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Microsoft Products and Screen Readers (self.Blind)
submitted by miss_misandry
Hi folks! I'm an instructional technology specialist and I need some help with screen readers and Microsoft products, specifically Word and PowerPoint.
All of the articles I've read have encouraged me to follow certain conventions, like alt text and table formatting, but it seems like the screen readers are ignoring them when I test (I'm testing with NVDA, JAWS and VoiceOver).
Are there ways to make SmartArt, WordArt or charts accessible, or should I just tell instructors to try and stay away from them?
What are things I can tell instructors to do with regards to PowerPoint to make them easier to navigate?
Thank you so much!!
All of the articles I've read have encouraged me to follow certain conventions, like alt text and table formatting, but it seems like the screen readers are ignoring them when I test (I'm testing with NVDA, JAWS and VoiceOver).
Are there ways to make SmartArt, WordArt or charts accessible, or should I just tell instructors to try and stay away from them?
What are things I can tell instructors to do with regards to PowerPoint to make them easier to navigate?
Thank you so much!!
Unuhi 2 points 7y ago
I have no clue what smartart is but have a vaguenmemory of what wordart was many years ago.
If those are just decorative texts or some picture decorations, skip them. Not accessible.
If those are just decorative texts or some picture decorations, skip them. Not accessible.
miss_misandry [OP] 1 points 7y ago
SmartArt is usually graphs, flow charts, things like that. basically several pictures, but containing information.
Unuhi 2 points 7y ago
Then find a way to integrate a description to the slides.
So if you give the slides to whoever needs to study frim them, if they can't see a graphic, if it has an alt option - text description that explains the graphic, or even a button for voice description (where someone explains the graphic - this can be easier yo understand than plain text, provided you can hear)
So if you give the slides to whoever needs to study frim them, if they can't see a graphic, if it has an alt option - text description that explains the graphic, or even a button for voice description (where someone explains the graphic - this can be easier yo understand than plain text, provided you can hear)
miss_misandry [OP] 1 points 7y ago
thanks! This is pretty much what I am telling faculty to do.
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I'm interested to know as well. I work with disabled Veterans and I will have a blind individual coming to work in our computer lab. A first for us, so I'd like to be as prepared as possible.
Thanks.
Thanks.
carpe_diem1977 1 points 7y ago
Please let me know if you get any advice on this. My understanding is that charts can't be read by screen readers. Hopefully I'm wrong.
miss_misandry [OP] 1 points 7y ago
will do!
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