My hard of hearing and deaf friends need this, please change.

Please fix this! People rely on chatboxes to communicate!

This severely impacts users who rely on chat for communication but also need earmuff mode, including Deaf and mute individuals.

Deaf users use earmuff mode for various reasons, such as helping those who are hard of hearing focus on specific sounds in noisy environments or enabling auto-captions to capture speech more accurately.

Additionally, this change limits world creators’ control over audio settings. Previously, they could create “no-voice zones” where players could type but not speak. Now, that’s no longer possible, removing an important option for Deaf creators designing cultural spaces.

Voice and chat settings should be separate, with a toggle to restore previous functionality. This is a major oversight but one that can be easily fixed.

This affects an oppressed group and community, one that does not primarily use English. Many of these forums and voting systems are completely inaccessible to us. VRChat should take the initiative and speak out for accessibility.

please fix this!! earmuff mode and chat box removal should remain separate.

French

Bonjour l'entreprise VRchat

Je vous écris pour vous exprimer mon admiration pour le travail accompli par VRChat

Clarté de la communication :

Permet de distinguer clairement les moments où la parole est active de ceux où elle ne l'est pas, améliorant la compréhension des conversations.

Concentration:

Réduit les distractions visuelles inutiles lorsque personne ne parle, favorisant la concentration sur le contenu écrit du chat.

Accessibilité:

Bénéfique pour les personnes ayant des difficultés de traitement auditif ou visuel, en leur permettant de se concentrer sur le canal de communication le plus pertinent.

Flexibilité:

Offre aux utilisateurs la possibilité de choisir s'ils souhaitent ou non afficher la boîte de discussion pendant les périodes de silence vocal.

Gestion des interruptions!

Permet de réduire les interruptions visuelles pendant les présentations ou les discussions importantes, en masquant temporairement la boîte de discussion lorsque personne ne parle.

Je vous prie d'agréer, L'entreprise VRChat, l'expression de ma haute considération

Bien à vous

Getomeulou le PDG d'MSLC

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English

"Hello VRChat Company, I am writing to express my admiration for the work accomplished by VRChat."

Clarity of communication:

Allows to clearly distinguish the moments when speech is active from those when it is not, improving the understanding of conversations.

Concentration:

Reduces unnecessary visual distractions when no one is speaking, promoting concentration on the written content of the chat.

Accessibility:

Beneficial for people with auditory or visual processing difficulties, allowing them to focus on the most relevant communication channel.

Flexibility: Offers users the ability to choose whether or not to display the chat box during periods of voice silence.

Interruption management: Allows to reduce visual interruptions during presentations or important discussions, by temporarily hiding the chat box when no one is speaking.

"Please accept, VRChat Company, the expression of my highest consideration. Yours sincerely, Getomeulou, CEO of MSLC.

Please Fix! people who use chat boxes to communicate are effected by this!

This is a huge accessibility issue for people who are only able to communicate with chat boxes! Please fix this!

Yes please, make it a tickbox option. Sign worlds could use this.

Would be nice to silently com with friends in those chill worlds while still having body language in a way.