Re: QR Code Sugguestions

+1 to Jon with one caveat: if you are planking on using a shortened URL, be
sure you have that under your complete control  (a study in May 2012 showed
that 61% of URL shorteners had shut down (614 of 1002)).

Additionally, some URL shortening service providers have found themselves
on spam blacklists, because of the use of their redirect services by sites
trying to bypass those very same blacklists.

JF

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 9:29 AM Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@levelaccess.com>
wrote:

> In most cases I find a QR code along with a short link.  This allows
> people to enter the url if they can't or don't know how to use the QR
> code.  The QR code is great for people who can't see the url - but finding
> the QR code and getting the camera positioned correctly can be a
> challenge.  The QR is helpful for folks where typing the url would be
> difficult due to motor or memory challenges as well.
>
> Jonathan
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> On 04/03/2021 13:55, Savage, Angela (ITS) wrote:
> > I was wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to make QR codes
> > accessible or if they can be made accessible at all? I did some research
> > and the best suggestion I have found is to describe what happens when
> > scanning the qr code and providing a url to activate the action like you
> > would when scanning the qr code. Any suggestions will be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
>
>
> This feels the wrong way round to me.  Surely QR codes should be an
> alternative to the link, for convenience, not the primary construct.
>
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