[Athen] Compass update

[Wink Harner]

Excellent! Thanks. We'll look forward to your info. Have a nice refreshing
break.

Wink
On May 22, 2015 9:48 AM, "Robert Beach" <rbeach at kckcc.edu> wrote:


>  Yes, I’ll have to test it all.  I’m out next week, and the week after

> that  si the first week of classes for summer.  So, it may be a bit before

> I can give it a good run.  However, I’ll try to remember to post what I

> find.

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> Robert Lee Beach

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> Assistive Technology Specialist

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> Kansas City Kansas Community College

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> 7250 State Avenue

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> Kansas City, KS  66112

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> 913-288-7671

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> rbeach at kckcc.edu

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> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On

> Behalf Of *Wink Harner

> *Sent:* Friday, May 22, 2015 11:37 AM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Compass update

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> Hi Robert et al,

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> Go to the Design Science website or nvda directly and download the nvda

> math build to see if the math is read OK on the compass test too!

>

> Wink Harner

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> On May 22, 2015 8:57 AM, "Robert Beach" <rbeach at kckcc.edu> wrote:

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> Hey all,

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> I just had a pleasant surprise.  My colleague and I were testing Compass

> on FireFox.  We decided to throw a little assistive tech at it to see what

> would happen.  We loaded JAWS and went into the test.  JAWS read fine as

> long as you didn’t use any of the commands that open boxes such as the

> links list.  I was able to use the Say All command as well as move by

> elements using the hotkeys.  I tried radio buttons, combo boxes, and form

> field commands, and they all worked without kicking us out of the test.

> The big one, I could use the CTRL key to stop JAWS, which didn’t work in

> past tests.

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> Sadly, I tried Read&Write 10, no go.  I understand that it is possible to

> get Read&Write 11.5 to work with Compass.  Our IT department is supposed to

> be upgrading the server, but I don’t have it yet.

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> I’ll still have to sit down and take the full test before I’ll say Compass

> is accessible with JAWS.  I also want to test with NVDA and ZoomText.  If

> anybody gets a chance to play before I do, let me know what you find.

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> Robert Lee Beach

>

> Assistive Technology Specialist

>

> Kansas City Kansas Community College

>

> 7250 State Avenue

>

> Kansas City, KS  66112

>

> 913-288-7671

>

> rbeach at kckcc.edu

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