Hi there. Got this email from zoom accessibility support earlier today. Hi Stephen,
Thanks for reaching out to Zoom Accessibility. Our team has been able to reproduce the issue. We deem this a high priority issue and will try to address it in our 4.7.0 release (slated for March release).
I will continue to keep you posted if timelines change due to technical difficulties. Thanks, (name withheld)
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That's nice, but it would have been equally nice to know if you reported an accessibility bug or what. Many companies think certain bugs are high priority so I don't get the special nature of this one? Without even knowing what the initial issue was, I'm just confused, not excited.
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Sarah k Alawami
Exzaactly. I've received that meail from them before so it is canned.
Take care, I'm also not impressed.
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On 30 Dec 2019, at 12:57, Robert Kingett wrote:
That's nice, but it would have been equally nice to know if you reported an accessibility bug or what. Many companies think certain bugs are high priority so I don't get the special nature of this one? Without even knowing what the initial issue was, I'm just confused, not excited.
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Sorry, forgot to include the bug report in the email.
Here it is.
Hi.
When I type anything into a text chat or search box window, and then
try to review with the arrow keys what I've just typed, the screen
reader does not read any of the letters.
Could this possibly be fixed for the next version of zoom?
Thanks.
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At 07:57 AM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
That's nice, but it would have
been equally nice to know if you reported an accessibility bug or what.
Many companies think certain bugs are high priority so I don't get the
special nature of this one? Without even knowing what the initial issue
was, I'm just confused, not excited.
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Sarah don't you think you're gbeing a little harsh on Zoom?
At 07:59 AM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
Exzaactly. I've received that
meail from them before so it is canned.
Take care, I'm also not impressed.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn
page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click
here
Our telegram channel is also a
good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests,
etc.
Our discord is where you will
know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream
staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
On 30 Dec 2019, at 12:57, Robert Kingett wrote:
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Sarah k Alawami
No I do not. That very bug that was reported was reported on mac os in 2017. And on iOs as well. They didn't get it and thought that they had to turn off the accessibility or some such. So no, I'm not being harsh at all. This bug is between 2 and 3 years in length.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click here
Our telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc.
Our discord is where you will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here
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On 30 Dec 2019, at 16:08, Stephen wrote:
Sarah don't you think you're gbeing a little harsh on Zoom?
At 07:59 AM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
Exzaactly. I've received that
meail from them before so it is canned.
Take care, I'm also not impressed.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn
page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click
here
Our telegram channel is also a
good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests,
etc.
Our discord is where you will
know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream
staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
On 30 Dec 2019, at 12:57, Robert Kingett wrote:
(snip)
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I will say this. For modern software zoom works quite well with screen access. Most other programs don’t work that well. I am grateful for their efforts. Sam
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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Stephen Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 5:09 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Zoom support is the best Sarah don't you think you're gbeing a little harsh on Zoom? At 07:59 AM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
Exzaactly. I've received that meail from them before so it is canned.
Take care, I'm also not impressed.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click here
Our telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc.
Our discord is where you will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here
On 30 Dec 2019, at 12:57, Robert Kingett wrote:
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Sarah k Alawami
While I agree, I have to say that they do need some accessibility work. They fixed some but not all of their issues especially on mac os and iOs. And they take about 2-3 years to fix even one. It's a lot better than it was in 2016, but still.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
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On 30 Dec 2019, at 16:43, Sam Bushman wrote:
I will say this. For modern software zoom works quite well with screen access. Most other programs don’t work that well. I am grateful for their efforts. Sam From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Stephen Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 5:09 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Zoom support is the best Sarah don't you think you're gbeing a little harsh on Zoom? At 07:59 AM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
Exzaactly. I've received that meail from them before so it is canned.
Take care, I'm also not impressed.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click here
Our telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc.
Our discord is where you will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here
On 30 Dec 2019, at 12:57, Robert Kingett wrote:
(snip)
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And how do you know this is a Zoom bug and not a browser bug? I often see symptoms like this for “textarea” elements. In fact one web page I visit puts the contents of the value of the textarea into the label of the field. My understanding
is that Google Docs uses a live region to fake typing echo.
Jonathan
From:
nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Date: Monday, December 30, 2019 at 7:40 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [nvda] Zoom support is the best
External email alert: Be wary of links & attachments.
No I do not. That very bug that was reported was reported on mac os in 2017. And on iOs as well. They didn't get it and thought that they had to turn off the accessibility or some such. So no, I'm not being harsh
at all. This bug is between 2 and 3 years in length.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click
here
Our
telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc.
Our
discord is where you will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
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On 30 Dec 2019, at 16:08, Stephen wrote:
Sarah don't you think you're gbeing a little harsh on Zoom?
At 07:59 AM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
Exzaactly. I've received that meail from them before so it is canned.
Take care, I'm also not impressed.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click here
Our telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc.
Our discord is where you will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
On 30 Dec 2019, at 12:57, Robert Kingett wrote:
(snip)
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Sarah k Alawami
In my case, I use the app which is not a browser, and this happens, or the iOs app which is not a browser and it happens, you cannot see what you are editing and you can make a lot of mistakes in chat.
Take care
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click here
Our telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc.
Our discord is where you will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here
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On 30 Dec 2019, at 17:29, Cohn, Jonathan wrote:
And how do you know this is a Zoom bug and not a browser bug? I often see symptoms like this for “textarea” elements. In fact one web page I visit puts the contents of the value of the textarea into the label of the field. My understanding
is that Google Docs uses a live region to fake typing echo.
Jonathan
From:
nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Date: Monday, December 30, 2019 at 7:40 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [nvda] Zoom support is the best
External email alert: Be wary of links & attachments.
No I do not. That very bug that was reported was reported on mac os in 2017. And on iOs as well. They didn't get it and thought that they had to turn off the accessibility or some such. So no, I'm not being harsh
at all. This bug is between 2 and 3 years in length.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click
here
Our
telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc.
Our
discord is where you will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
On 30 Dec 2019, at 16:08, Stephen wrote:
Sarah don't you think you're gbeing a little harsh on Zoom?
At 07:59 AM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
Exzaactly. I've received that meail from them before so it is canned.
Take care, I'm also not impressed.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click here
Our telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc.
Our discord is where you will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
On 30 Dec 2019, at 12:57, Robert Kingett wrote:
(snip)
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I've only been using zoom for a couple of months, so I am going to give
the coders the benefit of the doubt until I see some cold hard evidence
that says otherwise. From what I've discovered so far, they have
made a decent effort to make most of zoom's functions accessible with
screen readers, including the emoticons selection menu.
It's only text chatthat is the major sticking point now.
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At 01:01 PM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
In my case, I use the app which
is not a browser, and this happens, or the iOs app which is not a browser
and it happens, you cannot see what you are editing and you can make a
lot of mistakes in chat.
Take care
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn
page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click
here
Our telegram channel is also a
good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests,
etc.
Our discord is where you will
know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream
staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
On 30 Dec 2019, at 17:29, Cohn, Jonathan wrote:
- And how do you know this is a Zoom bug and not a browser bug? I often
see symptoms like this for “textareaâ€� elements. In fact oneÂ
web page I visit  puts the contents of the value of the textarea into
the label of the field. My understanding is that Google Docs uses
a live region to fake typing echo. Â
- Jonathan
- Â
- From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
- Date: Monday, December 30, 2019 at 7:40 PM
- To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
- Subject: Re: [nvda] Zoom support is the best
- External email alert: Be wary of links & attachments.
- No I do not. That very bug that was reported was reported on mac os
in 2017. And on iOs as well. They didn't get it and thought that they had
to turn off the accessibility or some such. So no, I'm not being harsh at
all. This bug is between 2 and 3 years in length.
- Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn
page as well.
- to subscribe to the feed click
here
- Our telegram channel is also a
good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests,
etc.
- Our discord is where you
will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream
staff.
- Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
- On 30 Dec 2019, at 16:08, Stephen wrote:
- Sarah don't you think you're gbeing a little harsh on Zoom?
- At 07:59 AM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
- Exzaactly. I've received that meail from them before so it is
canned.
- Take care, I'm also not impressed.
- Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn
page as well.
- to subscribe to the feed click
here
- Our telegram channel is also a
good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests,
etc.
- Our discord is where you
will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream
staff.
- Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
- On 30 Dec 2019, at 12:57, Robert Kingett wrote:
- (snip)
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Sarah k Alawami
Yep, that has ben an issue now for about the 2 or so years I've ben using zoom. It's ben reported. And the file sending thing is a bit of a mess, it works but yeah, it could work better.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. This is also our libsyn page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click here
Our telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc.
Our discord is where you will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here
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On 30 Dec 2019, at 18:36, Stephen wrote:
I've only been using zoom for a couple of months, so I am going to give
the coders the benefit of the doubt until I see some cold hard evidence
that says otherwise. From what I've discovered so far, they have
made a decent effort to make most of zoom's functions accessible with
screen readers, including the emoticons selection menu.
It's only text chatthat is the major sticking point now.
At 01:01 PM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
In my case, I use the app which
is not a browser, and this happens, or the iOs app which is not a browser
and it happens, you cannot see what you are editing and you can make a
lot of mistakes in chat.
Take care
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn
page as well.
to subscribe to the feed click
here
Our telegram channel is also a
good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests,
etc.
Our discord is where you will
know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream
staff.
Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
On 30 Dec 2019, at 17:29, Cohn, Jonathan wrote:
- And how do you know this is a Zoom bug and not a browser bug? I often
see symptoms like this for âtextareaâ� elements. In fact oneÂ
web page I visit  puts the contents of the value of the textarea into
the label of the field. My understanding is that Google Docs uses
a live region to fake typing echo. Â
- Jonathan
- Â
- From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
- Date: Monday, December 30, 2019 at 7:40 PM
- To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
- Subject: Re: [nvda] Zoom support is the best
- External email alert: Be wary of links & attachments.
- No I do not. That very bug that was reported was reported on mac os
in 2017. And on iOs as well. They didn't get it and thought that they had
to turn off the accessibility or some such. So no, I'm not being harsh at
all. This bug is between 2 and 3 years in length.
- Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn
page as well.
- to subscribe to the feed click
here
- Our telegram channel is also a
good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests,
etc.
- Our discord is where you
will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream
staff.
- Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
- On 30 Dec 2019, at 16:08, Stephen wrote:
- Sarah don't you think you're gbeing a little harsh on Zoom?
- At 07:59 AM 12/31/2019, you wrote:
- Exzaactly. I've received that meail from them before so it is
canned.
- Take care, I'm also not impressed.
- Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our
website. This is also our libsyn
page as well.
- to subscribe to the feed click
here
- Our telegram channel is also a
good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests,
etc.
- Our discord is where you
will know when we go live on youtube, twitch and mixer. Thanks Restream
staff.
- Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go
here
- On 30 Dec 2019, at 12:57, Robert Kingett wrote:
- (snip)
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