Yes, that was my concern. However, I'm not a programmer, and I was hoping its being open source might enable experts to find a way of making it accessible. That said, it's not clear what google's plans are for Chrome. They have a contract with Firefox extending into 2011, as I recall. So I don't believe they intend to supplant either IE or Firefox, even if they had the ability. Chrome seems to be part of a larger strategy to ensure Microsoft doesn't supplant google. In short, while we wish we had equal access to all applications, we should still be able to use IE or Firefox to accomplish what Chrome does. As the article points out, Chrome has features that already exist in Firefox and have been incorporated into IE8.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary King" <w4wkz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>After reading the article, it seems clear that the very features that will make it so convenient for sighted people will make it harder for blind people to use. It appears to be icon driven instead of menu driven which would make access difficult. The only advantage to the browser would appear to be its increased security if it proves to be superior to other browsers.
Gary King w4wkz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Spratt" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:41 AM Subject: Re: Google ChromeThis morning's New York Times has a helpful article describing Chrome's innovations, suggesting why it may be inaccessible, demonstrating how much work yet needs to be done, and pointing out that it is open source. You may need to set up an NY Times account, which is free, but here's the link to the printable version:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/technology/personaltech/03pogue.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:53 AM Subject: Re: Google ChromeI also tried installing Google Chrome with no success. Maybe Google should stick to search engines and leave the browser field to Microsoft and Mozilla.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon B" <serrebi101@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 12:34 AM Subject: Re: Google ChromeYep, google chrome isn't accessible . Google should care more , but it's beta 1, so I'm not holding anything. Ömer Yesiltas wrote: Hello all, a few days ago, someone asked about google's new web browser Chrome. i have downloaded and installed it but i found it extremely inaccessible with jaws. i could only find the edit box to type the address and after it opened the site i couldn't navigate neither with tab nor arrow keys. and when i pressed insert+f1, jaws says jaws may not recognize this windows etc.
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