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Vass ([personal profile] vass) wrote in [community profile] accessibility_fail2016-12-22 02:29 am

Wikipedia

Anyone here with a Wikipedia account and enough spoons for a fight feel like editing the migraine page so it does not include a flashing image that is a migraine trigger?

I'd do it myself but I, um, have a headache and cannot deal with the research and gearing up for a fight in the talk pages that this might entail.

The trigger image is the one of a scintillating scotoma.

[personal profile] jazzyjj 2016-12-23 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I briefly checked out Wikipedia once when I was still on the Windows platform, and it was pretty good but needed some improvement as far as screen reader access is concerned. I'm taking my MacBook with me later this afternoon when I leave for Christmas break, so will see how it does with VoiceOver and Chromevox Classic. I don't have seizures or anything like that, but I've heard that those flashing images can be pretty bad for some people. Happy holidays to all, whichever you celebrate.