RequestPolicy/tractest — Issue #199: improve  accessibility when using a screen reader
Author: jsamuel
Created: 2011-12-22 02:46:33+00:00
State: open
Labels: extension

Jonathan Ely has provided feedback that some parts of !RequestPolicy don't work or don't work well with a screen reader. He has helped !NoScript and other extensions improve accessibility and is willing to provide suggestions and feedback.

One specific first thing he mentions about the preferences window is:
...the appearance section can use improvement. There are 2 unlabelled radio buttons and I do not know the difference. I suggest those be labelled because labels on radio buttons, check boxes, buttons and especially edit fields (e.g. the white listing edit fields in the options dialogue) go such a long way.

Jonathan points out that it may be useful to check the change logs/revision history of other extensions that have made improvements in response to his feedback. It's possible that a lot of the same problems exist and that the same solutions apply.

I need to follow up and try to also test using screen reading software.

He also mentions the importance of everything being keyboard accessible. This may mean that #199 is related.