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Let's leave [proprietary] Discord too (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world
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Discord blocks 3rd-party apps. Discord is not libre software.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Nah. Discord is the most accessible, if we’re talking about blind folks and accessibility. I tried using Element, and yikes!!! No. Cant read a single convo. In Discord, I can go back as far as necessary till I catch up. Tried other apps, too, and they all do the same thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (4 children)

    How is the vision-impared accessibility with Lemmy? Obviously good enough that you're using it but I'm curious how the experience is.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Not sure if my comment went through, but the site is ok for replying to comments. The app, Mlem, is good for browsing communities except when it randomly crashes.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Thanks for replying, both comments came through! I'm not shocked that mlem is having some issues, since it's in like the Apple version of early access. Thankfully, it seems like the community here so far are the kind of people who care more about accessibility than Reddit ever did.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Oh absolutely! I have contacted Reddit a few times and all they would say is that they think Reddit should be used by everyone, and they’re working on accessibility. Yet, when I update the app, it somehow gets worse! Clearly, they don’t care, or they’d have made the exzemption to third-party apps that focus on accessibility sooner, rather than when blind folks were banging on their door, wanting better.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    The Mlem app keeps crashing all of a sudden, so I hate that. And making a community is kinda strange. I get to the “create” button and when I press it, it says, “match the…” but I don’t know what the rest is cuz the screen reader stops.

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