[Athen] Google Docs accessibility

[Paul Walker]

Hi All,

I just wanted to add that we have recently done some Accessibility testing
of the Grackle Talks Add-On for Google Docs to ensure that it was also
Accessible for AT users.  As part of that process our tester, who was using
NVDA and Firefox, was pleasantly surprised at how far Google has come in
terms of Accessibility with Google Docs and found it very user-friendly.

The Grackle Talks Add-On adds additional value by checking Google Docs for
any Accessibility issues and also gives users the ability to generate
PDF/UA output directly from a Google Doc which is something that Google
natively can not do.

Paul

On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 8:13 AM, Bourne, Sarah (MASSIT) <
sarah.bourne at mass.gov> wrote:


> Thank you, Matt and Pratik!  Hearing about positive progress like this is

> great way to start my day; saying “no” all the time gets pretty tiresome.

>

> sb

>

> Sarah E. Bourne

> Director of IT Accessibility, MassIT

> Commonwealth of Massachusetts

> 1 Ashburton Pl. rm 811 Boston MA 02108

> 617-626-4502

> sarah.bourne at mass.gov

> http://www.mass.gov/MassIT

>

>

>

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

> Behalf Of *Matt McCubbin

> *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:26 AM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Google Docs accessibility

>

>

>

> Hi Sarah,

>

> I would just like to echo Pratik’s positive comments concerning Google

> Docs and the remainder of the product suite. The accessibility experience

> has improved significantly in the past few years. I’ve had the best luck

> with JAWS and NVDA with both Firefox and Chrome.

>

> I hope this helps, and please feel free to follow up if you have

> additional questions.

>

> All the best,

>

> Matt

>

>

>

>

>

> Matt McCubbin

>

> Adaptive Technology Specialist

>

> University of Massachusetts Boston

>

> (617) 287-5243

>

>

>

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

> <athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Pratik

> Patel

> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:21 PM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Google Docs accessibility

>

>

>

> Hello Sarah,

>

>

>

> I'm happy to report that Google Docs and the related applications are

> quite usable and accessible with screen readers and magnification software.

> WHile we haven't done a formal study, I have been personally using the

> applications in the suite with others quite successfully. I can report

> using the applications with NVDA and JAWS as well as Voiceover on the Mac.

> I know of several individuals who use Docs with magnification software.

> These experiences go across several browsers. I believe some problems still

> remain with IE. But, The Docs team is quite responsive when contacted.

>

>

>

> Regards,

>

>

>

> Pratik

>

>

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

>

> On Aug 10, 2016, at 2:38 PM, Bourne, Sarah (ITD) <sarah.bourne at mass.gov>

> wrote:

>

> I was just looking at Google’s site, Accessibility for Docs editors

> <https://support.google.com/docs/topic/6039805?hl=en&ref_topic=1382883>

> and their page Use Google Calendar with a screen reader

> <https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/1630828?hl=en&ref_topic=6272668>.

> It looks like they’ve made some significant improvements since the last

> studies I saw, the 2012 ATHEN studies.

>

> Has anyone done any formal (or otherwise!) research into their current

> status since these changes have been made?  If you’re using them, have you

> seen improvements for keyboard-only and screen reader users?

>

> Thank you,

> sb

>

> Sarah E. Bourne

> Director of IT Accessibility, MassIT

> Commonwealth of Massachusetts

> 1 Ashburton Pl. rm 811 Boston MA 02108

> 617-626-4502

> sarah.bourne at mass.gov

> http://www.mass.gov/MassIT

>

>

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