# Accessibility in Glide?

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/accessibility-in-glide/17637
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [October 26, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/accessibility-in-glide/17637 "2020-10-26T19:31:25Z")
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### Author: ![Piia\_Lehtimaki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/piia_lehtimaki/32/15713_2.png) [@Piia\_Lehtimaki](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Piia_Lehtimaki)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/accessibility-in-glide/17637/1 "2020-10-26T19:31:25Z")

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How does the accessibility work in Glide? For example when we are using photos in our Glide, does the system in Glide add accessible components in photos? How can we test and see that the accessibility works in our Glide?

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### Author: ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/accessibility-in-glide/17637/2 "2020-10-26T23:29:08Z")

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> [@Piia\_Lehtimaki](#):
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> For example when we are using photos in our Glide, does the system in Glide add accessible components in photos?

Can you describe more about this? I don’t think I understand the “add accessible components in photos” part. Thank you.

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### Author: ![Piia\_Lehtimaki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/piia_lehtimaki/32/15713_2.png) [@Piia\_Lehtimaki](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Piia_Lehtimaki)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2020, 7:15am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/accessibility-in-glide/17637/3 "2020-10-27T07:15:26Z")

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I’m meaning the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Is the content in Glide automatically accessible for example for visually impaired persons when they use screen reader? Does Glide take into account the accessibility in photos and other images in that case?

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### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/accessibility-in-glide/17637/4 "2020-10-27T07:25:34Z")

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Have you seen this post?

> [@Accessibility tada](https://community.glideapps.com/t/accessibility/7691):
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> I posted on the old message board about the need for screen reader accessibility and spoke with @JackVaughan briefly over the phone about accessibility needs. It seems like either you all have put in some work in meeting [WCAG standards](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/) or VoiceOver on iOS just works better with PWAs. Whereas I used to not be able to navigate much of the content in a glide app with VoiceOver, I am now able to get most of the information from the content and controls! Areas for improvement: Images are automati…