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Windows GUI Wallet is INACCESSIBLE to Blind & Visually Impaired Users #6

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MXGray opened this issue Mar 26, 2018 · 0 comments
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MXGray commented Mar 26, 2018

I cannot use the Windows GUI wallet without sighted assistance.

I'm a completely blind JAWS For Windows, NVDA (Non-Visual Desktop Access) and VoiceOver (iOS / Mac OSX) user and AI developer; and

I have a couple of solutions to propose:

  1. Provide a Windows command line wallet, similar to what Electroneum has (among other Cryptonight coins based on Monero); or

  2. Integrate accessibility into your QT-based Windows GUI wallet, as discussed in detail here: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/accessible.html

Frankly, you might be missing out on significant markets consisting of both content publishers and content viewers when you leave out blind and visually impaired users (among other users with different disabilities); and

That's because a lot of educational / academic, entertainment / recreational, job / productivity and other work / school-related content are specifically produced for users like us. Plus:

Many of us globally also spend a lot of time and resources viewing online / offline content on a daily basis ...

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