[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12380: Menus need to work without javascript for accessibility

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#12380: Menus need to work without javascript for accessibility
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 Reporter:  ptahdunbar     |       Owner:  ptahdunbar 
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  high           |   Milestone:  3.0        
Component:  Accessibility  |     Version:             
 Severity:  normal         |    Keywords:  needs-patch
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Changes (by edward mindreantre):

 * cc: edward, mindreantre (added)


Comment:

 I have a question: has anyone with a screen reader actually tried to admin
 Wordpress?

 I've attached three files that show pretty much what a screen reader sees.
 There's the document outline with missing headings, an enormous amount of
 text when posting, an enormous amount of text when doing anything at all,
 etc...

 If blind people are satisfied with how the admin part works then that's
 great and I ain't gonna say nothing more. But if nobody has actually heard
 a blind person say "wordpress admin is really easy using a screen reader",
 then maybe we should stop and think a little about what the screens
 actually look like for them.

 I work with accessible websites and I test my sites using the following:
 Install Firefox, Firevox, Orca (Linux). Switch off styles and javascript.
 I then close my eyes and let Orca do the reading.

 I don't even have to start Orca to know that the admin pages are gonna be
 hell to understand for a blind person.

 Do we perhaps need a separate blind-interface that doesn't have all the
 unnecessary fluff of the visual interface?

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