[nfbcs] Any success using Jira?

[Edgar Lozano]

Are there particular accessibility issues you anticipate facing? I've
used Jira in previous jobs, and I've had success for the most part.
There are some work arounds for interacting with some of the elements.
I can also offer assistance if needed.

Edgar


On 2/28/19, Mike Sedmak via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Which version of Jira are they using?
>
> My employer and I have done quite a bit of work with Atlassian to get
> out of the box accessibility.
>
> Jira is quite configurable, so depending on what additional plugins
> your employer is using it is possible you will encounter issues that I
> dont.
>
> One of the key things to know about Jira, if you want to activate any
> of the "tabs" in the menu at the top of the screen you need to use
> control+enter to get focus into the sub-menu.
>
> Again, I am a user not a representative of Atlassian but I would be
> happy to try to answer any questions.
>
> Mike
>
> On 2/28/19, Rasmussen, Lloyd via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Gera has been cussed and discussed on the Program-L listserv, but I don't
>> remember seeing any specific workarounds. Nevertheless, it is being used.
>>
>> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
>> National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped,
>> Library
>> of Congress
>> Washington, DC 20542   202-707-0535
>> http://www.loc.gov/nls/
>> The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of
>> the Library of Congress, NLS.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Amanda Lacy via nfbcs
>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2019 10:57 AM
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Amanda Lacy <lacy925 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Any success using Jira?
>>
>> My (hopefully) future employer uses Jira to track bugs. I get mixed
>> results
>> with it. Sometimes I can't read the text of the issue. A search for
>> "accessible Jira" turns up a page of theirs where they say how much they
>> value accessibility, but no help page for screen reader users.
>>
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