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Reddit says new accessibility tools for moderators are coming. Mods are skeptical (www.npr.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are they not still in violation of accessibility laws though?

The existence of a competent third-party solution does not negate the fact that they don't have accessibility features in their product.

[โ€“] Danatronic 11 points 2 years ago

They just haven't been sued over it (afaik) yet because blind people have found other solutions. Reddit is so far behind in accessibility compared to other social media- the official app doesn't have:

  • Any way to add alt text on images
  • Accessible moderation tools
  • Aria labels on the upvote and downvote buttons, the most basic feature of the site

It's actually incredible how little thought was put into the redesign and the official app.