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1. Web layout MUST be made responsive to window width.

   I don't know what window width Twitch imagines as a minimum, but it's clearly wider than my window width, as chat and the chat menu do NOT display on a channel page unless I maximize my window. This is utterly insane in 2023. The chat menu must ALWAYS show, no matter how narrow the window. I will not say how wide my window is, because my entire point is that it should not matter. The inventor of the WWW, Tim Berners-Lee, intended it to be device independent. That means that everything on the page should be accessible regardless of window width. This is Web Design 101, and anyone on your Web team who does not grok this should be dismissed as they are unqualified to be in the field at all.

   Your current site forces me to 1)maximize my window (yuck, ugh, ****), 2)look for the chat menu, 3)pop-out the chat, and then 4)un-maximize to restore my desktop to sanity. Ridiculous hoops to be forced to jump through.

   You absolutely MUST fix this. And fire anyone who doesn't "get" it.

   I don't know what window width Twitch imagines as a minimum, but it's clearly wider than my window width, as chat and the chat menu do NOT display on a channel page unless I maximize my window. This is utterly insane in 2023. The chat menu must ALWAYS show, no matter how narrow the window. I will not say how wide my window is, because my entire point is that it should not matter. The inventor of the WWW, Tim Berners-Lee, intended it to be device independent. That means that everything on the page should be accessible regardless of window… more

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2. Addressing the disability gatekeeping in Affiliate/Partner and Tags; Things we've brought up for Years now, and Possible Solutions.

   The way Twitch is currently set up, most people with moderate to severe disability(s) are entirely unable to join the community of streamers on equal ground. Forget Partner; just getting to Affiliate is a wall that not all of us have the equipment to climb over.

   On top of that, streamers have to choose either putting tags related to their games OR to their identity and community markers; am I putting "autistic" or "CC" or "hard of hearing" or "disabled or "nonbinary" or - or- or - OR.

   There's no consideration for this, for the many of us who are passionate and have so much to share, who want to be an active part of the streaming community on Twitch in a way that allows us to access the same possibilities.

   I won't just complain: There are steps that can be taken toward positive change.

   One: Have an Alternative Needs option for Partner and Affiliate that would be, instead of an application to start with, a form to submit that we can use to tell you what we can and cannot reasonably do because of our disability(s). Then send an Adapted application with those restrictions removed and possibly some other goals (within our power and not dependent on others, ie: views/follows) reasonably altered or extended to make it fair. An example would be: "A disabled streamer cannot stream multiple times a week or adhere to a predictable/regulated schedule, however their total time streaming is [time], and they have been streaming since [date], and therefore is a good option for the program."

   Alternatively, require ID verification only and allow the Affiliate program to be significantly more open and accessible to people of all schedules and lifestyles, and then the above suggestion would only apply to Partner.

   Two: We have been asking for changes to the tag system for years now. Those changes are long overdue, the pizza is cold and moldy, and it's a problem.

   Unlimited tags is an easy way to effortlessly solve this, but I have an even more community-driven suggestion. Do you all remember when YouTube used to actually have side-bar profiles? Twitch could really use something like that, a place for more than a brief sentence to introduce ourselves on a crowded screen.

   An actual profile page to get to know the streamer, favorite games, how long they've been part of Twitch, and what communities they're a part of would be an incredible boon for us all. And that last part about the communities? That would be where the tags relevant for WHO we are as streamers would go. Separating them from the stream information means viewers could search for a type of stream AND a streamer from a community they want to participate in.

   At the end of the day, we've been asking for these exact things, Twitch, for literal years. Look in this category and see just how many repeats there are with hundreds of votes, some from 2019. We feel ignored, invalidated, undervalued, unwanted, and incapable of even hoping for what is, for everyone else, an equal opportunity. Show us, through change and not words, that you're listening.

   The way Twitch is currently set up, most people with moderate to severe disability(s) are entirely unable to join the community of streamers on equal ground. Forget Partner; just getting to Affiliate is a wall that not all of us have the equipment to climb over.

   On top of that, streamers have to choose either putting tags related to their games OR to their identity and community markers; am I putting "autistic" or "CC" or "hard of hearing" or "disabled or "nonbinary" or - or- or - OR.

   There's no consideration for this, for the many of us who are… more

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3. Accessibility option for animated emotes

   Hi Twitch! Photo-sensitive Twitch enjoyer here. Could we please get an option to disable possible seizure inducing animated emotes? Examples being fast, flashing, rapid color alternating emotes that have become popular recently. I love the addition of animated emotes, but these specifically catch me off guard and could trigger a seizure while I'm chatting, or even live streaming.

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4. Subtitles

   I think it can be hard to hear and understand everything and can see in chat, many users have this problem too.
   So let the single users chose subtitles or not subtitles, just like they also have at YouTube.
   Steamers do not know this problem real and why no one chose subtitles.

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5. browser zoom chat scrolling

   If the browser zoom level is changed , chat scrolling doesn't work.

   The chat keeps saying "Chat paused due to scroll" when I haven't scrolled anything.

   Whatever you're using to detect whether the chat has scrolled isn't taking into account the browser zoom level.

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6. new icon for stop raids for 1 hour

   the icon for "stop raids for 1 hour" button is the same as the "raid channel button" and for people who are color blind, you cant tell the difference between what each button does.

   please make a new icon for the stop raid button.

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7. CC for Deaf, HH, and CODA's

   I want to be able to serve the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and CODA communities, and I am not anywhere near fluent in American Sign Language. The process to set up closed captioning looks confusing, and I would be grateful to receive help to include under-served communities.

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8. It is hard to associate channel logos to just the streamers name. It changed near June 15 2022 where it only shows the logo in collapse mode

   I have a visual disability, and it is ******* my eyes to associate a channel logo to the streamers name.

   Prior to the visual update, the channels found on the left side, when collapsed, only shows the logo, but when you mouseover, it expands the channel view and shows all of the streamers name.

   How it is now, I either have to expand the channel view, or mouse over each individual streamer to see who it is. Please revert it back to 'expand on mouseover' in collapse mode, rather than 'show info of a single streamer mouse over' in collapse mode.

   I have a visual disability, and it is ******* my eyes to associate a channel logo to the streamers name.

   Prior to the visual update, the channels found on the left side, when collapsed, only shows the logo, but when you mouseover, it expands the channel view and shows all of the streamers name.

   How it is now, I either have to expand the channel view, or mouse over each individual streamer to see who it is. Please revert it back to 'expand on mouseover' in collapse mode, rather than 'show info of a single streamer mouse over' in collapse… more

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9. Subtitles are NOT Closed Captions - Please Change

   Many people think "closed captions" and subtitles are the same; they aren't.

   CC denotes who is speaking (for ex: "Albert: I think it's rather nice out!").

   Subtitles only show what is being said (for ex: "I think it's rather nice out!").

   It might not be a big deal to most, but if you're deaf, this is huge. It's literally the difference between something easy to follow (actual CC) versus realtime subtitles that might not even accurately represent what's being said.

   I know streaming isn't movie making, but imagine watching, say, The Witcher with the sound turned off, but with subtitles on. Even better, go do it. You'll notice two things quickly:

   1) The irony of having to read lips despite having subtitles - it's the only way to figure out who's saying what (this is just about impossible for most people)

   2) Strong physical/emotional reactions to things you can't see - because they're loud noises. Or suspicious noises (footsteps in a dark room, say). If you're deaf, you have no idea what the character is reacting to.

   It's not only un-fun, but I've actually watched my sister kind of wither when getting frustrated with subtitles. It's difficult to see that and not say something :/

   I'm not complaining. Having live subtitles is a wonderful feature. I know it's an inconvenience because of the [cc] you use to refer to the feature. But it's not [cc], and, though we try not to say anything about it, it really does need to be fixed (renamed).

   As a creator, I can't truthfully put [cc] in my title's feed because it can't be [cc]'d by realtime subtitles. That means I can't use the tag. That means the deaf and hard of hearing might not find my content. Like my sister, for example, and the deaf friends I've made along the way from being in her life (which includes a couple gamer friends).

   It's also dangerous to leave it as-is because people will eventually think subtitles are "[cc]". It will solidify the confusion between subtitles and closed captioning. Then, in the future, when others speak up about this problem, the argument will be: "But Twitch already has [cc]!!!"

   Then the "subtitles aren't closed captioning" argument begins all over.

   Please, please, please find a way to accurately represent the subtitle feature. I know the mistake isn't intentional. As a dev, I know how important it is to get accessibility right. I also know twitch is a behemoth to maintain, and that nobody can be everywhere at once to catch everything. Which I suppose is why we have these forums :)

   Thank you.

   Many people think "closed captions" and subtitles are the same; they aren't.

   CC denotes who is speaking (for ex: "Albert: I think it's rather nice out!").

   Subtitles only show what is being said (for ex: "I think it's rather nice out!").

   It might not be a big deal to most, but if you're deaf, this is huge. It's literally the difference between something easy to follow (actual CC) versus realtime subtitles that might not even accurately represent what's being said.

   I know streaming isn't movie making, but imagine watching, say, The Witcher with the sound turned off, but with… more

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10. TTS for speech impaired streamers

    I’m speech impaired and a large amount of streaming relies on the streamer communicating with their audience, although typing while gaming is difficult I do think the ability to turn text into speech built in twitch for streamers would allow many streamers like me to produce content other than just gaming, I for one would love to do talk shows with friends about gaming/movies/anime etc but I’m held back because there’s no support for speech impaired streamers on twitch as far as I’m aware.

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11. Make it easier to change region .

    As stated in tittle; and I quote, make it easier to change from America to Australia, unquote.

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12. scrollbar

    Browser scrollbar is 99% invisible and 1 pixel width.. pretty bad UX for everyone, especially if you have bad eye sight or not ultra accurate mouse hand coordination, but i guess twitch doesnt care about that.

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13. Allow the term "Blind Playthrough"

    I understand you want to make the platform more accessible for the visually impaired and that's great. I believe the decision to remove accessibility options is moving in the wrong direction. First of all you should add more terms and tags that are inclusive to the visually impaired instead. Secondly the word "Blind" does not ONLY apply to peoples with disabilities. It is basically the only word in the English language that correctly and accurately describes what is going on with the playthrough. The word Blind means - lacking awareness, judgment, or perception. It makes little sense to say you are trying to increase accessibility options by taking them away. I am a person with my own disabilities and all my content was "Blind Playthroughs" and you removed my accessibility to the platform.

    I understand you want to make the platform more accessible for the visually impaired and that's great. I believe the decision to remove accessibility options is moving in the wrong direction. First of all you should add more terms and tags that are inclusive to the visually impaired instead. Secondly the word "Blind" does not ONLY apply to peoples with disabilities. It is basically the only word in the English language that correctly and accurately describes what is going on with the playthrough. The word Blind means - lacking awareness, judgment, or perception. It makes little sense to say you… more

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14. Flashing lights warning

    The way Twitch currently works, it is very hard for an audience member to know if a stream they are entering could contain flashing images or lights. This is especially dangerous to viewers with a sensitivity to light. It could cause physical discomfort, pain, and in extreme cases death. Creators can be nice and warn their audience, however since new viewers can join at any time it is unreasonable to place the burden of constant warnings on a creator. So how do we fix it?
    I propose a new simple feature that can create mass warning and help prevent this issue in the first place
    Creators can check a box before beginning a stream that says something similar to "content may contain flashing images/lights." If this box has been marked, when a viewer enters the stream a pop-up will appear displaying the message. The pop-up needs to be closed via an "x" symbol to ensure sensitive viewers see the message. However this can be annoying and offputting to viewers without light sensitivities. On the audience side, a new setting under "preferences" appears. This turns the feature off for those who dont need it. The setting says something like
    "Warn me about flashing images on/off."
    However the default is the setting on so that light sensitive viewers know about the setting. To ensure non-sensative viewers know the warnings can be disabled, the pop-up also displays a separate message which says "these warnings may be turned off in settings." Lastly some creators may not mark a stream as containing flashing images. While it is impossible to rectify all cases of this it is easy to regulate some of it. If a game contains a flashing light warning and the streamer has selected that game as the stream category than the stream will automatically be marked and warn viewers.
    While its absurd to ask creators to be responsible for these warnings as viewers are constantly joining at different points, a new feature similar to this one would improve the lives of many and make Twitch a more accessible platform.

    The way Twitch currently works, it is very hard for an audience member to know if a stream they are entering could contain flashing images or lights. This is especially dangerous to viewers with a sensitivity to light. It could cause physical discomfort, pain, and in extreme cases death. Creators can be nice and warn their audience, however since new viewers can join at any time it is unreasonable to place the burden of constant warnings on a creator. So how do we fix it?
    I propose a new simple feature that can create mass warning and help prevent this… more

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15. Report Bug Other

    I am attempting to report a bug with closed captions. I can not find a way to do it. A report bug other, fill in the field would have saved me about a half hour at this point. I am watching the rerun of critical role and the closed captions are gibberish. They work fine for the 7pm run and not the 12am run. It has been this way for atleast 3 weeks.

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16. Scrolling doesn't work

    Right now you are only able to scroll through Twitch-Chat by using your Mouse Scroll Wheel. When you are on a Laptop that uses a Touch Mouse, you scroll by clicking the (too tiny) scroll bar to the right of Chat. When doing this, new Messages will bug your current position lower. So basically the Scroll Wheel is totally useless when using the Drag and Drop Scroll Wheel because new Messages make it impossible to read what you wanna read. I don't understand how this isn't fixed yet.

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17. Revert your last change to the chat text box

    When you added the ability to have emotes appear in the text box, instead of the text that makes the emote appear, it broke the "Press Enter after message" option in stream deck buttons that type text wherever the cursor is.

    As a (physically disabled) mod who often needs to quickly type the same few commands for bots in another channel's chat, I use several of these stream deck buttons. This change has reduced the speed I can sent these commands by a lot. So, please restore the ability for stream deck buttons to send messages after typing them.

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18. Twitch UI changed after i randomly entered some keys, Dont know how to change it back

    I somehow made the twitch UI colors more diffrent and some inverted, from some button combo. I dont know how to revert it. please help

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19. Disabled Streamers Making Partner

    Disabled streamers just don't get a fair shot at making it to "Partner". I have physical issues which have obviously created an unfair playing field to make the numbers required. Plenty of concern in here about that. Change this, Twitch. You're better than this.

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20. Accessibility option (turn off auto play on all of the site)

    for people with photosensitive your seizure warning is pointless if streams play automatically on almost every page, a person can't even navigate to it with out taking a risk. Auto play of random streams increases the risk and make navigating the site a minefield, if it could be turned off people would be able to take their safety into their own hand and make choice about what they are able to watch.

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