[Wikimedia-l] Visually impaired

[Michael Snow]

On 1/15/2014 8:13 AM, Victor Grigas wrote:
> I interviewed 2 gentlemen who are both blind who use a program called JAWS on desktop machines that reads the Wikipedia page to them, allowing them to edit.
In the US, I believe JAWS is the predominant tool employed to assist 
blind computer users. At least if you deliver content that needs to 
comply with Section 508 (information accessibility requirements from the 
1973 Rehabilitation Act), performance with JAWS is the most likely way 
that an agency will evaluate the content if they're serious about 
meeting the requirements. It's limited to operating in a Windows 
environment, but the program has an established user base that I 
understand is quite active in providing feedback so the software can be 
maintained and improved. I haven't dealt with it in a wiki context, but 
if it's an effective aid for editing as well as reading, I'm glad to 
hear it.

--Michael Snow