[Athen] Gmail accessibility

[Kestrell]

As a blind Jaws user who dabbles with Gmail, I can state that, while Gmail 
is accessible, the basic HTML accessible version does not offer all the 
funtionality of the standard Gmail interface.

One specific feature lacing in the accessible interface is the fact that, 
when you put messages in your delete basket, you then have to go through 
every email and check them one by one in order to completely delete them. 
This can be very time consuming considering the amount of messages one 
deletes every day.

I would definitely look into IMAP and POP setups for Gmail, which I have 
heard work fine and offer the student all the functionality they are used to 
in their Windows email programs.

Kestrell



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Sutton" <jsuttondc at earthlink.net>
To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" <athen at athenpro.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Athen] Gmail accessibility



> Hello:

>

> GMail, with the basic HTML interface, works fine with Window-Eyes

> 6.1, so I presume that Google has built it so that it's not designed

> to work with only one screen reader.

>

> I don't believe that it has all of the same features and

> functionality as the "normal" interface, however.

>

> Setting up a GMail account with IMAP or POP access may be worth 

> considering.

>

> I wouldn't call the basic HTML interface perfect, but it's certainly 

> usable.

>

> Jennifer

>

> At 07:11 AM 3/5/2008, you wrote:

>

>>My university is considering Google Gmail as a replacement for the

>>current student email system.  I have seen posts discussing Gmail

>>accessibility issues here in the past.

>>

>>Can anyone tell me if the Basic HTML interface works well with JAWS

>>9, and does it provide the same functionality as the standard Gmail 

>>interface?

>>

>>

>>Thanks in advance.

>>

>>Regards,

>>

>>Jeff Sykes

>>Assistive Technology Coordinator

>>Disability Support Services

>>Division of Inclusion and Equity

>>Grand Valley State University

>>

>>

>>

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