[BlindMath] Creating Jaws and NVDA Accessible UML and ER Diagrams

[Derek Scott Riemer]

When I did UML diagrams, I used plant UML, http://plantuml.com/

On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 11:19 AM, Louis Maher via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Timothy,
>
> I have no knowledge of any practical way to access UML diagrams.  You may
> have to persuade your instructors to accept text-based descriptions showing
> the concepts behind these diagrams.
>
> At
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> 4iGm/http%3A%2F%2Faccess2science.com%2FindexAccessibility.html
> there is a heading entitled
> Graphics Topics
> Which describes computer diagram reading and generation tools.
>
> At the site
> http://www.aph.org/graphiti
> the Graphiti accessible graphics display is described.  This display is
> not a released product.
>
> I do not think that there are any practical blind-access tools available
> for code planning and generation.
>
>
>
>
> Regards
> Louis Maher
> Phone: 713-444-7838
> E-mail ljmaher03 at outlook.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Timothy Breitenfeldt via BlindMath
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 11:38 AM
> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Timothy Breitenfeldt <timothyjb310 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [BlindMath] Creating Jaws and NVDA Accessible UML and ER Diagrams
>
> hi, I am a blind computer science major. I am a screenreader user,
> primarily using Jaws and NVDA interchangeably.
>
> I am taking two classes this quarter, design patterns and relational
> databases, that I need to be able to create diagrams for. In my Design
> patterns class, I am  learning UML, which is a pictorial language used for
> object oriented software design. My relational databases class will be
> covering ER diagrams, which are used for modeling relational databases.
> From my understanding, the diagram sin tax for UML and ER diagrams is
> similar.
>
> I am looking for a solution to be able to create and read these diagrams.
> I am looking for a solution, specifically for the UML diagrams, that is
> long term, that I could potentially use in the workforce.
>
> I have done some searching, but have not found much on software that is
> accessible and can do what I need it to do.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions, or have experience with dealing with
> createing one or both of these types of diagrams.
>
> Thanks,
>
> TJ Breitenfeldt
>
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   - University of Colorado Boulder Department of computer science, 4th
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