It sounds to me like Jaws is not the solution. They would be better off making this a self voicing application. Dale leavens. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Kruse" <AKruse@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 4:53 PM Subject: [jawsscripts] Exploring a new application with JAWS > Hello all. I am a new user of the JawsScripts list and have been > watching the daily digest for a month or so now. I have a question, but > let me briefly describe what the context is so my question will be > understood. > > > I have been asked by my company to make JAWS work with a new piece of > software that is in development. I am having trouble navigating the > software, though. The application is essentially a series of questions > with pre-defined answers that the user must select. They are scored > based on their answers and given a result at the end. Without JAWS > running, I cannot use the arrow keys or tab key to access any of the > questions or answers. With JAWS running, I can use the JAWS cursor to > get to most of the text on the screen, but not all of it. > > > > The most important thing to know is that this will be used at a kiosk > with only a touch screen. As such, it is obviously not accessible by > someone with a visual impairment. The design idea was for JAWS to read > for someone who is illiterate. > > > > The question is this: Is there another way to navigate through the > program outside the JAWS cursor and arrow key/tab key strokes that I > have missed? > > > > Thank you for any input you can offer. I don't intend to start a > discussion about how it would be nice (and appropriate) for all software > to be accessible through screen reader software like JAWS. I am > constrained by the requirements of the contract, the relevant details of > which I spelled out above. > > > > > > Aaron Kruse NoteTemplates and Development Support, PL10 > > DSS, Inc. 12575 US Highway 1, Suite 200 Juno Beach, FL 33408 > Office: 561-284-7832 | Cell: 919-605-9790 | Fax: 561-227-0208 > > akruse@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:akruse@xxxxxxxxxx> > > PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this e-mail > transmission, and any documents, files, or previous e-mail messages > attached to it are intended solely for the party or parties addressed; > and may contain proprietary or private communication that is legally > privileged and may constitute inside or non-public information under > international, federal, or state securities laws. If you are not the > intended recipient of this e-mail message or if this e-mail message has > been addressed to you in error, any review, use, dissemination, > distribution, saving, or copying of this e-mail is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. > Do not disclose the contents or take any action in reliance upon the > information contained in this e-mail transmission. Please notify the > sender immediately of the error by return e-mail and/or phone and please > delete this message from your system. You may call DSS, Inc.'s corporate > office in Juno Beach, Florida, U.S.A. at (+1) (561) 284-7000 if you > need additional assistance. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. > > > > > __________� > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > __________� View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts