RE: Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

Thanks Kevin, I haven’t yet contacted them but I’m more interested in what they are doing on the OSX or windows platforms as I have to use those for work which is more mportnt than IOS. Cheers though for the update. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

Slack has made VO/a11y improvements in latest iOS app and are responding to feedback in this channel. https://web-a11y.slack.com/archives/slack-a11y-feedback/p146876676102 On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 4:48 AM michael babcock wrote: > Just sent a message to: >

Re: Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

Just sent a message to: /feedback your feedback message here In any of the chat edit boxes and this will open a new support ticket. I just do find for “esc” and VO left from there, reads the messages backwards but works for me for now. Thanks for the tip about setting the modifier key to padlock,

Re: Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

One thing that I’ve found helps with Slack is to set the VO modifiers to allow caps lock as an option. My guess is that some sort of keyDown event gets fired whenever any key that would register does so (I.e. Option, particularly since it can be used to type extended characters), and pops

Re: Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

So hears how I’m using the desktop app: #1, try not to tap “Option” (that jumps focus back to edit box). I know kinda hard when using voiceover… #2, use find for the text “esc” and that will take you to the end of the conversation (channel) your in. #3, use command+option+left or right to jump

RE: Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

Thanks Michael, I’ll go check this out , it might be worthwhile. If only the desktop apps were more accessible, I’ll probanly have to use my iPhone. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of michael babcock Sent: Tuesday, 12 July 2016 5:05 PM

Re: Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

Simon: Thanks for your message. Slack has created a #a11y organization, and they seem to be making things better. I’ll post one of the messages I got from the team a few hours ago: "Hi Michael, Thanks for coming back to me. Yes, there is an existing team that the accessibility community has

RE: Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

Hi Michael, Thanks for this, I will definitely be looking into this. We’ve just started using slack at work for our messaging system as it’s not hosted locally therefore if systems go down we can still communicate with our teams nationwide. I have only been able to get it to work somewhat

Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

Hey all! I’m posting this message because I’ve recently began using the platform called Slack for my team communication needs. It’s not the most accessible, e.g. Focus jumps around the place at times, and things could be designed better. That being said however, the platform can be used and it