[BlindMath] SPSS and Jaws

Sun Feb 26 04:30:32 UTC 2023

Hello George,

I'm really not sure if you were trying to be funny with this comment or serious.

It would be nice for those of us living outside the US, if the powers that be in the US would force these US companies to meet their obligations under the ADA. 

With respect to SPSS, I reviewed their VPAT statement some years ago and found it almost unbelievable. They quite clearly did not have evaluations of their software made by screen reader users. <sigh> This was before I discovered the V in VPAT was for voluntary.

I'd love to see some trigger-happy litigator file a class action against software companies for breaches of the ADA. It won't solve Ashley's situation though.

Meanwhile, the best solution for anyone in my position is to make work for people who insist on using inaccessible software and/or systems. I decided that I would no longer pay someone sighted to help me navigate such systems with my own resources. I now put the work back onto the person wanting me to use that inaccessible system It's been quite easy really, starting with my supposed excessive annual leave problem. I was taking leave but unable to use the HR system to have it recorded or approved. When my balance got to three years' worth, I finally got a bit more attention from management and a satisfactory work around.

When it comes to software, I have structured my life in such a way that means I avoid the painful software and make use of friendly alternatives. Thankfully, the alternatives are often free and open source.

All the best,
Jonathan

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Subject: Re: [BlindMath] SPSS and Jaws

Does "Section 508" not cover this in the USA?
George

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Subject: Re: [BlindMath] SPSS and Jaws

Hello Ashley,

I haven't checked v27 of SPSS, but many versions prior to this were less than fully accessible to a screen reader user.

I doubt the course you are taking is going to make use of the underlying SPSS code/command language, often referred to by SPSS users as the "syntax".

You have three options worthy of consideration, and the best option will heavily depend on what support you will get from your university. Most people know I favour R, while some others like to fight with SAS code, and a relatively small number work with Stata.

All three require entry of commands entered as text in script files and all can return readable output (text of HTML).

See https://r-resources.massey.ac.nz/statsoftware/ for a rough review. I probably need to do some more updates to it on the software I haven't checked for some time.
And then https://r-resources.massey.ac.nz/help/AccessibleSTEMSoftware.html
for a "go-to" list, which also includes some mathematics software options.

Of note is the fact that I set the bar on accessibility quite high. See https://r-resources.massey.ac.nz/help/GoldStandard.html
for my definition. This was a conversation started on this list

If you decide to go down the R pathway, then there are plenty of resources to help, written in screen reader friendly HTML. I recommend you use the same workflow as many of these authors so that your work leads to an HTML file that you can deal with using your existing skills.

HTH,
Jonathan

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From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ashley N via BlindMath
Sent: Saturday, 25 February 2023 6:55 pm
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Subject: [BlindMath] SPSS and Jaws

Hello,
I am a current PhD student in Education with a STEM Accessability focus at Oregon State University. I will be taking a quantitative analysis course next quarter and have been told by the instructor I will need to use SPSS 27 for my course. I am a JAWS user with the most current version of JAWS 2023.
What all do I need to know to accomplish this or if that is not accessible what should I suggest for a work around?
Thank you all!
Ashley
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