[nabs-l] Google applications and accessibility

Mon Feb 1 22:57:05 UTC 2016

Hi,
Yes.  Works great.

God Bless,
Christina
"Slow down.  Just breathe.  All we have is all we need...I'm not 
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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Ashley Bramlett via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 17:53:07 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Google applications and accessibility

Hi,

I use internet explorer.  Last I tried, Google applications did 
not work with
jaws.  It simply read parts of the screen.
So, does this work with internet explorer?

Ashley

-----Original Message-----
From: Ashley via nabs-l
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 7:53 PM
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Cc: amc05111 at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Google applications and accessibility

Hello all
Yes, both screen readers work well with Google applications.  I 
have found
that this is true with the chrome and Firefox browsers.
ForJAWS, you must press a command to make the pages accessible; 
however, for
NVDA automatically make things work.  I have mainly used the 
Google sweet of
applications with NVDA.  I have also had some experience with 
chrome and
chromevox.
If anyone has questions about any of the applications or 
browsers, please
let me know.  :-)
Ashley

Sent from my iPhone

 On Jan 31, 2016, at 19:17, Christina Moore via nabs-l 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 wrote:

 It is not necessary.  JAWS works great with chrome.

 --Christina

 On Jan 31, 2016, at 15:28, Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 wrote:

 Bryan:

 Thanks so much for putting together this resource! Just 
curious--has
 anyone
 tried using Chrome with JAWS or NVDA on Windows? If so, has its
 accessibility improved in recent updates? In other words, is it 
necessary
 to
 install ChromeVox?

 Thanks,

 Chris

 -----Original Message-----
 From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Bryan Duarte
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 Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 9:01 PM
 To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 Cc: Bryan Duarte
 Subject: [nabs-l] Google applications and accessibility

 Hello NABS,

 I wanted to send this out just to make it known in case some of 
you may
 not
 know.  We have all had the issues facing accessibility to Google
 applications
 at some time or another right? Yes, I can answer this rhetorical
 question.
 Well let me provide you some information which may or may not 
surprise
 you
 about the incredible accessibility Google applications have for 
blind
 individuals no matter what operating system you are using.

 As we all know Google has been telling us at NFB conventions for 
years
 that
 they are building accessibility into their products but when we 
open
 Google
 Drive, Google Docs, or any other Google app on our Windows or 
Mac we are
 getting frustrated with their lack of access right? The answer 
is once
 again
 Yes! Well guess what? Google has actually been telling the truth 
but not
 telling it correctly.  Google has developed the Chrome web 
browser which
 is
 free for all to use.  I am sure some of us use Google Chrome as 
our web
 browser but for the most part we do not mess with it because 
Jaws and
 other
 windows screen readers interact better with browsers such as 
Firefox,
 Safari, and yes some people still use Internet Explorer.  What 
Google has
 not
 told you is that they have also developed their own screen 
reader called
 Chrome VOX which only runs in Google Chrome.  Not only does it 
run in
 Chrome
 but it gives you complete access to all Google applications 
which guess
 what, also run right inside of Chrome.  So here is what you need 
to do if
 you
 would like to use Googles powerful suite of web based tools to
 collaborate
 with your teams of sighted peers.

 1.  No matter what operating system you use navigate to,
 https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/
 <https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/

 Download the Google Chrome web browser and install it for your 
operating
 system Windows or Mac or Linux.

 2.  Then download and install Chrome VOX from within the Chrome 
web
 browser.
 http://www.chromevox.com <http://www.chromevox.com/

 3.  Once Chrome VOX is installed simply go to the preferences or 
settings
 tab
 and customize the voice and you are off and running.

 4.  Here is the link to the keyboard commands you will need to 
control
 Chrome
 VOX http://www.chromevox.com/keyboard_shortcuts.html
 <http://www.chromevox.com/keyboard_shortcuts.html

 I use Google applications everyday all the time to manage all my 
teams
 and
 communicate with my peers.  I use a Mac so when I open Chrome I 
will press
 Command plus F5 to turn off Voiceover then I use Chrome VOX 
while I am
 using
 the Google Applications then simply close Chrome and resume 
Voiceover.
 Just
 as a side note Voiceover will not speak once you are editing 
within a
 Google
 Doc and Chrome VOX is running so that is convenient so you do 
not have to
 worry about having to toggle one on and off.

 I hope this helps some of you who might have been wanting or 
needing to
 use
 Google applications but have been way to frustrated with the
 inconsistency
 of accessibility.

 Go Devils!

 Bryan Duarte
 ASU Software Engineering Graduate Student QwikEyes CEO

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