[jawsscripts] Re: Exploring a new application with JAWS
- From: "E.J. Zufelt" <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:52:16 -0500
I would agree. What they likely need is to design the application / kiosk so
that it is self voicing (or at least that there is an option for this). It
would also be possible to make this work for the blind, although it would take
extra development work.
I assisted with part of the design phase for a kiosk like this with the
Inclusive Design Research Centre in Toronto. You may find some of the
resources on the following page of use / interest, note not all will apply.
http://zufelt.ca/blog/sorry-we-dont-serve-blind-inaccessible-point-sales-devices
Everett Zufelt
http://zufelt.ca
Follow me on Twitter
http://twitter.com/ezufelt
View my LinkedIn Profile
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt
On 2011-01-12, at 10:35 PM, The Elf wrote:
> hi,
>
> I don't really think the company needs jaws since they want a "read our
> application" use, what they need is a voice synthesizer, and although jaws
> does make it nicer, eloquence can be purchased with usability information
> direct from the folks who own it, as can other synthesizers such as the
> nuance speech engine and the though horrible, Microsoft SAPI TTS engine all
> of which can be integrated to read anything presented on your kiosk screen.
>
> and the price is far far less this way than utilizing a copy of jaws per
> machine, a lot cheaper!
>
> I think it's risen since I last dealt with it, but eloquence was at one time
> charging 5 dollars a copy, and nuance is on my haven phone, the phone in
> total retails for 160 dollars I got it for 50, and the nuance synthesizer
> speaks everything in the menu's so its there for less than fifty.
>
> HTH,
> elf
> Moderator, Blind Access Help
> Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises
> Specialists in customized computers and peripherals
> - own the might and majesty of a Alacorn!
> www.alacorncomputer.com
> proprietor, The Grab Bag,
> for blind computer users and programmers
> http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Kruse" <AKruse@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 1:53 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
>
__________�
View the list's information and change your settings at
//www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts
Other related posts:
