[Athen] is Microsoft track changes accessible?

[Karlen Communications]

I agree, I’ve used track changes for years (dating back to Word 2003) and as someone who uses a screen reader, it is what I mark my student’s work with. If I am getting any type of feedback/edits, I request that the editor use track changes. JAWS has a keyboard command to list the changes/revision and I use this in combination with the Word Review Ribbon tools.

 

If you are a member of EASI, I did a webinar as part of the Advanced Word Tools/Features two years ago and it should be in the archives.

 

The handouts for the EASI webinars can be found on my Office web page and are tagged PDF and free.

https://www.karlencommunications.com/OfficeForWindowsAccessibility.html

 

The handout is called Track Changes, Comments and Comparing Documents and I go through the accessibility of each tool/feature.

 

Cheers, Karen

 

 

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And they are promising to do a new webinar on track changes in September. 

 

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Hi Krista 

 

Yes, if you are referring to use with Jaws or NVDA, track changes is accessible, although it is verbose and a little ungainly to use. For jaws, FreedomScientific did a webinar  a few years ago on how to use it. Here is the URL:

https://doccenter.freedomscientific.com/doccenter2/doccenter/rs25c51746a0cc/TrackChanges/02-WordTrackChangesWithJAWS.htm <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__doccenter.freedomscientific.com_doccenter2_doccenter_rs25c51746a0cc_TrackChanges_02-2DWordTrackChangesWithJAWS.htm&d=DwMGaQ&c=WORo6LNFtQOb4SPVta8Jsg&r=K_2Yg4I05GGnHlSOevlp3QeE5-JEqtmoUnmP0YVj9ZM&m=hBnu08IFm5GFMWe3nd54vn7YIi3Rkj3JSgLgaWP2x9s&s=fahgt7hImQXcRhNY-KfezBODzwsjiSMiGCRMNbk4pW0&e=> 

 

I hope this helps

Stephen Alex Marositz
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CSUDH
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Asking on behalf of a client. Does anyone know or have experience with the current accessibility of Microsoft's track changes?

 

A specific version was not mentioned. I'd expect it to be more accessible in MS 2019 compared to 2010. 

 

Thanks!

 

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Krista Greear

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ATHEN Executive Council Vice President 

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