[nfbcs] SharePoint with JAWS

[Doug Lee]

JAWS 17 added support for customized handling of Sharepoint sites. You might gain something by using JAWS 17
and setting up the following section in a ConfigNames.ini file in your JAWS user settings folder:

[Domains]
yoursite.sharepoint.com=SharePointWeb

Change "yoursite" above to match the domain used by your particular Sharepoint instance.

I have not tested to see what specific changes the above adjustments cause.

On Mon, Aug 08, 2016 at 03:06:22PM -0500, NFBCS mailing list wrote:
In general it is always best to use the latest JAWS. You have to figure that
15 is over two years old.  I would guess IE is the best browser to use, as it
and Sharepoint are from Microsoft. Depending on how it was installed, and
configured, many Sharepoint sites have link at top that says "More Accessible
Mode."  If so, pick that first.

I think that most blind persons find Sharepoint difficult to use.  This is in
part because most IT shops dump it on people's desktops without training.
Also, it is different from things we are used to.  There are many links, lots
of jargon, and overwhelming obscure choices.

I mentioned JAWS changing, just last   or a couple weeks ago, I was having
trouble with a control on a web site.  Not Sharepoint, but there was a JAWS
update, and it worked perfectly.

Dave

01:46 PM 8/8/2016, you wrote:
>Hello, listers,
>
>
>
>As a JAWS user, I have been asked to review for accessibility a website
>featuring SharePoint.  Is there any version of JAWS that has been expressly
>made to work with SharePoint? Also, are there browsers that have better
>accessibility? I am currently using JAWS 15 and Internet Explorer 11, and
>I'm hitting many snags.
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ryan Stevens


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