[CEUD-ICT] WebAIM Screen reader survey results

[Tim Culhane]

Hi Mark,

I wonder what  approach  you think a user should use  when they arrive at an
unfamiliar home page,  one  that they have no knowledge of its content at
all?  To my mind,  there isn't really any  other option than  to read  the
entire contents,  no matter  how long it might take,  and then  make
decisions  based on  all the information to hand.  You'll only need to do
this once.  Why would you  just review  the list of links,   as often  links
are poorly  labelled and make no sense out of context?

I don't  see this approach  as  counter intuitive as regards being done by
more advance users,  but rather  it shows that advanced users know what
needs to be done  in order to get the most information  in the most
effective manner.

Tim


-----Original Message-----
From: ceud-ict-bounces at list.universaldesign.ie
[mailto:ceud-ict-bounces at list.universaldesign.ie] On Behalf Of Mark Magennis
Sent: 03 February 2009 12:03
To: Centre for Excellence in Universal Design ICT mailing list
Subject: Re: [CEUD-ICT] WebAIM Screen reader survey results


> Indeed,  surely  it  is logical  that more advanced users are likely
> to use
> the more advanced features in a particular technology?

One finding surprised me in this respect. When first accessing a new,  
unfamiliar home page, more proficient screen reader users are more  
likely to read through it and use links less often than less  
proficient screen reader users. I would have thought it would be the  
other way round, on the basis that reading through the home page is  
not very advanced compared with going straight for a good link.

Mark

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