[jawsscripts] Re: Accessibility, Usability and Scripting

  • From: "Daniel Tang (dtang)" <dtang@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 10:10:00 -0700

Hello all:

If an application requires scripting work before it is usable by people
with disability, *that application is not accessible. Scripting only
remedies the problem. If the application is conceived to be used by all,
it should be used by regular jaws keystrokes and hot keys. Scripting
takes extra time and cost before it is usable. Yes. Scripting can be
helpful by making it accessible temporarily. But when the application
releases subsequent versions, scripting must be done again. Therefore,
the users again are behind; need to wait a scripter to do the job before
they can use it.
 


Daniel Tang
Email: dtang@xxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David W Bundy
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 6:03 PM
To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Accessibility, Usability and Scripting

If a blind employee is not able to access the program with JAWS in such
a way that they can be competative with their sighted co-workers, then
the program is not accessible from my perspective.  When I script an
application, I want to go beyond just being able to get to the
information, but to be able to get to it in as timely a manner as
possible, so I add in shortcuts go gather the most frequently used
information or get to the most frequently used fields.  Typically, job
performance is measured by how quickly a given task is accomplished, so
anything we can do to give our consumers a competative edge should be
done as a matter of course.

David
 

-----Original Message-----
.From: "Geoff Chapman"<gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.Sent: 10/1/07 10:55:08 PM
.To: "jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
.Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Accessibility, Usability and Scripting .
.my input is, I heartily agree with you! 
.  ----- Original Message -----
.  From: Kamil
.  To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
.  Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:27 PM .  Subject: [jawsscripts]
Accessibility, Usability and Scripting .
.
.  Hi folks,
.
.  I would like to know your take on a subject which raises hot debats
in my workplace and that is how much scripting is really necessary for
an application.
.
.  Based on this business standards, application accessibility means the
existance of methods for getting the information on the screen and
interact with it. 
.
.  It doesn't take into account, the time it takes to reach to a
specific piece of information and the needed energy to filter the
unwanted announcements.
.
.  The JAWS cursor is not only, not assumed the last resort, but also is
assumed to be used, as the main tool for static information retrieval,
according to this standard.
.
.  This way, other than applications with graphic components without
alternative text, the rest can be catagorized accessible since by using
JAWS cursor eventually one can get to any place and if direct keyboard
interaction is not possible then keyboard equivalents of mouse clicks
can be utilized.
.
.  The rest falls in the realm of usability.
.
.  The business believes that it's responsible to provide accessibility
as defined above and anything beyond that is just icing on the cake.
.
.  My approach to this subject, is to see the big picture. Taking into
account all the stress, frustration and the time that is getting wasted
navigating a not properly laid out screen together with filtering
unwanted audio data.
.
.  This way not only total accessibilty should be provided but a highly
usable interface is the winning card.
.
.  What I mean by highly usable interface, is a kind of intelligent
interface for the application which provides such facilities as:
.  Instant anouncement of the value of each field by typing the very
first letters of its label .  Automatic announcement of live data when
they change .  Availability of hotkeys to activate major tasks .
Suppressing extra announcements .
.  I highly appreciate your input.
.
.  Thanks,
.
.  Kamil
.
.
.   

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