[Pibe-division] Google Docs Access Challenge

[David Andrews]

There are some TVI's here in Minnesota who have 
achieved partial access using Chromevox, google's 
screen reader for Chrome, but it isn't for the faint of heart.

Dave


>Don't do it...there are better cloud 
>options...Dropbox for one, sky drive for another 
>and iCloud for another...Dropbox absolutely the best so far
>Google docs uses a lot of images. With my most 
>advanced router commands I typically can get 
>most parts to work, but it is really imaged 
>based as in images of words not text itself so 
>jaws or WE or any talking software will fail to 
>find it or talk it. If the teachers load to 
>google docs or send an email link to google docs 
>it will open in an image and you can't even copy 
>and paste to word or find a way to extract the 
>text to read it. Your children will be very frustrated with it
>
>One of the worst cloud options...google has a 
>ways to go on it in regards to accessibility
>
>Denise M Robinson
>Sent from my iPad
>
>On Feb 23, 2013, at 12:06 PM, DrV 
><<mailto:pumpkinracer at gmail.com>pumpkinracer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Good Day All,
>>
>>I’m meeting with our School District Tech 
>>Committee in the very near future. They are 
>>looking into using Google Docs more.
>>
>>I know there are issues with Google Docs from a 
>>Blind Accesses standpoint, but don't really 
>>know the full breadth of the issues.
>>
>>Could any on you familiar with Google Docs 
>>Access concisely describe what the problems/concerns are?
>>
>>An advanced “Thank You” for your time & insights.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Eric V
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