Re: Cognos Accessibility with JAWS
- From: "Brent Neal" <bneal@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:26:50 -0600
I am using JAWS 10. I believe IBM took over cognos from another company.
Usually IBM is good about accessibility but I am not sure if they would make
Cognos more accessible. This is not good because most of cognos seems to be
accessible but this one part will make it so I cannot use it.
Brent Neal
140 E 300 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Programmer
Phone: 801.526.9797
Email: bneal@xxxxxxxx
>>> Dorene Cornwell <dorenefc@xxxxxxxxx> 9/23/2009 1:16 PM >>>
Brent
In cases like this, I am a great believer in making the Cognos tech
support staff earn their keep. Web-based report-writing is too
important a function. Cognos is too important a product;
decisionmakers for organizations of all sizes SHOULD be considering
accessibility in their purchasing decisions and Cognos should not be
allowed to slide and palm all the work off on you or your IT shop. You
are basically beta-testing and intentionally or not helping them with
necessary development work.
I think the hotspot clicker idea also sounds interesting. What
screenreader and version of JAWS are you using? I have not read all
the wonders that JAWS 10 is supposed to work with dynamic updates of
the screen, but I would think to look there.
Keep us all posted. This is important work!
DoreneC
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Jim Bauer <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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