Is the SoundCloud website shockingly inaccessible or is it just me?

By Luke, 27 January, 2022

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iOS and iPadOS

I clicked on a link to listen to some music from somebody on a forum I follow. Trying to explore the page on Safari from my iPhone, all I hear is something that voiceover reads aloud as “bullet operator.” Sliding my finger around or swiping left or right, I just hear this repeated over and over. Can somebody else try out this webpage and see if you can figure out if there’s actual accessible controls somewhere on it?

https://soundcloud.com/chrisstubbs-2/sets/safe-to-say

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By Wayne Scott Jr on Monday, January 24, 2022 - 23:22

I have been trying to use Soundcloud for years. It won't play anything for me. And yes, website is not that accessible.

By Joker_Alice on Monday, January 24, 2022 - 23:22

I clicked on the link and just like you said it is unaccessible to use, voice over won't even land on the areas were text is displayed or the play buttons; however, I also use the app far rather than the website, in my experience although it could use some fixes it is usable with voice over, it will allow you to play the songs and get to the buttons with no problem. The only thing that has a problem, is the search area is still not read by voice over when typing for songs and their are areas somewhat unreachable but you can use it far better than the website.

By Manuel on Monday, January 24, 2022 - 23:22

Hi,
To use the SoundCloud page, make sure you open the page in desktop mode. To do so, double-tap the button to the left of the address field. Then, select the button that says something like "show desktop site". Now, the SoundCloud page is very usable with VoiceOver.