Making Movement Ecosystem Tools Inclusive and Accessible

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Hello GitHub Team,

I am KoKyat, Founder of the Movement Ecosystem based in Myanmar. I’d like to provide detailed feedback on accessibility and usability challenges observed while using GitHub features and building dashboards/tools for our ecosystem. The goal is to improve the experience for users with diverse abilities.

1️⃣ Context & Story

Our Movement Ecosystem is a modular framework for building Move-based infrastructure, applications, and blockchains. We aim to empower both developers and non-developers to safely interact with blockchain ecosystems without deep technical knowledge.

While developing and managing the ecosystem using GitHub Pages, Projects, Repositories, and other tools, we observed several accessibility gaps that can impact the inclusive adoption of our ecosystem.

2️⃣ Observations & Issues

1.	Keyboard Navigation & Focus: Some UI components in Projects, Repositories, and Dashboard modules are not fully navigable via keyboard. Users relying on keyboards struggle to reach action buttons or interactive widgets.
2.	Screen Reader Support: Notifications, dynamic content updates, and pop-ups in Projects or Pull Requests are sometimes not announced properly by screen readers.
3.	Color Contrast & Visual Indicators: Certain areas in Pages, Wiki, and Profile sections lack sufficient color contrast or focus outlines, affecting visually impaired users.
4.	Multi-language Support: Burmese text and other non-Latin scripts sometimes render incorrectly in UI components, breaking tab order or layout consistency.

3️⃣ Suggested Improvements

•	Improve tab order and keyboard focus handling for Pages, Projects, Pull Requests, Repositories, and Dashboard components.
•	Ensure dynamic content updates (alerts, notifications, pop-ups) are properly announced by screen readers.
•	Maintain strong color contrast and visible focus indicators across UI, especially for buttons and forms.
•	Test multi-language rendering, including Burmese, in Pages, Wiki, Profile, and other modules.
•	Consider providing a dedicated accessibility guide or feedback form for ecosystem maintainers.

4️⃣ Why It Matters

Making these enhancements will benefit not only the Movement Ecosystem community in Myanmar but also users worldwide who rely on accessible, inclusive digital experiences. As a founder, I see accessibility as a core part of our mission to empower builders and users alike.

5️⃣ Call to Action

I encourage GitHub to prioritize accessibility improvements in UI/UX across Pages, Projects, Repositories, Wiki, and Dashboard tools, ensuring developers of all abilities can interact seamlessly with the platform.

Thank you for your attention and support in making GitHub more inclusive.

— KoKyat, Founder, Movement Ecosystem, Myanmar

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Hello GitHub Team,

I am KoKyat, Founder of the Movement Ecosystem based in Myanmar. I’d like to provide detailed feedback on accessibility and usability challenges observed while using GitHub features and building dashboards/tools for our ecosystem. The goal is to improve the experience for users with diverse abilities.

Context & Story

Our Movement Ecosystem is a modular framework for building Move-based infrastructure, applications, and blockchains. We empower both developers and non-developers to safely interact with blockchain ecosystems without deep technical knowledge.

While managing the ecosystem using GitHub Pages, Projects, Repositories, and other tools, we observed accessibility gaps that can impact inclusive adoption.

Observations & Issues

1.	Keyboard navigation inconsistencies in Projects, Repositories, and Dashboards.
2.	Screen readers not announcing dynamic content updates in Pull Requests, notifications, and pop-ups.
3.	Low color contrast or missing focus indicators in Pages, Wiki, and Profile sections.
4.	Multi-language support, including Burmese, sometimes breaks layout or tab order.

Suggested Improvements

•	Improve tab order and keyboard focus handling.
•	Ensure dynamic content is announced by screen readers.
•	Maintain high color contrast and visible focus indicators.
•	Test multi-language rendering, including Burmese.
•	Consider an accessibility guide or feedback channel for ecosystem maintainers.

Why It Matters

Accessibility enhancements benefit the global community, including Myanmar users. As a founder, I consider accessibility essential for empowering builders and users alike.

Call to Action

Please prioritize accessibility improvements in UI/UX across Pages, Projects, Repositories, Wiki, and Dashboard tools, ensuring developers of all abilities can interact seamlessly with the platform.

— KoKyat, Founder, Movement Ecosystem, Myanmar

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