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@rauschma@fosstodon.org I am writing a submission proposal for @matuzo@front-end.social 's #HTMHellAdventCalendar. Working title is "I Less Than Three Emoticons: And your screen reader users will too."
mastodon 4.7.3I’m an oldie but a boldy. Busy being a digital accessibility advocate and technical writer, interested in all of the web dev things. Looking at the world through an Autism Spectrum Disorder lens. I once created JSDoc. American 🇺🇸 expat living in Britain 🇬🇧 Ex BBC, ex New Yorker, ex teacher. Old skool liberal. #webdev #a11y
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If you use a screen reader, how do you feel about emoticons? (Please comment if you have thoughts about using them or reading them, from an assistive technology perspective.)