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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>It has been my experience that MS Visio is almost impossible to use with a screen reader, and it would probably be almost impossible to make it so. Unless the student has some usable vision and can use a magnification product with audio reinforcement such as Supernova or ZoomText w/speech. There are thousands of software packages out there that are similarly problematic, and that is one of the most significant issues on having courses that are product based instead of learning outcome based. Other examples would be MS Project, MathType, and AutoCAD. The issue here is not one of having to use a mouse, it is one of having to be able to see the screen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have worked with several students, who used a variety of screen readers, over the years who were taking courses that primary utilized Visio in a number of fields, and in all instances we had to provide alternative learning experiences or had to determine that the necessary course content modification necessary would be a fundamental alteration. Visio is a visual design tool, now if the class is on MS Visio then the student is highly likely to be unsuccessful in it. My suggestion would be to work with the instructor to work through alternative learning activities to achieve the essential elements of instruction for the course. I am deliberately using legal language here because this is a real problem through tech based education.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I really hope someone has a better answer than mine, because I encounter this a lot in my work with campuses and software vendors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><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"'> athen-list-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Cuevas<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> athen-list@u.washington.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Visually Impaired Student and Microsoft Viso 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Hi all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>I have a visually impaired student using JAWS working with Microsoft Visio and they’re having a tough time. Does anyone have any experience and/or suggestions about what they can do? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Kindest regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Christopher J. Cuevas</span></b><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:2.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Office for Students with Disabilities<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Valencia College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>P: 407-582-2530 | F: 407-582-8908<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>