Re: Jonathan's concern: Zoom in responsive drops content

Patrick wrote:
> But Adam's point (which I also agree with in this context) is that 
> looking purely at the "all users that are on a mobile device", they all 
> get the equivalent experience, regardless of their ability/disability. 
> So saying that a priori a reduced functionality small screen site is 
> discriminating against users with disabilities on a mobile site isn't 
> quite accurate.

I guess the little alarm bell in my mind is people assuming that they are ok taking away functionality on mobile because you have another device to access the site with at other times. (The mobile = on the move fallacy.)

Modernizing my previous example, say a supermarket only shows the top 2 brands of each category (e.g. breakfast cereals) to ‘simplify the experience on mobile’. Most customers can login on desktop and select whatever they want, and perhaps they can re-order the same basket on mobile as well. However, someone who only has a smartphone, or someone who zooms in to an equivalent view cannot access a large number of the items available.

I’m not saying that the supermarket would have to show all items in the same way, but they would need to provide an alternative route (e.g. they only show the top 2 on browse, but all are available by search, or there is a ‘show more’ type link under the second item.)


> But, as already pointed out, since the small screen version can also be 
> triggered in the desktop+zoom+small browser window scenario, THAT is a 
> concern.

To me they are the same (or very similar) concern. But I’m not sure where that kind of thing would be addressed, perhaps in the accessibility supported info?

I suppose there could be an SC under perceivable about it, in my mind it is a follow up to 1.4.4 Resize Text.

-Alastair

Received on Monday, 4 July 2016 16:01:57 UTC