[Blindmath] Minitab Express

[Justin Young]

Hi Jonathon,

I am curious does Minitab ever have someone who is blind help them
with designing a new version?  If they did I think several
accessibility issues would be resolved.

Thanks,

Justin

On 9/25/14, Godfrey, Jonathan via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just added the following to my statistical software review page.
> http:R-Resources.massey.ac.nz/StatSoftware
>
> <starts>
> Minitab Express
> This product was released in 2014. My initial investigation was required as
> this is the only Minitab version that runs on a Mac without use of a Windows
> emulator, that my Mac-using first-year students could use. My testing was
> done using the Windows version, and from an access point of view this
> product is a dog.
> Hot keys do exist for opening files and pulling down the right menu, but the
> ribbon-style of finding the right dialogue was frustrating. On many
> occasions, the use of cursor keys to move around the ribbon led to confusing
> feedback and did not always lead to the right ribbon element being found.
> The dialogue boxes were quite clean compared to the ones found in the
> standard Minitab version.
> I could not tell what was in each cell of the data worksheet; I could not
> tell what was in the output window as all output was in the form of a png
> graphic; I found no way of accessing the functionality of menus and dialogue
> boxes using commands as I would have used in other Minitab versions.
> In summary, I was hugely disappointed in this product which might have
> solved the problems I've identified with other Minitab products.
> As an aside, this product is not meeting with uniform support from my
> colleagues either. They complain about the inability to complete some tasks
> that are fairly standard features. They identify the problem of editing a
> graph for making it publication standard in particular.
> <ends>
>
> I've forwarded my review to the Minitab Tech Support team to see if I've
> missed anything crucial, but to be honest, I'm not holding my breath that
> they will fix the problems in a hurry.
>
> Jonathan
>
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