[games_access] SIG discord?

[Patricia]

Slack is an option?

I use e-mail as the main channel, but I will agree with the group's decision

Best regards,
Patricia Leite



Em ter, 19 de mar de 2019 às 18:06, Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com> escreveu:

> Skype isn't so good for community, discord is both more likely to already
> be running and scalable with channels and roles for moderation and admins
> etc.
>
> Personally I wouldn't be averse to adding to the pressure on Discord to
> get through their accessibility backlog more quickly, already bugging them
> on twitter about CVAA.
>
> Email always as primary with discord for chewing the fat sounds good
> though.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Thomas Westin <thomas at westin.nu>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 19, 2019 12:49:50 PM
> *To:* Ian Hamilton
> *Cc:* games_access at lists.igda.org
> *Subject:* Re: [games_access] SIG discord?
>
> Perhaps use Skype while we are waiting for Discord to catch up? Skype
> works at least for two of my blind friends.
>
> Also, I’d say to have the mail list as the primary channel anyway; e-mail
> is where everyone is (except kids) and is technology neutral (don’t rely on
> a specific company). But maybe I’m just getting old and grumpy :)
>
> Best,
> Thomas
>
> On 19Mar 2019, at 18:38, Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> We've talked about this a few times before I know, but it has come up
> again.
>
> On one hand - discord is where people already are, and there are already
> good discipline-specific accessibility channels within the user interface
> and user research discord servers.
>
> On the other hand - discord has screenreader accessibility issues,
> particularly on mobile.
>
> Is a cross-discipline discord channel something that people would want or
> use? If so, how to mitigate the accessibility issues? They'll have to be
> fixed sooner or later as they're in clear breach of CVAA, and the Discord
> team have claimed to have kicked off a program of accessibility
> improvements. But until that happens? Treat it as supplemental with the
> mailing list still the primary means of communication?
>
> Ian
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