[nabs-l] google docs

[Stephanie DeLuca]

Go here to download Firefox.
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

I think the screen reader on Macs is not too bad, and Safari may be able to handle Google Docs...

On Mar 28, 2012, at 8:34 PM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:

> Hi Ashley,
> 
> Yes, Google Docs is inaccessible at the moment; NFB is working with Google to fix that.  Basically, it is an alternative to Microsoft Word which allows you to write and edit documents as well as send them to people, i.e.  your professor, from within the program.  I would do what you suggest; that is, write the document in Word, then send it as an email attachment to your professor.
> 
> Chris Nusbaum
> 
> Sent from my BrailleNote
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> sent: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:07:18 -0400
> Subject: [nabs-l] google docs
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Well, I have a hybrid class for english; that means half online work and half in class meetings.
> What exactly is google docs and how does it work?
> Do you attach documents to it or something?
> 
> I realize it is inaccessible to us.  How do you get around that? Do you write assignments in word and/or email?
> I ask because I encountered google docs in our online class when we were supposed to comment on introductions for articles.
> Obviously, I couldn’t read the comments.  Jaws only read names of classmates, not text.
> So I’ll have to have  a sighted reader and hand in my comments on paper.
> 
> And most importantly, has either consumer advocacy group done anything about this lack of accessibility? I fail to see how blind students take online classes with so much inaccesssibility.
> PDFS, flash based content, multi media presentations and um now google docs are just a few accessibility challenges in the online class experience.
> 
> Ashley
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