[Athen] Text message accessibility

[Alexander Umstead]

VoiceOver will read text messages on an iPhone, including built-in(?) 
descriptions of emojis. I also tested it on some images I had sent in 
both iMessages and standard text messages, and VO reads what seems to be 
some descriptive metadata(?) about the image (e.g., "crisp, well-lit, 
[time taken]"). The fact that these were images I took with my iPhone 
may make a difference - not sure how VO reads images taken from other 
people's phones or other devices.

Alex

On 5/1/16 3:17 PM, Morales, Gabriel wrote:

>

> Hello,

>

>

> Does anyone on this listserv have information about text message 

> accessibility? If so, I have a few questions.

>

>

> Can you tell me what the issues are regarding accessibility of text 

> messages?  Is it the student’s phone, or a screen reader on the phone 

> that would determine whether the text is accessible, or is it the 

> platform that generates the original message that determines if and 

> how it is accessible?

>

>

>

> Thank you,

>

>

> *Gabriel Morales*

> Assistive Technology Coordinator

> WSU Access Center

> gabriel.morales at wsu.edu

>

>

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