The findings are below. Items of note for BCC:
- Mobile readers are growing at a similar pace to every other mobile usage – which calls out for a mobile strategy
- Many respondents indicated that the HTML tag longdesc (long description) is useful – we should find out more about that
“The conclusion identified in the previous screen reader user surveys remains – there is no typical screen reader user. These results highlight significant changes and trends over a span of only 2 years, results that we hope will drive informed web accessibility practices.
A few items of note:
- JAWS is still the primary screen reader, but usage is decreasing as usage of NVDA and VoiceOver significantly increases.
- The perception of free or low-cost screen readers is improving.
- 98.4% of respondents had JavaScript enabled.
- The outlook for future web accessibility is optimistic.
- Two-thirds of the respondents use a screen reader on a mobile device, up from only 12% two years ago.
- Most respondents find longdesc useful.”
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