One of the comments:
Yes, modding is where the biggest problems are. When moderating, most of the buttons are unlabeled. It would be quite easy to delete a comment when I meant to lock a thread or whatever, if I forget the exact order I've memorized for the buttons. And adding stuff to sidebars or changing the layout of the sub isn't really possible at all. There are also a lot of dialogues, alerts, etc, that pop up without getting focus. There's also a lack of headings, landmarks, or other mark-up in modmail, making it slow and difficult to use. This stuff really matters when you're helping mod a sub with thousands of users. If all you're doing is reading, and leaving the occasional comment, it's...fine. Not good, but fine.
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It's important for a sub for disabled individuals to have mods with that disability.
I didn't care about this protest and haven't much followed articles and such about it, but this feels like a kick in the gut. People with disabilities can have their lives substantially enhanced by the internet, if accessibility isn't a bar to them connecting with people, finding info they need, taking actions online (like bill paying), etc.
I hope this gets satisfactorily resolved for blind users of Reddit. Ugh.
Yes, modding is where the biggest problems are. When moderating, most of the buttons are unlabeled. It would be quite easy to delete a comment when I meant to lock a thread or whatever, if I forget the exact order I've memorized for the buttons. And adding stuff to sidebars or changing the layout of the sub isn't really possible at all. There are also a lot of dialogues, alerts, etc, that pop up without getting focus. There's also a lack of headings, landmarks, or other mark-up in modmail, making it slow and difficult to use. This stuff really matters when you're helping mod a sub with thousands of users. If all you're doing is reading, and leaving the occasional comment, it's...fine. Not good, but fine.
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It's important for a sub for disabled individuals to have mods with that disability.
I didn't care about this protest and haven't much followed articles and such about it, but this feels like a kick in the gut. People with disabilities can have their lives substantially enhanced by the internet, if accessibility isn't a bar to them connecting with people, finding info they need, taking actions online (like bill paying), etc.
I hope this gets satisfactorily resolved for blind users of Reddit. Ugh.