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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

For region, a reminder that it's the World Wide Web, not the wealthy Western web. This breakdown is a complicated mix of factors—too large for Bluesky. Here, we should not forget at the end of the day that it's people who use this technology regardless of location. webaim.org/projects/scr...

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...

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...

Same general thoughts for internet proficiency. People who are more online probably have a better chance of being aware of, and filling out this survey. webaim.org/projects/scr...

(I will leave the politicking of JAWS and its apparent increasing usage out of this thread)

Browser used is directed more towards auditors and testers. Some of the old "canonical" screen reader and browser pairings might not be as commonplace anymore, so testing scripts might need to be updated to more closely reflect reality. webaim.org/projects/scr...

Browsing with JavaScript enabled remains an overwhelming majority. I'm including it here so you can tell a supposed accessibility "expert" that they can pound sand if they parrot the antiquated myth that it needs to work without JavaScript to be accessible. webaim.org/projects/scr...