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

[Dan Burke]

I have heard that is not accessible, and I have heard that it is
accessible only with a plug-in that costs five figures.  Of course, if
this is true, they better buy it!

HTH
Dan


On 10/22/14, Nancy Coffman via Trainer-talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Bonnie
> My best luck with creating a signature for Outlook has been to do it in
> word, select, copy, and paste.
>
> Nancy Coffman
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 5:37 AM, David Andrews via Trainer-talk
>> <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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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