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VFP 9 for Visually Impaired Users
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Pat,
When I saw your post I remembered an article in FoxPro Advisor about someone who created a reader in VFP.
The article appeared in the March 2004 edition. The title is "Read Newspaper Articles to the Blind" by Bill Drew. The download is at
Hope that helps,
Stewart
PS If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
When I saw your post I remembered an article in FoxPro Advisor about someone who created a reader in VFP.
The article appeared in the March 2004 edition. The title is "Read Newspaper Articles to the Blind" by Bill Drew. The download is at
Hope that helps,
Stewart
PS If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
Mike Gagnon
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You can also look at Windows accessibility options, which helps the visually impaired in a few areas including a screen magnifier.
Mike Gagnon
If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
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TamarGranor
Programmer
You'll want to be in VFP 7 or later because it supports the IAccessible interface.
Tamar
Tamar
Mike Gagnon
Programmer
Tamar,
I have been to a few of YOUR sessions in devcons where you toutched on this subject. Any articles you may have written can point to?
Mike Gagnon
If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
ReFox XI (www.mcrgsoftware.com)
I have been to a few of YOUR sessions in devcons where you toutched on this subject. Any articles you may have written can point to?
Mike Gagnon
If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
ReFox XI (www.mcrgsoftware.com)
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Mike Gagnon
Programmer
I cannot conceive how this can be done? Brail-Touchscreen?
Mike Gagnon
If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
ReFox XI (www.mcrgsoftware.com)
TamarGranor
Programmer
There are tools that read what's on the screen aloud. That's why you need the IAccessible interface.
Windows has one such tool. You'll find it in Accessories | Accessibility | Narrator.
The key is that you have to design your app to cooperate with these tools.
To answer your other question, my session notes on "Developing Applications for Everyone" at list some resources.
Tamar
Windows has one such tool. You'll find it in Accessories | Accessibility | Narrator.
The key is that you have to design your app to cooperate with these tools.
To answer your other question, my session notes on "Developing Applications for Everyone" at list some resources.
Tamar
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Just to bring anyone who's interested up to date - I sat down with the blind user and we tried running the new screens on her workstation while JAWS is running. Jaws had no problem reading the screens.
However, I did feel the need to implement a series of "hot keys" to help her navigate around the screens, move from page to page and launching navigation button functions since using a mouse was not an option for her.
However, I did feel the need to implement a series of "hot keys" to help her navigate around the screens, move from page to page and launching navigation button functions since using a mouse was not an option for her.
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