Hi friends,

The Google team itself claims that the Google drive will be accessible
to the VI community. I read the same on one of the Google webpage.
Although, I am forgetting the name of the webpage at this moment. Even
I have also haven’t tested this product at the fullest.

On 5/1/12, Mahesh S. Panicker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all.
> Well, relatively speaking, Google Drive is accessible!!!. Its much
> better than say the situation when Chrom was launched, or for that
> matter google docs. If you install the drive on your PC and then
> navigate it using Windows Explorer, there is not much of a
> complication.
> However, the web interface isn't the greatest, but at least the cursor
> would move with the arow keys, and eventually you could kind of find
> your way. But I haven't quite figured out as to how to share files,
> although on my windows 7 machine, in the explorer interface, there is
> a sub-menu that gives various options for the same. But again, the
> same option is missing on my Vista laptop.
> All in all, not the perfect product from Google, but way better than
> what their history suggests.
>
> Think Ms. verghese is talking about google.com, the searcher, but if
> you dig deep, all that nice and easy interface is a goner!.
>
> On 5/1/12, Mujtaba Merchant <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I agree with you Mr. Balaraman, being a fan or not has nothing to do with
>> us
>> on this list. Ms. Lissy Verghese, I am not sure from where your feedback
>> is
>> coming. Here is a task for you on gmail, let me know if you are able to
>> accomplish it without sighted assistance. Export all your gmail contacts
>> into a csv file in HTML view of gmail. If you are able to accomplish this
>> please enlighten me on the same. Another task you can try, in your inbox
>> or
>> spam folder try selecting all the mails and try to delete them in one go.
>>
>> The number of unlabelled buttons on youtube another google product is a
>> fine
>> example on how accessible google products are. Try the player controls on
>> any video, exclude the play/pause/mute/unmute buttons and try rewinding
>> or
>> forwarding the playing video.
>>
>> In google docs try making sense on what are the files you have uploaded
>> and
>> on how you can forward them or download them.
>>
>> The answer to how accessible Google is will prove itself with trying the
>> above mentioned tasks. Forgiveness if this email was rude in any manner.
>>
>> Mujtaba Merchant
>> Bangalore, India
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Balaram
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:40 PM
>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [AI] google drive accessibility
>>
>> Being a fan of any website or any application doesn't make it accessible.
>> Here, whether google drive is accessible or not is the question.
>> Judging from the reactions of the members I think, it is not accessible
>> as one may wish, though I haven't tested it personally.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> P. Balaraman.
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>> On 5/1/2012 4:21 PM, Lissy Verghese wrote:
>>> Google inaccessible?  Unbelievable!  I am happy to be considered to be
>>> the fan of Google.  It has helped me that much.  I use Google for so
>>> long and I do not find it inaccessible at any point.  Even Google
>>> Chrome is accessible with JAWS or any other screen reader, you just
>>> have to sign in to that.  I am happy to say, for me, Google is the
>>> most accessible company I have seen in my experience with the
>>> Internet!
>>>
>>> On 5/1/12, Amiyo Biswas<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>>> I can't find out the sign out button in firefox 11 jaws 13 combination.
>> This
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>>>> is the settings I use in ofice. Can I find it in IE?
>>>>
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>>>> With best Regards,
>>>> Amiyo Biswas
>>>> Cell: +91-9433464329
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Hozefa Tambawala"<[email protected]>
>>>> To:<[email protected]>;<[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 12:48 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AI] google drive accessibility
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Google drive is accessible with JAWS. I cannot able to comment on
>>>>> other screen readers. You can visit the homepage of Google drive at,
>>>>> https://drive.google.com/#my-drive
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/1/12, Mujtaba Merchant<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>>>>> If you take my opinion, they can take all their products to the
>>>>>> garage
>>>>>> when
>>>>>> it comes to accessibility. Google has become a big fat company as of
>>>>>> date,
>>>>>> so blood supply to the brain is restricted.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: [email protected]
>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bharat
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 10:53 AM
>>>>>> To: Accessindia
>>>>>> Subject: [AI] google drive accessibility
>>>>>>
>>>>>> hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> any ideas google drive accessibility? is it of any use to the blind
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> has google launched another useless product for the blind?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> keeping their past record on accessibility, being the most
>>>>>> insensitive
>>>>>> of all the techs around, I would be hardly be surprised if another
>>>>>> useless lot comes to the market.
>>>>>>
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"Life is like a piano.
White keys are happy moments
& Black keys are sad moments.
But remember both keys are played together to give sweet music."

"Focus on your abilities, not your disability."

Warm Regards,
Have a nice day

Hozefa...


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