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View submission: API Updates & Questions
rollback and postpone these changes until you are in compliance with the Americans with disability act. That's it. There are no other terms and there is no negotiation or discussion. Third party apps will die because of this and your app is not in compliance. You will not do anything else until you are in compliance.
I haven't previously been aware of these issues, but as soon as I saw this in the thread I thought, "Wait, isn't accessibility a legal requirement already?"
After a few minutes "research" (I skimmed one article) so, as is customary, I am now an expert on the subject. Seems pretty clear this is a liability. Given that going public is the impetus for the API changes, and accessibility is a known liability, I have to wonder if accessibility issues are addressed in the IPO prospectus. Added to which, if they are not noted as a liability, why not and isn't it required?
Whatever the case, I'm gobsmaked that Reddit in 2023 isn't compliant, and I'm behind you and the rest of Reddit's disabled users.
Comment by ConfessingToSins at 05/06/2023 at 23:22 UTC*
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Last I checked it doesn't even have basic compliance with screen readers that are suggested by disability advocates. It's wild.
Edit: I just redownloaded it to actually go check. No screen reader compliance. No zooming or changing font size. No color settings of any real import, including no color blind settings. Not even a big text mode.
It's absolutely a joke.