[nfbcs] The Mac Beckens

Sun Jan 17 19:55:30 UTC 2016

                Here is my opinion. I will use a Mac when hell freezes over.
What the devil is so much better about VoiceOver?

                Stop making empty claims without supporting them. Stop
cherry picking the information that you want and ignoring the rest. As this
article
<http://qz.com/588126/theres-a-good-reason-americans-are-horrible-at-science
/>  says, stops using facts "much like a drunk uses a

lamppost: for support, not illumination."

                VoiceOver has just as many, if not more, problems as other
screen readers. I know because many of my coworkers use Macs, and Apple is
introducing more bugs than they are fixing when it comes to internet use.
And they have no pressure to fix the bugs because, on the Mac, there is no
competition.

                Microsoft has a screen reader; it is called Narrator. I have
heard that it is better on newer versions of Windows, which I have not
tried, but, from my experience, it does not work worth a damn. I know that
Microsoft has some kind of deal with Windows Eyes, but it does not work well
with complex websites. Also, if Microsoft will not even consider
accessibility when making their products, and do stuff like put the ribbon
everywhere, why would they be interested in maintaining a screen reader?

Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Donahue via
nfbcs
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 11:25 PM
To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
Cc: Peter Donahue
Subject: [nfbcs] The Mac Beckens

Good morning everyone,

                If Microsoft would do with its Windows screen reader what
Apple has done with the MAC and its iDevices perhaps we would have fewer
issues with compatibility and accessibility tools could be kept up-to-date
more easily and with little to no cost. Perhaps some MAC and iOS users could
weigh in on this issue with the petition and share their experiences with
accessing it under iOS and oSX. Perhaps in another few years we'll be 100%
Mac and iOS users in this house-hold.

Peter Donahue

-----Original Message-----

From: nfbcs [ <mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org>
mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain via nfbcs

Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 10:35 PM

To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List

Cc: Christopher Chaltain

Subject: Re: [nfbcs] NVDA and JAWS [was "Re: Petition Asking President Obama
To Direct the JusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations"]

The idea that anything that's three years old is antiquated is incorrect.

I'm sure quite a few people on this list are using Office2013 or Office 2010
if not something older. Microsoft and many companies support products for
more than three years. People used Windows XP for ten years and beyond.

I never saw anything on this list that the problem accessing this petition
has to do with the version of JAWS being used. I get the impression that
people using more recent versions of JAWS are experiencing the same problem.

In other words, I didn't see anything in this thread that JAWS 13 can't do
the job and can't be used affectively for all sorts of tasks. It seems to me
that people are just jumping to conclusions and using this message to make a
point rather than help a JAWS user solve their problem and submit this
petition.

Obviously, I can't tell people what words they can and cannot use, but I
think information can be provided in a more sympathetic tone. I'm sure most
people running JAWS 13 would like to upgrade, and they don't need to have
their faces rubbed in the fact that they can't afford an update. 

No one may have intended to make anyone feel bad but communication is a two
way street, and people need to take into account not just how their words
are intended but how they may be received.

On 16/01/16 22:08, Buddy Brannan via nfbcs wrote:

> The unfortunate reality is that you simply *can't* do everything with 

> one

screen reader. There's certainly no reason not to have more than one if you
can afford one, because NVDA is free software. Both definitions of free.

Window-Eyes is even no cost if you have Office 2010 or newer.

> 

> The other unfortunate reality is that Jaws 13.0 *is* antiquated, and 

> that

isn't meant to make anyone feel bad, it's just a fact. You really can't use
a three year old version of anything and expect it to behave correctly with
something that's newer. It just isn't realistic.

> 

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> Email:  <mailto:buddy at brannan.name> buddy at brannan.name

> 

> 

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> 

>> On Jan 16, 2016, at 10:55 PM, Christopher Chaltain via nfbcs

< <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org> nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>> 

>> I agree that it's good to have NVDA in your tool box regardless of 

>> what

version of JAWS you're running, but it isn't always possible for people to
keep up with a product like JAWS, and using two different screen readers can
be frustrating. I think it's OK to suggest JAWS, but there's no need to make
anyone feel bad by calling the tools they can afford to use "antiquated".

>> 

>> On 16/01/16 15:18, Jude DaShiell via nfbcs wrote:

>>> This is why when jaws users know they're not going to be able to 

>>> update jaws it's a good idea to have installed nvda to do the jobs 

>>> their antiquated version of jaws can no longer do.

>>> 

>>> On Sat, 16 Jan 2016, Mike Freeman via nfbcs wrote:

>>> 

>>>> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:03:52

>>>> From: Mike Freeman via nfbcs < <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
nfbcs at nfbnet.org>

>>>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List < <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
nfbcs at nfbnet.org>

>>>> Cc: Mike Freeman < <mailto:k7uij at panix.com> k7uij at panix.com>

>>>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the

>>>>     JusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations

>>>> 

>>>> excess ability does not imply backward compatibility. Your version 

>>>> of jaws is several versions out of date. I suspect it may be part 

>>>> of the problem.

>>>> 

>>>> Mike Freeman

>>>> 

>>>> 

>>>>> On Jan 16, 2016, at 12:52, Jennifer Aberdeen via nfbcs 

>>>>> < <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org> nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>>>>> 

>>>>> Why is this patition not accessible? When I click on the submit 

>>>>> button, in different ways; enter, space, left mouse button on the 

>>>>> num pad, nothing happens.

>>>>> 

>>>>> I'm using jaws 13 with win 7 and IE 11.

>>>>> 

>>>>> Jen

>>>>> 

>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Curtis Chong via nfbcs

>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:38 PM

>>>>> To:  <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org> nfbcs at nfbnet.org

>>>>> Cc: Curtis Chong

>>>>> Subject: [nfbcs] Petition Asking President Obama To Direct the 

>>>>> JusticeDepartment to Issue ADA Internet Regulations

>>>>> 

>>>>> Greetings:

>>>>> 

>>>>> On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, the National Federation of the Blind 

>>>>> launched a petition (the link to which is provided below) calling 

>>>>> on the Obama administration promptly to release the long-awaited 

>>>>> ADA internet regulations. On the 20th anniversary of the Americans 

>>>>> with Disabilities Act (way back in 2010), President Obama said 

>>>>> that he would issue regulations implementing the requirement for 

>>>>> accessible websites, noting that they would be "the most important 

>>>>> updates to the ADA since its original enactment."

>>>>> President Obama now says that the regulations will not be released 

>>>>> until 2018, after he leaves office.

>>>>> 

>>>>> For those of who are blind, inaccessible websites can make it 

>>>>> impossible to apply for jobs, participate in online courses, or 

>>>>> conduct vital personal financial business. Website developers need 

>>>>> guidance on how to comply with the law. Failing to provide that 

>>>>> guidance is irresponsible and inconsistent with President Obama's 

>>>>> expressed commitment to civil rights.

>>>>> 

>>>>> If you are interested in signing the petition (and I hope you 

>>>>> are), point your browser to this link.

>>>>> 

>>>>>  <https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/direct-us-department-jus>
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/direct-us-department-jus

>>>>> tice-promp

>>>>> 

>>>>> tly-release-ada-internet-regulations

>>>>> 

>>>>> As an example of the need for these regulations, some JAWS users 

>>>>> running Internet Explorer have reported a problem with the "sign"

>>>>> button when attempting to add their name. Here are some solutions 

>>>>> to help mitigate that problem.

>>>>> 

>>>>> 1.            Try routing the JAWS cursor to PC (Insert+Numpad

>>>>> Minus), and

>>>>> pressing  the left mouse button (Numpad Slash), and the "sign" 

>>>>> button will be selected.

>>>>> 

>>>>> 2.            Alternatively, you can sign the petition using the

Mozilla

>>>>> Firefox browser.

>>>>> 

>>>>> The petition is reported to be accessible using iOS devices such 

>>>>> as the iPad or iPhone.

>>>>> 

>>>>> Cordially,

>>>>> 

>>>>> Curtis Chong, President

>>>>> National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science

>>>>> 

>>>>> 

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