[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Chromebooks, was:Re: Re: More Books I'll be Scanning

  • From: "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:09:52 -0500

One thing you can do:  You know those ChromeVox keys? Forget them.  Double-tap 
the Search key (the Caps Lock on most computers) and it should say "Sticky Mode 
On."  Then you can just use arrows to get from one place to another.  Those 
keys are a royal pain!  So it does have sticky keys in that respect--but only 
that respect.  Perhaps you should submit a feedback report asking if they 
intend to include sticky keys and other accessibility features for people with 
disabilities other than blindness.  

It's going to take a while to get used to this.  My impression out of the box 
is that I'll keep my IOS devices.  But you didn't hear that from another 
Trusted Tester! *smile*

I will likely try to call you on Monday.  I am doing a bit better today, for 
the first time--but now we're heavily into food production for Easter.  We'll 
be ten at the table tomorrow!

Have a blessed Easter!  This is my favorite and most meaningful Holy Day, since 
it provides us the whole reason for being Christian!

Sandi

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Valerie Maples 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 1:14 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Chromebooks, was:Re: Re: More Books I'll be 
Scanning


  Thanks, Sandi!  I was beginning to think I was losing it.  I found it 
interesting it came with Braille instructions, but I am guessing it is only 
through the accessibility project that happens, not every Chromebook through 
Amazon etc.  Do you know which model you have?  I think mine is a 303C. While I 
like it, without sticky keys at a minimum, it is pretty useless for me since 
two keys at once is nearly impossible with my hands so bad.  I go from maybe 17 
wpm to under 10.  Not good, no matter how responsive it is software and 
hardware wise...
   
  Valerie


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  From: Sandi Ryan <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Sat, March 30, 2013 10:33:11 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Chromebooks, was:Re: Re: More Books I'll be 
Scanning


  Not that I've seen, Valerie, though they're trying to send this thing out 
like an Apple device, with no documentation--and it's thousands of times less 
intuitive out of the box.

  Sandi

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Valerie Maples 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 2:25 AM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Chromebooks, was:Re: Re: More Books I'll be 
Scanning


    Like y'all, I got a Chromebook for accessibility testing, but it appears 
they they confined accessibility to the totally blind.  It is an amazing 
netbook, but there is nothing for people with physical disabilities; no sticky 
keys no global speech recognition, nothing... Am I missing something?
     
    Valerie


    www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples 





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    From: Sandi Ryan <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Sent: Fri, March 29, 2013 7:20:27 PM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: More Books I'll be Scanning

    Hi Daria,

    I'll be brief here.  I also just received my Chromebook.  It comes with not 
enough information about how to make it work!

    You turn on your Chromebook by opening it up, if it's a Samsung like mine 
anyway.  It doesn't come with Accessibility features enabled, so the first 
thing you should do is press Control+Alt+z, and wait for the voice to say 
"Accessibility Enabled."

    On your Braille pages is  a link to the ChromeVox User's Guide online.  I 
used my regular computer to bring that up.  I'm now online and reading mail 
there, though I switched back to my usual computer to write back!

    Hope this helpes!
    Sandi

    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dasha Radford" <dasha95@xxxxxxxxx>
    To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 4:25 PM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: More Books I'll be Scanning


    > Hello,
    > This is off-topic I know but I just received a new Google Chrome book as 
part of the trusted  tester program. I'm having trouble turning it on can some 
one help? Do I need to get a sighted persons help to get started?
    > Thanks
    > 
    > Sent from my iPhone
    > 
    > On 29/03/2013, at 9:32 AM, "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
    > 
    >> Hello.
    >> I will scan The Silvered by Tanya Huff and Flashback by Rob Thurman.  I 
have
    >> proofers for both of these books.
    >> Thank you.
    >> Christina
    >> 
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