Hi Annette and all, As a part of a PHD program, a software called Deev View has been developed for viewing, drawing, and editing diagrams. I am pasting the information given on the site and the link for the software. Obviously, you would need to put in some time and effort to understand and operate Deev View.
>From the site: Deep View is an accessible Windows application for blind users to view, edit, and create node-link diagrams. Deep View automatically visualizes the diagrams so that a blind user can share a diagram with sighted persons. Deep View provides the user an interactive textual version of a diagram. A user uses keyboard commands (arrow keys and short cuts) to read and edit the diagram. Deep View is accessed with a screen reader, no additional software or hardware required. The textual language is customized for a diagram; for example, in a state machine a diagram link is called a transition from one state (node) to another state. Deep View is flexible to support a wide variety of node-link diagrams. Some of the diagrams are these: Flow-chart State machine Brainstorm diagram Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) http://www.cs.unc.edu/~dorianm/academics/deepview/index.html Regards Roopakshi from India --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Annette Carr <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Annette Carr <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Creating flow charts that are accessible to JAWS > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 4:33 PM > Many years ago when I had more sight then I do now, I used > the spreadsheet > in Appleworks to create Flow charts. I had one sheet where > I stored groups > of 9 cells that had symbols stored in the 8 perimeter > cells. These symbols > in combination would make up a visual representation of the > different shapes > to be used in the flow chart. I would store the name of > that shape in the > center cell. I would then copy the group of cells as > needed into a new > spreadsheet, and replace the contents of the center cell > with my content for > my flow chart. When I was done and printed it out, I would > view it under > the CCTV to see where I needed to make adjustments. > > I did not have the prettiest flow charts, but it got the > message across. > After I would show or explain to my professors how I was > making the flow > charts, they were very understanding over the look. > > But now I do not have sight to view my work, and I do not > think my > co-workers would go for that odd look. The office is not > willing to > purchase MS-Project, so it looks like I will have to resort > to dictating my > information to a reader who understands flow charting. > > Annette > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Elaine > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Creating flow charts that are > accessible to JAWS > > hiya Annette > > I have kind of created them in word, but have to be honest, > it's not > brilliant and if you don't have sighted help near > enough impossible. > > I also need to know how to do this for my college course, > as yet I've not > found a solution. > > sorry I cant help any further. it's very frustrating > not being able to > create these charts. > > Elaine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Annette Carr" <[email protected]> > To: "jaws-users-list" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 4:09 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Creating flow charts that are > accessible to JAWS > > > > Does anyone know of a way to create flow charts while > using JAWS? I know > > that there is a flow chart feature in PowerPoint, but > previously I did not > > find that JAWS worked with this feature. Does anyone > know if JAWS works > > with Inspiration? Is there some other program to make > flow charts? > > > > Annette > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > > http://www.jaws-users.com > > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > > http://www.blind-computing.com > > Address for the list archives: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > > [email protected] > > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word > help in the subject > > or body of a blank message to: > > [email protected] > > Use the following address in order to contact the > management team > > [email protected] > > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a > blank email to the > > following address: > > [email protected] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [email protected] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help > in the subject or > body of a blank message to: > [email protected] > Use the following address in order to contact the > management team > [email protected] > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank > email to the > following address: > [email protected] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [email protected] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help > in the subject or body of a blank message to: > [email protected] > Use the following address in order to contact the > management team > [email protected] > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank > email to the following address: > [email protected] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [email protected] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [email protected] If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [email protected]
