https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/15aa6ea/accessibility_improvements_on_ios_and_android/
created by platinumpixieset on 26/07/2023 at 16:17 UTC
0 upvotes, 79 top-level comments (showing 25)
Hi all,
I’m u/platinumpixieset, a product lead at Reddit focused on improving accessibility. I’m honored to be a part of the accessibility team at Reddit and excited to share our plans with you all.
We have a lot of work to do to ensure everyone can access Reddit without barriers. Starting in August, prominent surfaces on iOS and Android will be compatible with your device’s screen reader.
Our baseline accessibility improvements will ensure redditors are able to discover elements and take action on the below surfaces with VoiceOver and navigate intuitively with focus order in place:
While not all features on Reddit are part of this first iteration - including some features that are currently in flight - we’re working to ensure accessibility improvements are continuously incorporated in future product updates and releases. Additionally, internal processes have been put in place to resolve reported accessibility regressions on the native platform in a timely manner.
Thank you to the mods and other redditors who have been sharing their feedback on accessibility with us. We’ll be meeting in August for our next feedback discussion. Please submit this form [1]with your interest if you want to join these conversations.
1: https://forms.gle/ZWP5efxRdaKwHj6o9
Next, we plan to make accessibility improvements to the search page, profile page, settings, and more. I look forward to reporting back with additional progress in the coming months.
Comment by Philo_T_Farnsworth at 26/07/2023 at 16:26 UTC*
127 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Are any of these changes being rolled out with the support and cooperation of accessibility-focused communities such as r/blind? The front page of that community gives no indication that they are actively working with Reddit on any of these features.
Comment by WPBaka at 26/07/2023 at 16:45 UTC
156 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Why didn't y'all make sure this was live and working before axing 3rd party accessibility apps?
Comment by Artillect at 26/07/2023 at 17:37 UTC
67 upvotes, 2 direct replies
We have a lot of work to do to ensure everyone can access Reddit without barriers.
Oh fuck off, you're the ones that put up those barriers
Why weren't these accesibility features already being worked on before you killed 3rd party apps?
Comment by HumpingMantis at 26/07/2023 at 16:52 UTC
54 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You had the solution with no work needed in 3rd party apps and everyone was happy with those. Your years of incompetence brought you here. You should feel ashamed.
Comment by Boyd147 at 26/07/2023 at 16:45 UTC
179 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Barriers that didn't exist months ago
Fuck u/spez
Comment by SnowCrabbo at 26/07/2023 at 16:27 UTC
166 upvotes, 0 direct replies
"We have a lot of work to do to ensure everyone can access Reddit without barriers."
You guys put up those barriers by killing third party apps though?
Comment by JohnSmiththeGamer at 26/07/2023 at 17:59 UTC
30 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Hi u/platinumpixieset
Fundamentally, we are all aware these barriers exist because the accessible options were third party apps, which were all killed off by rushed changes to the API. There therefore are a number of questions the community needs you to build even a foundation for trust to be built apon.
May I ask why, if your job is to focus on accessibility, you did use your power to intervene to stop the API changes killing off the accessable apps that were relied on to moderate? Were you powerless to stop it because they do not value your role or did you not see it as an accessibility issue? Why did you not resign in protest this, or the consistent bad faith in which your cooperation has operated? And what can or will you do to hold your organisation to any promises it makes on accessibility?
Thanks, Johnsmiththegamer
Comment by always_open_mouth at 26/07/2023 at 16:21 UTC
245 upvotes, 2 direct replies
But we already have a bunch of accessible 3rd party apps.. oh wait.
Comment by MostlyBlindGamer at 26/07/2023 at 17:02 UTC*
57 upvotes, 1 direct replies
May I ask why this wasn’t brought to r/blind’s attention directly?
Is this a case of one hand not knowing what the other is doing?
Comment by Repave2348 at 26/07/2023 at 17:08 UTC
26 upvotes, 2 direct replies
My understanding is that certain apps, eg RedReader,are exempt from the API limits because of accessibility concerns.
For the avoidance of doubt, please could you confirm that their exemption will remain after your roll out. Or are you going to give them the boot too?
Comment by feelbetternow at 26/07/2023 at 19:18 UTC
20 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Have y’all considered rebranding reddit as “rex”? Just getting a fresh start?
Comment by Kazakhand at 26/07/2023 at 16:28 UTC
92 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Fuck u/spez
RIP Apollo
Comment by 567stranger at 26/07/2023 at 16:23 UTC
56 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I updated the app to access r/place. Now it's even worse than before, slower, and more laggy.
Also fuck u/spez
Comment by murtaza_shaun at 26/07/2023 at 17:11 UTC
17 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Justice for third party apps. Fix Reddit rather than making it worse
Comment by miowiamagrapegod at 26/07/2023 at 19:50 UTC
13 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Too little too late
Comment by Jeremy-Pascal at 26/07/2023 at 20:32 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Lol how can you feel honored to work on any Reddit team.
Comment by wholesomedumbass at 26/07/2023 at 16:51 UTC
26 upvotes, 0 direct replies
𝐹𝓊𝒸𝓀 𝓊/𝓈𝓅𝑒𝓏
Comment by lesbunner at 26/07/2023 at 16:34 UTC
34 upvotes, 1 direct replies
You could have made third party apps cost like $5 a month, and literally no one would have been angry, but you shut then down entirely
Comment by mrwolf300 at 26/07/2023 at 16:54 UTC
19 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Fuck Spez
Comment by samihamchev at 26/07/2023 at 21:32 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Fuck u/spez
You're a bunch of fucking idiots. The 3rd party apps already did all the job for you and instead of embracing them, you fuckers killed them while having half-baked, barely running and poorly optimized official app with a ton of promised features than you never followed through on.
To Infinity and Beyond!
Comment by HumorUnusual5531 at 26/07/2023 at 16:35 UTC
20 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Fuck u/spez
Comment by Yolol234567 at 26/07/2023 at 16:23 UTC
30 upvotes, 0 direct replies
y’all are desperate and aren’t even trying to hide it, just go away please
Comment by Jay_Heat at 26/07/2023 at 17:30 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
shhh
no one cares
Comment by DutchBlob at 26/07/2023 at 16:22 UTC
37 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Third party apps were more accessible than the official Reddit app.
Jeez, what happened to those third party Reddit apps ….?
Comment by DontTouchMyCouch at 26/07/2023 at 16:36 UTC
18 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Reddit: You can't use accessibility 3rd party apps! We are the 3rd party apps now!