[nabs-l] Google Docs

[Jorge Paez]

What about with Voice Over?

Is it accessible?



Thanks,


Jorge




On Sep 9, 2010, at 7:18 PM, Joe Orozco wrote:

> Marc and others,
> 
> Basically, OffiSync creates an additional menu on the menu bar.  You can
> choose to save the document as you go through that menu.  I've sang the
> praises to the company for being so accessible.  They loved it and now know
> blind folk, or at least one, is using their product.  The only thing I do
> online is to create folders.
> 
> Joe
> 
> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marc Workman
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 6:44 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Google Docs
> 
> I tried using Google Docs, admittedly somewhat briefly, but I 
> wasn't able to 
> get anywhere with it.  Asking about it on various lists didn't 
> turn up very 
> much either except Joe had a tip about syncing files that I 
> haven't tested 
> out.
> 
> There are other options.  Dropbox is one, and I recently 
> supervised some 
> undergraduate interns, and the entire team used something 
> called PBWorks. 
> Unless your prof is familiar with these options, he or she isn't likely 
> going to want to switch, and they aren't quite designed to do 
> the exact same 
> things as google docs anyway.
> 
> Personally, if I found myself in your situation, I would create my own 
> spreadsheet and send the grades to my prof.  I can understand 
> how google 
> docs saves some time if you are supervising several teaching 
> assistants, but 
> it would take very little time for your prof or one of the other TAs to 
> enter your information into the google spreadsheet.
> 
> Long term, though, I hope the NFB is talking to google about 
> these tools 
> because there use is likely only to increase.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Marc
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Katie Wang" <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:15 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] Google Docs
> 
> 
>> Hello, all,
>> I believe that this topic has come up on the list before, but does
>> anyone have experience working with Google Docs using JAWS? Are most
>> of the features accessible? Are there any particular tips/strategies
>> to make it work better with the screen reader? I'm a teaching
>> assistant for an introductory psychology course this semester, and the
>> instructor has created a spreadsheet on Google Docs for us to enter
>> grades. I looked at it briefly but was a bit confused about how it
>> works. Any help would be much appreciated!
>>  Katie
>> 
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