Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback anyone tried to play hearthstone with OCR? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/593152/#p593152 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Has there been any update on this?Are the accessibility changes out of Beta, or improved ... ?Searching for Blizzard or Battle.Net accessibility doesn't seem to bring anything concrete up. URL:

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback @68, I hope you're right.  I think you're wrong but I hope you're right. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/557998/#p557998 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback @67 I don't even think this was coming from the bigwigs at Blizzard, I really think its a few devs here.I wish Valve would take a hint and improve Steam a bit more. ITs better but Battle.net is already more

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback 67:If I had to guess, I would say that Blizzard will use any data and feedback collected to see what the demand for any future accessibility could entail. We really battled with discord for a very long time, and

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback 66:If I had to guess, I would say that Blizzard will use any data and feedback collected to see what the demand for any future accessibility could entail. We really battled with discord for a very long time, and

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Here's the thing. If Blizard really cared about accessibility, they'd be giving us a timeline or at least an outline for what they wanted to work on next. I don't see any of that. That's not negative or just

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Here's the thing. If Blizard really cared about accessibility, they'd be giving us a timeline or at least an outline for what they wanted to work on next. I don't see any of that. That's not negative or just

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Is this half way accessible for mobile devices or is this just for pc? I want to try it on my iPad, but if it’s only accessible for Windows then I will have to wait. URL:

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I suspect they used custom controls to get the visual look they wanted. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/557119/#p557119 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I doubt location of the files is the issue cause you can change that in the installer. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/556870/#p556870 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Already emailed about installer accessibility issue. No response at least for 3 days, but hopefully they can do something. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/556809/#p556809 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback @61 yeah I don't get why they had to use a custom UI for things like the setup process, but oh well. Maybe they don't trust 3rd party setup programs for some random reason, or they want complete control about where

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Couldn't they use standard windows installer components? Or nah.I don't expect it to work perfectly either, mind you.I was able to get it going on my laptop but on my desktop, with my monitor at 1920x1080 OCR isn't

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback You'll need some assistance as they're using a specialized UI for the installer. yes there's some sad irony in this whole thing, but make sure to email the accessibility people with your concerns about the

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I can't seem to download this, for some reason.i downloaded the normal installer but i'm stuck on the langauge screenEdit: nevermind, got it! URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/556621/#p556621 --

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I can't seem to download this, for some reason.i downloaded the normal installer but i'm stuck on the langauge screen URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/556621/#p556621 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback sorry for my english i am translating google translator. and it's also sad that some games are only available in English, but my native language doesn't have it. It is very strange. there is localization, but there

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback wow! cool! I hope that this company will not limit itself to the availability of only one client; it will also make accessibility in their games not to show how great they are. I have always dreamed of playing

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Jesus christ, what is with the entitlement of some people on here?There's a starting point to everything.I've been pretty vocal about some of the stuff Blizzard has done in the past but I am actually going to take a

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I will definetly check it out  when I have the chance! THanks for posting this! Yes 2 and 3, seriously? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/556503/#p556503 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I found that using the tab key read those labels. I've seen this in some applications where a buton may ac like it's unlabeled, but tabbing or press b to get it to it reads some sort of label. I don't know if this

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback also. one more thing. the tabs at the top are not labaled. so i'm not sure if they do anything URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/556030/#p556030 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback the add friends box seems to not be completely accessible yet. Good catch. these are definitely things we need to pass along to them URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/556022/#p556022 --

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I can't figure out how to add a friend? huh. i type in the name and check the blizard box but there's no find button. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/556017/#p556017 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback yeah i'm going to try out the communications thing with my friend who plays Diablo online. so we'll see . URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/556011/#p556011 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback There are days when I am witness to sighted people playing games on youtube and, instead of staying on the sidelines I wish like crazy I was the one playing them.  Then I see a topic like this one and begin hoping

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Went through the process of getting the beta installed, and I love what they did with accessibility thus far. My one pal who plays WOW hasn't been on in a while so I haven't had a chance to try any of the

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback An alternative patch has nothing to do with a bypass. But OK. I cant wait to see the wonderful entry in the new releases section. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/555996/#p555996 -- Audiogames-reflector

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I hate to burst your bubble but that's not going to happen.there are a number of reasons why companies use these ttypes of launchers. Security, user management, ETC.they are never going to create patches to bypass

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Sorry, but i said that it would be no problem for this so very great company to create a patch to get the game working with installation and so on.And it would have nothing to do with accessibility at all. It would

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback 41:But initially you need steam to install and download the game even if there is a desktop shortcut.Your logic makes absolutely no sense.If let's say theoretically Hearthstone were to be made accessible, you would

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I think that this a huge step for accessibility, I hope that if Blizzard woll finsish doing accessibility for battle net they will do some games accessible for us.As I know steam or epic games arent interested in

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I'll check this out for sure.hearthstone would be really awesome to be able to play. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/555945/#p555945 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Ya ya, sure, you need the launcher to start a game and thats the only way to do so. Sorry, thats totaly bullshit!it wouldn't even be a hint of a problem to create a patch for a game like heartstone to run it without

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback To be fair I do understand the frustration that some people have. The problem occurs when you attack the company for not doing enough. Look at it this way. If someone attacks you for something you're doing because

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback To be fair I do understand the frustration that some people have. The problem occurs when you attack the company for not doing enough. Look at it this way. If someone attacks you for something you're doing because

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Well, when I am seeing people like firefly82 I am really frustrated. Just, wow... Really? Someone is doing something what can get us one step closer to accessible stuff and people will jump in and criticise without

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I also hope this is in preparation for Diablo 4. Here’s hoping it will have some blind accessibility thrown in. Regardless, exciting stuff and happy to participate. Thanks, Ian. Would be a dream to be able to play

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback @34 Just saying, if you get the key to a house of locked doors, that means you're in and one step closer in stead of pounding on the door outside begging to let you in!If you want to freeze your ass outside or find

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback hi@firefly82Because accessibility has to come a long way for a company new to this. I personally am glad they finally have interest into making their programs more accessible and who knows, perhaps nothing will come

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback @34 they might, just might, have heartstone in the pipeline to work on next. But let me ask you this. If they make heartstone, WoW, All the diablo games, and starcraft accessible all in one go, what fucking good is

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback @34 they might, just might, have heartstone in the pipeline to work on next. But let me ask you this. If they make heartstone, WoW, All the diablo games, and starcraft accessible all in one go, what fuckign good is

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Thats definitely not the point!But yes, if you are happy if someone gives you a key to a house full of locked doors, good for you!OK! explain it to me!What is good about a accessible account managing system with a

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Typical ag.net reaction, one more company actually tries to do something for us and the first thing people do is hate on it. Shame on those people. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/555791/#p555791 --

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I apologize for post 9. I can remember blizard saying that they'd never make their games accessible.  I managed to get battle.net installed but haven't gotten any further. as of yet.  Regarding someone else's

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Ok.you will need to search for battle.net downloads one of those links will go to blizzard's site.Select apps heading and hit it.Now tab about, you won't be able to active read that section of the website normally

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Hi,I am an accessibility consultant who is blind.  I use to work at a Fortune 50 company before I decided to work for a business where we focus on accessibility.  So I have both experience with the frustration of

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Where is the download link to get the software? I can't find it on any of the linked pages. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/555711/#p555711 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback @1thanks for sharing this!i'll check this out URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/555684/#p555684 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Yeah I tried this.I sent a report.So basically there are not that many issues with the current client.Even the stable client.Comboboxes called spinnable controls and forms are labeled and do read.However they are

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Isn't the mentioned beta setting inside the client app? I can't even install the client, so as for your question, nope... I haven't created my account. I found desktop client link in the top page, and downloaded the

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback You made it further then me cause I didn't even find the client download.Did you change the settings to beta? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/555661/#p555661 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Has anyone actually tried this? The installer seems to have custom-drawn UI and there's no screen reader support. OCR works, but it only tells me that I need to choose language and I can't do so. URL:

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Sounds good, very good.A friend of mine tested the client, and apparently works very well In the future I hope to see new games with built-ing accessibility options, or patches to old games like heartstone. good

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback This is a great start. Hopefully this is a continuing trend, but no matter what this is something that'll take time to implement in games. Accessibility has to start somewhere, after all. URL:

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Ian has a good point. Make sure that you email this off to the accessibility address. The more people that write to them, the higher it goes on the list of priorities. URL:

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Hearthstone, without a doubt. Would love to be able to play that. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/555609/#p555609 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Absolutely Hearthstone. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/97/#p97 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback WOW or diablo, but that's gonna take a long time. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/94/#p94 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Just out of curiosity, as there's some chat here about wishes for future titles, what would you most like to see from blizzard in future if they were to work on accessibility in games? Are there any that you're

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I agree with Hearthstone. I've always had a personal interest in world of Warcraft and Diablo.But hearthstone from an interface standpoint would be the easiest project for them to get off the ground. URL:

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Just out of curiosity, as there's some chat here about wishes for future titles, what would you most like to see from blizzard in future if they were to work on accessibility in games? What I'd like to see the most

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Now this is exciting!  I'm very curious on how they're going to continue this work. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/62/#p62 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback 2 and 3, seriously?@Ian thanks for posting this. I'll check it out. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/59/#p59 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback that's awesome news for all of us. Personally would love to see starcraft accessible but that's pretty far off i think. But this is a great concept. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/57/#p57 --

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback michaelhoffman1976 wrote:why would i want to give feed back on a product that evenif it was accessible i still can't play WOW or diablo 3? online?So that maybe in the future you'll actually get games to play?I know.

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback still gonna check this out anyway. cause i do play Diablo offline. so maybe this could open up doors in future URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/46/#p46 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback why would i want to give feed back on a product that evenif it was accessible i still can't play WOW or diablo 3? online? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/45/#p45 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback 7: there's supposed to be a new Diablo I think this year or next. I'm hoping that this means we may see some accessibility in game. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/41/#p41 --

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback Something this community has to learn is patience. I suspect we will not see anything from Blizard for two to three years. I mean. It may be sooner, but in the meantime, having access to the launcher is actually

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback That is an awesome step I'm glad to see this development.I'm actually quite curious about their thought process. Currently, it is true that Blizzard's games are , at best, very difficult to play fully blind. 

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback I'm not saying that this is not a good thing and that I wouldn't try it out and give feedback.I only think that it would be better if they have made something accessible before making the launcher usable.But if you

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback 2 and 3.Thanks for further proving my point with what is wrong with this community.Ian. thanks for posting this. this is an amazing first step. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/32/#p32 --

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Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback @2 @3 That's not how accessibility works, at all. It takes many years to make a game, and retrofitting accessibility into an existing game is very difficult. It costs nothing to download and try battle.net, and

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback It's a nice step, but I have to agree with #2.Although some people have had success playing WoW blind. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/29/#p29 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Re: Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback HMM, somehow i dont understand that interesting working-sequence of blizzard. Even if they create an accessible battlenet, what the hell shall we do there?wouldn't it be better if they beginn with accessibility

Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback

Blizzard working on accessibility of battle.net & looking for feedback In case you aren't familiar, battle.net is Blizzard's equivalent to Steam, their software used for downloading and launching games, chatting with friends, and so on.They've just put out an update with some initial work