Questions tagged [accessibility]
The degree to which a piece of software (desktop, mobile, web-based, ...) can be used by a wide range of people, including people with disabilities and elderly people.
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16 votes
5 answers
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What changes can I make to my IDE to minimize the effect of my dyslexia?
I program and I am dyslexic. My vision is excellent. I do poorly processing symbols and am a visual thinker. When I code, I'm slower than normal people because I am unpredictably unaware of the ...
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8 votes
2 answers
355 views
What steps should be taken to make sure your software is usable by disabled people?
I want to make sure a piece of software I am writing is usable by people with various disabilities such as blindness and an inability to use a mouse and / or keyboard. Unfortunately I have no ...
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5 votes
2 answers
609 views
Using Visual Studio with a screen reader without paying for an expensive edition [closed]
I'm a totally blind programmer who would like to learn .net. It appears that the Visual Studio express editions are not accessible since the scripts that come with Jaws for Windows, the screen ...
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0 votes
4 answers
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Webcam software for both Windows and Linux – possible? [closed]
my visually impaired sister uses a webcam with DIY stand as a digital magnifier to read printed texts. We wanted to initiate a project to create a software - in fact only a modified webcam viewer (...
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9 votes
15 answers
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Is obtrusive JavaScript ever ok?
I was thinking that if all the users of a website are required to have JavaScript enabled, Is it ok to use obtrusive JavaScript? I'm all for progressive enhancement, but what's the point when an ...
36 votes
6 answers
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Programming with Dyslexia [closed]
I have very severe Dyslexia along with Dysnomia and Dysgraphia. I have known about it since I was a child. My reading and writing skills are pretty crippled, but I have learned to deal with it. ...
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