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Re:Otter Browser by boba7 on Thursday July 01, 2021 @03:10AM (#27697005)
If I see a website that fails to display text with JS disabled I close it and never come back out of respect to blind people who also can't visit that site.
Re:Otter Browser by duskwuff on Thursday July 01, 2021 @04:02AM (#27697208)
This is a common myth. The vast majority of blind and partially sighted users don't use text-based web browsers. They use normal web browsers in conjunction with screen readers; these browsers can execute Javascript normally. There is nothing inherently inaccessible about Javascript-based content.
Re:Otter Browser by paavohtl on Thursday July 01, 2021 @04:02AM (#27697206)
Screen readers work just fine with regular browsers and JavaScript - it's not like visually impaired users are using Lynx.
Re:Otter Browser by igormilla on Thursday July 01, 2021 @05:31AM (#27697579)
Exactly! All big ones like NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, etc, are fully capable to read and interact with craziest single page application build and rendered in your browser