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Congrats on the launch.

I checked out the demo, and I have some feedback on the accessibility of the page with a screen reader. It appears that there are some clickable text elements that aren't marked up as links or buttons. I suggest using actual HTML links or buttons if you can. Failing that, you should use the role attribute to give them the proper ARIA role, and use tabindex="0" to make them keyboard focusable.

But overall, I like what you're doing. HTML-based slides or other forms of interactive presentation have the potential to be much more accessible than either a static video or a typical screen sharing session.



Thanks! to be clear I believe accessibility is hugely important but also that such accessibility is beneficial to everyone. I am super excited to allow videos to have transcripts for example. I think the lack of investment in accessibility is a miss for everyone, not just those that require it.

(Seems like we have some short term basic tech stuff to improve too!)


I'm happy to answer questions about the tech stuff. My email is in my HN profile.


Transcripts is a big one. Consider letting people click round to different parts of the videos from the transcript.

YouTube's new "Chapter" feature is a great model as well.




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