<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; ">Also, the previous report on Google Docs can be found here: <div><br></div><div><a href="http://athenpro.org/google-docs-accessibility">http://athenpro.org/google-docs-accessibility</a></div><div><br></div><div>Some of the findings may be slightly dated, but the general situation remains the same. Progress has been slow. </div><div><br></div><div>At U-Michigan we are scurrying to find work-arounds for Google Apps for our screen reader users. These work-arounds will not be satisfactory accommodations because the colloaborative aspect of Google Apps drops out of the picture. Same for the inter-App functionality (e.g., adding an event or task from Gmail). </div><div><br></div><div>Current strategies include using Mail.app and ICal for Mac folks and Outlook for PC folks. We are looking at 3rd-party apps such as Insync for dealing with Google Docs. </div><div><br></div><div>Scott</div></div>
<div><div><br></div><div>-- </div><div>Scott Williams</div><div>Web Accessibility Coordinator</div><div>Office of Institutional Equity</div><div>University of Michigan</div><div>734-764-0051</div><div><br></div></div>
<p style="color: #A0A0A8;">On Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Kathleen Cahill wrote:</p><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Here is the link from the ATHEN website: <a href="http://athenpro.org/google-gmail-calendar-accessibility">
http://athenpro.org/google-gmail-calendar-accessibility</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kathleen Cahill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">77 Mass. Ave. 7-143<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">(617) 253-5111<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:kcahill@mit.edu">kcahill@mit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu">mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Espero<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 08, 2012 11:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Athen] Fwd: Google Apps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sue,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I was at CSUN in San Diego last week where I sat in a session regarding Google Accessibility with the NFB. Hadi was in there and was very adamant that it was
not accessible. I have not had the opportunity to read his report so I was wondering if you could forward the URL so I can become more aware of the issues Google Apps/Docs present.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Robert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">P.S. UC Irvine has done a “soft” deployment of Google Apps in light of numerous notifications of its inaccessibility by me and other colleagues. I’m hoping
his report can provide some information for me to present to our computing department and Vice Chancellor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Robert Espero<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">AT/IT Coordinator<br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a>
<a href="mailto:[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]">[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]</a>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Athen] Fwd: Google Apps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Read Hadi and Joe’s report…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Susan Kelmer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Alternate Format Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">University of Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a>
<a href="mailto:[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]">[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]</a>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Wink Harner<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 06, 2012 4:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Fwd: Google Apps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="color:black">Hi all,<br>
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Our college district has adopted Google Apps for Education (email & calendaring). Any warnings, tips or tricks you might have that I could pass along to our district IT folks in advance regarding known accessibility issues would be greatly appreciated.<br>
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Thanks in advance.<br>
<br>
Wink<br>
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-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="color:black">Ms. Wink Harner<br>
Project Support<br>
Mesa Community College<br>
1833 W. Southern Avenue<br>
Mesa AZ 85201<br>
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<a href="mailto:winkharner@mesacc.edu">winkharner@mesacc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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