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From: Srinivasu Chakravarthula
Date: Oct 8, 2018 11:31PM

In some (or actually most) of the merchant places here in India, we use
Paytm interestingly, as the app triggers the QR code, it sounds a beep. So
that alerts us if we have scanned QR code.

I think something like that should be implemented.
Regards,

Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/
Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com

Let's create an inclusive web!

Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica



On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 8:01 AM Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> That just sounds like a bad QR code reading program. We are currently
> doing functionality testing on an application that has a QR code reader and
> I am always astounded how fast it reads the codes. You don't need to keep
> the phone still even for a fraction of a second. As soon as the QR code is
> in view of the camera it gets read instantly - even before my eyes have
> registered that it's fully within the viewfinder. The QR code only needs to
> occupy a few percent of the viewfinder, so you can just wave the camera in
> the general direction of the QR code and there is no need to worry about
> centring it. It also works at an oblique angle so there is no need for the
> camera to be parallel with the QR code.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Ryan E. Benson
> Sent: 08 October 2018 23:32
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessibility of QR code Scanning in web pages
>
> 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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