[humanser] Google docs

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hello,

Google docs works best with NVDA and the Mozilla Firefox Browser.
Google docs does take some time to get used to, but it is accessible
if you use the recommended browser-screenreader combination and
reference their screenreader help guide for hot key and shortcut
commands.

You can download both Firefox and NVDA easily enough if you don't
already have them installed.  Both are free and should come up with a
simple google search.  The google screenreader guide can be found at:
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en

While I certainly sympathize with the thought that it is annoying to
have to switch browsers and screenreaders to access docs, I can say
that since I stopped being stubborn so many doors have opened up for
me.  I wouldn't use google docs for years on the grounds that it was
inaccessible; I didn't want to switch from using JAWS with IE because
Google should have universal accessibility, and I didn't want to have
to learn commands just for Google Docs that I didn't already know
because I didn't have the time to do so.  Since I did stop working
under these notions I have found Google Docs to be worth the effort.
It is by no means perfect and I'm also by no means a whiz at it, but I
can at least access and edit docs a little now.

I hope this helps.

On 7/26/15, Michael Abell via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Yes,
> 	You can also copy and paste into Word and other programs from the
> printed document. I use this when I have a document that I cannot use
> traditional OCR.
>
> Dog
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of JD
> Townsend
> via humanser
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 12:27 PM
> To: Human Services Division Mailing List
> Cc: JD Townsend
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Google docs
>
>
> The Freedom Inport Printer can be located in the print menu, along with
> your
> print output printer, but it does not work as they do.  It "prints" out
> speech.  Within the document you may pause, copy or work within the
> document, even save it.
>
> Best of luck.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr. Mary Chappell via humanser
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 12:45 PM
> To: 'Human Services Division Mailing List'
> Cc: Dr. Mary Chappell
> Subject: [humanser] Google docs
>
> Good afternoon Federation family,
>
> First, I want to say thank you for all that offered insight to my struggles
> with JAWS 16 and OCR issues. Now I have another access dilemma. I receive
> Google docs and Kendall gift forwards for scholarly review or shared
> access.
> I am not finding that I am able to successfully access these documents for
> reading. Maybe something opens but, no configuration of key combinations or
> efforts of going in and out to redirect cursor view works in getting me to
> the info. Any ideas?
>
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-- 
Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton-Music Therapy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
Division 2015-2016

"You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"