I appreciate these comments.
I am actually a software engineer at my company. I don't really have
accessibility issues myself. I am developing a accessibility framework so
my company can build policies and procedures to make sure the teams are
developing accessible content, documents, websites and products.
I am attaching my draft document maybe you guys can provide any insites, or
suggestions I would really appreciate it.
Best,
Juan Hernandez
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From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Walker, Michael E
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2017 6:55 AM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] Re: accessibility
I have found OCR built into JAWS to work well enough for my needs, but as
Roger stated, try different packages to find out what works best for your
needs. It may even be the case that the entire document does not have to be
accessible for you, which is why you again may want to narrow down the
information you need, as even though OCR is great, it is not perfect.
From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Roger Woolgrove
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2017 5:04 PM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] Re: accessibility
Juan,
I got this message a bit late but essentially Mike has it covered and he
gives good advice.
The only thing I may add is that if a document is inaccessible for whatever
reason there are some good packages which can scan in a document and
determine quite accurately what is written. This is helpful with illegible
pdf documents and the like. A scanner does not have to be used with pdf
files and so forth as they can usually be opened from within the software.
Omni page is one such piece but I have no recent experience.
Kurtzweil 1000 is a good piece of kit and the one I use even though mine is
very dated now, it still gives good results.
There are some freebie OCR packages out there and I'm sure there are many
opinions on them also.
Roger
On 07/09/2017 20:40, Walker, Michael E wrote:
You are welcome. What I recommend is that even though you are coming up with
these policies to make apps, documents, and presentations accessible for
your company, you will want to use your newly acquired knowledge from the
standards I recommended in my last email to know if an app or information
produced by it like a document is accessible. The only true way to know if
an app, site, or document is accessible is to try using it. If it is not,
you can reference the part of the accessibility standards that are relevant
for making it accessible. Also keep in mind that if it is a big app, the
company may not be able to afford to make the app itself accessible, but may
consider that when and if it is time to redesign that app. In some cases,
you may need to make due with features of your screen reader like graphics
and custom labels, to help improve the app's accessibility, or some basic
scripting to access those essential parts of the app or site. Also, when you
run into a situation where the app cannot be accessible, consider finding
out if information from the inaccessible app can be exported to a more
accessible Word document, HTML, or PDF. Finally, do not underestimate the
power of asking for help. There will be times when it is so much faster to
narrow down what you need, and have a co-worker look at the screen with you.
That may save you hours of trying to find workarounds to do something basic,
like get a video to play. Pressing alt+print screen to take a screenshot is
one way to do this, if you do not have time to meet with the co-worker. That
screen shot is copied to your clipboard, and you can paste it into an email.
I hope this helps.
Best regards,
Mike
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[mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Juan Hernandez
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2017 2:31 PM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [program-l] Re: accessibility
Thanks for this info. I appreciate it.
Juan Hernandez
Juanhernandez98@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:Juanhernandez98@xxxxxxxxx>
619-750-9431 (M) | 858-777-3311 (F)
My WebSite <http://www.juanhernandez.me/> | Twitter | FaceBook
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[mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Walker, Michael E
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2017 12:05 PM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [program-l] Re: accessibility
Hi Juan,
Research Web Content Accessibility Guidelines by the World Wide Web
Consortium. The latest is 2.0. You will also want to become familiar with
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, part of access-board.gov.
Additionally, read through Creating Nonvisually Accessible Documents
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/products_technology/creating_accessible_document
s.docx> .
Mike
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[mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Juan Hernandez
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2017 2:00 PM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [program-l] accessibility
Hi All,
I am developing an accessibility framework/ guidelines for my company.
One of the sections is for external tooling. Can you guys give me any
pointers on this? What I mean by external tooling is software that the
company buys to use internally for Blind and visually impaired employees.
Some of my questions are:
What is the best way to determine a software is accessible? What are some
guidelines to follow for this? Etc.
I am trying to develop an accessibility policy for my company. I have a
section for static documents like word, pdf, etc. How to determine that
they are accessible, how to make accessible documents etc.
Any pointers I would truly appreciate.
Best,
Juan Hernandez
Juanhernandez98@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:Juanhernandez98@xxxxxxxxx>
619-750-9431 (M) | 858-777-3311 (F)
My WebSite <http://www.juanhernandez.me/> | Twitter | FaceBook
<https://www.facebook.com/blindwiz> | LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanmhernandez>
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