[Trainer-talk] 2 questions--creating signatures in Outlook2013 and accessibility of CRM

[David Andrews]

I don't know about CRM, but have used the other two a little.  LYNC 
seems mostly accessible, at least the parts I have used.  Sharepoint 
is a more complex question.  Each version is a lttle better, in terms 
of technical accessibility, 2013 is better than 2010...  It depends 
in part on how it is used, in part.  Overall though my experience is 
that it may be technically accessible, by and large, that is you can 
get to everything and identify it, but for a screen reader user, it 
is a usability nightmare.  The screens are busy, laid out differently 
from what most people are used to.  It gives you lots of options, but 
as documents and sites perliferate, the options multiply too.

One solution some are using is Discover 508 from Discover 
Technologies.  It makes sharepoint more accessible to screen reader 
users, but is quite expensive.

Dave

At 04:43 PM 10/17/2014, you wrote:
>Hello Folks,
>
>I have tried a couple of times lately to create email signatures and 
>have not been able to without assistance. Part of the problem is 
>that when I am where I think I need to write the signature, it does 
>not read what I write. Of course, it's possible that I am doing 
>something wrong but it does say edit. Any advice or info will be 
>greatly appreciated. I have rooted the JAWS cursor to the PC cursor 
>with no results.
>Next, they are switching over to CRM here at work. The tech guy, 
>sighted with very limited experience with screen readers, says that 
>Lync, sharepoint, and CRM are accessible. After all, Microsoft says 
>they are, right? What's the experience on this list? Thanks you.
>
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