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Documentation of accessibility observations for Deutsche Telekom – Mobilfunk & OneShop

2 issues found for 3.1.2 Language of Parts

Android Betriebssystem (1 issues)

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Non-default language parts not identified via `lang` attribute

IoT-Verteilerseite (1 issues)

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Page contains a lot of English terminology
Priority: Moderate Medium Page: IoT-Verteilerseite Observation Permalink
Observation Details

Page contains a lot of English terminology, many of which are not too established in "mainstream German". When such terms are met by assistive technology like screen readers, they are announced in the page's main language, which is set to German via HTML's lang="de-DE". Most text-to-speech software will struggle with pronunciation of English words in German language, making the announced text content hard to understand at certain points. Especially if technical terminology is used and target user group is broadly defined as "mainstream", understanding the text content can be difficult. Terminology affected by a language-mismatch are:

  • Internet of Things

  • IoT

  • XPLORA

  • Kids Watch

  • X5 / X6 Play

  • eSIM

  • SOS

  • NarrowBand

Remediation Notes

While it is usually not recommended to declare a different language for single words or short phrases, the context of technical terminology allows for an exception. Using <span lang="en"></span> constructs for repeated English terminology would ensure the possibility of correct announcement in assistive technology.

Priority: Best Practice Low Page: Android Betriebssystem Observation Permalink
Observation Details

The page has multiple occurrences of non-default language parts (english) that might lead to issues with assistive technology, trying to announce English utterances in German language. Those are e.g.:

  • Google on Android

  • Google Play Protect

  • Safe Browsing

  • Sandboxing

  • Circle to Search

  • Powered by Android

Remediation Notes

Ideally, those phrases use the lang attribute to ensure accurate announcements with assistive technology.