Vision Australia assistive technology survey | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services

Introduction

One of the number one questions the Vision Australia Digital Access team receives is which screen readers, assistive technology, and accessibility settings need to be supported by websites and apps. We also often get asked which browsers and devices to support.

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“Some of the findings were quite interesting, for example, many native apps don't support Dark Mode but the survey uncovered it is one of the most popular accessibility settings used by the blind and low vision community.”

— Elana Berton, Accessibility Consultant at Vision Australia

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Demographics

We asked a range of age groups to complete the survey, skewing towards older age groups.

Devices and browsers used

Respondents were asked to select which hardware assistive technologies they use.

Hardware assistive technology

Respondents were asked to select which hardware assistive technologies they use.

Software assistive technology

We asked respondents about the software used on their devices including magnification and screen reader software.

Accessibility and user experience

This section asked respondents how they found using websites and apps.

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Need help implementing these findings?

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