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

[jesse_the_k]

This throws me for a loop. Are you saying that a screen-reader has the capability to distinguish between [1] a block of three paragraphs that are italicized to indicate a dream sequence (and therefore not to be spoken with extra emphasis), versus [2] two or three italicized words in dialog that are intended to be read/spoken with emphasis?

The screen-reader software doesn't distinguish these two uses of italic. However, your combination of cornea, iris, retina, and central visual cortex doesn't distinguish them either. In both cases, it's the human reader who's interpreting the italics. Some readers, whether sighted or blind, will understand that the first set of italics are a dream sequence while the second set is emphasized. Some readers, whether sighted or blind, won't.