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@Ines-JP Ines-JP commented Oct 8, 2026

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Created a subfolder and a file in which included the information, demos, and links about how to create accessible experiments.

Added guidelines for creating accessible experiments, including text-to-speech features, volume adjustments, color palettes, font choices, and user interface considerations.
Updated links and descriptions for accessibility resources and demos.
Updated resources section and removed contents list for accessibility experiments.

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The content is great, I just have some minor points on formatting

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**How to create accessible experiments?**
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RST is really picky about heading lengths; this line of - (and the lines of = below) all need to be the same length and that length needs to be longer than the heading itself. You also don't need the ** as it's already bold by virtue of being a top-level heading


Add text-to-speech and read aloud features
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*Tags: Accessibility for those with sight or reading difficulties*

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I like this, it makes the page more searchable, but docs have sphinx-design enabled so you could actually do this as "badges" which I think would look more tag-like, here's the documentation for it:
https://sphinx-design.readthedocs.io/en/latest/badges_buttons.html

So this line could be:

:bdg-primary-line:`Sight ; Accessibility for those with limited sight` :bdg-primary-line:`Reading ; Accessibility for those with reading difficulties`

Updated accessibility guidelines for experiments, including text-to-speech features, volume adjustments, color palettes, font choices, and user interface operability. Added sections on avoiding photosensitive content and ensuring information is easy to understand.

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Modified format according to the comments

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TEParsons merged commit 06339b9 into psychopy:release Oct 16, 2026
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