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77: What is CSS Speech?

Parallel

English - February 15, 2023 02:45 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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What if you could design the experience of listening to Web content in the same way you design the experience of seeing it? That's the premise of the CSS Speech Module, a retired W3C proposal that's now being championed by my guest. She knows a thing or two about CSS and the W3C, as a member of the standards group's board of directors. So is CSS the way to design spoken experiences, or is it a hindrance for screen reader users? Let's talk about it.

What if you could design the experience of listening to Web content in the same way you design the experience of seeing it? That's the premise of the CSS Speech Module, a retired W3C proposal that's now being championed by my guest. She knows a thing or two about CSS and the W3C, as a member of the standards group's board of directors. So is CSS the way to design spoken experiences, or is it a hindrance for screen reader users? Let's talk about it.


Guest Starring:

Léonie Watson


Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Shelly on Mastodon Léonie Watson on Mastodon Why we need CSS Speech - Tink - Léonie Watson Addressing concerns about CSS Speech - Tink - Léonie Watson CSS Speech Module Level 1