Hi sir, Very happy to hear that. Hope this forces WhatsApp to take some action.
Regards, Saurav Student at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune On Thu, May 2, 2024 at 5:09 PM Yamuna Jivana Dasa <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I’m writing here some quick feedback on my discussions with Birla > Institute of Technology And Science, regarding Whatsapp accessibility > > > > Their research aims at presenting papers for consideration in future > development, although they are not directly involved in development itself. > > Their focus is on general user accessibility as well as accessibility by > those with access challenges, not the latter alone. > > > > We discussed how the acquisition by Meta has led to overwhelming > communication chat, messaging and status-level platforms all into Whatsapp. > This overwhelms also sighted and abled-bodied users as well. > > > > Whatsapp for Android: > > It was proposed by me that the problem of using the Voice Note button in a > chat results in the screen-reader reading out the latest message while the > voice note is being recorded, but that this seems to be resolved in the > latest Talkback on Android versions. > > > > Long press on messages could include Emojis as a function to choose > instead of directly popping up the Reactions. > > > > Access to Gifs and stickers could be made accessible by AI integration: > > Images of people and objects could be described; TTS could be used to make > images of Text readable, and a combination of these two deployed in AI > integration. > > > > Message Order: TalkBack reads messages in an unusual order, announcing the > message content, profile picture, then contact name, followed by their > phone number in a numerical format. > > [I have not been able to replicate this from the chat window so could not > demonstrate the problem.] > > > > Whatsapp for PC: > > > > Keyboard shortcuts assignments for answering and ending calls could be > natively applied to the buttons for those functions. > > > > Appologies for features that did not make it into this discussion. We ran > out of time and a future discussion was offered which I accepted. I also > proposed discussions with other interested Talkback users but was told they > will consider for future but for now a selection was made based on the > forms completed on their completed feedback request. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Yamuna Jivana dasa > > > > On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 2:10 PM Yamuna Jivana Dasa <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > This morning I was contacted by researchers from Birla Institute of > Technology And Science,for a WhatsApp accessibility Usability learning > session. Before I commit my availability date for this discussion, I > thought it would be best for me to write to the group for feedback on your > experience with Whatsapp accessibility on the various platforms. > > I do not know the level of impact of this organization on the future of > Whatsapp accessibility, so I cannot offer you any guarantees, but I figured > it would be worthwhile offering feedback to a large institution dealing > with its accessibility. > > So, anyone interested in offering me feedback with any significant > problems with Whatsapp accessibility on any platform, please send me a > private E-mail on [email protected] > > Please be brief and concise. Mention the following: > > 1. What platform your issue is related to: Android, IOS, Windows or > MAC. > > 2. What screen-reader are you using: Talkback, Prudence, > Voiceover, Jaws, NVDA, Etc. > > 3. A brief and concise description of the accessibility issue > needing to be addressed. > > 4. Whether or not you have found that the problem can be replicated > using alternate platforms or screen-readers. > > Please only discuss accessibility of Whatsapp and do not write with any > other related accessibility issues. I will be compiling notes and cannot > waste time with clutter as time is limited. > > > > I will be deciding on available date for my meeting with them by tomorrow > morning. Therefore any feedback from you must come my way by end of today 1 > May 2024. > > > > Thank you kindly., > > Yamuna Jivana dasa > > > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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