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#blind users - when using a CLI app in the terminal

Is screen clearing problematic?
Is it problematic to have simulated horizontal lines e.g. `===` ?
Are lists with bracket numbers a problem, e.g [1] apple [2] pear?

I googled, I couldn't find a style guide for this.

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André Polykanine 2d ago

@mistersql Different people will tell you different things, but in general reading terminals is not easy with screen readers, I mean, harder than reading accessible GUIs. So, what is problematic indeed: table-like data; pseudographics; ASCII diagrams and other stuff like this. Horizontal lines is mostly noise, bullets are not a problem, I'd say.

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Matthew Martin

@menelion I have also heard that! Some people say html is more accessible than any option because it is so universal and mature compared to GUIs or anything else.