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

Julie McGinnity kaybaycar at gmail.com
Thu Dec 19 23:42:13 UTC 2013


Hi all,

Thank you for this.  I think my boss was leaning towards using One
Note, but I will tell her about SharePoint.

Ryan, I have done the research on Voice Thread.  The website has
different sections on accessibility, but a lot of it doesn't seem
specific to screen readers.  Also, a lot of the video and audio
features are flash based, which, as we all know, is generally
inaccessible.

I was mostly entertained that I was struggling to read with Jaws one
of the documents they put out on accessibility.  The designers of the
program seem to think that accessibility means adding extra features
to their program, such as the ability to create captions for their
video.  I will note here that there is no tool for describing videos
available through their program.  I am just wondering if any students
have had experience trying to use this and how it went.



On 12/19/13, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
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-- 
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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