Are Your Carousels Built with Accessibility in Mind?
What if you’re looking at a carousel filled with captivating pictures, but every time you try to read the message, it just moves on? This would turn your curiosity into frustration, leaving you to wonder what you might have missed For those are not familiar with carousels, they are collections of items called slides, each displaying content such as images, text, or videos. Users can navigate through these slides using buttons or allow them to move them automatically. Carousels are commonly used on websites to highlight featured content or promotions. They can enhance user engagement and create visual interest. However, they also cause significant accessibility challenges for people with disabilities. Inaccessible carousels can confuse, frustrate, and ultimately exclude users from accessing key information. How Carousel Inaccessibility Impacts Users with Disabilities · Screen reader users might get confused or disoriented, if slides t...