There is some effort to make Open Office more accessible, and this may not require direct Java support by screen readers but this isn't completely clear. Please also be aware of the fact that just because a screen reader supports Java accessibility does not mean that a Java program will be accessible. Programs have to be written in a particular way for Java's access support to work, and this has been somewhat problematic even for screen readers that have supported the accessibility features built into certain versions of Java. I, and others, suggested as long as ten years ago that if companies who wanted to get more support for Java would make Open Office accessible that it would provide a stronger reason for screen readers to make the effort to support it. It didn't happen. Some efforts to make accessible under the GUI part of Linux has happened recently and my understanding it is at least somewhat accessible, but even these are recent developments.
There is freeware that works fine with Window-eyes, but I think it is fair to say that some free software is written by people who are not at all aware of accessibility and because it is free, there is little commitment to support or making changes for specific users. Still, some freeware providers deserve credit for making an effort to have software that we can use. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:07:14 -0500, Sandra Fouts wrote: >So many things "do" use java! At least it seems like it. >Sandra Fouts >Phone Counselor >Arkansas Attorney General's Office >323 Center Street, Ste 200 >Little Rock, AR >501-371-2303 >Fax 501-682-8118 >-----Original Message----- >From: Raul A. Gallegos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:35 AM >To: GW Info Discussion List >Subject: Re: OpenOffice >Open Office uses Java and Window-Eyes 7.0 will not have support for >Java. We will look at Java post 7.0. >David said the following on 6/24/2008 4:59 AM: >> GW staff: >> Will theere be any support in WE 7 for OpenOffice? Would be great if >> we could start using this freeware. The Microsoft Office packs are not >> exactly cheap. Besides, I notice, that a few computers are delivered >> with the OpenOffice already installed. >> >> Actually, what is it about that freeware, that confilicts with screen >> readers? >> >> >> >> >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >> sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >> message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >> message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >> All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, >> and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the >bottom of the page. >> >> If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the >> message. >-- >Raul A. Gallegos -- GW Micro Technical Support >Voice: 260-489-3671 -- Fax: 260-489-2608 >WEB: http://www.gwmicro.com >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message >is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to >[email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and >can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom >of the page. >If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the >message. >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and >your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending >your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be >searched through and sorted using the search >form at the bottom of the page. >If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body >of the message. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
