Screen Reader User Survey Results - The Diigo Meta page

• 22 Dec 09
  

  feeduddin

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      feeduddin on 2009-12-22

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• 10 Dec 09
  

  Dan Smith

  accessibility survey

  • Which of the following is your primary screen reader?
  • JAWS43566.4%
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  • • JAWS50075.2%
    • Has your primary screen reader been updated in the last year?
    • Yes53783.6%
    • When using your primary screen reader, which browser do you use most often?
    • IE820732.0%IE717026.2%Firefox 3+12218.8%
    • Do you have javascript disabled in your web browser?
    • No44874.9%
    • This response may help strengthen the notion that scripted content must be made accessible. Many developers incorrectly believe that inaccessible scripting is permissible so long as it degrades gracefully or a non-scripted alternative is provided. The vast majority of screen reader respondents encounter scripted content.
    • Images are commonly used in web pages to visually convey a feeling or mood. For example, a photo of a smiling woman might be included to convey that the company is personable and friendly. How would you prefer this image be handled?
    • Described as "Photo of smiling lady"35657.1%
    • Some images, such as charts, diagrams, or comic strips, are too complex to describe in only a few words. If a long, detailed description of these images is available, how would you prefer to have it presented to you?
    • There is no clear consensus in these responses. However, the in-page options outweigh the options that place the longer description on another page. Interestingly, the option of placing the alternative on a separate page but having it announced by the screen reader, the current behavior of images with the longdesc attribute, was a very unpopular option, second only to being ignored entirely.
    • ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) introduces something called landmarks.
    • I didn't know this functionality existed24042.1%
    • Most Problematic Items
    • CAPTCHA - images presenting text used to verify that you are a human use
    • The presence of inaccessible Flash content
    • Links or buttons that do not make sense
    • Of the items listed, which item causes the least amount of frustration or difficulty for you?
    • Lack of "skip to main content" or "skip navigation" links18531.3%
    • Lack of keyboard accessibility294.9%
    • In general, which of the following best describes your feelings regarding the accessibility of web content over the previous year?
    • Respondents generally think web accessibility has improved in the last year. Respondents with disabilities were less positive about progress than those without disabilities - they were 4 times more likely to indicate that web content accessibility has decreased in the previous year.
    • Which of the following do you think has a bigger impact on improvements to web accessibility?
    • Better (more accessible) web sites43168.6%
    • Which of the following do you think is the primary reason that many developers do not create accessible web sites
    • Which of the following social media sites or tools do you frequently use?
    • When trying to find information on a lengthy web page, which of the following are you most likely to do first?
    • Navigate through the headings on the page32150.8%
    • most significant to us are the shifts we have seen in the mere 10 months between surveys - particularly in browser and screen reader usage, with a trend toward and increased favorability of free and low-cost screen readers.
• 30 Nov 09
  

  Kathleen N

  accessibility survey

• 17 Nov 09
  

  Pierre Guillou

  lecteur d'écran accessibilité du Web étude

• 10 Nov 09
  

  James Mansfield

  screen reader survey stats study

• 09 Nov 09
  

  Melanie Thornton

  Web Accessibility

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  Jason Mock

  accessibility research webdevelopment

• 31 Oct 09
  

  Frederik Van Zande

  "In October 2009, WebAIM conducted a survey of preferences of screen reader users. This was a follow-up survey to a previous survey. We received 665 valid responses to the screen reader user survey. More in-depth analysis and documentation on the free-form responses will be available in the future.
  
  A few disclaimers and notices:
  
  * Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.
  * Total responses (n) for each question may not equal 665 due to respondents not answering that particular question.
  * The sample was not controlled and may not represent all screen reader users.
  * Care should be taken in interpreting these results. Responses are based upon user experiences with web content that is generally inaccessible. We cannot help but wonder if responses may have been different if screen reader interactions with web content were typically very positive.
  * Data was analyzed using JMP Statistical Discovery Software version 8
  * We hope to conduct a survey of this nature again in the future. If you have recommendations or questions you would like asked, please let us know. Additional analysis of this data and details on the responses to open-ended questions will be available in the future."

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• 30 Oct 09
  

  terry golesworthy

  In October 2009, WebAIM conducted a survey of preferences of screen reader users. This was a follow-up survey to a previous survey. We received 665 valid responses to the screen reader user survey. More in-depth analysis and documentation on the free-form responses will be available in the future.

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