How do i make my google forms accessible for screen readers? And are there any other commonly looked over things i could do to make it accessible?

Firstly, I'm sorry if this isn't the right place for this, if you know a better place please let me know. Moving on.

I'm a low vision redditor with cerebral palsy. I access reddit on a newer Samsung tablet using Brave browser via old.reddit.com. My CP means Talkback is beyond my capabilities but I often use Google's Reading Mode for text that is not readable after applying the largest fonts and utilzing magnification. Reading Mode isn't something I can use for most things it's kind of a last resort because I am also Hard-of-Hearing. The newest version of reddit.com and the official reddit app are useless to me and Red Reader is almost useless.

I am stuck with old reddit.

Today I came across this post

https://old.reddit.com/r/CerebralPalsy/comments/1h48zky/my_outofmymind_review_and_a_little_rant/lzwje26/

It basically doesn't exist to me. Can someone explain what is happening? Is there a work around and is this how my future on reddit will look?

I have a rough understanding of the terms, but i would appreciate clarification on some I recently came across on tumblr. Sorted from what I am most comfortable using → what i have very little knowledge on.

• Alt text: short description of the image, usually in the alt text box.
• Image/video description: detailed description of what is happening in the media, including appearances, actions, colors, unspoken captions, etc.
• Plain text: only transcribing the text that was in the image.
  • Sometimes used for memes, but doesn't that lose context?
• Functionally described/functional description: super short description? like a caption?
  • this is what I am most confused about. Seems like a very lazy image description?

Hi everyone, I'm currently trying to set up voice access on the phone so it's easier for my partner to get a hold of me, but I can't get it to type in discord. The instruction to tap the text box plays out, but the keyboard doesn't appear. "Show keyboard" won't work either. Does anyone have any potential workarounds? If not we can just call instead but it's worth a try

Hello! I am currently creating my dissertation research poster for University. Please can you fill out this form, if you have time. It would be a great help! https://forms.gle/6xpTGdqughYjESp48

I added borders to text boxes so that the focus is always visible. Is this a good way to make it accessible for the low vison user ?

I have taken care of the rest where Outline view has the text present + the reading order is correct + Alt Text is available among other things.

Looking forward to your feedback.

https://preview.redd.it/t89cnczcnu3e1.png?width=2312&format=png&auto=webp&s=f41682d647275ce904e9cbe936f00f3a9c76f8d5

I've reached the final exam stage. I've failed the test multiple times now. I've studied my ass off, taken my time, reviewed each question, and OH I've also worked professionally as a developer, designer, and accessibility tester for over 10 years to great success, including serving as a speaker and advocate at multiple conferences.

The way these exams are formatted lack any and all understanding of the essence of WHY exams are used as the final stage of an education process. The exam is convoluted and obtuse for the sake of being convoluted and obtuse, rather than testing for proper education and understanding.

Supposedly the writers read this sub, and to you I say, I hope you feel terrible about the job you've done, because the quality of this course is beyond awful. This is the worst education process and exam I've ever taken.

Hey all. I'm wondering if we have many devs in this community, especially any who work with kendo components. I've been getting a bit of resistance on some of our accessibility remediation work, along the lines of "we can't do that, because it's a kendo component". Specifically, this is affecting 'required' flags on the <kendo-numerictextbox> and <kendo-datepicker> elements

Surely, given how widely-used kendo is, there must be a way to use it accessibly?

Dear all,

After spending some time studying how to create an accessible PDF and, as much as possible, verifying its compliance with WCAG requirements, I’ve reached the requirement 2.4.7 Focus Visible. Currently, I’m testing PDFs in Adobe Acrobat, and the focus on the document components is TERRIBLE—it’s those tiny dots you can see in the image:

https://preview.redd.it/9yf7z5ynjo3e1.png?width=56&format=png&auto=webp&s=ca60af52290381f16b4694d4f1db71e4b7e74553

Would you then consider this requirement non-applicable because it depends on external software? Or is there any way to change the visible focus? Many thanks in advance!

Hello,

I'm confused about the guidance to not apply tabindex=0 to non-interactive elements. I run an ecommerce site where text content is critical for making purchasing decisions, but isn't being reached via tab and my screen reader isn't picking it up. What is the most semantically correct way to make sure non-interactive text content is being picked up to navigate via keyboard?

Thank you!

Hey everyone! As a sighted person going into the film and tv industry, the opinions of people who are visually impaired and blind is something I'm interesting in learning more about when it comes to media sectors, especially as I have 2 visually impaired siblings (Retinitis Pigmentosa).

How would you evaluate the accessibility of mainstream / modern media as someone who is visually impaired or blind?

To what extent do you feel modern media is inclusive and accommodating to your needs? In what ways does it succeed? What don’t they do well?

What improvements or features do you think could be made to make media more accessible for people with visual impairment and blindness?

I would love to hear your opinions and personal experiences within this area!

Milly

TLDR: recently soft committed to a career change in accessibility and realized once again I don’t like coding, but I like other aspects of the field as described below.

A little bit about me: I’m a 34 year-old male living in the United States with cerebral palsy. I worked in mostly disability nonprofit organizations as a marketing/social media manager. I also have a masters degree in marketing. I was fired back in February 2022 from fairly prominent disability nonprofit and after a few months off, I started to look for work again, but there were a bunch of nearly theirs, but never anything substantial. I’m happy to expand on this part if needed, but it’s not very essential to the story.

A few months ago in September of this year, I decided to make a change and try my hand accessibility. It was actually something I was interested in after I graduated college in 2012 specifically in regards to gaming, but the people I reached out to weren’t very helpful And a few months after that I landed my first job. Anyway, although the desire for accessibility in gaming faded., Working in disability spaces and being disabled myself, made working in accessibility specifically, something I thought I could do.

I reached out to a couple people who were significantly more helpful than the last time, that encouraged me to start with a few certifications and see where things go. The consensus was to get the section 508 certified trusted tester, the CPAAC and to learn some basic front end development. I received my 508 certification at the end of October and, even though I have many issues, mostly related to price, with the CPAAC, I’m sitting for it on December 4 of this year.

In between study sessions, I decided to start to learn how to code. The last time I tried it was after I graduated college, I didn’t like it then and I don’t like it now. Happy to expand on as to why, but I don’t like it. What’s different compared to the last time is that I understand its usefulness in terms of accessibility or I’m at least starting to. To be clear, I will do it if this will help me get a job, but it’s really not something that I would like to do at least for now, maybe that won’t change once I learn CSS or js but I don’t know.

One thing I really enjoyed was learning to use tools like Andi and Jaws, based on the little bit of experience that I’ve had with them. Separately, my first experience with accessibility was as a participant in various user testing environments for websites and such and I really like that. I also considered going into ux design and really like the research part of it related to developing personas and things like that because that is done in marketing as well, but all the boot camps were really expensive

I realize that finding a job in any field is tough right now, but is there a place for me within this industry given my current sentiment towards some of the tools needed to succeed.

I don’t know where to put this part, but I talk to someone around my age and experience who said that he had been working in the field for about two years and was making around 100 K as someone with a disability. That’s more than I’ve ever made and would really increase my independence and quality of life. Having said that I know not to expect that much in the beginning and that everyone’s experiences are different

Thank you in advance and any help is appreciated

Edit

One important detail that I forgot to add is that I very much believe that anyone in the field should know how to code or at least being able to identify issues because like I mentioned before , it is very useful and I understand it more than I did back then. I just don’t want to be the one doing the actual coding if possible.

I am working on designing adaptive tools to make everyday tasks—like using a computer mouse, drawing, and writing—easier and more comfortable for individuals with disabilities. Your experience and feedback are incredibly valuable to me. Please take a few minutes to fill out this short questionnaire. Your responses will help me design products that better meet your needs and make daily activities more accessible.

Thank you for sharing your insights and helping me create a more inclusive world.

https://forms.gle/kJn8xk8crkvSSzC7A

Not a coder but want to learn how to conduct an accessibility audit. Already work in a11y, so my foundational knowledge is there.

AT-wise: Limited experience with VoiceOver and NVDA.

Where to start?

Does anyone have any recommendations for recent (ideally created within the past year) videos that give an overview/intro to web accessibility? This would be for people who have zero accessibility training. I’ve found a few videos I like but wanted to see if anyone has a favorite video or creator.

EDIT - thank you for your suggestions! I also just found a really good one on Aten Design’s YouTube.

I'm trying to understand what exactly is considered to be part of the e-commerce? We have a website with multiple subdomains. So the part where the user can actually buy our products is very small part of the site. Is it enough that only the main navigation, footer, product list, product pages and the purchase flow are accessible by the June 2025? Maybe also the portal behind a login that has subscription management related to the subscription purchase? Would this be enough?

Otherwise there are some news articles, information about the company, information for partners and investors, product support (but the product itself is not required to be accessible).

I have ADHD, so learning CPACC by reading a 100 page document was never going to work.

Instead, I plugged the pdf into chat gpt, used some ultra learning principles based on Scott Young, put in some mock exam examples so the questions followed similar CPACC language (which can be hard to read and understand).

Then I learnt the content in a day, maybe because it was more fun playing with AI.

I've turned it into a public app. 

Have fun:

https://a11yconsultant.com

My name is Emmanuel, and I’m an indie developer working on a tool designed to make the web more accessible. The tool automatically generates alt texts for images that lack them, helping ensure no image is left without a description. While it’s not a substitute for well-crafted alt texts, it acts as a safety net to fill gaps and improve accessibility.

Another key feature is the ability to automatically translate alt texts into the correct language if they don’t match the webpage's language, ensuring consistency for multilingual sites.

For those who want greater control, the tool includes a dashboard where you can review the AI-generated alt texts, make manual adjustments, and monitor images that need attention.

This tool is designed to address alt text-related accessibility issues and help maintain compliance with accessibility standards. We’re currently inviting people to test it and would love your feedback or suggestions.

Here’s the link to the tool’s website: https://altmagic.enatice.com/

Greetings,

I'd like to test a page (a web form actually) for all the WCAG levels (A, AA, AAA)

Is there a tool online I can use for the AAA part ?

thanks in advance

Baudouin

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a free accessibility resource guide for venues to support artists and performers, and I’d love some input from people in the visually impaired community.

I’m looking to be pointed in the right direction so I can research and learn about different people’s preferences of the following :

1. Communication tools you’ve used or would like to see for backstage or green room settings (e.g., in-ear devices, intercoms, tactile systems).

2. Navigation support for moving around backstage or performing on stage (e.g., wayfinding tools, tactile markers, audio guidance).

3. Teleprompter-style systems or any tools that help visually impaired artists stay on track with cues and performances.

4. Experiences with existing technologies (or gaps where tools could improve).

5. Communicating your access needs to venues and what elements would you like to see in an online guide of the space?

Since they rely on photos , would alt text to describe the photo as well as the caption be overkill in terms of navigating an online document with a screen reader?

If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d love to hear what’s worked well for you, what hasn’t, and what would make performing in public art spaces easier.

Thank you!!!!

I am preparing a report on accessibility compliance detection tools for a university project and would like people's sentiments on the popular tools and where they typically fall short.

To be precise,

How can tools like WAVE better support your workflow?

If I understood correctly, this thread is for both electronic and physical accessibility although most comments seem to be about digital matters. If there's a better place to post, please advise.

-------------------------------------

My elderly mother wants a kitchen cart/trolly like one of these these with two trays. But we've only been able to find them online in the UK. Does anyone know of USA sources?

https://preview.redd.it/m3k5yk7stg2e1.jpg?width=594&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ccc058e84b6f78fde04e3bf895ee009317c5902a

One of her challenges is carrying things around the house - moving plates from kitchen to table, carrying laundry to bedroom, etc.

In researching options, various versions of this came up, but only on in the UK. They seem really practical.

The only one similar we can find for sale in USA is this one. But she doesn't want the handles and brakes.

I even looked at some of the very few UK sources that would ship to the US; however, the shipping costs would be several hundred dollars.

We are familiar with the slip on trays for standard walkers. And her tri-wheel walker has a small basket. We tried reverse image search and various key word searches.

I am doing a system test run for my CPACC exam, but every time I run the OnVue application, I get the following error:

The issues below could prevent exam launch.
Please close the following applications and then select the Retest button.
notification center

I have closed every application but still can't figure out how to close the notification center. There is no such application on task Manager as well.

I’m rearranging our main navigation menu and have 6 headers with drop down menus for each. Does the top header need to be linked to anything? Specifically a landing page with all drop down menu items listed? I’ve tried searching for an answer to this to see if there’s an accessibility standard but haven’t found anything. One of my supervisors says having a landing page for each header is standard practice for mobile. Is this true? Our current landing pages are super messy and I would love to get rid of them but will clean up and reorganize if they are actually needed.

What should the heading hierarchy be for a search results page? I am having a hard time trying to figure this out. We are developing a new search results page and looking at Google search results, the individual results are H3, but it looks like there is no H2 heading, or at least it's not showing as H2 using WAVE.

My assumption is that H2 is used to group results but our page won't be including groups of results, it's just one page with individual results and the search bar.

Hello A11ies!

Last year I passed my CPACC after studying for 6 months. I still have my flash cards that I used to help me pass the exam on my first attempt. Does anyone want them, or need me to fashion some flash cards for their studies? It was super helpful for me at the time. Happy scrolling!

Hi all, Not sure where to ask this so looking for any suggestions. I have cross posted this to another subreddit. I'm a SLP who works with folks who use AAC. I'm having an issue with switches and ipads and am trying to troubleshoot it. We use a 3rd party device to connect the switch and the ipad. I've already contacted Apple and the 3rd party company with little luck. Google has failed me and now I'm turning to reddit! I don't want to clog up any feeds unnecessarily.
Thanks!

We got our vpat back from a 3rd party vendor for our mobile app and there's about 150 issues that need to be fixed. It's a little overwhelming to figure how to tackle all of it. My first instinct is to fix all the easy stuff - color contrast and alt text. But after that I'm not sure. None of the other tickets at a glance are obvious fixes, they require investigation and testing to see the common solutions recommended work.

There are many factors to look at

• issues that are partially supports/does not support
• critical and serious issues
• high traffic screens
• complexity of fix
• effort vs impact

How did your team prioritize which issues to fix first? Thanks!