[acb-hsp] question regarding agency-record softwareandaccessibility

[Darla J. Rogers]

Very interesting, Louise; here, many work places do not want to pay that 
money to upgrade scripts; if the software developers just would take a 
little time and visit a place like wc3.org, they would learn how to write 
better programming that didn't need so much tweaking.

It sounds like Australia may be ahead of us there.


Darla & Precious Roxy
Darla J. Rogers
Gladstone, MO
personal email:

djrogers0628 at kc.rr.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louise Pearson" <frogdog at iinet.net.au>
To: "Discussion list for ACB human service professionals" <acb-hsp at acb.org>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] question regarding agency-record 
softwareandaccessibility


> Hi there,
>
> Ah, this is difficult for you.  I have never been able to use Citrix with 
> JAWS, and people in my workplace use that to access our Client Database, 
> which is called The Care Manager.  Now on my computer, we run The Care 
> Manager in its own right, rather than through Citrix.  In its first 
> version, I would start the Care Manager, and it would simply sit there, 
> not reading at all.  It is what all of our workers use to write case 
> notes, electronically file reports and letters, etc.  I applied for some 
> funding through the Workplace Modifications scheme, basically arguing that 
> my job would be in jeopardy without being able to use this program.  I was 
> very lucky.  There is a man employed by Vision Australia here (our main 
> blindness agency), who writes scripts for programs that JAWS won't work 
> with.  I got $10'000 towards his work, and we then had a working program. 
> What was then amazing, was that two years later it had a major upgrade, 
> and so we have just had to go through the whole thing again.  At the time 
> I was sick with worry.  I need not have been.  I got more funding, thank 
> God ...  perhaps courtesy of the fact that I have also demonstrated my own 
> willingness to buy equipment for myself where I can, such as the 
> BrailleNote Apex, my JAWS, etc.  This latest version of The Care Manager 
> was a little more accessible than the first version, but ...  the 
> scripting makes it so much better.
> So, I am telling you all of this as a round about way of saying that I 
> think that JAWS is the best option we have, but even that sometimes needs 
> coaching.
> If it's any consolation, I can tell you that right now, at this minute at 
> work, it does all I need it to, and it's fabulous to be able to read other 
> worker's Case Notes, for the occasions when I need to check up on 
> something for one of my clients.
> Louise,
> Melbourne Australia.
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