Re: Cognos Accessibility with JAWS

  • From: Jim Bauer <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:39:17 -0500

Alas, I know nothing of Cognos itself, though I'll write anyway with a
couple *helpful* bits about your problem(s):

I'm sure Geoff C is composing a thesis extolling the virtues of
Hotspot Clicker, so I'll beat him to it. <grin>. Any time you're
talking about coordinate-based positioning in areas that have the
potential for going dynamic, it's definitely the easiest, most
customizable option.

Are the sectioned-off elements you seek actual windows or just
"chunks" of information written to one large window that represents
the screen area?

P.S. If you're unaware, Hotspot Clicker can be found at
http://www.hotspotclicker.org
"Brent Neal" <bneal@xxxxxxxx> wrote on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:25:21
-0600:

>Here at work I was put on the data warehouse team because they thought I could 
>learn Cognos and create Cognos reports.  So far Cognos on the web has been 
>quite accessible accept we cannot seem to get to the Source, Toolbox and Data 
>Items icons which are in the center part of the screen.  I had sighted 
>assistance in labeling the icons but JAWS still does not recognize them.  Is 
>there any way to get around this problem?  If not I will not be able to create 
>the reports.  
>Also the screen is divided into 3 sections and I need to find a way to switch 
>between sections.  They are not frames or tables.  Does anyone know how to do 
>this?
>Is anyone else using Cognos with JAWS?
>Any help will be appreciated.
>Thank You
> 
> 
>Brent Neal
>140 E 300 S
>Salt Lake City, UT 84111
> 
>Programmer
>Phone:  801.526.9797
>Email:  bneal@xxxxxxxx

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