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The Future of Fleksy in the AppleVis iOS App Hall of Fame

By AppleVis, 31 January, 2014

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Update 6 Feb, 2014: This vote is now closed. The decision of the AppleVis community was that Fleksy VO replace the original Fleksy app in our Hall of Fame.
 
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The AppleVis iOS App Hall of Fame is a collection of fully accessible apps that showcases the hard work that developers put into making apps that are both very good at what they do and completely accessible to users who are blind.
 
As many users will be aware, Syntellia - the developer of Fleksy - has recently released a version of Fleksy specifically for VoiceOver users.  The app is called Fleksy VO - For VoiceOver Users, and it is available from the App Store for free.
 
Today, Syntellia released an update to the original Fleksy app, Version 2.2, which -based on our testing - appears to have dropped most VoiceOver support.
 
Currently, Fleksy Keyboard - Happy Typing is a member of the AppleVis iOS App Hall of Fame.  However, given the recent changes in the app's accessibility, we feel it is time to reassess Fleksy's place in the Hall of Fame.
 
This would normally be a straightforward process where the app would be suspended from the Hall of Fame for a period of time, giving the developer a reasonable amount of time to correct the accessibility issues in question. If the issues were not corrected, the app would be removed from the Hall of Fame and would have to be voted back into the Hall of Fame at a later point if accessibility was to improve.
 
However, given that Syntellia has made Fleksy VO available with full accessibility, the decision is less clear.  As the apps in our iOS App Hall of Fame were selected by the AppleVis community, we felt that the best thing to do would be to put the options on the table, start a dialog, and let all interested users take a vote on the following options:
 
  1. Suspend Fleksy Keyboard - Happy Typing's place in the Hall of Fame for three months.  If the accessibility issues were to be fixed within that three-month window, Fleksy Keyboard - Happy Typing would automatically be reinstated into the Hall of Fame.  If the accessibility issues in Fleksy Keyboard - Happy Typing were not fixed within the three-month window, the app would automatically be removed from the Hall of Fame and would need to reenter through the normal voting process.
  2. Replace Fleksy Keyboard - Happy Typing in the iOS App Hall of Fame with Fleksy VO - for VoiceOver Users.
  3. Remove Fleksy Keyboard - Happy Typing from the iOS App Hall of Fame and consider Fleksy VO - for VoiceOver users in the normal nomination/voting process.
To help inform your opinion, you should read this recent blog post by Syntellia, in which they clarify the status of Fleksy VO and state that their long term goal is “to offer one app on iOS that meets the needs of everyone”.
 
Please note that you will need to be a registered user and logged in to see the voting form contained in this post.
 
The vote will close at 10 PM Pacific on Wednesday 5 February.

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I can see how this might be a

By John newton

9 years 7 months ago

Response from the Fleksy team

By Ioannis

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to I can see how this might be a by John newton

Follow Up

By AnonyMouse

9 years 7 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Actually, the trigger was as

By Ioannis

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to Follow Up by AnonyMouse

Replacing

By Brooke

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to I can see how this might be a by John newton

Please Be Sure to Vote

By Michael Hansen

9 years 7 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

In reply to Replacing by Brooke

Accessible Fleksy Tweak

By Ken Downey

9 years 7 months ago

Separate, but equal?

By Morgan Watkins

9 years 7 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Blog Team

This vote might be a bit too soon

By Justin Ekis

9 years 7 months ago

my goodness!

By LaBoheme

9 years 7 months ago

Seems a waste of life, but

By JT

9 years 7 months ago

I agree with JT

By Missy Hoppe

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to Seems a waste of life, but by JT

Echoing the other two posters' comments.

By Siobhan

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to I agree with JT by Missy Hoppe

Just My Opinion

By blindgator

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to Echoing the other two posters' comments. by Siobhan

Fleksy VO shouldn't replace regular Fleksy in hall of fame

By Santiago

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to Just My Opinion by blindgator

My Thoughts

By dvdmth

9 years 7 months ago

Club AppleVis Member

complaint

By TheDoctoress

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to My Thoughts by dvdmth

The Fleksy Debate

By Macky

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to complaint by TheDoctoress

let's see

By LaBoheme

9 years 7 months ago

My thoughts on fleksy and Where I stand

By the grumpy apple

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to let's see by LaBoheme

Re LaBoheme... It is a

By Macky

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to let's see by LaBoheme

Overreacting

By Michael Malarsie

9 years 7 months ago

this whole separate, but equal thing

By Toonhead

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to Overreacting by Michael Malarsie

I'm trying to hard to understand one small point.

By Siobhan

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to this whole separate, but equal thing by Toonhead

RE: Siobhan's previous comment

By sockhopsinger

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to I'm trying to hard to understand one small point. by Siobhan

between the two apps

By Daniel

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to I'm trying to hard to understand one small point. by Siobhan

A polite reminder

By AppleVis

9 years 7 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Just a thought

By LP

9 years 7 months ago

Nothing is perfect

By Alana

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to Just a thought by LP

I'm throwing them all away.

By John Muoio

9 years 7 months ago

You joke, but...

By JT

9 years 7 months ago

In reply to I'm throwing them all away. by John Muoio

Personal views of Fleksy and replies to some comments

By BlindEducator

9 years 7 months ago

a call for calmness and a suggestion for the future

By synthesizer101

9 years 7 months ago

More Involved

By Laszlo

9 years 7 months ago

Jonathan Mosen’s interview now available

By David Goodwin👨‍🦯

9 years 7 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

I refuse to vote. This is

By Michael Charlton

9 years 7 months ago

To fast

By Cat

9 years 7 months ago

A recognition of accessibility and excellence

By David Goodwin👨‍🦯

9 years 7 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Disappointing developments

By Justin Ekis

9 years 7 months ago

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