Scratch Accessibility for Low-vision and Blind Users

lurdeauh

quacht wrote:
Hi!

I’m a member of the Scratch Team, and over the next two years, I’ll be working on a project to make Scratch more accessible to Scratchers with low-vision or blindness.

Before I start designing and building, I want to hear about your experience with Scratch and how you think Scratch accessibility can be improved–especially if you have blindness or low-vision. Your stories, thoughts, and feedback will guide the project and make sure that I’m making changes that improve Scratcher experiences, so please share on this forum!

Thanks!
Tina

nickeljorn wrote:
quacht wrote:
Hi!

I’m a member of the Scratch Team, and over the next two years, I’ll be working on a project to make Scratch more accessible to Scratchers with low-vision or blindness.

Before I start designing and building, I want to hear about your experience with Scratch and how you think Scratch accessibility can be improved–especially if you have blindness or low-vision. Your stories, thoughts, and feedback will guide the project and make sure that I’m making changes that improve Scratcher experiences, so please share on this forum!

Thanks!
Tina

Maybe you could turn on an option for a little voice when your mouse hovers over one of the buttons saying what the button says? Just a suggestion, I don't know many blind people.

Yes! i agree! but you should have the option to turn it on and off in you'r account settings and i think this would be really great and you could chose the voice and they will be voices of scratch characters!

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cs1638466

Wow this is such a lovely idea. I'm glad the team is trying out new ways to improve Scratch and make it open for more users to join.

MrEnder666Animations

Warriorbuilds3 wrote:
How about voice comments? You know, like saying something then it appears in the comment? That would be cool!

You would need to make such a system capable of recognising a wide variety of accents.

cs1058737

yea and no

JayStone

Totally agree with this! I told my friend about scratch but she cant use it because of the small letters,so it would totally help i guess!

shelbystar_909

I think you could have a speaking block that when you put it on it could just say what ever you typed in it that way they can still hear and for color blind people you could make projects black and white since thats what they see

heretic6chris1

can u make it were 2 people can go on the same project

JayStone

amazing ideas guys!

PablDaniel

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Last edited by PablDaniel (May 9, 2019 00:54:57)

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cs1058737 wrote:
yea and no

Why not?

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ae105860

quacht wrote:
Hi!

I’m a member of the Scratch Team, and over the next two years, I’ll be working on a project to make Scratch more accessible to Scratchers with low-vision or blindness.

Before I start designing and building, I want to hear about your experience with Scratch and how you think Scratch accessibility can be improved–especially if you have blindness or low-vision. Your stories, thoughts, and feedback will guide the project and make sure that I’m making changes that improve Scratch experiences, so please share on this forum!

Thanks!
Tina

i'm a scratch member to and i think that will be good because blind people should be able to have fun with scratch to

ae105860

quacht wrote:
Hi!

I’m a member of the Scratch Team, and over the next two years, I’ll be working on a project to make Scratch more accessible to Scratchers with low-vision or blindness.

Before I start designing and building, I want to hear about your experience with Scratch and how you think Scratch accessibility can be improved–especially if you have blindness or low-vision. Your stories, thoughts, and feedback will guide the project and make sure that I’m making changes that improve Scratch experiences, so please share on this forum!

Thanks!
Aarilyn

i'm a scratch member to and i think that will be good because blind people should be able to have fun with scratch to

thanks!
Aarilyn

Last edited by ae105860 (May 13, 2019 17:26:16)

ae105860

ae105860

I’m a member of the Scratch Team, and over the next two years, I’ll be working on a project to make Scratch more accessible to Scratchers with low-vision or blindness.

Before I start designing and building, I want to hear about your experience with Scratch and how you think Scratch accessibility can be improved–especially if you have blindness or low-vision. Your stories, thoughts, and feedback will guide the project and make sure that I’m making changes that improve Scratch experiences, so please share on this forum!

Thanks!
Aarilyn

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rehill516 wrote:
quacht wrote:
Hi!

I’m a member of the Scratch Team, and over the next two years, I’ll be working on a project to make Scratch more accessible to Scratchers with low-vision or blindness.

Before I start designing and building, I want to hear about your experience with Scratch and how you think Scratch accessibility can be improved–especially if you have blindness or low-vision. Your stories, thoughts, and feedback will guide the project and make sure that I’m making changes that improve Scratcher experiences, so please share on this forum!

Thanks!
Tina
I would like to be a scratch member

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ae105860 wrote:
quacht wrote:
Hi!

I’m a member of the Scratch Team, and over the next two years, I’ll be working on a project to make Scratch more accessible to Scratchers with low-vision or blindness.

Before I start designing and building, I want to hear about your experience with Scratch and how you think Scratch accessibility can be improved–especially if you have blindness or low-vision. Your stories, thoughts, and feedback will guide the project and make sure that I’m making changes that improve Scratch experiences, so please share on this forum!

Thanks!
Tina
i'm a scratch member to and i think that will be good because blind people should be able to have fun with scratch to

cool

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ScratchJrLoL

quacht wrote:
Hi!

I’m a member of the Scratch Team, and over the next two years, I’ll be working on a project to make Scratch more accessible to Scratchers with low-vision or blindness.

Before I start designing and building, I want to hear about your experience with Scratch and how you think Scratch accessibility can be improved–especially if you have blindness or low-vision. Your stories, thoughts, and feedback will guide the project and make sure that I’m making changes that improve Scratcher experiences, so please share on this forum!

Thanks!
Tina

oh yeah! even though i don't have any of those, thats a good idea

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ae105860

Jacobwworkman wrote:
rehill516 wrote:
quacht wrote:
Hi!

I’m a member of the Scratch Team, and over the next two years, I’ll be working on a project to make Scratch more accessible to Scratchers with low-vision or blindness.

Before I start designing and building, I want to hear about your experience with Scratch and how you think Scratch accessibility can be improved–especially if you have blindness or low-vision. Your stories, thoughts, and feedback will guide the project and make sure that I’m making changes that improve Scratcher experiences, so please share on this forum!

Thanks!
Tina
I would like to be a scratch member
Your age must be 18+ to join the scratch team (And yes, i'm not joking)

gilbert_given_189

How about black and white?

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