[Athen] Developing and reading Accessible UML and ER diagrams

[Timothy Breitenfeldt]

My apologies, I should have mentioned. I am a screenreader user. I
primarily use Jaws and NVDA. So I am looking for a solution that will
work with Jaws or NVDA.

TJ Breitenfeldt

On 1/8/18, Nast, Joseph <Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu> wrote:

> Hello Timothy! As you've already discovered, assistive technology that makes

> electronic content accessible to those who are blind can be significantly

> different from what people with low vision require.

>

> Am I correct in assuming that you'll be creating and reading diagrams

> electronically? Are you using any screen magnification software now like

> Zoomtext, Magic, or Window Eyes?

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

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

> Behalf Of Timothy Breitenfeldt

> Sent: Monday, January 8, 2018 12:45 PM

> To: athen-list at u.washington.edu

> Subject: [Athen] Developing and reading Accessible UML and ER diagrams

>

> Hi, I am a visually impaired computer science student, and I am taking a

> relational database class this quarter as well as a design patterns class.

> In both classes, I will need to be able to create and read diagrams used for

> modeling.

>

> In my design patterns class, I will be learning UML, used for modeling

> object oriented programming. My relational database class will require me to

> learn ER diagrams, for modeling databases.

> From what I understand, UML and ER diagrams are similar, so hopefully I can

> find a solution that will work for both.

>

> I am searching for a solution for how I can make these diagrams accessible.

> Someone suggested to me Microsoft Visio, but I have never used it, and I am

> not certain if it can do everything I need it to and be accessible. I did a

> google search on UML for blind individuals, and found a lot of papers that

> have been written about the subject. There was some software that has been

> created from what I can tell, but I am having a problem locating download

> links for the software.

>

> I need to be able to read diagrams that my teachers create, as well as be

> able to create them myself.

>

> I found this in my searching, but from what I can tell, it only allows for

> reading UML diagrams. I have not tested it yet, but will soon.

>

> http://access.uoa.gr/ATHENA/eng/applications/view/263

>

> Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can handle these diagrams in my

> classes?

>

> Thanks,

>

> TJ Breitenfeldt

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