[Blindmath] [Java Accessibility] Re: Revivification of the 64-bit Access Bridge?

[Roopakshi Pathania]

Apologies’ for cross-posting, but this is a pretty big news.

Hi Nicolas,

You have no idea how exciting this news is for people across the globe.
I’m extremely glad that people at Oracle have decided to update Java Access Bridge. I purchased Windows 7 32 bit as well as Windows 7 64 bit specifically to continue to access Java applications.
I sincerely hope that resuming work on Java Access Bridge implies that more information will be exposed through the bridge that is usable by screen readers.
Things like foreground and background colors and alerts on different areas of the application being updated.
Access to Java applications is absolutely essential for working with enterprise based software.
I’m going to celebrate right now.
Will test the early release and report back

Thanks
Roopakshi from India

--- On Thu, 2/10/11, Nicolas Lorain <nicolas.lorain at oracle.com> wrote:

From: Nicolas Lorain <nicolas.lorain at oracle.com>
Subject: [Java Accessibility] Re: Revivification of the 64-bit Access Bridge?
To: java-access at java-mail-lists.kenai.com
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 7:38 AM



  

    
  Java Access Bridge 2.0.2, for which an Early Access release is
    currently available at http://jdk6.java.net/6uNea.html, is indeed
    aimed at providing support for Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit. We will
    provide more details as we get closer to our final release date, but
    in the meantime feel free to test this Early Access and provide
    feedback.

    

    Thanks,

    

    Nicolas Lorain

    Group Product Manager | Java Client

    Oracle Corporation

    Santa Clara, CA

    
      From: Sam Joehl <sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com>

        Date: February 9, 2011 9:48:49 AM EST

        To: sailesh.panchang at deque.com,
        java-access at java-mail-lists.kenai.com

        Subject: [Java Accessibility] Re: Revivification of
          the 64-bit Access Bridge?

        Reply-To: java-access at java-mail-lists.kenai.com

        

      
    
    
      
        
          Hi
              Sailesh,
           
          I
              was speaking specifically to version 2.02 of the JAB that
              was posted to Early Access at the link I referenced below.
              I didn’t see any announcements about it posted to this
              list.
           
          Thanks.
           
          
            Sam
                Joehl
            Senior
                Accessibility Specialist
            SSB
                BART Group
            (703)
                637-8956
            sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com
            http://www.ssbbartgroup.com
            Accessibility-On-Demand
          
           
          
            
              From: Sailesh
                  Panchang [mailto:sailesh.panchang at deque.com]
                  

                  Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:43 AM

                  To: java-access at java-mail-lists.kenai.com

                  Subject: [Java Accessibility] Re:
                  Revivification of the 64-bit Access Bridge?
            
          
           
          Sam,
          Here is a response from Peter (mid-2010):
          From: Peter Korn
              [mailto:peter.korn at oracle.com]
              

              Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:15 AM

              To: java-access at java-mail-lists.kenai.com

              Subject: [Java Accessibility] Re: Java Access
              Bridge and Windows 7
           
          Hi Anders,

            

          
          What version of Java Access Bridge can I
            use If I have Windows 7 operating system on my computer
            (please send me information about 32 and 64-bit)? 
          

            The latest version of the Java Access Bridge - version 2.0.1
            - is not designed to install or work properly on Windows 7
            environments, nor on 64-bit environments.  There are reports
            of hand-installation working on 32-bit Windows 7 with
            security privileges turned off, but we haven't verified
            those.

            

          
          Will you still develope Java Access
            Bridge (I means that the newest version of Java Access
            Bridge is one year old)? 
          

            Oracle has made no announcements about a release date for a
            new version of the Java Access Bridge.  The bridge is
            something Oracle products utilize, and addressing the
            shortcomings of version 2.0.1 is important for Oracle as
            well.

            

            
           
          
            Sailesh
                Panchang

                Director, Accessibility Services

                Deque Systems Inc. (www.deque.com)

                11130 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite #140,

                Reston VA 20191

                Phone: 703-225-0380 (ext 105)

                E-mail: sailesh.panchang at deque.com
          
          
            
                
              
            From: Sam Joehl
                [mailto:sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com]
                

                Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:32 AM

                To: java-access at java-mail-lists.kenai.com

                Subject: [Java Accessibility] Revivification of
                the 64-bit Access Bridge?
          
           
          Anybody have any information on this? I’m
            assuming that there aren’t any assistive technologies on the
            market currently supporting the 64-bit JRE.
          
             
          http://jdk6.java.net/6uNea.html
           
          Sam Joehl
          Senior Accessibility Specialist
          SSB BART Group
          (703) 637-8956
          sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com
          http://www.ssbbartgroup.com
          Accessibility-On-Demand
           
        
      
    
    
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