Contents About this guide Application overview Information about specific technologies, issues, and guidance iOS and iPad OS Android operating system About this guide This guide is intended to assist individuals with disabilities in their use of the IRS2Go mobile application. The guide provides direction in accessing the features available in IRS2Go using specific technologies, including native screen readers (VoiceOver for iOS and iPadOS, and TalkBack for Android), and an external keyboard. Application overview IRS2Go is a mobile application for iOS, iPadOS, and Android phones and tablets. It lets taxpayers to check the status of their tax refund, make a payment, find free tax preparation assistance, sign up for helpful tax tips, generate a login security code, access IRS social media channels. Users can download the app by searching for “IRS2Go” in their device’s official app store or by following app store links at IRS2Go mobile app. Both iOS and Android Applications will have the same features and functionality. Information for specific technologies, issues and guidance In addition to built-in mobile screen readers (VoiceOver and TalkBack) and keyboards, the application can be used with an external keyboard. The application works best with the native built-in mobile keyboards. Here is the guidance for standard Actions and Commands when using screen readers with the external keyboard. iOS and iPad OS If you use Magic Keyboard or a Bluetooth keyboard with iPhone or iPad, you can use keyboard shortcuts to activate VoiceOver commands. Additionally, you can use VoiceOver Help to learn the keyboard layout and the actions associated with various key combinations. VoiceOver Help speaks keys and keyboard commands as you type them, without performing the associated action. Choose the VoiceOver modifier The modifier is a key or set of keys you press with one or more other keys to enter VoiceOver commands. You can set the modifier to be the Caps Lock key or the Control and Option keys pressed at the same time. Go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Typing > Modifier Keys. Choose the modifier for VoiceOver commands: the Caps Lock key or the Control and Option keys. This modifier is abbreviated as “VO” in the tables below. VoiceOver Actions and Commands for iOS and iPadOS with external keyboard: Action Shortcut Turn on VoiceOver Help VO - K Turn off VoiceOver Help Esc (Escape) Select the next or previous item VO-Right Arrow or VO-Left Arrow Activate the selected item VO-Space bar Touch and hold the selected item VO-Shift-M Read from the current position VO-A Read from the top VO-B Pause or resume reading Control Copy the last spoken text to the clipboard VO-Shift-C Search for text VO-F Mute or unmute VoiceOver VO-S Go to the Home Screen VO-H Move to the status bar VO-M Open the notifications screen Move to the status bar (VO-M), then Option-Up Arrow Open Control Center Move to the status bar (VO-M), then Option-Down Arrow Open Search Option-Up Arrow Open the App Switcher VO-H-H Open the Item Chooser VO-I Change the label of the selected item VO-/ Start, stop, or pause an action VO-Hyphen Swipe up or down VO-Up Arrow or VO-Down Arrow Adjust the rotor VO-Command-Left Arrow or VO-Command-Right Arrow Adjust the setting specified by the rotor VO-Command-Up Arrow or VO-Command-Down Arrow Turn the screen curtain on or off VO-Shift-F11 Return to the previous screen Esc Quick Nav using the arrow keys Turn on Quick Nav to control VoiceOver using the arrow keys. Action Shortcut Turn Quick Nav on or off Left Arrow-Right Arrow Select the next or previous item Right Arrow or Left Arrow Select the next or previous item specified by the rotor Up Arrow or Down Arrow Select the first or last item Control-Up Arrow or Control-Down Arrow Tap an item Up Arrow-Down Arrow Scroll up, down, left, or right Option-Up Arrow, Option-Down Arrow, Option-Left Arrow, or Option-Right Arrow Adjust the rotor Up Arrow-Left Arrow or Up Arrow-Right Arrow IRS2Go known accessibility issues on iOS IRS2Go has the following known accessibility issues on iOS and iPadOS: Navigation: Screen titles are announced the first time the user is interacting with the screen. After the initial interaction with the screen, the user needs to swipe backwards to get to the page content as the focus is set to the bottom of the screen. In iOS version 13, the Back and Right arrows of the numeric keyboard are announced as "possibly". Placeholder text disappears for input fields when data is entered. It may make it difficult to determine the purpose of the input field if the onscreen label is not present. To identify the field, delete the data entered to see the field label. After making or cancelling a phone call from the IRS2Go app, focus returns to the top of the screen, rather than to the Call button that was in focus. VoiceOver users may be unable to select an item from a drop-down (picker) menu on webpages loaded within the IRS2Go app. The workaround for this is to select the “Open in Safari” button from the Safari in-app browser toolbar, which is the last option at the very bottom of the in-app browser. Once the webpage has loaded in Safari, VoiceOver users will be able to select an item again. Announcing of text in unexpected ways: Abbreviations for days and months may be read as it is written rather than announcing it as the whole day or month that it is abbreviating. The hyphen or dash separator in a phone number or Social Security Number may be announced as "minus", indicating it is a mathematical minus sign when it is not. Refund status Only one telephone number can be accessed by tapping the paragraph that contains multiple phone numbers. Free tax prep site locator: The screen title is not announced when the Free Tax Prep Site Locator opens. The focus is instead set to the “current location” button, which can be double tapped to search for free tax preparation sites near the user’s current location. On the Free Tax Prep Site Locator, the “X” button to clear the ZIP Code input field is not accessible using a keyboard or VoiceOver. The workaround for this is to select the input field and press the delete key to remove the numbers in the field. On the Details screen, the hours in some locations are left blank and the Service Detail section is not formatted with a bulleted list to increase readability. The phone number contained in the Service Detail section is not selectable with a tap. Android operating system TalkBack Actions and Commands/Gestures for Android devices with external keyboard: Global actions Action Commands Back Alt + ctrl + backspace Alt + delete Home Alt + ctrl + h Recent apps Alt + ctrl + r Notifications Alt + ctrl + n Search the Screen Alt + ctrl + / Open TalkBack Menu Alt + space Pause or resume TalkBack Alt + ctrl + z Open list of actions Alt + ctrl + space Show installed languages Alt + ctrl + l Navigation Action Command Navigate to the next item In continuous reading mode, this shortcut fast-forwards the text Alt + right arrow Navigate to the previous item In continuous reading mode, this shortcut rewinds the text. Alt + left arrow Navigate to the item above Alt + up arrow Navigate to the item below Alt + down arrow Navigate to the first item Alt + ctrl + left arrow Navigate to the last item Alt + ctrl + right arrow Navigate to the next window Alt + ctrl + down arrow Navigate to the previous window Alt + ctrl + up arrow Navigate to the next word Alt + shift + ctrl + right arrow Navigate to the previous word Alt + shift + ctrl + left arrow Navigate to the next character Alt + shift + right arrow Navigate to the previous character Alt + shift + left arrow Click the focused element Alt + enter Touch and hold the focused element Alt + shift + enter Read from top Alt + ctrl + enter Read from next item Alt + ctrl + shift + enter TalkBack Navigation Action Gesture Move between items Swipe right or left Activate an item Double-tap Scroll Drag 2 fingers Shortcuts: select the next control such as headings, controls, paragraphs Swipe right with 3 fingers Swipe down with 1 finger to move focus to a heading or a control Turn off TalkBack Press hold and hold both volume keys for a few seconds Open the TalkBack menu: Global and Local context menus are now united in a single Talkback menu that can be opened by tapping the screen with 3 fingers one. Three-finger tap. Or, in one motion, swipe down then right Use a Braille keyboard Go to TalkBack setting to use this feature IRS2Go has the following known accessibility issues on Android Navigation: When navigating with an external keyboard, there is a loss of focus on all screens before the Refunds tab and after Security tab. Users need to tab multiple times before the focus is visible. With the TalkBack on, the users need to tab only once before the Refunds tab and after Security tab. On some screens, focus may go to the top of the screen instead of the previously selected control when navigating backwards such as the Get Status button. On the Refund Status page, the Navigate Up button visible focus is very hard to see. Once the text is scrolled, it is not possible to go back to the Navigate Up button with a keyboard. Use Alt + ctrl + backspace to go back to the refunds screen. Use Tab to navigate the text On the Privacy Notice/Get Status/ screens, it is not possible to select the Navigate Up button with a keyboard. Use Alt + ctrl + backspace to go back to the refunds screen. When you open the Accessibility page, and other screens displaying external web pages, the close button (X) is not easily accessible with a keyboard and for TalkBack users it could use a description as to what it does. Use Alt + ctrl + backspace to go back to the previous screens. Tabbing through the Tabs with Talkback on, Talkback announces the label of each Tab correctly, and when navigating the Tabs again it announces Unlabeled. Navigation tabs and buttons are missing a Role that is programmatically determinable. The workaround for the missing bottom navigation Role is provided in the form of the hints that are given to the user to double tap on a tab to go to the screen content. Placeholder text disappears for input fields when data is entered. It may make it difficult to determine the purpose of the input field if the onscreen label is not present. To identify the field, delete the data entered to see the field label. When navigating with controls menu by swiping the screen with 3 fingers and then swiping down to the Tabs, TalkBack announces “Unlabeled” rather than the Tabs labels. TalkBack doesn’t announce links when navigating with the Links Menu. The workaround is to swipe through the page content and identify links via hints that are announced by TalkBack. On the On the Payments and Tax Help screens, there are 3 elements (containing the heading and text) that are in the tabbing order and are not announced by Talkback. Continue tabbing to the heading to select. Refund status screen: The page title is announced by Talkback as IRS2Go instead of Refunds. Middle and last 4 digits SSN fields are announced as unlabeled and then Talkback announces each field’s correct label. Free Tax Prep Site Locator results screen: When viewing results, TalkBack announces the telephone number after swiping from the provider name’s heading, but does not indicate that the number announced is a phone number. Phone numbers screen: After the screen title is announced, the next swipe selects the “navigate up” back button instead of selecting the screen content. The workaround is to swipe again to begin reading the content.
