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The 11th edition of the @webaim.bsky.social Screen Reader User Survey is now live! This is a vital resource into better understanding how people who use screen readers actually operate your website or app. webaim.org/projects/scr... My commentary on it as a thread 🧵 #a11y

Sorry, I am curious if you are saying that the survey data itself is focused largely on the wealthy western web? It definitely seems to be

Yes, but also consider the language the survey is in, the language of the channels it is promoted in, the primary language of the communities it is shared in, etc.

For self-reported disability, I hope the data of the 5.2% of not identifying was discarded. I view this survey as collecting information from daily users, information from people who don't rely on the technology could unnecessarily skew the results. webaim.org/projects/scr...

I'm glad they capture disability types. It's a great reminder that screen reader use is not exclusively for fully blind individuals, and also not exclusively for vision-related disabilities. I wish more people knew this. webaim.org/projects/scr...

My personal favourite “other” was a person who persistently heard intrusive voices. She liked to listen to pages while also reading them visually because the sound helped to drown out the voices.

I’d be fascinated to learn how people use screen readers for motor disabilities, definitely not one I’m familiar with

Self-reported proficiency is always a fun one. Setting selection bias aside for the moment: It's a good reminder that just because something can technically be accessed and operated via some obscure command that it doesn't necessarily mean someone knows about said command. webaim.org/projects/scr...