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  1. We're ready to celebrate the bank holiday weekend and Diamond Jubilee! Hope you all have a lovely weekend. 8:46 AM Jun 1st via web
  2. 12% of respondents use a screen enlarger, 8% increase browser text sizes, 7% use browser zoom // @WebAIM 2:17 AM Jun 1st via web
  3. 35% of screen reader users say web content is more accessible than a year ago, 25% say is has become less accessible // @WebAIM #a11y 1:58 AM Jun 1st via web
  4. 46.8% of screen reader users say that social media websites are 'somewhat accessible' // @WebAIM #a11y 1:58 AM Jun 1st via web
  5. 60.8% of screen reader users find information on a lengthy web page by navigating headings // @WebAIM #a11y 1:57 AM Jun 1st via web
  6. The most problematic items for screen reader users are CAPTCHA's, inaccessible flash, ambiguous links and missing Alt text // @WebAIM #a11y 1:56 AM Jun 1st via web
  7. 69.1% of screen reader users find CAPTCHAs very difficult to use // @WebAIM #a11y 1:55 AM Jun 1st via web
  8. 71% of screen reader users use a screen reader on a mobile device (not exclusively) // @WebAIM 1:46 AM Jun 1st via web
  9. 66.5% of screen reader users say that free or low-cost screen readers are a viable alternative // @WebAIM 1:45 AM Jun 1st via web
  10. 59% of screen reader users use Internet Explorer, 20% use Firefox and 8.5% use Safari // @WebAIM 1:43 AM Jun 1st via web
  11. The use of braille output has decreased slightly since October 2009 // @WebAIM 1:41 AM Jun 1st via web
  12. 82% of screen reader users have updated their primary screen reader within the past year // @WebAIM 1:40 AM Jun 1st via web
  13. "It is clear that screen reader users are abandoning more expensive primary screen readers for free and low-cost alternatives." / @WebAIM 1:38 AM Jun 1st via web
  14. Jaws is still the most popular screen reader (49%), but this has declined from 66% of screen reader users in 2009 / @WebAIM 1:37 AM Jun 1st via web
  15. Findings: 87% of screen reader users who responded were using Windows // @WebAIM 1:36 AM Jun 1st via web
  16. Findings: 93% of screen reader users reported a disability // @WebAIM 1:34 AM Jun 1st via web
  17. @WebAIM's Screen Reader User Survery #4 results are now out: webaim.org/projects/scree… Some interesting findings! 1:33 AM Jun 1st via web
  18. "Universal credit both 'carrot and stick' for digital inclusion"... bit.ly/L0Eotv #GoONND2012 3:49 AM May 31st via web
  19. Watch Texthelp Chief Executive and @BATAOnline Chairman, Mark McCusker at #GoONND2012 bit.ly/LJLrWA 3:45 AM May 31st via web
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