[Athen] screen readers other than jaws? powerpoint access
Chris Johnson
express_able at yahoo.com
Wed Jan 4 15:28:10 PST 2012
As far as listening to powerpoint:
Powertalk, which has been around for over 10 years, still reads
them just fine in Office 2010 from Win 7. Like NVDA, there's also a
portable version that will run on any computer despite restrictions.
*Download PowerTalk-1.2.14.exe (3.4 MB)
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/powertalk/files/latest/download?source=files>
*
Switching from Outlook to Thunderbird was a step that I don't regret for
the following reasons:
free
NVDA accessible
better low vision customization
lots of good add-ons
As for making accessible Powerpoint presentations, maybe this will help:
Logical Document Structure Handbook: PowerPoint 2007
ISBN: 978-0-9782675-6-8
Price: $75.00
Anyone working with PowerPoint will recognize some of the accessibility
issues that people using adaptive technology can encounter. This book
details the decision making process that starts your design process for
your presentation. The accessibility of your PowerPoint documents
depends on how you are going to distribute them. The chapters in this
book provide information on what elements of a slide can be accessible
and how someone using adaptive technology can access tables, Excel or
Word documents, shapes or SmartArt. You'll learn how to make accessible
slide masters...which is not as difficult as you might think.
You can purchase the book from Karlen Communications by invoice or PO.
If you want to purchase this book using a credit card and you live in
the US, call IRTI at 1-800-322-4784 or 530-274-2090.
Chris Johnson
Assistive Technology Specialist
expressABLE
Loveland, CO
chris at eable.org
"Express, Educate and Employ Your Abilities with the Right Technology
and Training!"
On 1/4/12 7:26 AM, Ken Petri wrote:
> In my experience NVDA works well with Word and Excel, including the
> 2010 version, though I am coming at this only as a tester, not as a
> screen reader reliant user. NVDA themselves state that their product
> does not work with Access or PowerPoint. And it works only partially
> with Outlook 2010. NVDA recommends use of Mozilla Thunderbird as an
> installed mail client, in lieu of Outlook.
>
> My gut is NVDA will not work with PowerPoint going forward, unless MS
> or some other benefactor gives the project some $ to do the work.
>
> ken
> --
> Ken Petri
> Program Director, OSU Web Accessibility Center
> 102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Gabbert, Darren L.
> <darren at missouri.edu <mailto:darren at missouri.edu>> wrote:
>
> I thought NVDA had good capability with Microsoft Office products.
> Could you mention any specific conflicts?
>
>
> Darren Gabbert
> Grants & Contracts Administrator
> Adaptive Computing Technology Center
> University of Missouri Division of IT
> N-18 Memorial Union
> Columbia, MO 65211
> Phone: (573) 673-5629 <tel:%28573%29%20673-5629>
> Fax: (314) 594-9909 <tel:%28314%29%20594-9909>
> Darren at Missouri.edu
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>] On Behalf
> Of Ron Stewart
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:45 PM
> To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> For the most part no it does not. NVDA is a great general access
> product, but it is totally unsuitable for access to most academic
> software and applications such as MS Office.
>
> Ron Stewart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>] On Behalf
> Of Bundy, Keith
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 10:46 AM
> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> Hello, Pratik. Do you know if the latest iteration of NVDA works
> with Office 2010?
>
>
> Keith Bundy, MS
> Dakota State University
> Phone: 605-256-5121 <tel:605-256-5121>
> Email: keith.bundy at dsu.edu <mailto:keith.bundy at dsu.edu>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>] On Behalf
> Of Pratik Patel
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 11:53 AM
> To: gdietrich at htctu.net <mailto:gdietrich at htctu.net>; 'Access
> Technology Higher Education Network'
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> I am working with several large University clients to install NVDA
> on their machines and include it as a standard part of machine
> images. Unless there are specific requests forJAWS features, they
> are instituting training programs forNVDA to all students who need
> screen readers.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pratik
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>] On Behalf
> Of Gaeir Dietrich
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 12:43 PM
> To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> Some of our campuses are looking at putting NVDA on all their
> computers and providing JAWS for those few who request it.
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
> High Tech Center Training Unit of the
> California Community Colleges
> De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
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> 408-996-6043 <tel:408-996-6043>
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> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>] On Behalf
> Of Robert Beach
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 7:12 AM
> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> So far, JAWS has worked well here. I have had a few students who
> use System Access on their own, but they use JAWS when on campus.
> No complaints.
>
>
> Robert Lee Beach
> Assistive Technology Specialist
> Kansas City Kansas Community College
> 7250 State Avenue
> Kansas City, KS 66112
> 913-288-7671 <tel:913-288-7671>
> rbeach at kckcc.edu <mailto:rbeach at kckcc.edu>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>] On Behalf
> Of Jennison Mark Asuncion
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 9:01 AM
> To: athen-list at u.washington.edu <mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> Hello,
>
> Happy new year - I've been curious so figured I'd ask if campuses
> are standardizing on screen readers other than the perennial,
> JAWS? Are you finding you are needing to have a mix of screen
> reading software available for blind/visually impaired users?
>
> Jennison
>
>
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> Jennison Mark Asuncion
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