[humanser] Google docs

Thu Jul 30 00:00:18 UTC 2015

NVDA is a free, open source screen reader, similar to JAWS, 
Window-Eyes, etc. It stands for NonVisual Desktop Access and can be 
found at www.nvaccess.org

It is a good program and will sometimes work when one of the others doesn't.

Dave

At 10:28 PM 7/26/2015, you wrote:
>Kaiti,
>I am not familiar with  NVDA. Please elaborate. I am truly being introduced
>to a new world as you share. I too, like you, have my resistance issues and
>points of denial to protect the status quo. I think to myself, "I have no
>time to learn anything new and, if Google was more pro-active in the
>accessibility arena this wouldn't be an issue." You express the truest
>truth, I need to engage and learn this new way to open my world that much
>farther. Thank you. I am going to try it now.
>Mary Tatum Chappell
>-----Original Message-----
>From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti
>Shelton via humanser
>Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 10:49 PM
>To: Human Services Division Mailing List
>Cc: Kaiti Shelton
>Subject: Re: [humanser] Google docs
>
>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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