[jawsscripts] Re: Accessibility, Usability and Scripting

  • From: "Marlon Brandão de Sousa" <splyt.lists@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 11:25:41 -0300

Agree with you. Ask one of these stupid guys to run the software with
the screen turned off and see if they still will think that
accessibility means only doing a crappy stuff with info hidden in some
unpredictable and hard access place ...
Marlon
2007/10/1, Kamil <kamilimak@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 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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