[humanser] Excess ability question regarding JavaScript and electronic medical record

[David Andrews]

There are not black and white answers to some of the questions you 
ask.  For example does X work with javascript.  It will depend on how 
the javascript was written, possibly on the framework used for 
development etc.  And ... the problems could be with java, not javascript.

All you can do is test with different screen readers.   This is what 
assistive technology specialists do.

I have heard that some people are able to read screens using the new 
version of the KNFB-Reader on the iPhone, but I would guess that this 
works for occasional access, I doubt it would be good enough, or easy 
enough for regular and constant use.

Dave

At 06:00 PM 10/2/2014, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>I have recently accepted a job offer at a community mental health 
>agency. I went down today to test jaws with their electronic medical 
>system. It turns out that their system is written in Java script. I 
>believe cobalt and Java were also used. The problem is the jaws will 
>read none of the screens on their electronic medical record system. 
>My question: is there any screen reading software out there that 
>will work with JavaScript? My other option is a reasonable 
>accommodation is to ask for a reader scribe to help with reading 
>electronic charts and documentation. Along the same lines, I know 
>that sharp desk will extract text from images. Is there any kind of 
>software that might be able to extract the text from the JavaScript 
>screen or any kind of iPhone app I can read the screen with. I know 
>I'll still need help documenting the least I could try to read the 
>charts  that way.
>
>
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>Thank you,
>Beth Sent from my iPhone

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