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From: Aditya
Date: Jun 20, 2019 10:32AM

Yes, there is a way to swipe using voiceover - double tap and hold, and swipe - This is equivalent to swiping on an element.

But would you say "swipe" in the instruction or something else.?
Like, would you say "tap to select" or "double tap to select" as an instruction for screen reader user?
If it's the former, we can say "swipe for next".


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> On Jun 20, 2019, at 11:21 AM, Jim Homme < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> Hi,
> I'm pretty sure that if you want a swipe to get from VoiceOver to an app that this will not happen unless the user employs a special gesture on VoiceOver. This is because VoiceOver uses swipes for its own purposes. If there is a way to do the same thing in the app with a tap gesture, that will always work.
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> Thanks.
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> Jim
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