I’m reviving this topic because I think voice messages are a big accessibility feature. I’m looking for
- Voice recording
- Accessible to those who are D/deaf and/or hard of hearing
- So likely via automatic transcription
- Translatable
- Stored externally
We use VoiceText to do this on Slack, and it works very very well.
I’d love for it to be an option for Discourse, though! I don’t know how to necessarily get that to happen, but the workflow is just right.
For Discourse, perhaps an intermediary step is adding a button to the composer that opens a link to a voice recorder site. I’ve experimented with different voice recorders and here are some options. None of them are perfect, but would love to hear your feedback on this idea!
Otter.ai
Automatic transcription. Requires log-in and requires payment after 600 minutes/month (which is a lot, though!)
Reverb
Super simple to use. No log-in required. However, no automatic transcription.
SpeakPipe
Also super simple to use. No log-in required. No automatic transcription. 5 minute time limit per recording. Not as pretty as Reverb.