[BlindMath] Accessible applications for R

[Cricket X. Bidleman]

Hi Jonathan and all,

Thanks for the suggestions. I can't get Linux because since I'm
already taking stats, I don't have time to learn an entirely new
operating system. I also don't plan on pursuing stats much further, so
I think it would be better to stick to Windows.

Jonathan, you referred me to your page, which has informationa bout
the Braille R project. It's very helpful, and I downloaded the Use R
2016 zip file, and installed the Braille R library. I was looking
through your tutorial files, and it looks like there are a few
demonstrations of various concepts. What I couldn't find, though, was
a guide showing how the Braille library works, whether a Braille
display is necessary in order to use it, etc. Was that somewhere else
on the site? Thanks!

Best,
Cricket

On 4/1/19, Godfrey, Jonathan via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Cricket,
>
> RStudio has never been accessible. I have discussed the problem with their
> staff at all levels every year for perhaps the last six years, maybe even
> more. I've had discussions with the CEO, the Chief Data Scientist, various
> technical developers, and numerous sales team members. I like all of the
> people from RStudio I've talked with, but until such time as they make a
> definite plan to fix the access issues, we won't see much change. Life
> without RStudio isn't that bad though.
>
> A common reason for wanting to use RStudio is the excellent tools for
> writing R markdown documents. These are just text documents though that get
> processed into very accessible HTML files. The process can be done using
> ordinary R without RStudio. Your course tutor should know how this is done.
>
> R is accessible. Please visit https://R-Resources.massey.ac.nz/BrailleR
>
> I have been showing blind people how to use R for about ten years. I use R
> almost daily, mostly by way of writing R markdown documents. I do so using
> an ordinary old text editor and my own text editor that is full of useful
> shortcuts etc.
>
> HTH
> Jonathan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Cricket X.
> Bidleman via BlindMath
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 April 2019 4:02 PM
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> Cc: Cricket X. Bidleman <cricketbidleman at gmail.com>
> Subject: [BlindMath] Accessible applications for R
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm currently starting a statistics course, in which we are learning R. I
> just installed R Studio and unfortunately, it does not seem to be accessible
> with either JAWS or NVDA. Do you have any suggestions as to applications I
> could use instead, or workarounds for this? Thanks so much!
>
> Best,
> Cricket
>
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Cricket X. Bidleman (she/her/hers)
Stanford University | Class of 2021
BA Candidate | Communications
Accessibility Consultant | Stanford University Computer Science
Communications Intern | AIRA
Secretary | California Association of Blind Students (CABS)