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Re: Accessibility of QR code Scanning in web pages

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From: Andre Polykanine
Date: Oct 9, 2018 11:18AM

Hello Steve,
Sorry, but if you're blind, it doesn't help. The main thing is to know
where in the world, I mean, on the screen, the QR code is, and
position the cell phone accordingly, without even speaking about
angles and such things :(.


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With best regards from Ukraine,
Andre
Skype: menelion_elensule
Twitter (English only): @AndrePolykanine


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From: Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Date created: , 5:31:23 AM
Subject: [WebAIM] Accessibility of QR code Scanning in web pages


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