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View submission: Changelog: New ways to find communities, mod updates, and more
What sort of timeline can we expect the a11y issues to be fixed in the new mobile design? As it stands, using the desktop version of old.reddit.com is more accessible to me than the new mobile version. In case you don't read my other comment, which has screenshots and videos of a11y issues, here are the pertinent questions about how a11y is handled at Reddit:
1. How and when do you define your a11y requirements for features?
2. Which version of the WCAG are you following, and what level of compliance is your goal? If not WCAG, what are your a11y requirements based on?
3. What a11y training, if any, do your designers, product owners, and developers have? Do you have any dedicated staff with a11y experience in any department?
4. What sort of testing is done to ensure requirements are met, and by whom? Do you have any automated tests to catch the low-hanging fruit? Note that automation can only catch about 40% of a11y issues as so much of it is, frustratingly and by definition, dependent on human interpretation.
5. Do you perform any internal or external audits to find a11y bugs?
6. How are a11y bugs prioritized against other development work?
I asked these same questions to u/joyventure on the previous post but did not get a response to either the questions or the requested screenshots/recordings of various a11y issues.
Comment by [deleted] at 29/03/2023 at 07:32 UTC
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As if they would care.
They want to sell ads. .compact users didn't open any ads, so they removed it. Same will happen to old.
Accessibility was never part of their actions.
Comment by joyventure at 30/03/2023 at 21:59 UTC
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Sorry for the delayed response to your comment on the other post! Appreciate your patience as we talked with different members of the team.
After looking through the eight examples you shared, we confirmed that more than half of them are not related to the new platform, to be clear - for now, the new platform is only available to some logged out users on post detail pages. A handful of them are annoying bugs (which we promise we’re always trying to get fixed). We are also digging into a couple of the examples you shared, specifically: the “view more” note in your first example and the share button flashing when scrolling.
Finally, we haven’t forgotten about the six questions you asked about Reddit’s a11y efforts. We’re working on getting you the most accurate answers. It might take a little bit, as we’re connecting with different members of the team, both internally and externally. Appreciate your patience!