[Social-sciences-list] SPSS 22

[Vincent Martin]

Jonathan,

I beta-tested earlier this summer and they seem to have gotten all the bugs
I encountered fixed by release time.  From what I have been told, this is a
better implementation.  The installation actually asks if you want JAWS
access during the installation and checks to see if you have the right
version of the Access bridge installed.  I am unsure if it installs it if a
person does not have it installed though.  There  were four things that I
was supposed to do to insure speech compatibility, but I haven't even done
it yet.    

 

 

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On Behalf Of Godfrey, Jonathan
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 4:20 PM
To: Blind Social Scientists List
Subject: [Social-sciences-list] SPSS 22

 

Hello Vince,

 

When you say back to the days before going Java crazy, do you mean we
wouldn't have to use the access bridge? Is this a move away from Java or
just a superior implementation?

 

Jonathan

 

 

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On Behalf Of Vincent Martin
Sent: Friday, 15 November 2013 10:05 a.m.
To: 'Blind Social Scientists List'
Subject: Re: [Social-sciences-list] problems with R

 

I am evaluating the latest build of SPSS 22.  So far, it seems to be back to
the level of accessibility I had before they went JAVA crazy a few years
ago.  Of course the output is still inaccessible, but the GUI seems to be
working well.  In my initial evaluation, I was able to type data into to the
data editor again.  

 

 

From: Social-sciences-list [mailto:social-sciences-list-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Godfrey, Jonathan
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 3:10 PM
To: Blind Social Scientists List
Subject: Re: [Social-sciences-list] problems with R

 

Hello,

 

The base installation of R is as accessible as stats software gets.

 

R commander is an add-on that uses a development toolkit that creates an
inaccessible front end that overlays R. It is really useful for sighted
students who have used other stats software like SPSS or Minitab where pull
down menus and dialogue boxes are the normal way of working. It does alos
generate R code, but this code is not just basic R but includes commands
specific tot he Rcmdr library.

 

If you do choose to continue using R, then you will need to use R without
the R commander add-on.

 

You may find a few useful things to help you on your way with R at 

http://r-resources.massey.ac.nz

I updated a couple of the pages there yesterday actually having created a
few MP3 files with some of the basic things I done with R and a few screen
reader and operating system combinations.

 

You might drop me a line with your experiences of R and SPSS at some stage.
I am trying to keep a good handle on how blind people are getting on with
statistics software.

 

Jonathan

 

 

 

 

 

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