Emoji Accessibility

[brianamarie]

Overview

TL;DR
Emojis aren't accessible out of the box. For example, people who have impaired vision and may be using screen readers won't interact with emojis consistently across the board. Let's make sure our content is accessible.

Extra Detail

Screenshots

I was curious about this, so I asked a developer who is blind, and very open about how developing isn't always accessible.

I found his responses very helpful.

Others chimed in with more information, too.

Next steps (Edited to reflect new path forward)

Fix the problem in each course:

• Home Page
• Introduction to GitHub
• GitHub Pages from GitHub Desktop & GitHub Pages from the Command Line
• GitHub for Windows Users - No images or emojis ✔️
• Git Out of Trouble
• Introduction to GraphQL & Electron In progress here
• Footer In progress here

cc @github/services-training for awareness, and anyone who may want to ✋

[JasonEtco]

I support this endeavor. I'll do some research as well, I know of another a11y expert who might have some thoughts (Rob Dodson)

[brianamarie]

@zersiax for more insight/guidance on making our resources (found here) more accessible.

[brianamarie]

Also pinging @denmch for same reasons - more insight/guidance on making our resources (found here) more accessible.

[crichID]

@brianamarie thank you for surfacing this concern and taking immediate action ❤️.

[JasonEtco]

Interesting tweet thread (still developing): https://twitter.com/JasonEtco/status/888077256131616768

[brianamarie]

Intro course in progress here, all review welcome

[brianamarie]

Great resource @beardofedu found: http://webaim.org/techniques/screenreader/

[hectorsector]

This Chrome extension seems really helpful in this endeavor, @brianamarie!

[brianamarie]

@hectorsector This is an awesome resource, thank you!!!

[brianamarie]

All of the main todos in this issue have been completed. As we continue to work on content, I think it's important we keep accessibility in mind, and use the great tools that we've found! 🎉