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A questions about accessibility (self.Blind)
submitted by LiveliestOfLeaves
I have recently read a lot about the issues with the reddit updates, especcially the problems that occured in the first half of 2018. I am wondering if you guys feel like these problems have been resolved? I am especcially thinking problems regarding the screen readers not working and high-contrast. Are there any new problems you have come accross?

Do you know when these problems were solved or if it took an abnotmally Long time to get fixed?

I hope it's okay for me to ask these questions here, I am just very curious, and haven't found any posts discussing when/if it was fixed etc. I also have good vision, please be kind if I have said something weird, and give me constructive feedback. Thank you!
razzretina 2 points 3y ago
I haven't been able to access Reddit through Safari for months now. I only access it through the Bacon Reader app, and even on that some features like seeing the upvote percentage on posts is inaccessible. My friend has been trying to create a Reddit account for weeks now and hasn't been able to do it.
BlackieT 1 points 3y ago
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bradley22 1 points 3y ago
Maybe your friend could try old.reddit.com and see if they can make an account that way.

You must be on a pc or laptop to hear the audio capture.

I’m sure you can contact bacon reader to ask about the upvotes.
razzretina 1 points 3y ago
I just passed that on to her, thank you!

I've reported multiple issues to Bacon Reader only to be met with "Well, I don't have that problem" kind of replies. I gave up trying to get through to them. and if anyone knows of a better app to use with Voice Over I'd switch.
bradley22 2 points 3y ago
Try dystopia.

Here’s a test flight beta link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/4MJtN4FB Link
CloudyBeep 1 points 3y ago
The word is "CAPTCHA"—it's an acronym.
bradley22 1 points 3y ago
Thanks.
BlueRock956 2 points 3y ago
I use Dystopia and it works great with voice over. The layout of the app does not look good visually, as its designed to be navigated by a screen reader.
bradley22 1 points 3y ago
Same here.
Superfreq2 2 points 3y ago
I personally have had to revert back to old Reddit as of about a month ago (losing many features in the process) because instead of being able to read any subreddit I wanted, I would be presented with a form for creating a new post no matter what I did or what setting I changed or even if I was logged out.
Thanks for asking!
hopesthoughts 1 points 3y ago
I've used old reddit since the redesign, I don't plan to switch anytime soon.
SLJ7 1 points 3y ago
Contrary to popular belief I do prefer new Reddit over old. I'm using NVDA and Chrome on Windows. There are some incredibly annoying bugs and it seems as though nobody cares enough to fix them, but it's still usable. Sometimes I have to maximize my window to get certain controls to show up though, and I'm not sure if that's normal or if the buttons to show that contentin a smaller view are just very badly placed/labeled. I tried asking questions in reddithelp about how one would get to a particular part of the page, and just got answers like "you should use old reddit". If I wanted to know which edition I should use, I'd have asked. I want the new one to work because it has huge potential to be good, and things like headings between posts, labels for comment levels, and hotkeys make it way better.
bradley22 0 points 3y ago
I use old.reddit.com when I’m on my pc because, in my opinion the update is bad.
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