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Screen Reader User Survey Results

Here is a particularly poignant extract from the article: The survey asked respondents to select their most, second most, and third most problematic items from a list. In giving each selected item a weighting, the following chart shows the amount of difficulty and frustration users encounter with each item. Problematic items identified are, in order (most difficult/confusing first):

1. CAPTCHA - images presenting text used to verify that you are a human user
2. The presence of inaccessible Flash content
3. Links or buttons that do not make sense
4. Images with missing or improper descriptions (alt text)
5. Complex or difficult forms
6. Lack of keyboard accessibility
7. Screens or parts of screens that change unexpectedly
8. Missing or improper headings
9. Too many links or navigation items
10. Complex data tables
11. Lack of “skip to main content” or “skip navigation” links
12. Inaccessible or missing search functionality