[nabs-l] Accessibility work arounds for Google Docs, When is Good, etc.

[minh ha]

Kaiti,

Can you give a little bit more information about which features of
google drive you are having problems with? I've been figuring out the
functions of google drive bit by bit and have found that although a
little challenging at times, most of the apps are accessible. From my
experience, firefox seems to work best with the suite of apps; I'm
using Jaws 13 but have also used it with Jaws 14.

Minh

On 8/21/14, Sofia Gallo via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Kaity
>
> This isn't a work around, but what about dropbox? I use Exel worksheets with
> the desktop app?
>
> Sofia
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 21, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi NABS,
>>
>> I'm in a fraternity which relies heavily on Google Apps to organize
>> events, set up calendars for the chapter, make sign up sheets for bake
>> sales and other table activities, etc.  We also frequently use the
>> site When is Good to find times for committee meetings and other small
>> groups to get together to work on projects.  As you all know, this
>> creates an accessibility nightmare for me, since I can't access any of
>> the information easily.  While I didn't have much success in working
>> with last year's exec board to work around these issues, the president
>> for this year and I have met and discussed these problems.  Though she
>> has no prior experience with these issues and is just another student,
>> she is willing to help me look into other options which might make it
>> easier for me to have access to the chapter information.  She has
>> expressed interest in reaching out to the Office of Learning Resources
>> where our disability staff works, and seems to be making a good
>> effort, for which I am really appreciative.
>>
>> However, the president and I agreed that one of the issues we might
>> face if alternative ways of accessing the existing systems aren't
>> available to me, might be getting the chapter to make changes.  Last
>> year the big issue was, "We've been using google docs for years, and
>> that's the system we've already set up, so just do the best you can
>> with it."  I had a job in the fraternity which required me to use a
>> Google Docs spreadsheet to monitor sign ups for events, and it was
>> very difficult for me to give back to the fraternity to the best of my
>> ability because of that technical problem and the accessibility
>> issues.  The president knows I am completely capable of being a
>> valuable asset to the fraternity, and that if given the proper access
>> to the tools we use I could do a fine job of organizing and/or leading
>> projects alongside my sisters.
>>
>> Though I will be living in the house with her and several other exec
>> board members this year, I do not want to have to rely upon them to
>> complete when is good forms and to check the calendar.  I think that I
>> could use my living situation to closely work with these board members
>> to educate them about the accessibility issues I have with Google and
>> to work for a positive solution to the problem.  I am asking if anyone
>> on this list has found work arounds for using Google docs and When is
>> Good forms in these situations.  So far the only thing I've managed to
>> work out is the google forms app we use to take surveys for the
>> chapter, but not having access to things like sign up sheets and the
>> calendar are really big problems I hope to solve this year.  Any
>> suggestions would be great.
>>
>> --
>> Kaiti
>>
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