Re: IOS 10 beta

2016-07-10 Thread Kevin Chao
www.applevis.com has great forums discussing the public betas and VoiceOver. On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 10:09 AM Scott Granados wrote: > I disagree, being that our needs are so under represented sometimes do the > small size of our community I think it’s important to discuss openly, > especially as

Re: Looking for Slack feedback from voiceover users on OSX and IOS

2016-07-17 Thread Kevin Chao
Slack has made VO/a11y improvements in latest iOS app and are responding to feedback in this channel. https://web-a11y.slack.com/archives/slack-a11y-feedback/p146876676102 On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 4:48 AM michael babcock wrote: > Just sent a message to: > /feedback your feedback message here >

Re: Slack on iOS and Watch OS

2016-07-17 Thread Kevin Chao
Slack has made VO/a11y improvements in latest iOS app and are responding to feedback in this channel. https://web-a11y.slack.com/archives/slack-a11y-feedback/p146876676102 On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 4:25 PM Kevin Chao wrote: > The mobile apps are more accessible and Web is mostly inaccessi

Re: swift playgroupnd

2016-07-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Playground is iPad iOS 10-only and is 100% VoiceoVer accessible. On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 2:48 AM Simon Fogarty wrote: > Avid, > > > > Thanks for that, Might hve to install the beta to my iPad. > > > > *From:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto: > macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf

A11y of HomeKit Accessories | AppleVis

2016-08-20 Thread Kevin Chao
http://www.applevis.com/forum/hardware-accessories/a11y-homekit-accessories GIven in i/watch/tvOS 10, we no longer have to be concerned with third-party HomeKit apps with varying-level of VoiceoVer accessibility. I was wondering if there has been consideration for a repro/dir, where we can submit

Re: Java Applications Accessibility Issue

2016-08-20 Thread Kevin Chao
Yes, we reported both of these issues to Oracle last year, but no resolution yet... On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 3:18 PM Chris Meredith wrote: > Hey all. > > Not sure if anyone can confirm this, but I seem to be hitting an issue > with Java applications that use either the tree view (browser) or table

Re: Trouble Logging into my Gmail Internet Account on Mac Air Keyboard

2016-08-20 Thread Kevin Chao
On Gmail.com, select sign-in, type username, select next, and type password. On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 9:54 AM Jonathan Cohn wrote: > I believe you put your email address on the only, and then a second page > appears with a password prompt. A few sites are doing this these days. > Best wishes, > >

Re: Using Apple TV the fourth generation without a TV

2016-08-28 Thread Kevin Chao
I've it connected to Bluetooth speakers and it doesn't require TV to be ON. On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 1:40 AM Simon Fogarty wrote: > HI Mary, > > I know some sound systems now have an HDMI input which you can plug in > the likes of a blueray or I guess apple tv and then have another HDMI > output

Re: Using Apple TV the fourth generation without a TV

2016-08-28 Thread Kevin Chao
lays fine. Including things like Netflix HBO, all the things > that would have some protection on them. They all play fine. That's really > surprising but good. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 28, 2016, at 6:28 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > I've it connected to Blue

Re: VoiceOver Accessibility Issues for Blind Users in iOS App

2016-09-03 Thread Kevin Chao
I've observed same with Tiles and it's due to custom controls and not overwriting the UIAccessibilityLabel to a sensible string. I'm considering switching to TrackR, especially since there is ALexa skill integration. On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 9:40 AM Jonathan Cohn wrote: > That sounds like they sw

Re: VoiceOver Accessibility Issues for Blind Users in iOS App

2016-09-03 Thread Kevin Chao
ying three tiles, it is rather > disappointing the lack of care around this issue and I too will probably be > forced to look elsewhere. > > > > *From:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto: > macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Kevin Chao > *Sent:* Saturday,

DAISY Reader

2012-04-17 Thread Kevin Chao
What DAISY readers are OS X users using with VoiceOver? Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+

Re: DAISY Reader

2012-04-19 Thread Kevin Chao
es@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Chao > Sent: 17 April 2012 11:34 > To: macvisionaries > Subject: DAISY Reader > > What DAISY readers are OS X users using with VoiceOver? > > Kevin > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible?

2012-04-30 Thread Kevin Chao
I raised this issue wiht Skype beta team a while ago and I was toldwas that this is by design. If you wish to not have Skype not start at Home, rather your contacts, it's required to purchase Skype Premium. FYI: eBay (not Google owned Skype before) and now Microsoft has it Sent from my iPhone

Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible?

2012-04-30 Thread Kevin Chao
What do you mean voice mail doesn't work? Can you please provide more details and steps to reproduce? Is the issue finding voicemails people left for you, playing them, and/or leaving them? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 30, 2012, at 5:31 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > I'm using Skype 5.7 and having n

Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible?

2012-04-30 Thread Kevin Chao
ble to start in contacts > like it used to do? I'm not trying to complain or > be difficult; am just genuinely puzzled by this. > Thanks! > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin

Fwd: *Important* New version of ChromeVox released to Web Store, includes bug fixes, improved table navigation, and changes to keyboard shortcuts

2011-11-22 Thread Kevin Chao
Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: rshearer Date: November 22, 2011 7:24:17 PM CST To: axs-chrome-disc...@googlegroups.com Subject: *Important* New version of ChromeVox released to Web Store, includes bug fixes, improved table navigation, and changes to keyboard shortcuts Repl

Re: *Important* New version of ChromeVox released to Web Store, includes bug fixes, improved table navigation, and changes to keyboard shortcuts

2011-11-23 Thread Kevin Chao
hrome browser. > So, what should I do after installing the latest version of the chrome > browser and what are the benefits? > > kind regards, > William Windels > Op 23-nov.-2011, om 03:42 heeft Kevin Chao het volgende geschreven: > >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone &

Skype Accessibility

2011-12-13 Thread Kevin Chao
I’m in close communications with Skype about Mac OS X and iOS clients, especially when it comes to VoiceOver accessibility. I would like to know what it is you, the user like to see as new functionality for VoiceOver, fixed, or otherwise improved upon when it comes to Mac OS X VoiceOver accessibili

Re: Skype Accessibility

2011-12-14 Thread Kevin Chao
n On 12/14/11, Brandon Misch wrote: > first i would like an easier way to start conference calls like 2.7 or 2.8 > had and ways to have multiple windows like those versions without having to > go back to those versions. > > On Dec 14, 2011, at 12:00 AM, Kevin Chao wrot

Re: Skype Accessibility

2011-12-14 Thread Kevin Chao
Hi Kawal, Please see response inline: On 12/14/11, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hello Kevin. > > Thank you for sharing your post with us. You're veyr welcome. > > The first thing I'd like to see on the Skype accessibility front for IOS and > OS10 is the consistency of layout so that both interfaces

Re: Skype Accessibility

2011-12-14 Thread Kevin Chao
t;>>> especially at start-up. Or maybe I'm just missing something? Also, >>>> finding missed events, especially contact requests, needs >>>> to be a bit more intuitive, but there again, it could just be my lack of >>>> experience. I never use s

Re: Skype Accessibility

2011-12-14 Thread Kevin Chao
st too >> inexperienced to figure them out, but off the top of my head, those are >> the suggestions I have. >> Missy >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Chao &

Re: Skype Accessibility

2011-12-14 Thread Kevin Chao
updates to Skype and we have never seen things fixed. I am not > trying to be negative but rather I'd like to see the positives. > > Kawal. > On 14 Dec 2011, at 22:03, Kevin Chao wrote: > >> Thanks everyone! I've taken all the feedback that's been share

Re: Skype Accessibility

2011-12-15 Thread Kevin Chao
xes. I >>>>>> think the layout should be more customizeable, >>>>>> especially at start-up. Or maybe I'm just missing something? Also, >>>>>> finding >>>>>> >>>>>> missed events, especially contact requests,

Re: Skype Accessibility

2011-12-15 Thread Kevin Chao
Re: startup focus/source. By design. Paid users DO have focus in contact list. Non paid users have focus in Skype Home which is the "random HTML content" described. Kevin On 12/15/11, Kevin Chao wrote: > You are using wrong way to filter. > There is specific quickfilter field in

Re: Skype Accessibility

2011-12-15 Thread Kevin Chao
There is a + button in the incoming call monitor labelled in VO as "merge calls button" Kevin On 12/15/11, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > I'm sorry. maybe I should have been more direct in my meaning. > > Take as a primary instance and as the discussion has formed over this > product, Skype. > > Beca

Re: Skype Accessibility

2011-12-15 Thread Kevin Chao
FYI: Skype does have blind VoiceOver beta testers, I was  officially added as one of them a few days ago, I am plugged into system, betas, etc. No, I cannot and will not comment on future betas, things that may be fixed, broken, etc. However, please post any/all issues you've experienced, would li

Re: iPad settings navigation

2016-03-19 Thread Kevin Chao
AFAIK, focus has never moved from navigation list to content container. As others have suggestd, it's required to navigate by containers. Android N has multi-window support. On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 9:05 AM 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries < macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Well, that's

Anyone install OS X 10.11.4?

2016-03-21 Thread Kevin Chao
http://applevis.com/blog/apple-mac-os-x-news/apple-releases-os-x-el-capitan-10114-bug-fixes-and-enhancements Have others noticed any other VoiceOver improvements? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about t

Re: Anyone install OS X 10.11.4?

2016-03-22 Thread Kevin Chao
lind > built-in > > Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray > Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV user! > > On Mar 21, 2016, at 10:50 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > > http://applevis.com/blog/apple-mac-os-x-news/apple-releases-os-x-el-capitan-1

Re: the 4-finger swipe

2016-03-22 Thread Kevin Chao
4-finger swipe-left or right will go to next/previous app in that direction. On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 9:11 PM Jed Barton wrote: > so do you swipe up or down, left or right? > > On 3/22/2016 3:28 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I just tried before finger gesture for the first time when in mail. It > fl

Re: Anyone install OS X 10.11.4?

2016-03-23 Thread Kevin Chao
comcast.net> > >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 5:58 AM > >> Subject: Re: Anyone install OS X 10.11.4? > >> They have pushed out a new update to Alex in this version. I am > gues

Accessibility of iWork for iCloud?

2016-03-26 Thread Kevin Chao
Hi, Has anyone tried iWork for iCloud? If so, are there tips/suggestions on VoiceOver interacting with KeyNote? I was trying to review some slides, but only accessible way I found was to print to PDF then read in Preview...The UI to even accomplish this was not very intuitive. Hope I am missing so

Re: Accessibility of iWork for iCloud?

2016-03-26 Thread Kevin Chao
PM Kevin Chao wrote: > Hi, > Has anyone tried iWork for iCloud? If so, are there tips/suggestions on > VoiceOver interacting with KeyNote? > I was trying to review some slides, but only accessible way I found was to > print to PDF then read in Preview...The UI to even accompli

Re: Facebook app question

2016-03-26 Thread Kevin Chao
Related thread on eyes-free: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/eyes-free/WUVsursEIOo On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 8:33 PM Mary Otten wrote: > I'm cross posting in case there are people on the Mac list to use iPads > but not iPhone. I often run across items in my Facebook feed which say that > p

Re: Anyone else disappointed with the "big" apple event

2016-03-26 Thread Kevin Chao
With the intro of another iPad Pro and re-intro of 4" iPhone SE. This was in addition to the other hardware SKUs that seem to be added with each hardware intro event. This is almost dé·jà vu of when Pepsi CEO had every pro/consumer hardware SKUs under the planet that utterly confused and overhwelm

Re: comparing: Openbook vs K1000

2016-03-30 Thread Kevin Chao
Do either of these run on Mac or iOS? On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 6:33 AM Jessica Moss wrote: > Just out of curiousity, how much is the pearl compared to the zoom Ex? I > have a zoom Ex, and love it, so if you can afford that, or can have DBS > invest in it, that could be an option. > > On Mar 30, 2

Re: Refreshing Google Drive

2016-04-02 Thread Kevin Chao
Have you tried freeing-up storage on drive.google.com? On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 3:49 PM Vaughn Brown wrote: > Hello folks, > > I am trying to refresh my Google Drive. It came up with an error message > stating that I am out of storage. Even when I deleted the folders > containing the files, it sti

Re: Safari Annoyance in Latest Build

2016-04-02 Thread Kevin Chao
I've been using Chrome and it works great. On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 11:19 AM Brian Fischler wrote: > I am still running Yosemite and running the latest build of safari and > wanted to see if anyone else noticed this. I use a website every day where > I will get a pop up to perform another action.

Re: ML & updating Safari?

2016-04-03 Thread Kevin Chao
As another member suggested, Chrome should work. It works really well with VoiceOver! On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 9:53 PM Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > Or Mavericks. That wasn’t too bad, either, although it was definitely the > early beginnings of the storm. This was the release were iBooks wasn’t

Re: Safari Annoyance in Latest Build

2016-04-03 Thread Kevin Chao
remove ChromeVox from chrome://extensions? > and yeah, Chrome is unusable. > Many others, including myself use it all of the time, including right now to respond to this message. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 2, 2016, at 4:46 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > I've b

Re: Safari Annoyance in Latest Build

2016-04-03 Thread Kevin Chao
e version? Hope we could file a bug for this after there is enough info. > /A > > On 02 Apr 2016, at 23:46, Kevin Chao wrote: > > I've been using Chrome and it works great. > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 11:19 AM Brian Fischler > wrote: > >> I am still runnin

Re: Safari Annoyance in Latest Build

2016-04-03 Thread Kevin Chao
gkifjfgnbaaldcehkpajlmbc?hl=en > /A > > On 03 Apr 2016, at 22:16, Kevin Chao wrote: > > > > On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 1:11 PM Anders Holmberg > wrote: > >> Hi! >> Exept from that its stuck after each list view >> > Hmmm...Is there a site or example of w

Re: Brows mode equivalent for VO

2016-04-03 Thread Kevin Chao
QUick-nav can be toggled by pressing left+right arrow keys together. This will then allow single-letter-nav (e.g. H for heading, b for button, etc.), right/left arrow to go to next/prev element, right+up or down+left to cycle through web rotor, and up/down to move to next/prev item in web rotor, up

Re: Safari Annoyance in Latest Build

2016-04-04 Thread Kevin Chao
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 6:21 AM Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > Well, to be fair, ChromeVox would be a better extension if it could > actually announce the chrome in Chrome. It's built using web technology (HTML5/JavaScript) and content scripts are injected to each page, so this was done by design.

Re: Safari Annoyance in Latest Build

2016-04-04 Thread Kevin Chao
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 8:21 AM Brian Fischler wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > Thanks for your input about chrome. My only hesitation to using chrome is > the site that I go to daily works fantastic with my personal web spots, and > I do not think you can create web spots in chrome. I use auto and persona

Re: Safari Annoyance in Latest Build

2016-04-04 Thread Kevin Chao
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:46 AM John Panarese wrote: >I’ve found that VoiceOver functionality in Safari does not work > consistently in Chrome. Sometimes, it works as expected, but other times, > it simply doesn’t. > Do you have specific examples? It'd be great to see if this has been fixed i

Re: Safari Annoyance in Latest Build

2016-04-04 Thread Kevin Chao
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:48 AM Seyoon Choi wrote: > I switch back and forth between Chrome and Safari simply because I need to > use Google Chrome for using any Google apps, drive, docs. These apps seem > to work a lot better on Chrome. But the only thing that Chrome is not > accessible with is w

Re: Safari Annoyance in Latest Build

2016-04-04 Thread Kevin Chao
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 6:24 PM Michael Marshall wrote: > try navigating to a heading with quicknav in crome, > Which Mac OS X and Chrome version? quick-nav, web rotor, web spots, and heading nav works here for me with Chrome+VoiceOver. > you can't move once you get to it. > the only way you can

Accessibility in Inbox by Gmail - Inbox by Gmail Help

2016-04-06 Thread Kevin Chao
https://support.google.com/inbox/answer/6083800 Computer accessibility Inbox is compatible with the following screen readers: Operating systemScreen reader Browser Chrome OS ChromeVox Chrome Microsoft Windows NVDAFirefox Mac OS X Yosemite VoiceOver Saf

Re: Page not working properly in chrome.

2016-04-06 Thread Kevin Chao
On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 2:51 PM Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hi! > Ok, youtube seems to have issues in chrome. > Which Mac OS X and Chrome version?Works for me with OS X 10.9.5 and 10.11.4 with Chrome Stable V49 and Canary V51 > Try the following: > Do a search for something Turned off quick-nav wit

Re: Signing into chrome.

2016-04-06 Thread Kevin Chao
On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 10:19 AM Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hi! > One thing that doesn’t work with voiceover on google chrome is to sign > into chrome. > Chrome Menu > Sign-in Tab to email address > type email/password/2FA code > ENTER > If i open the settings and try to sign in the only thing i ge

Re: Request for Tips on Using Screen Sharing

2016-04-07 Thread Kevin Chao
hangouts.google.com has screen sharing and VoiceOVEr is transmitted, which is great for demos. On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 6:41 PM Seyoon Choi wrote: > It’s pretty much doing what FaceTime does when you get on a call on your > mac. It isolates any other audio to optimize audio quality when using > sc

Re: Signing into chrome.

2016-04-07 Thread Kevin Chao
, update back to the newest version. I > just did this the other day since I couldn’t figure out the sign in > process either. > I hope this helps, > Jeffrey > > On Apr 7, 2016, at 9:51 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Good for you then. > I stick with safari m

Re: Reading PDF image files

2016-04-09 Thread Kevin Chao
drive.google.com can take an image PDF and OCR it to just about any format. On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 8:58 AM Helga Schreiber wrote: > Hi Roland. This is Helga! How are you? YOU said that the app is call PdF > Sandwich? I'm just wondering! If so, how do I use that app in ordr to > convert image fil

Re: Reading PDF image files

2016-04-09 Thread Kevin Chao
gt; > On 09 Apr 2016, at 18:55, Kevin Chao wrote: > > drive.google.com can take an image PDF and OCR it to just about any > format. > > On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 8:58 AM Helga Schreiber < > helga.schreibe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Roland. This is Helga! How are

10 Super Efficient Ways Inbox by Gmail Saves You Time

2016-04-16 Thread Kevin Chao
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-super-efficient-ways-inbox-gmail-saves-time/ 10 Super Efficient Ways Inbox by Gmail Saves You Time Gmail is good as ever, but could Inbox by Gmail be the better choice for you? Inbox by Gmail is Google’s most recent approach to email organization and management.

Re: Accessibility in Inbox by Gmail - Inbox by Gmail Help

2016-04-17 Thread Kevin Chao
s, though I think we still need to > see a few updates before it will be as efficient as a Native client. > > Has anybody tried the IOS version? > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > > On 6 Apr 2016, at 21:01, Kevin Chao wrote: > > > https://suppor

Re: Accessibility in Inbox by Gmail - Inbox by Gmail Help

2016-04-18 Thread Kevin Chao
I made a walkthrough of iOS Inbox by Gmail app with VoiceOver: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vr16vu8ivbg5ho3/Walkthrough%20of%20iOS%20Inbox%20with%20VoiceOver.m4a?dl=0 On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 10:15 AM Kevin Chao wrote: > On the Amtrak item, use period shortcut to move it to Trips bundle. It

Re: Reading Alert Dialogs on the Mac

2016-04-23 Thread Kevin Chao
When an Alert dialog is displayed like this, VO-Shift-DOwn Arrow to interact > VO-Right arrow to traverse the elements > VO-Spacebar to activate button. I made a short-audio demo of deleting a Gmail label: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwr83d0TyR2fZW1OSURoSTJ5UjQ/view?usp=sharing On Fri, Apr 22

Re: setting up a Gmail account with Outlook 2016 for Mac

2016-04-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Curious, whow well does Mac Outlook 2016 work with VoiceOver? Are the critical user journeys all really accessible/usable? On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 4:13 AM Jenine Stanley wrote: > Thanks, got it and all is working fine now. > > Jenine Stanley > dragonwalke...@gmail.com > > > > On Apr 22, 2016, at

Re: Slack on iOS and Watch OS

2016-05-05 Thread Kevin Chao
I've used Slack on Watch and iOS? Watch is allows reading mentions and messages with VoiceOver On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 4:48 AM Jenine Stanley wrote: > Is anyone successfully using Slack on iOS or Watch OS? I’m particularly > interested in Watch OS as I’ve seen the VO focus issues on iOS. Would lov

Re: Slack on iOS and Watch OS

2016-05-07 Thread Kevin Chao
on using slap with any environment? > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan > > > > On 5 May 2016, at 20:14, Kevin Chao wrote: > > I've used Slack on Watch and iOS? > Watch is allows reading mentions and messages with VoiceOver > On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 4:48 AM Jenine S

Accessibility UX of Web Google+

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
http://www.applevis.com/forum/accessibility-advocacy/accessibility-ux-web-google It would be great to have discussion with Mac VoiceOver (ANY assistive technology) users who have used accessible redesign of https://plus.google.com/ 1. What is your experience with keyboard shortcut (press question m

Re: Problem reading tables

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Do you have link to example? Thanks! On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:23 PM Kristeen Hughes wrote: > Does anyone know what causes voiceover to stop reading information after a > certain number of rows in a table? This table is 45 rows or more and after > row 18, voiceover stops reading the contents of a

Re: Amazon's website

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Principal Accessibility @Amazon is pkorn@ On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:21 PM Mary Otten wrote: > Both the access site and the mobile site don't show full reviews. If you > want to see a review, you have to click a link. I sort of understand it for > the mobile site, but not for the so-called access

Re: Amazon's website

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
ill if they do not hear from people they will not know to make changes. > > Kare > > > > > >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2015, Kevin Chao wrote: > >> > >> Principal Accessibility @Amazon is pkorn@ > >>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:21 PM Mary Otten wrote: >

Re: Amazon's website

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
pp became accessible earlier this year after becoming inaccessible. > Apparently, it was accessible for a little while, then it was broken for > several months and then fixed. > > Mary > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Dec 23, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Kevin Ch

Re: Problem starting VoiceOver

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
It may be required to add function key to CMD-F5. On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 2:51 PM Christopher-Mark Gilland < clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can, yeah, but once disabled, how're you gonna re-enable it through > there if you don't have speech to guide you? That would be kind of a > chore. > >

Re: Automatic language switching on the Mac?

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
This has been requested by many for years on Mac OS X, but has not been prioritized by Apple. When IOS VoiceOver gets it wrong, it's due to web authors having wrong Lang attribute set. For example, Lang="en" for English. On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 6:58 AM Alex Hall wrote: > Yep, accessibil...@apple.

Re: Safari repeattedly says percentage of web page loaded since last El Capitan upgrade

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
I prefer having web progress as sound to reduce this kind of verbosity On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 5:57 PM george b wrote: > Hi there why don't you have the email your responding to / replying to in > the message so we know what the heck your replying to, please. > > thanks > > -Original Message

Re: Web Browsers

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Google Chrome is really accessible with VoiceOver and it has option of ChromeVox extension too On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 7:51 PM Keith Hinton wrote: > Hi folks, > I was just curious, but what web browsers on the Mac platform tend to > be the most accessible these days? > I know Safari obviously is,

Re: upgrade to El Capitan successful

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Have you tried contenteditables with VoiceOver? It's badly broken. Some examples are Wordpress textarea, Gmail composite field, and Google Docs contenteditables On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 4:52 PM Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > I expect you’ll run into the delightful bugs, sooner or later, but yes, >

Re: interesting problem with word counter wigit

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Is it counting a space character after last word as the seventh word? On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 6:28 PM Raymond Foret Jr wrote: > I never saw anything like this before. When I type a phrase in to text > edit, for example, "How many words did I type?", (which is so obviously six > words it ain't ev

Re: google drive mac os10 problems please help.

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Drive.google.com is also accessible in Chrome or Safari with ChromeVox or VoiceOver. I use it all of the time On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 10:28 PM Andrew Lamanche wrote: > I have to go to work shortly but I've just opened google drive app on my > mac. It has no windows as such to navigate round, but

Re: Multiple documents open in iOS

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Unfortunately, windowing does not exist in mobile apps, so what I have done in cases like this is app switch between Apple Pages, Google Docs, and Microsoft Word. On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 12:32 PM Phil Halton wrote: > Is it possible to have Multiple documents open in either iPhone or iPad. I > wan

Re: Mac Calendar with Google account

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
Seems like Mac Calendar isn't linked to Google account and have you tried iOS Google Calendar app. Suspect why Apple calendars are synchronized is due to it using iCloud. On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:25 PM Marc wrote: > Wanted to get help with Google calendar > > > > Mac OS X Yosemite > > iPhone IO

Re: Seeking Referral for PDF

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
AFAIK, there isn't a VoiceOver accessible way of filling out pdf forms or navigating tagged structured PDFs On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 6:04 PM Bill Gallik wrote: > Thank you Sadam! > > > Bill & Leader Dog Holland > > wfgal...@icloud.com > > > > > -- > The following information is important for

Re: interesting problem with word counter wigit

2015-12-23 Thread Kevin Chao
y Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon > Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV user! > > On Dec 23, 2015, at 9:15 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > Is it counting a space character after last word as the seventh word? > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 6:28 PM Raymond Foret Jr > wrote: > &g

Re: interesting problem with word counter wigit

2015-12-24 Thread Kevin Chao
y, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, > > Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon > Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV user! > > On Dec 24, 2015, at 12:16 AM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > Looks like the character count doesn't include spaces and word count > inc

Re: messages app not connecting to Facebook anymore.

2015-12-28 Thread Kevin Chao
Most likely FaceBook depricated XMPP support, so they have greater control of Messenger interface, experience, analytics, tracking, and FB can better advertise. I read somewhere that even if you were in the middle of composing a message and erased it, machine learning went into those bits to add to

Re: Having voiceover speak selected text in iOS

2015-12-31 Thread Kevin Chao
I enabled speak selected text, but cannot find speak button. I think it may not work with VoiceOver, as in the process of finding speak button, selected text becomes unselected On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 1:15 PM Phil Halton wrote: > Actually, that gesture, the three finger quadruple tap, copies last

Re: apple watch weirdness with bluetooth

2015-12-31 Thread Kevin Chao
Are calls heard through these Bluetooth headsets when connected to iPhone, but are not on Watch? On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 6:50 PM Scott Granados wrote: > I just got my pairing done with an Era. I’ll test this and see if I can > replicate. > > > On Dec 31, 2015, at 3:29 PM, Ricardo Walker > wrote

Re: Really disgusted with iBooks this evening

2016-01-03 Thread Kevin Chao
Briefing: Accessibility, the Chafee Amendment, and Fair Use http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/copyright-ip/fair-use/code-of-best-practices/2445-briefing-accessibility-the-chafee-amendment-and-fair-use#.Voljmew76nM On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 5:35 AM Christopher-Mark Gilland < clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:

Survey - Accessibility Feedback For Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive | Inclusive Android

2016-01-09 Thread Kevin Chao
This is your opportunity to provide feedback and identify issues or problems you are having with the accessibility of Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The goal of this quick survey is to identify pain points, feature requests for mobile, ratings on your current experience and a general compariso

Re: Alternative Browsers for Mac

2016-01-10 Thread Kevin Chao
Chrome has great performance, features, accessibility, and extensions On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 12:43 PM Christopher-Mark Gilland < clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: > What about lightning web browser? It's in the mac app store. I don't > hardly ever use it, but it's there if you wanna try it. > > Chr

Re: Alternative Browsers for Mac

2016-01-11 Thread Kevin Chao
What's the issue with Chrome? On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 5:19 AM Christopher-Mark Gilland < clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: > One reason I don't hardly ever use Chrome, admittedly. > > Heck, I won't even use it on my Nexus 6, unless I absolutely absolutely > absolutely have to as a last resort. But, t

Accessibility UX of Web Google+ | AppleVis

2016-01-12 Thread Kevin Chao
http://www.applevis.com/forum/accessibility-advocacy/accessibility-ux-web-google Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's po

Re: Digest for macvisionaries@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 10 topics

2016-01-16 Thread Kevin Chao
My understanding is that PDF Pen Pro does allow you to edit PDF files. I don’t know how extensively, but I know of a few folks who have been using it successfully On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 3:36 AM Daniele Corciulo wrote: > Hello every body > > I have a Question. > Is there a Way in Mac os to read

Google+ Accessibility You may have noticed that I regularly call out the numb...

2016-01-22 Thread Kevin Chao
https://plus.google.com/+LukeWroblewski/posts/UjoStGYKLxe?iem=4&gpawv=1&hl=en-US Luke Wroblewski Google+ Updates Jan 22, 02:28PM Google+ Accessibility You may have noticed that I regularly call out the number of "accessibility issues addressed" in our releases. Accessibility plays a big role in o

Mac Chrome with VoiceOver

2016-01-25 Thread Kevin Chao
Hi, Anyone using Chrome on Mac with VoiceOver as primary browser, such as myself? Are there accessibility improvements that you feel are needed? Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the runnin

Re: Mac Chrome with VoiceOver

2016-01-25 Thread Kevin Chao
t Rumola is available for Chrome (I say now because I just found > this > out), Chrome is pretty nice. I don't see much difference between it versus > Lightning versus Safari. > > Ben > - Original Message - > From: "Kevin Chao" > To: "macvisionarie

Re: Mac Chrome with VoiceOver

2016-01-26 Thread Kevin Chao
ww.typeapp.com/r> > > On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:12 PM, "Ben J. Bloomgren" < > ben.j.bloomg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Now that Rumola is available for Chrome (I say now because I just found this >> out), Chrome is pretty nice. I don't see much differ

Re: Mac Chrome with VoiceOver

2016-01-27 Thread Kevin Chao
Apparently, it has some sort of flash capability built-in > so that you don't have to screw with it as you would, say for example, with > Adobe flash on safari. Other than that, I really see no difference. > > Ben > > On Jan 25, 2016, at 22:07, Kevin Chao wrote: > >

Get Safari Reader on Chrome and Firefox with iReader

2016-01-27 Thread Kevin Chao
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25098/get-safari-reader-on-chrome-and-firefox-with-ireader/ Works great with Mac Chrome and VoiceOver. Only config I made was enabled hotkey, which defaults to CMD-shift-p -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If y

Re: Chrome box and flash player content

2016-01-29 Thread Kevin Chao
It's possible to install ChromeVox extension to Chrome and use Alex TTS, which gives same UX as ChromeVox on Chrome OS. On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 7:50 PM Phil Halton wrote: > Is a Chrome box. Enabled chrome book a viable option for accessing flash > player content on websites? I just listen to the

Re: Chrome box and flash player content

2016-01-29 Thread Kevin Chao
Adobe developed Flash, PDF, etc. that's only accessible with screen reader on Windows. Google developed Chrome OS, Browser, and Vox. On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 5:40 PM Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > If it’s any consolation at all, sites that don’t work without Flash Player > also don’t work on mobile

Re: Mac Chrome with VoiceOver

2016-01-30 Thread Kevin Chao
y machine. > /A > > On 28 Jan 2016, at 02:16, Kevin Chao wrote: > > Hi Anders, > Could you please provide examples of these "problems navigating"? More > details and steps to reproduce, please. > Thanks! > On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 4:14 PM Anders Holmberg > wrot

Re: Unable to access mail via mac

2016-02-10 Thread Kevin Chao
Traci, I also use 2FA and find it accessible via text message. On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:03 AM Traci wrote: > OK, thank you both. > > First of all, I went to both Internet system preferences pain, and > accounts pain inside mail. I can't find a spot to enter a new password. > > Secondly, could yo

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