[humanser] Google docs

Thu Jul 30 17:13:48 UTC 2015

To alleviate your fears Mary, it uses jaws commands so you aren't learning something brand-new.

Ericka
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> On Jul 29, 2015, at 7:00 PM, David Andrews via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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