Let's Make Discord More Accessible for Blind/Visually Impaired Users

Let's Make Discord More Accessible for Blind/Visually Impaired Users

The Issue

Hi all,

I'm a blind discord user but the app and website have many accessibility issues with screen readers and voiceover.

Last summer, some improvements made about it but there is a long road ahead of us. I would like to emphasize some of them.

First and for most, the iPhone app is unaccessible with voiceover. I use the app with my computer but in mobile neither me nor my friends can not use it. Any of the buttons are labeled properly, even voiceover can not detects buttons or links.

On computer the app is better but not good for Voiceover, Jaws or NVDA.

Some buttons like mute or deff are clearly labeled but most of them are unlabeled, such as emojis, adding file, opening or closing notifications, mentions ETC...

Also sliders can not detecte with voiceover, sighted person needs to use them. Video can crash or you're kicked out of the applicatiob the screen flashes white and than you're trying to strain your eyes to read the font to try fixing it. 

The text shown in the chatroom is a bad contrast it should be white letters on a black background, as this theme is most common for blind and visually impaird users. 

The chatroom runs slowre or freezes with a screen reader and or voiceover. 

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The Issue

Hi all,

I'm a blind discord user but the app and website have many accessibility issues with screen readers and voiceover.

Last summer, some improvements made about it but there is a long road ahead of us. I would like to emphasize some of them.

First and for most, the iPhone app is unaccessible with voiceover. I use the app with my computer but in mobile neither me nor my friends can not use it. Any of the buttons are labeled properly, even voiceover can not detects buttons or links.

On computer the app is better but not good for Voiceover, Jaws or NVDA.

Some buttons like mute or deff are clearly labeled but most of them are unlabeled, such as emojis, adding file, opening or closing notifications, mentions ETC...

Also sliders can not detecte with voiceover, sighted person needs to use them. Video can crash or you're kicked out of the applicatiob the screen flashes white and than you're trying to strain your eyes to read the font to try fixing it. 

The text shown in the chatroom is a bad contrast it should be white letters on a black background, as this theme is most common for blind and visually impaird users. 

The chatroom runs slowre or freezes with a screen reader and or voiceover. 

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The Decision Makers

  • Discord Accessible for All

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  • Support the Blind/Visually Impaired

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Petition created on September 10, 2020