Resultados de la segunda encuesta dirigida a usuarios con baja visión

WebAIM ha publicado los resultados de su segunda encuesta dirigida a usuarios con baja visión: Survey of Users with Low Vision #2 Results.

Los resultados más interesantes son:

• 75% of respondents report multiple types of visual impairment. 61.3% have light or glare sensitivity and 46.8% have contrast sensitivity.
• 51.4% of respondents report using some type of high contrast mode. 71.2% of users that adjust page contrast prefer light text on a dark background.
• 45.2% of respondents use a screen reader, 48.4% screen magnification software, and 44% browser zoom controls. Other types of settings and AT are commonly used.
• JAWS is the most common screen reader, followed by NVDA and VoiceOver. Narrator is rarely used (.8%).
• Only 8% were detected as having increased the default text size. Very few respondents adjust paragraph, line, word, or letter spacing.
• 60.4% always or often use a keyboard for web page navigation. This is a very high number of users that rely on keyboard accessibility.
• 22% of respondents don’t enlarge web content, while 18% of respondents enlarge to over 400%.
• Dedicated screen magnification software is not highly common. Most users rely on OS settings for magnification.
• 64.3% use iOS devices. Only 7.8% don’t use a mobile device at all.

Los resultados de la primera encuesta se publicaron en mayo de 2013.