Let users connect external apps to let them read and write the chat there

[SonoSooS]

Currently there is no way to legitimately chat outside of the Discord client (web/mobile/desktop), which inhibits a big minority of users who have visual impairments, or other accessibility issues.

The idea is to let developers make chat helper applications (which some way connect to accessibility software and/or hardware), and let people read and write messages in that chat helper application.

Currently this is sort of possible, but it's against the Terms of Service, and it's done in a way which is not intended by Discord.

The idea is to create an API interface, through which we could connect these helper applications to Discord. Kind of like how Discord presence works, except messages can be routed through it as well.
Also preferably able to be standalone, but it should be also possible to do this via the already existing IPC, if they already have the desktop app installed.

[advaith1]

fwiw ipc already supports reading messages, but I think it requires the restricted rpc scope so only the application owner can do it

[SonoSooS]

This problem also need writing.

It's difficult to translate some input methods to the desktop app, and it's also lagging so badly that it keeps dropping inputs. The dedicated functional mockup (not connected to Discord, but simulated) does not drop any inputs, as it's already programmed to handle the unusual input method.