[nabs-l] accessibility of Share Point, One Note, and Voice Thread

[Steve Jacobson]

Julie,

I have to use Sharepoint some, and all in all I would say it is accessible.  Information is presented in web pages 
and I don't find them all that intuitive or easy to use, but the information is there.  A lot of access keys are 
used but these keys don't always work as well with screen readers as one would hope.  When you work with documents 
in SharePoint, you usually use the native program that goes with the documents like Word or Excel etc.  What is 
sometimes a little confusing is that some aspects of SharePoint become part of Microsoft Office products.  For 
example, if one checks out a document in Sharepoint to edit, let's say an Excel spreadsheet, and then you make 
changes and save it, you will get an extra dialog inside of Excel asking if you want to keep the document checked 
out or check it back in.  In other words, you have to be on your toes in case something extra happens.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 12:47:31 -0600, Julie McGinnity wrote:

>Good afternoon,

>I would like feedback from those of you who have used any of the
>following programs: Share Point, One Note, or Voice Thread.

>My boss is considering using Share Point or One Note to keep track of
>things at work, so I was tasked with finding out if either of them is
>accessible with a screenreader.

>I work at the University of Missouri assisting in the testing and
>implementation of technology and websites.  The university is
>launching Voice Thread as an option for professors to use in their
>classes.  I have read the accessibility documentation, but I am still
>hesitant that it is accessible to screenreaders, especially since some
>of the documentation wasn't accessible.  Does anyone have any
>experience with this program?


>-- 
>Julie McG
>National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
>Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
>Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
>and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
>"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
>everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
>life."
>John 3:16

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