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

[Beth Lpc]

Hi,

Dave, I agree with you. I am the one doing the testing with the screen readers. Although I'm hoping to get to division of vocational rehabilitation on board, as I used to be a client of theirs. My fear is we will not be able to find something that makes it accessible. If that is true, then there are ways for readers and or scribes to be utilized. I agree about knfb  reader.

Thanks,

Beth

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 5, 2014, at 7:40 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> All you can do is test with different screen readers.   This is what assistive technology specialists do.
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> 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.
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> Dave
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> 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.
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>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> Thank you,
>> Beth Sent from my iPhone
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