Screen Reader Tidbits

You may have been hearing a lot about the Monarch from APH, Humanware and the NFB. IF you haven’t...

So you have a brand new braille display, you are using it with JAWS or NVDA and you come to a...

Note: TVI's, this one isn't for you. Send it on to your students' classroom teachers. We'll see...

The author emphasizes the need to redefine accessibility as a relationship between the content, the tools used to access it, and the skills of the user. They encourage professionals to not only advocate for accessibility standards but also consider the tools and instruction needed for users with visual impairments to access content effectively.

The text discusses the challenges of teaching a student to use a braille display with JAWS and suggests using the built-in Braille Viewer feature as a solution. The Braille Viewer allows teachers to see what is on the braille display, both in braille and in print, to assist their learners and learn advanced skills without needing an additional braille display.

The text discusses the similarities between screen readers, operating systems, and programs, emphasizing that the key commands in Microsoft Word and Google Docs are almost exactly the same. It then provides steps for creating tables in Google Docs using a screen reader, highlighting the importance of understanding rows and columns.

The ribbon in MS Word can be intimidating at first, but it is actually simple to use once you understand that it is split into tabs and each tab contains related functions. To navigate the ribbon, use shortcuts to jump to the desired tab and use the “Tab” key to navigate through the functions within the tab.