[NFBCS] non-Accessibility Featured software Support Requests

Tue Mar 1 18:17:56 UTC 2022

Thank you.  I'll look into it.

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From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lewis Wood via NFBCS
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Subject: Re: [NFBCS] non-Accessibility Featured software Support Requests

Actually the software you need since you are not bad enough for a screen
reader is ZoomText. I started with it years ago. Great features: App Reader
when your eyes are tired and you just want it to read it to you.
Magnification, cross hair cursors, and inverted colors.

See if they would allow you to download and demonstrate it in 40 minute
mode. 

Lewis Wood

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Subject: Re: [NFBCS] non-Accessibility Featured software Support Requests

It doesn't sound right to me that your rehab agency won't get you Jaws if
you feel that's what you need.  Sounds like the old story that says you can
see print, so glue your nose to this book and read 2 words a minute instead
of learning braille.  
I've used the free or low-cost options, and NVDA works well for many things,
but, in my experience, for the kind of accessibility I need for work, Jaws
works the best because it can handle odd things.
Tracy

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Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 9:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [NFBCS] non-Accessibility Featured software Support Requests

Sorry for not naming the software I was referring to.  The software is RT
Systems FT3D Programmer.

I also do not have JAWS.  My Department of Rehabilitations Counselor
suggested I work with and try the freely available options for now since I
still have some usable vision.

I sent RT support a message letting them know that it would be nice if their
software had a Dark Mode option and if not then at least let it be Windows
Accessibility Features capable which it is not.  I have not received a
response yet and I don't think I'll be getting one.

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From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Doug Lee via NFBCS
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 5:42 PM
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Cc: Doug Lee <dgl at dlee.org>
Subject: Re: [NFBCS] non-Accessibility Featured software Support Requests

I can't be sure which software you mean from your message, but you may well
be describing the Radioddity GD-77S programming software application, DMR. I
have JAWS scripts and some documentation, including an audio tutorial
prepared by someone else, at https://www.dlee.org/dmr/ in case that's
helpful. I have no personal experience with the device though, and only the
limited experience with the app that was required for me to script around a
few problems with it.

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 04:36:25PM -0800, NFBCS mailing list wrote:
Hello everyone,

I think this might have been covered before but can't seem to find the
messages right now.  It's more like I'm really irritated and don't feel like
doing a deep search on any message archives.

I'm working with some software that doesn't have a Dark Mode feature and the
developers have it so that the Disability Features in Windows doesn't work.
The screen I'm working with is still a very bright white with black text!

I still have some usable vision and still use it as much as possible and I'm
still learning how to use screen readers but don't practice it enough and I
don't know how it would work with this particular software anyway.  It's
like a spreadsheet with some drop down menus and check boxes in a few
columns of fields.  It doesn't navigate well or as well as a regular
spreadsheet where moving around with tab or arrows awkwardly move around
some fields and not in others.  I'm not sure a screen reader would work well
in this application.

I'm an Amateur Radio operator with a Technician's license and I'm trying to
use a 3rd party developed software to program my radio and having a bright
white screen in my face is starting to feel painful so I can only work with
it a few minutes at a time.

Is there a group to write to that could advocate for disability features?  I
think the developers of this program is such a small group that it might not
even be taken seriously by them.

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