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

[David Andrews]

Steve is right, as always.  It depends in part on the version of 
Sharepoint, 2010 or 2013, or something else.  Later is better.  I 
have seen setups where there is an accessibility link.  The screens 
tend to be very busy, lots of stuff, but mostly it works.

Dave

At 03:37 PM 12/19/2013, you wrote:
>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