Re: QR Code Sugguestions

Thank you for the information! This is very helpful.

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:07 AM Pyatt, Elizabeth J <ejp10@psu.edu> wrote:

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> FWIW - Blind iPhone users have reported being able to use a scanning app
> to access a QR code. In fact they are used by the Duo authentication
> platform for registration and our staff on JAWS have been able to sign up.
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> As long as they have information where to scan it, it can work. It's
> actually very useful when the QR code is on a print document because you
> don't  have to type a long URL. I'm assuming though that some human/OCR
> assistance would be needed to indicate where the code is within a document.
> I would add text "QR Code" within the document.
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> In a digital context, it can still work. Adding a heading to indicate
> where the QR code is would be my recommendation. Adding instructions on
> using it is also helpful, especially in the U.S. where QR codes aren't as
> widely used.
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> Also the previous suggestion of inserting a traditional URL if available
> would apply, especially in the U.S.
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> Hope this helps.
> Elizabeth
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> On Mar 4, 2021, at 8:55 AM, Savage, Angela (ITS) <angela.savage@its.ny.gov>
> wrote:
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> Hi,
> 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.
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> Thank you!
>
> *Angela Savage*
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> *Accessibility Auditor*
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> *Office of Information Technology Services*
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