[Athen] Google Chat or Slack?

[Robert Spangler]

Hello, I use Slack on my iPhone.


On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:32 AM Lane, Lori <lorilane at illinois.edu> wrote:


> Thank you all for the comments. I appreciate your time to share your

> experience.

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> Robert – Are your referring to the mobile app or desktop?

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> Best,

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> Lori

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Romack, Timothi J

> *Sent:* Sunday, February 21, 2021 7:17 PM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

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> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Google Chat or Slack?

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> I’m a big fan of Slack, after holding out for a while. We use Google as a

> team communication tool with my department at Texas A&M, but I use Slack in

> all other settings because it’s so much more feature rich.

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> Slack’s focus issues in the mobile app are a pain. For VoiceOver users,

> it’s less flicking through elements and more dragging a finger and

> navigating items that way. That said, I rarely use the mobile app – and

> find the desktop app a great experience with NVDA and JAWS.

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> I dislike the lack of threaded conversations and direct mentions in

> Google. Yes, you can create new groups based on contacts and groups … but

> if a contact shares something that I want to respond to directly or that

> necessitates a thread, you have to put it in the main conversation feed.

> That gets overwhelming. You can’t directly @ reply a user in a conversation

> either, which is a bummer.

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> Just my two cents. Hope the insight is helpful!

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> Thanks,

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> JHi

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Robert Spangler

> *Sent:* Friday, February 19, 2021 4:46 PM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

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> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Google Chat or Slack?

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> Focus issues abound for VoiceOver users in the Slack app.  For instance,

> when I am reading a conversation, I am frequently thrown back up to the top

> of the conversation, so I either have to scroll back down or close and open

> the conversation again.  It's really annoying, and I intend on sending

> feedback.

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> Robert

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> On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:46 PM Lucy GRECO <lgreco at berkeley.edu> wrote:

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> googl chat 100 i would not go if it was slack

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> On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 12:18 PM Lane, Lori <lorilane at illinois.edu> wrote:

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> Good afternoon!

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> We are looking into chat applications for our virtual conference. What is

> your experience with Google Chat or Slack as a user with disabilities?

> Which platform do you prefer? I have tested both and found some

> accessibility issues with both platforms. Google Chat interface seems

> simple whereas Slack has a lot more features to navigate through.

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> Thank you for your time and attention.

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> Have a great weekend!

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> Lori

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