[nabs-l] Using Google Docs

[minh ha]

Gloria, send me an email at minh.ha927 at gmail.com.

Hope, that is really strange because Jaws works for me exactly like it
would in a regular microsoft word document. What version are you using
and with what browser?

Minh

On 5/8/15, Hope Paulos via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> You are correct that many of the functions are accessible; however, when you
> are writing a document, and hit backspace, jaws doesn't  announce the
> letter... You also cannot read the line that you've written, jaws, at least
> for me, says  blank... If you have any work arounds, I would be grateful if
> you could share them! :-) d
>
> Hope Paulos
>
>> On May 8, 2015, at 6:43 PM, minh ha via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Gloria,
>>
>> I actually disagree with Hope about Google Docs not being accessible
>> with a screen reader. I am using Jaws 16 with firefox and I am able to
>> access all of its function. If you are using Jaws, there is a hot key
>> that will toggle screen reader accessibility; I believe it is
>> insert+alt+z, but it tells you right on the page. Take time to explore
>> all of the features available and just play around with it. If you
>> have specific questions, I'm pretty proficient with the Google suite
>> of apps so feel free to message me off list. I also want to mention
>> that the iPhone apps for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are extremely
>> voiceover friendly. I have been able to do basically everything that I
>> could on the computer with the iPhone apps.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Minh
>>
>>> On 5/8/15, Gloria Graves via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Yes, I am using a screenwriter, sees that it is not user-friendly? What
>>> should I tell my professor? Thanks
>>> I meant to say, I am using a screen reader
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On May 8, 2015, at 4:37 PM, Hope Paulos via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello! Google docs is most accessible when using Google Chrome as well
>>>> as
>>>> chrome vox.
>>>> If you are using jaws another screen reader, you will find that it is
>>>> extremely difficult to use...
>>>> Hth
>>>>
>>>> Hope Paulos
>>>>
>>>>> On May 8, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Gloria Graves via nabs-l
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> I was wondering if anyone can give me any tips on using Google Docs? I
>>>>> will be using Google Docs for one of my summer classes and have never
>>>>> used it before and wanted to know if it was accessible and
>>>>> user-friendly
>>>>> :-) thanks for any suggestions, tips, and or advice :-)
>>>>> Gloria
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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Minh Ha
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"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty
recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence