Hi Vaibhav, try going through the chat messages using focus mode (NVDA + Space.) You can perform actions on chat messages similar to conversations - pressing right arrow will give you access to the options. The experience was not very different with Jaws when I'd tried.
Kind regards Mayank On 8/25/20, Vaibhav Saraf <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I don't use JAWS but as the post is unanswered and I have some experience > with WhatsApp Web using NVDA I will like to share my experience. > > WhatsApp web cannot be called totally accessible by any means irrespective > of the screen reader used as the login interface seems quite inaccessible > to me. > > How to: > > 1. On the mobile whatsApp application go to the 'more options' menu, it is > on the top right hand side and within the first few elements one encounters > with talkback. > > 2. In the go to second option 'whatsapp web', on the screen the url will be > announced for the website. You will get the instructions to scan the QR on > website homepage and there is an 'ok' button post activating which you can > scan. > > 3. Most inaccessible part, locate the QR on the website and scan it with > your phone. By my experience it appears somewhere in the part of screen > which is 60% from the left side and 20% from right and vertically in > middle. Thankfully the code is large enough and quickly scanned. Once done > you get signed in. The checkbox 'keep me signed in' is normally checked and > no need to toggle it unless you want to. > > You will remain signed in mostly till next restart. The messages will be > delivered and recieved based on the condition of your phone's internet, as > long as it as on network you can communicate. > > Website link: https://web.whatsapp.com/ > > Calling feature is not available on web version. > > I am easily able to navigate between chats menu, status menu, different > chats and different messages. > > Writing a message part is accessible as well. > > NVDA does not announce an incoming message while I am navigating through > that personal/group chat or typing a message in. This experience might > differ with JAWS. > > On the chats menu page I can take an action on a chat like pinning to top, > muting, etc after a right arrow click. > > But when I open a chat and move between the messages, I cannot take an > action on most of the messages (only the once with attachments get > actionable sometimes), by actions i mean reply, forward, share, etc. This > should differ with JAWS as the announcement suggests an action on right > arrow click. > > Have a try and please do post back your experience. > > Thanks, > Vaibhav > > > On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 13:17, Avichal Bhatnagar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello list members, >> I want to know that is whatsapp web fully accessible with jaws? 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