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I do not use a screen reader so do not know what is technically required, although I have been involved in designing websites and following guidelines on accessibility for the visually impaired. … I do use diagrams frequently in my answers on SE Biology, and find them often indispensable for a good explanation to sighted readers. …

Whilst this podcast in particular only really dealt with the theme of color, there are many other ways in which accessibility being limited is a problem, and inclusion is inhibited. … For instance, I tend to read a lot more than I listen, and would find it easier to both consume the podcasts, and refer to them, with a transcription, even a partial one. …

Both the audio and character based CAPTCHAs defeat me. When I was last challenged on April 20th I was unable to pass. …

For me, the text colors and text colors and shading make it very difficult for me to read the site. … The shaded items are in pastels and for me it is very difficult to read. There is almost no contrast between the foreground colors and the background. …

Scanning pages of unorganized contents is not optimal Keyboard input should filter and not just jump around It also breaks accessibility when someone wishes to access the list from a keyboard (or a slower … input control) as opposed to a mouse and visually. …

Upvote, downvote, accept answer and favorite buttons appear on stackoverflow websites as background images. … This limits accessibility of the site: If I view stackoverflow sites in High Contrast display schemes (in my case in Windows 8), these buttons are not displayed. …

Skip links are a fairly common accessibility design pattern that help screen reader users navigate a page. … From there the user can find their way to more specific content and features. …

In the excellent question Why are images of text, code and mathematical expressions discouraged? … WebAIM has a good write-up on the accessibility issues surrounding badly formed tables on the web. …

I have a heck of a hard time identifying whether a user has annotations or flagged posts on their account when looking at the profile page and only one is present. … and the flagged posts to a more red-y color of red. While a userscript is possible, I can't use them at work or on mobile, so a native correction would be much appreciated. …

Using plain text for e-mails (or including a plain-text part in addition to an HTML part) is important for reasons of accessibility, security, and privacy. … Here is a screenshot showing what the plain-text version of a notification e-mail looks like: As you can see, there are huge blank areas, and no useful URLs other than feedback and unsubscribe links. …

When accessing the Stack Overflow Blog post via mobile data, it becomes crucial to distinguish between clickable links and downloadable PDFs. … By incorporating a visual indicator or a download icon for PDF links, mobile users can easily recognize and skip downloading files, saving both time and data resources. …

I blurred out the only content indicating the users action on a post, to show how easy this mistake it to make: Part of the issue was the order the users are stacked in, and although chronologically it … Desktop view also relied heavily on ordering: Question askers get highlighting in both modes: I made this issue because I'm dumb and I rushed and didn't fully scroll. …

The previous background was readable to me and didn't pose any contrast ratio issues to me. … On the other hand, the new color is less visible than the old one and difficult to see on monitors with higher contrast settings. …

Along the same lines as New red background for deleted posts is too light and not visible on high-contrast screens the new(?) … red/green paragraph colouring in the revision history is also too light and barely visible. The green isn't that bad but still not that visible. …

Neither of these ratios are compliant with the accessibility standards for non-large text, and the latter fails to even meet the requirement for large text. … Can the contrast ratios of these please be increased, so they're easier for others to read and don't violate accessibility standards? …