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Re: Accessibility of QR code Scanning in web pages

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Oct 8, 2018 4:32PM

A similar experience with people who have mobility or dexterity problems.
Holding a device at the right position for a few seconds feels like an
eternity.

Ryan E. Benson

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 15:21 Andre Polykanine < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello Ramakrishnan,
> As a blind user and accessibility specialist, I can tell you about the
> great challenge for blind and low vision users: positioning of the
> smartphone in front of the screen of the PC.
> As an example, let's take WhatsApp and their Windows client. It is
> basically their website wrapped into a binary file, and to
> authorize on your PC, you have to place your phone in front of your
> screen to scan the QR
> code. And it's really a pain, because even a sighted person is helping
> you with the thing, it's like: "lower... a bit higher... a bit to the
> right... no no
> no, lower and a bit to the left!" - I hope, you got it.
> So if you design an app that requires a user to scan a QR code from
> his/her cell phone, I guess you need to also design some kind of a
> mobile app that would guide the user about where the QR code is, if
> it's possible for you.
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> With best regards from Ukraine,
> Andre
> Skype: menelion_elensule
> Twitter (English only): @AndrePolykanine
>
>
> ------------ Original message ------------
> From: Ramakrishnan Subramanian < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Date created: , 3:18:53 AM
> Subject: [WebAIM] Accessibility of QR code Scanning in web pages
>
>
> Dear members,
> I would like to know your thoughts on accessibility of QR code
> scanning used in web pages for different modality. These days we have
> been seeing QR code Scan being used in web sites for Multi-factor
> authentication (MFA) and some other scenarios. I would like to know
> your thoughts on the Accessibility of QR code Scanning in web pages
> for different modality.
> Is it considered accessible? Or, is there any accessibility challenges
> for users with different modality?
> Is there any guidance available for evaluating accessibility of QR
> code Scanning in web pages?
>
> Thanks
> Ram
>
>
> --
>
> Thanks and Regards
> Ramakrishnan
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