[jawsscripts] Re: Exploring a new application with JAWS

  • From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:42:20 -0500

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
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