Accessibility question

[starwatcher]

I will soon be moving my fanfic to Archive of Our Own, and to a Dreamwidth fic-site. When moving the fics, I'd like to ensure that my code is accessible for screen-readers. I know some things, but have questions about others. I asked the questions in a post at my Studio, but have had no responses; apparently no one in my reading circle uses a screen-reader.

If you do, I'd appreciate it if you could drop by and educate me. Or perhaps point me toward a site that has the answers. Feel free to pass the link on to anyone who might know the answers. After I've learned what I need to know, I'll make a new post to share with my friends, and anyone else who needs or wants the information.

Thank you.

Comments

[starwatcher]

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Well, I didn't use horizontal rule in my personal LJ fic-journal; I considered it 'too plain'. But when I move everything to a DW fic-journal and to AO3, I'll change all my section-breaks to <hr>, since I've just recently learned that 'cute' section-breaks aren't cool for screen-readers.

Speaking of dash-dash-dash-dash: is there a preference between using a single dash (-) or coding an n-dash (–)? Do they 'read' equally, or is one a better option?

it's awesome that you are thinking about this so much!

Thank you. Mostly, it's a recipe of wanting to do things 'right' + enjoyment of solving puzzles (if they're not too complicated) + sheer stubbornness. But once I've figured out the current 'best' way, and can explain it to others, I'll put all the information in a neat post for all my friends to read and share. Hopefully, a lot of fanfic authors - well, those in my circle - will start coding for accessibility, even if they don't go back and recode their older stories.
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