[nfbcs] SharePoint with JAWS

[Jude DaShiell]

Okay, that's good.  What you might try in sharepoint in form fields 
where labels don't speak at first is to hit downarrow once and see if 
you get a little more information back.  The site may be accessible, but 
appears to me to not be useable.  Internal sites rarely are going to be 
accessible unless internal accessibility users have to interact with 
that site.

On Mon, 8 Aug 2016, Ryan Stevens via nfbcs wrote:

> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 20:01:29
> From: Ryan Stevens via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Ryan Stevens <rysteve at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] SharePoint with JAWS
> 
> Hello, Jude,
>
> The site is for a state government agency for its own internal use, but I
> don't think there are any restrictions on the version of JAWS which can be
> used. Also, I work for a non-profit that contracts with the state, not
> directly for the agency.
>
>   Ryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 4:44 PM
> To: David Andrews via nfbcs
> Cc: Jude DaShiell; David Andrews
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] SharePoint with JAWS
>
> Some employers especially D.O.D. components have deployed their own
> versions of jaws and have substantial restrictions on which versions of
> jaws can be used on any given machine at any given time.  These versions
> have had security patches added to them.  As a result, anyone using any
> of these versions of jaws is likely to have issues unknown to the
> general jaws-using population especially when evaluating any new
> technology be it on their desktops or on the internet.  If it's a
> corporate employer you're likely to have a much wider possibility to get
> help from the larger community since corporate versions of jaws haven't
> been subjected to D.O.D. modifications.  This is also why commercial
> versions of jaws cannot be used for accessibility within D.O.D., a
> tester will have to use a D.O.D. version to be assured of accurate
> results.
>
> On Mon, 8 Aug 2016, David Andrews via nfbcs wrote:
>
>> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 16:06:22
>> From: David Andrews via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] SharePoint with JAWS
>>
>> In general it is always best to use the latest JAWS. You have to figure
> that
>> 15 is over two years old.  I would guess IE is the best browser to use, as
> it
>> and Sharepoint are from Microsoft. Depending on how it was installed, and
>> configured, many Sharepoint sites have link at top that says "More
> Accessible
>> Mode."  If so, pick that first.
>>
>> I think that most blind persons find Sharepoint difficult to use.  This is
> in
>> part because most IT shops dump it on people's desktops without training.
>> Also, it is different from things we are used to.  There are many links,
> lots
>> of jargon, and overwhelming obscure choices.
>>
>> I mentioned JAWS changing, just last   or a couple weeks ago, I was having
>
>> trouble with a control on a web site.  Not Sharepoint, but there was a
> JAWS
>> update, and it worked perfectly.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> 01:46 PM 8/8/2016, you wrote:
>>> Hello, listers,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As a JAWS user, I have been asked to review for accessibility a website
>>> featuring SharePoint.  Is there any version of JAWS that has been
> expressly
>>> made to work with SharePoint? Also, are there browsers that have better
>>> accessibility? I am currently using JAWS 15 and Internet Explorer 11, and
>>> I'm hitting many snags.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ryan Stevens
>>
>>
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