[nfbcs] SharePoint with JAWS

[Jude DaShiell]

Some employers especially D.O.D. components have deployed their own 
versions of jaws and have substantial restrictions on which versions of 
jaws can be used on any given machine at any given time.  These versions 
have had security patches added to them.  As a result, anyone using any 
of these versions of jaws is likely to have issues unknown to the 
general jaws-using population especially when evaluating any new 
technology be it on their desktops or on the internet.  If it's a 
corporate employer you're likely to have a much wider possibility to get 
help from the larger community since corporate versions of jaws haven't 
been subjected to D.O.D. modifications.  This is also why commercial 
versions of jaws cannot be used for accessibility within D.O.D., a 
tester will have to use a D.O.D. version to be assured of accurate 
results.

On Mon, 8 Aug 2016, David Andrews via nfbcs wrote:

> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 16:06:22
> From: David Andrews via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] SharePoint with JAWS
> 
> In general it is always best to use the latest JAWS. You have to figure that 
> 15 is over two years old.  I would guess IE is the best browser to use, as it 
> and Sharepoint are from Microsoft. Depending on how it was installed, and 
> configured, many Sharepoint sites have link at top that says "More Accessible 
> Mode."  If so, pick that first.
>
> I think that most blind persons find Sharepoint difficult to use.  This is in 
> part because most IT shops dump it on people's desktops without training. 
> Also, it is different from things we are used to.  There are many links, lots 
> of jargon, and overwhelming obscure choices.
>
> I mentioned JAWS changing, just last   or a couple weeks ago, I was having 
> trouble with a control on a web site.  Not Sharepoint, but there was a JAWS 
> update, and it worked perfectly.
>
> Dave
>
> 01:46 PM 8/8/2016, you wrote:
>> Hello, listers,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> As a JAWS user, I have been asked to review for accessibility a website
>> featuring SharePoint.  Is there any version of JAWS that has been expressly
>> made to work with SharePoint? Also, are there browsers that have better
>> accessibility? I am currently using JAWS 15 and Internet Explorer 11, and
>> I'm hitting many snags.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Ryan Stevens
>
>
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