Just found this article stating that using the #language #attribute for individual words within a text is not a good idea when you want #ScreenReader users to have a good #UX. It's just overengineered #a11y.
I'm a bit surprised as you always read otherwise (as the article also mentions).
Are some screen reader users here that can share their experiences? I'm really curious now 🤔
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How the Language Attribute is demaging Accessibility - Accessibility Consulting - Training & Support
The language attribute seems to make sense for accessibility, but only for sighted people.www.netz-barrierefrei.de
Marco Zehe
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That sounds so wrong. Why should we encode the current incapabilities of screenreaders into our documents?! The screenreader could easily recognize short segments and decide not to switch language profiles.
#IDoNotGetIt