[humanser] Question from social science student undergrad in AK

[Miranda]

Hi Doug,
Thank you for your response and research. I am unsure as to the version that I downloaded, but it was retrieved directly from the IBM website as of a couple weeks ago. After installation, I was able to successfully notice an input window and an output window. I have not searched further into the program itself, but I too saw various levels of accessibility noted online prior to enrolling in my required statistics course for this semester. There is a social sciences list through the national Federation of the blind, but I do not have the subscription address on hand at the moment. I believe it may be: social-sciences-subscribe at nfbnet.org.
When inquiring of that list previously, I was told that SPS is usable, but that of course will have its quirks, ETC. The part that was noted to me the most as far as it being inaccessible was the output. I was advised to utilize XL or Word, whichever I preferred, to read the output from SPSS. When looking through the program files, I was encouraged to find a Jaws default file automatically installed.
I hope this information is at some level helpful, and I look forward to hearing more from you and others who have experience with this software.

Best wishes, Miranda


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> On Sep 14, 2018, at 10:25 PM, Doug Lee via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I tackled this question off list because I needed more information. I'll try to remember to post back here if anything significant comes of this. I did Google "spss accessibility" (without the quotes) and turned up several
> references to accessibility features in various SPSS versions, including 24, which is presumably the next major release before the version 25 being discussed here.
> 
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 07:38:08PM -0400, Miranda via HumanSer wrote:
> Hi,
> I am following this thread, as I too am using SPSS in a statistics for social sciences course as an undergraduate social work student. I have not had much time to work with the software other than installation, so I would appreciate any input as well on list.
> Thank you for your time and assistance, and have a wonderful week!
> 
> Best wishes, Miranda
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 14, 2018, at 6:16 PM, Bonnie via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> There is a student here attending the University of Alaska who is taking
>> statistics for social sciences. They are using software called SPSS25 and as
>> far as she can tell, it is completely inaccessible. If anyone on this list
>> has any experience with the program, please, please write or call me. My
>> phone number is 907-301-6808. Any help will be immensely appreciated. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Warmly,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Bonnie Lucas
>> 
>> 
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