RE: Making an App more accessible
Hello Terri. I have the same issue with our new Samsung Washer and Dryer. Like a number of the new apps and machines, the manufacturer claims accessibility and when we begin to use them we find they are partially accessible. I reached out to Samsung's accessibility specialist in the Toronto area and continue to get promises for further development of the app. They referred it back to me to send them a video of what is happening. I am at a loss as to how to do that. If they just tried using it with voice over on any iPhone, they would see what is wrong with the app. Cheers Reg -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Terri Stimmel Sent: July 10, 2022 7:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Making an App more accessible Hello everyone, What are some of the best ways to reach out to an App developer, about making their App more accessible? I haven't ever attempted to do this sort of thing. I don't have a lot of confidence in doing such a thing. But there is an App I would like to be able to use. It is somewhat accessible. However, there are areas that could really use some improvements. I would like to reach out to the developer and share my concerns. Also, what I think needs to be worked on. But it is very important to me to state what I am needing/wanting, without being ugly. Or with just saying something like, this isn't working for me. Sometimes though, I can find it difficult to express why it might not work, or what changes might need to be made. Could anyone who has much more experience with doing such things, please give me some pointers? I would really appreciate this. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY3PR05MB89224A23519DB82722DBE19DA8849%40BY3PR05MB8922.namprd05.prod.outlook.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/009d01d89480%24e31ef050%24a95cd0f0%24%40rogers.com.
Re: Making an App more accessible
Hi Terri; tell us what app you are trying to make more accessible please? Also you can go through Twitter. A lot of developers I have found respond to Twitter. and Explain in layman‘s terms what you are trying to do and you should get a response. Thank you Anthony Sent from my iPhone 13 Pro!! > On Jul 10, 2022, at 9:10 AM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > > I wish you luck in getting the developer to help, some of them care more > than others. In the meantime, what is the app? Perhaps somebody on this list > can give you sugestions to make it work better. > > Arnold Schmidt > > > Sent from Arnold's iPhone S E 2 > > On Jul 10, 2022, at 7:12 AM, Terri Stimmel > wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > What are some of the best ways to reach out to an App developer, about making > their App more accessible? > > > I haven't ever attempted to do this sort of thing. I don't have a lot of > confidence in doing such a thing. But there is an App I would like to be able > to use. It is somewhat accessible. > > > However, there are areas that could really use some improvements. I would > like to reach out to the developer and share my concerns. Also, what I think > needs to be worked on. > > > But it is very important to me to state what I am needing/wanting, without > being ugly. Or with just saying something like, this isn't working for me. > Sometimes though, I can find it difficult to express why it might not work, > or what changes might need to be made. > > > Could anyone who has much more experience with doing such things, please give > me some pointers? > > > I would really appreciate this. > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY3PR05MB89224A23519DB82722DBE19DA8849%40BY3PR05MB8922.namprd05.prod.outlook.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/B9D3A4EA-00F1-435F-9070-A2868F64BA66%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/D31EFBE4-D3A5-44D7-85B3-ED35501670AD%40gmail.com.
Re: Making an App more accessible
Hello Terri, Assuming you find the developer's contact information, describe the problem you are having in as much detail as you can. You could say something like, "All the buttons on this screen just say, "Button," so I can't tell which one does what," or "When I open the status screen, I just hear clicks when I touch the status information." Tell them what you are trying to accomplish, what steps you take to try and accomplish it, and what goes wrong. That way, they can follow along with VoiceOver running and see why it's a problem. You don't have to tell them how to fix it; just make sure they understand the issue. Especially if it's a small company or a single developer, you might want to refer them to the Developer Resources section of AppleVis, which is designed to help developers make their apps more accessible. While you're waiting to hear from the developer, you might want to try turning on Screen Recognition in inaccessible parts of the app. Sometimes this can help quite a bit. No guarantees, of course, but it's worth a try. I hope that's of some help. Best, Anna > On Jul 10, 2022, at 8:10 AM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > > I wish you luck in getting the developer to help, some of them care more than > others. In the meantime, what is the app? Perhaps somebody on this list can > give you sugestions to make it work better. > > Arnold Schmidt > > > Sent from Arnold's iPhone S E 2 > > On Jul 10, 2022, at 7:12 AM, Terri Stimmel > wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > What are some of the best ways to reach out to an App developer, about making > their App more accessible? > > > I haven't ever attempted to do this sort of thing. I don't have a lot of > confidence in doing such a thing. But there is an App I would like to be able > to use. It is somewhat accessible. > > > However, there are areas that could really use some improvements. I would > like to reach out to the developer and share my concerns. Also, what I think > needs to be worked on. > > > But it is very important to me to state what I am needing/wanting, without > being ugly. Or with just saying something like, this isn't working for me. > Sometimes though, I can find it difficult to express why it might not work, > or what changes might need to be made. > > > Could anyone who has much more experience with doing such things, please give > me some pointers? > > > I would really appreciate this. > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY3PR05MB89224A23519DB82722DBE19DA8849%40BY3PR05MB8922.namprd05.prod.outlook.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/B9D3A4EA-00F1-435F-9070-A2868F64BA66%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners
Re: Making an App more accessible
I wish you luck in getting the developer to help, some of them care more than others. In the meantime, what is the app? Perhaps somebody on this list can give you sugestions to make it work better. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone S E 2 On Jul 10, 2022, at 7:12 AM, Terri Stimmel wrote: Hello everyone, What are some of the best ways to reach out to an App developer, about making their App more accessible? I haven't ever attempted to do this sort of thing. I don't have a lot of confidence in doing such a thing. But there is an App I would like to be able to use. It is somewhat accessible. However, there are areas that could really use some improvements. I would like to reach out to the developer and share my concerns. Also, what I think needs to be worked on. But it is very important to me to state what I am needing/wanting, without being ugly. Or with just saying something like, this isn't working for me. Sometimes though, I can find it difficult to express why it might not work, or what changes might need to be made. Could anyone who has much more experience with doing such things, please give me some pointers? I would really appreciate this. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY3PR05MB89224A23519DB82722DBE19DA8849%40BY3PR05MB8922.namprd05.prod.outlook.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/B9D3A4EA-00F1-435F-9070-A2868F64BA66%40gmail.com.
Re: Making an App more accessible
When you look up an app in the app store the developer is listed at the end of the app information and screen shots. Usually there is a website or way to contact the developer. Or you could get the developer information and find the additional contact information through Google perhaps. I wish you well Terri. - Original Message - From: "Terri Stimmel" To: Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2022 6:12 AM Subject: Making an App more accessible Hello everyone, What are some of the best ways to reach out to an App developer, about making their App more accessible? I haven't ever attempted to do this sort of thing. I don't have a lot of confidence in doing such a thing. But there is an App I would like to be able to use. It is somewhat accessible. However, there are areas that could really use some improvements. I would like to reach out to the developer and share my concerns. Also, what I think needs to be worked on. But it is very important to me to state what I am needing/wanting, without being ugly. Or with just saying something like, this isn't working for me. Sometimes though, I can find it difficult to express why it might not work, or what changes might need to be made. Could anyone who has much more experience with doing such things, please give me some pointers? I would really appreciate this. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY3PR05MB89224A23519DB82722DBE19DA8849%40BY3PR05MB8922.namprd05.prod.outlook.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/002101d89451%24dbbf9fa0%248a01a8c0%40DESKTOPOEKNGK4.
Making an App more accessible
Hello everyone, What are some of the best ways to reach out to an App developer, about making their App more accessible? I haven't ever attempted to do this sort of thing. I don't have a lot of confidence in doing such a thing. But there is an App I would like to be able to use. It is somewhat accessible. However, there are areas that could really use some improvements. I would like to reach out to the developer and share my concerns. Also, what I think needs to be worked on. But it is very important to me to state what I am needing/wanting, without being ugly. Or with just saying something like, this isn't working for me. Sometimes though, I can find it difficult to express why it might not work, or what changes might need to be made. Could anyone who has much more experience with doing such things, please give me some pointers? I would really appreciate this. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY3PR05MB89224A23519DB82722DBE19DA8849%40BY3PR05MB8922.namprd05.prod.outlook.com.
