[gui-talk] Accessibility of the Open Office suite

[Steve Jacobson]

Rick,

It is my understanding that the current version of Open Office is not accessible to any screen reader.  As I understand it, the text is visible but cursor tracking and 
identification of controls doesn't happen.  There is a new version coming out shortly that will be accessible, but may require the Windows Access Bridge, but I'm not 
completely certain of that.  If someone here is involved in this project, it would be very nice to get the latest information.  We are starting to see corporations move 
toward Open Office and it is probably going to become an employment issue.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson


On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:33:52 -0500, Richard Fox wrote:

>Can somebody tell me if the Open Office suite is accessible to people using a screen reader or screen magnifier. If so, how and with what screen reader or 
magnifier. Thanks.
>Rick Fox
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