D web site and accessibility

lurker5 invalid at email.com
Mon Sep 24 17:39:42 UTC 2018


On Sunday, 23 September 2018 at 22:07:36 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> I met a blind programmer at a conference back in the 80's, and 
> had a long talk with her and how she did it. I was amazed. Ever 
> since, I've wanted to ensure products I've worked on were 
> accessible to the blind.
>
> It's one thing to follow guidelines, it's another to have 
> someone who relies on a screenreader actually try it out. If 
> anyone here uses a screenreader, or knows someone who does, 
> please give dlang.org a try and let us know about how we can 
> improve their experience with it.

Dear Mr. Bright,

I have been following D for over a decade and rarely commented 
here.
You are probably aware that both Linus Torvalds(Linux), and Guido 
van Rossum(Python) was recently forced to step down
from their respective "life's work".

I got suspicious when I read that this forum now has a 
pre-emptive "spam" filter, and now accessibility is a major 
personal concern to you. I'm guessing tomorrow D will need to be 
more diverse and inclusive.

Anyway even if you are forced to surrender D to some gender 
inverted freak, the project can continue from there after the 
enemy is defeated. Have faith.


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