[Blindmath] Opening SAS Data Files in SAS with JAWS 17

[Zachary Mason]

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> On Jul 29, 2016, at 6:18 AM, Theodor Loots via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Dear Zac,
>
> You have a number of options:
> (1)    First run a proc contents on your dataset:  The final table in the
> output is an alphabetical list of all the variables and their attributes.
> (2)    Use proc print, or proc sql to print the first 10 observations of
> the set:  This will give you an idea of what is going on in the data.
>
> Make sure that html output is generated, otherwise you'll have a hard time
> trying to navigate the results.
>
> I hope this helps...
>
> Best,
> t
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Godfrey,
> Jonathan via Blindmath
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 July 2016 10:26 PM
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
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> Cc: Godfrey, Jonathan <A.J.Godfrey at massey.ac.nz>
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Opening SAS Data Files in SAS with JAWS 17
>
> Zac,
>
> I'm afraid you won't find too many active participants on this list who use
> SAS often enough to answer your question.
> Your question isn't actually a JAWS question, but it might be a screen
> reader issue; I do doubt that however because I believe this is a problem
> faced by many SAS users.
>
> In the first instance, I believe this is the sort of issue your department
> should be sorting out with you. I firmly believe that if a student has to
> use specified software, that the relevant staff should be ready to support
> all students, blind or sighted. Importing data is such a fundamental
> activity for any statistical software that the staff should be able to help
> you. This means that if they don't know how to answer your question
> immediately, that they have an obligation to find out for you.
>
> A second strategy might be to track down the accessibility experts at SAS. I
> definitely think this is plan B though.
>
> Personally, I'd be looking to open that file in some other software first,
> but if I recall correctly this isn't an option you have at present.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Zach via
> Blindmath
> Sent: Thursday, 28 July 2016 4:27 a.m.
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> Cc: Zach
> Subject: [Blindmath] Opening SAS Data Files in SAS with JAWS 17
>
> Hi folks,
>
>
>
> How do you perform procedures/prepare a data set for performing procedures
> located on your PC in a .sas7bdat file? It seems like it shouldn't be
> difficult, but this is way beyond the simple streight-forward analisis I've
> done with Excel in the past. I've found web help, but I can't get all the
> information I need to properly "reference?" the data set. I omitted the
> "NEWVAR" statement because I can't physically see the data set and I don't
> know what the tables look like.
>
>
>
> Basicly, how do I work with data originating from someone else's SAS data
> that I have no clue what it looks like with JAWS in SAS?
>
>
>
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>
> Help much appreciated.
>
>
>
> Zac
>
>
>
> Zachary Mason
>
> M.S. Student
>
> Animal and Dairy Sciences
>
> Mississippi State University
>
>
>
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