Messenger/chat app recommendations? Trying to make a WCAG 2.1 AAA compliant online platform.

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  • I am searching for some chat apps that are accessible and provide an easy experience for screen reader users. I've tested WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and RocketChat using VoiceOver, NVDA and TalkBack. WhatsApp scored the highest for me. It seems functional, though not a great experience. For example, it wasn't clear when I received a new message whilst in the chat. However, at least it said something at that moment as not all of the others did that, also some of the buttons and menus weren't navigable or accessible at all via screen reader.We're currently using RocketChat because it is Open Source, meaning it should be possible for us to make changes to it.. However, that might take a lot of work. It came last in my rankings and it seems like the RocketChat team currently are not investing any effort into improving the accessibility despite tickets being raised and a long thread on their GitHub page.

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