[NABS-L] Google Docs and JAWS

[Justin Heard]

Just to add to what has been said, when I was working with technology students over the summer, NVDA with chrome seemed the best combination. Jaws still has it’s weird glitches with docs that NVDA does a better job dealing with. The google drive interface is a mess though, no matter the screen reader. Dropbox is oddly still more accessible for file sharing. You shouldn’t have many problems with docs, sheets, or slides though. 

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> On Feb 25, 2019, at 12:03 PM, Santiago H via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Yes, I feel like that's the best option. The iOS app is accessible, but lately it has been having issues when collaborating on a document with other people at the same time. Also, this is the direct link to Google's help article on using Docs with a screen reader. This applies to all screen readers, including JAWS. 
> 
> https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en
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>> On Feb 25, 2019, at 8:57 AM, Chris Nusbaum via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Thanks, Santiago and Miso. So is it best to use Docs in its Web browser form?
>> 
>> Chris Nusbaum
>> 
>>> On Feb 25, 2019, at 11:53 AM, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I use Google drive and Google Doc with JAWS 2018 and using Google
>>> Chrome. I sometimes pair it with my braille display.
>>> 
>>> Although it is probably not most up-to-date info at this point, I
>>> found this link helpful when I was getting started.
>>> https://doccenter.freedomscientific.com/doccenter/doccenter/rs25c51746a0cc/2015-09-11_googledocs-l1/02_2015-09-11_Google_Docs_with_JAWS_and_MAGic_Lesson_One.htm
>>> 
>>> MK
>>> 
>>>> On 2/25/19, Michael Capelle via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> I use google drive with NVDA and SATOGO, with no issues.
>>>> I know under the google account preferences, there is a check box, to enable
>>>> 
>>>> accessible mode.
>>>> HTH.
>>>> Mike.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Chris Nusbaum via NABS-L
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2019 10:43 AM
>>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Cc: Chris Nusbaum
>>>> Subject: [NABS-L] Google Docs and JAWS
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Fellow NABSTERS:
>>>> 
>>>> My college is one of the ever-increasing number of schools which has jumped
>>>> 
>>>> entirely on the Google train and is now using G-Suite apps for virtually
>>>> everything. I have long thought that the most accessible way to work with
>>>> Google Docs and Google Drive is to use their apps on iOS with VoiceOver and
>>>> 
>>>> (if one is available) a Braille display. However, it seems that recent
>>>> updates to both the Docs app and iOS have made editing Google docs with a
>>>> Braille display a bit tricky. So I'm wondering if a PC would be better.
>>>> 
>>>> I have noticed that a friend of mine is using the Google Drive program on
>>>> Windows very successfully. From what I have observed, she is able to at
>>>> least save Word files to and open them from Google Drive with an interface
>>>> similar to Dropbox's. However, I don't know how nicely Google Docs files
>>>> play with JAWS at this point. So, is there a good accessible way to read,
>>>> write and edit Google docs on a PC with JAWS? If so, what should I use?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Chris Nusbaum
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