[nfbcs] Computer Usability Statistics Questions

[Nicole B. Torcolini Home]

    Partially out of curiosity and partially for a project that I am doing,
I have some questions about computer usability by blind users. Can people
please give any answers that they might have or direct me to a good source
for this information?
 
TIA,
Nicole
 
1. Between Windows, Mac, Linux, and chrome, what is the approximate percent
of the blind population that uses each system? If not a percentage, then is
there in general a noticeable large or small portion that uses a certain
operating system?
2. Is the percentage of blind users that use each OS likely to shift in the
near future due to changes in technology?
3. If a blind person has used Windows or Mac for his/her entire life and
starts work at a job where Linux is primarily used for code development,
should he/she learn Linux or use remote access or some other work around?
4. How do most blind people who access Linux do it (i.e., work directly with
the Linux machine or use some kind of remote access from another machine)?
5. In Google docs, there is a type of Google doc that is an uploaded file,
such as a PDF or PowerPoint. At this time, viewing this sort of doc using
JAWS does not render any text. How many people do you think would consider
trying the print button as a way as getting to a save dialog for the
uploaded file?
 
Feel free to ask for more clarification if any of these don't make sense.