Accessibility updates from March to April 2024
We are excited to announce four accessibility updates to make Miro an even more accessible and inclusive experience.
Miro Assist for image alt text suggestions: Miro provides users with a way to add alt text for images. However, it’s not always easy to know what to put as an image description. If Miro Assist is enabled, Miro now provides suggestions for supported images around what the image description should be. Note that you still have full control over whether or not a suggestion is added to the board.
Table of contents /overview for assistive technologies: Miro boards can often contain hundreds of objects. One of the ways to make a board more accessible is to place objects in frames. This provides a hierarchical structure that can be navigated with assistive technologies. With this update, we take this one step further by providing a Table of Contents or overview of a Miro board. This overview can be navigated using your built-in commands for assistive technology. For more details, check out our How to access Miro boards with Accessibility Technologies Help Center article.
Support for speech recognition: Voice recognition tools are built-in to macOS (VoiceOver) and Microsoft Windows (Voice Access). With this update, it is now possible to access most functionality on Miro using voice alone.
Diagramming enhancements for accessibility: Diagrams are often complex and consist of an object, e.g. a shape, that is connected to multiple other objects via connector lines. We have now unlocked keyboard and assistive technology support for diagrams by providing a way to navigate through connector lines. This is the first step in making it possible to both create and navigate diagrams by using assistive technologies.
We love hearing your feedback about the accessibility experience on Miro. Feel free to send any thoughts to accessibility@miro.com.