u/Kitchen-Bake6227

I work in web accessibility testing. One problem I see all the time: a website shows a form error only as a red border, or puts the error message on the page without announcing it. A screen reader user presses submit and hears nothing. The same happens with things like "Added to cart" or "Saved".

I'd like to hear from people who deal with this:

1. How often does this happen to you, and on what kinds of sites?
2. What do you do when it happens? Do you go looking, start over, or give up?
3. If something running quietly in your browser told you "the form didn't go through: the email is missing an @", would you want that? What would make you not trust it?
4. Would it matter to you that it works entirely on your own computer and never sends page content anywhere?
5. Does anything like this already exist? If you use something, I'd love to know what.

I'm not selling anything and there's no link. I'm trying to understand the problem properly before building anything. Thanks.

Hi all, hoping for honest input from people with real industry experience.
About us:
My father has spent years in trade and has run this freight forwarding business in Karachi for the past 4+ years. He has the operational knowledge and the relationships. I'm 23, just stepping in to help grow it. My background is in web development (1.5 years), so I'm coming in fresh to the freight side, but I'm hoping to bring a modern approach to a business that's been run the traditional way.
The situation:
Two long-term clients, no real growth, walk-in acquisitions only, no digital presence.
What we have:

3,000 sq ft warehouse in Karachi
Own agent network in Mombasa, Kenya
4+ years on the Karachi → East Africa corridor (mostly Kenya)
FCL, LCL, and air freight experience
Working capital, no debt
No PIFFA/FIATA membership yet
Customs handled via external clearing agent

Questions:

Is "Pakistan to East Africa specialist" a viable niche to position around, or do exporters not really care about specialization?
For a small forwarder without FIATA/WCA membership, what's the realistic way to start building partnerships with forwarders in Mombasa, Dubai, etc?
Does cold outreach to exporters actually convert in this industry, or is it mostly relationship-driven? What's a realistic conversion rate?
Anyone been in a similar spot — young person joining a stuck family freight business? What do you wish someone had told you in year one?

Appreciate honest perspectives, including brutal ones. Thanks.