I've seen similar statistics as well. I think that's why it
has become such a major topic of discussion. I've read material
claiming that there was going to be an attempt at fixing this through
the actual image technology being used, but I wasn't sure what in the
world would be entailed. How it would work with VO or a Windows
screen reader was unclear.
In regard to my friend, she received a couple of emails from an
actual human at MS. The guy kept telling her that an audio link was
there for "vision impaired" people and that she should use it. Of
course, the fact that she clearly stated that she could not
understand the audio reading of the image seemed to be missed
entirely or ignored by the tech guy.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Managing Director
Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
9 Nolan Court
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479
Email, [EMAIL PROTECTED] net
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On Sep 26, 2006, at 3:26 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
I can just imagine your friend's problem. sometimes the only way
is human to human as some of the e-mail support structures are
automated, and the results can be a scream. helping site owners
realize that screen readers are used by a broader population than
just the vision challenged may help, even if only illustrating the
numbers.
one figure I have sen suggests that more than 15% of the US
population has a print disability requiring some kind of screen
reading technology.
This was not a vision related number either.
Thanks again,
Karen
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006, JOHN PANARESE wrote:
As I said, this has become a very hot topic and it will be
interesting
to see how or if it can be resolved in a way that will
provide some
kind of access for screen reader users. Audio alternatives
appear to
be the offered solutions, but without a doubt, these would
have to
improve. As with you, usually, I find the website owner to
be quite
understanding and helpful, but in other instances, this is
not the
case. Oddly enough, a blind friend of mine just had a very
difficult
time communicating this issue with Microsoft while trying to
create a
MSN account. The emails forwarded to me were quite amusing,
yet also
disconcerting.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Managing Director
Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
9 Nolan Court
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479
Email, [EMAIL PROTECTED] net
Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com
AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS VA,
PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS,
DUXBURY, DANCING DOTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND
VISUALLY IMPAIRED
AUTHORIZED APPLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SALES
On Sep 26, 2006, at 2:59 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
Those are what I mean yes.
When I find one I really must manage, I communicate the problem
to the site owners, more often then not with good results.
Usually they had not a clue the problem existed.
Once in a great while though I run into someone who figures I
have a tamed
sighted pet person around to read them whenever I ask. It took
me about
two years to set up a paypal account.
Karen
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006, JOHN PANARESE wrote:
> If you are talking about the captures, or whatever those
image > security
> numbers/letters are called, I don't think any screen
reader will > work
> with them. This has been a hot topic on a few other
lists I'm on.
> Since they are used to prevent spammers from making
accounts with > bots,
> it's a difficult issue. The audio alternatives are the
current
> solutions, but I also don't find them helpful at times.
It took me
> about eight attempts to create a secondary AIM account a
few months
> back to understand the bloody numbers and letters being read.
> > Take Care
> > John D. Panarese
> Managing Director
> Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
> 9 Nolan Court
> Hauppauge, NY 11788
> Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479
> Email, [EMAIL PROTECTED] net
> Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com
> > AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD,
COMPSOLUTIONS VA, > PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX,
PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS, > DUXBURY, DANCING DOTS AND OTHER
PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY > IMPAIRED
> > AUTHORIZED APPLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SALES
> > > > > On Sep 26, 2006, at 1:58 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > I am sure somewhere this subject has come up, but as I just
ran into > > one of those...again, I was wondering how vo manages
these if at all?
> > I have always guessed that if a test could be read by a
screen reader, > > it would not be a sound test given how at
least n some platforms the > > reader works.
> > I do not find the spoken options to work with my setup. how
is this > > managed with vo?
> > Thanks,
> > Karen
>
