this scenario, with nuances worth considering.
In the meantime, I’d say it’s kind to do our part given that, regardless of whether it’s accessible or not, this usage of emojis has become rather annoying, even for the sighted.
Aday (@[email protected])
@[email protected] 100% agreed. Whether screen readers can be improved or not could be a different conversation, and I think it’s an interesting one! But it doesn’t excuse behaviors like this. To me, suggesting to fix screen readers in this case is like saying “Make AI generated alt-text for images so I don’t have to bother making it accessible myself”. There’s the technology and there’s the human behavior. Using tech to excuse not doing your part is… yeah, an excuse.