Post #1082351
2026-04-11 12:57 UTC
Replies (9)
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@KaraLG84@dragonscave.space 2026-04-11 14:35
@Rosita311 It's very inaccessible.
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@gtbray@allovertheplace.ca 2026-04-11 15:51
@technocounselor @Rosita311 simple answer is that they are lazy
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@zersiax@cupoftea.social 2026-04-11 16:01
@prism @Rosita311 yep. It is exceedingly annoying for screen reader users, as well. Only reliable fix is AI, which means unreliable fix.
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@DavidGoldfield@allovertheplace.ca 2026-04-11 16:38
@robini71 @Rosita311 This is a serious problem and, yes, it makes accessing the menu with a screen reader either challenging or nearly impossible.
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@anantagd@ieji.de 2026-04-11 16:48
@Rosita311 obviously they don't want blind people in their restaurant.
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@hobbs@dobbs.town 2026-04-11 16:50
@Rosita311 not justifying the behavior but it's probably likely that they're accustomed to "office" software workflows rather than web publishing workflows. side note: gimme a dang paper menu.
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@andygates@mastodon.social 2026-04-11 19:42
@Rosita311 Also gyms putting their timetables up as PDFs! Making me break out the reading glasses is just unthinking.
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@lizhare@fosstodon.org 2026-04-11 23:13
@Rosita311 those PDFs are usually terrible with screen readers.
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@raven667@hachyderm.io 2026-04-11 23:41
@Rosita311 its kind of frustrating because for a restaurant owner who needs a website, Wix and SquareSpace exist and all a restaurant _needs_ is two pages, one with the name, address, hours and contact info, and another with the current menu that is updated only when the menu changes I'm sure hiring a local freelance designer to maintain two pages is not that expensive, competitive with the self-service hosting providers.