[nfbcs] Chrome, Jaws and work

Jude DaShiell jdashiel at panix.com
Thu Oct 5 00:31:49 UTC 2017


In many of those work situations nvda isn't permitted on hardware.

On Wed, 4 Oct 2017, Taylor Arndt via nfbcs wrote:

> Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 15:14:28
> From: Taylor Arndt via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Taylor Arndt <taylorarndt99 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Chrome, Jaws and work
> 
> Use nvda
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 4, 2017, at 7:22 AM, Tracy Carcione via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I just got a notice at work saying our required annual training should be
>> completed using Google Chrome.  I've never used Chrome, or wanted to.  I'd
>> heard it didn't work well with Jaws, and I'll have to use ChromeVox to use
>> it.  Is that true?  Is it hard to learn?
>>
>> The annual training is difficult to complete using a screen reader I
>> know-lots of mouse clicks required that can't be simulated with spacebar or
>> enter.
>>
>> Maybe the best solution will end up being to have some joker from HR stand
>> next to me and do the clicking and all, since they are in charge of the app
>> and its accessibility, or lack thereof.  "Inclusion" seldom includes blind
>> people.
>>
>> Please advise about Chrome.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>> I I
>>
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