[Athen] Using VitalSource with a Screen Reader

[kerscher at montana.com]

Hi,

 

With 9.1.2, because of the lack of shortcut keys, we have not done extensive testing with screen readers. Once that is there, we will test and get feedback to the developers. Also, I will email your thoughts to the developers.

 

Best

George

 

 

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Robert Spangler
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 12:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Using VitalSource with a Screen Reader

 

Hello, thanks for this suggestion; the older version is definitely easier to use.  Let me reiterate, however, that it's not the lack of shortcut keys that I find to be inconvenient about the new version.  It is that I am unable to navigate through the book content with the arrow keys, so if I need to review a piece of text in detail, I am unable to do this with the newer version.  I am able to do this with Bookshelf 7.6.4, though, so thanks again for this suggestion.  

 

 

 

On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 2:12 PM <kerscher at montana.com <mailto:kerscher at montana.com> > wrote:

Hello,

 

I use NVDA all of the time. Most blind users are using version 7.6.4.

 

Results of testing can be found at http://www.epubtest.org

 

There is also testing with Jaws. Both work about the same.

 

Version 9.1.2 is difficult to use with a screen reader, and they are planning to create shortcut keys, which will make this version much easier to use.

 

Best

George

 

 

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> > On Behalf Of Robert Spangler
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 11:05 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu <mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu> >
Subject: [Athen] Using VitalSource with a Screen Reader

 

Hello, is there anyone who's blind who has used VitalSource Bookshelf with NVDA or JAWS?  I have been playing with it recently and I see that I can have the text of a book read out loud with MS Speech API.  This is insufficient, however, because I want to be able to review the text of the book with NVDA.  This is particularly important when reviewing text by character is necessary, such as when reading programming books.  I don't see a way to do this.  Am I missing something or am I simply out of luck?

 

Thanks,

Robert




 

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Robert Spangler
Disability Services Technical Support Specialist
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