Hello, I am curious about something. I have thought for a while now that accessibility is either going backwards, or it is not keeping up with the new changes coming in modern apps and programs.
This isn't meant to be a slam at A I Squared, but I am wondering if this is just my own misguided and inaccurate perception, or have any of the rest of you noticed the same steps backwards, as I think I have. At a time when it appears as if accessibility is increasing, , when I examine the topic closer, there are just more choices today, than in days past. There is multiple versions of MS Windows, and now Apple has put Access in their OS. The Iphone and other Smart phones have access, and the same for Tablets. Even Lenox I've been told now has some support for reading its screens. We have more Gadgets that have some Speech, but so far, the level of access seems shallow. As long as you only use the basics of any given program, or OS, you might be OK. But if you need to get in a make some deeper changes, you might be hard pressed to make any such changes because you find the access into those areas is just not there. I worked at a Computer Software company for a long time, and I was let go when Cash flow was slowing up. If I had to go back and work there today, I doubt if I could do so, because I do not have the access I once had. They have changed the Phones system, and they are using software that I doubt if any screen reader would read enough of it to make it usable by someone blind. They now have three Databases, and one is an On-Line Database, and I doubt if I could work fast enough to do my old job. Even before, I had to memorize a ton of stuff, and today, I would need to memorize a lot more than before. So are those of us who are Blind experiencing less access these days than say we did 10 or 15 years ago? I would say we have less, even though we have more choices today, the access is shallower. Am I just a guy that is out of touch, or is what I think I see, an observation others have noticed as well? And don't worry about hurting my feelings. I hope I am wrong in my assessment. Grumpy Dave P.S. And I may not be seeing Steps Backwards, but just that changes are taking place so fast, that Screen reader builders can not keep up with these changes? Or is it a bit of both. -- Dave <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
