Thank you all for the feedback.  Very helpful!  Seems there are tons
of project management software programs out there.  I'm hoping that if
I can't use Project in this class, they might allow me to use an
alternative piece of software that has similar functionality and is
accessible.
Catherine

On 4/23/17, David Goldfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi. I do have some experience using Jira with NVDA. I would say that
> it's fairly accessible but there are portions of it which can be
> problematic to use at first until you familiarize yourself with the
> appropriate workarounds. One thing which comes to mind is when you wish
> to flag a user when entering a comment.
>
> As an example, suppose that my user ID is davidg and there are other
> users with IDs beginning with the phrase "David."
>
> In the comment field, you would use the at symbol to prefix a user ID
> which would then flag that user via an email alert. What you're supposed
> to do is enter the at symbol, followed by the characters of the name and
> an autocomplete list appears with relevant suggestions. However, if you
> enter @dav you will not encounter this list when you press the down
> arrow key. Instead, you must press the escape key to switch the screen
> reader back into browse mode and press control-end to move the virtual
> cursor to the bottom of the screen. Then, at the bottom of the screen,
> you will find the list of suggestions. Pressing the enter key on the one
> you want then completes the entry you started.
>
> Once I know the user ID I can type the first few letters, press the tab
> key and, even though NVDA is silent, the entry autocompletes.
>
>
> David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist Feel free to visit my
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> On 4/23/2017 12:53 AM, Terri Hedgpeth wrote:
>> Hello Catherine,
>> I am also looking for an accessible project management software for work.
>> I can share with you that I was recently on a conference call with a
>> couple staffers from Microsoft and asked that very question about MS
>> Project. They said that MS Project is not very accessible at this time,
>> however that may change with the next version of MS Project. They looked
>> at retrofitting the app with accessibility hooks and handles, however they
>> found that there are to many gaps to fill, my words not theirs, to do a
>> retrobuild. Thus, the MS Project team is working on the newer version from
>> the ground up and including accessibility as a requirement. Again, I am
>> stating in my own words what I took away from their answer to me on this
>> topic. The Microsoft team did mention that their VPAT (Voluntary Product
>> Accessibility Templates) are upto date and are a pretty accurate
>> reflection of the level of accessibility you will find in their products.
>>
>> You have heard correctly that Atlassian programs like Jira and Confluence
>> are fairly accessible, though you are also correct that they are not
>> exactly project management apps. There are some PM products that are
>> working on rolling out accessible versions of their products late this
>> Spring or early Summer. I will share any information that I learn on this
>> topic with this list.
>> Most PM tools have many parts to them that as a blind person are not
>> important to me for them to be accessible. These include: gant charts,
>> calendar views for numerous PM staff (for a supervisor), resource
>> management gants, ability to view all projects (project staff, all tasks
>> in all those projects, etc). The tools I am wanting to use are spreadsheet
>> view of task in a single project; staff assignments in a particular
>> project with time-lines, an enter communication tool that allows me and
>> all others on a particular project to share and assign tasks and updates.
>> A dashboard view would be a nice to have, but not crucial. Also a
>> spreadsheet view of all my projects that I am the lead or participating in
>> would be very useful. This overview would be very similar to the
>> individual project task spreadsheet, but would be a larger view across
>> multiple projects.
>>
>> Stay tuned!
>>
>> Terri Hedgpeth, Ed.D.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Catherine Getchell
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>> Subject: [VICUG-L] Microsoft Project and Other Project Management Software
>> Programs
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>> Hi listers,
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience using MS Project with JAWS or any other
>> screen reader?  I'm going to be taking a project management course in the
>> fall, and the syllabus says they use Microsoft Project for their
>> assignments.  I can't dig up too much info on this but did read a post on
>> another forum that indicated that JAWS no longer supports MS Project.  I
>> also read that some of the Atlassian programs like Jira and Confluence are
>> more accessible, but I'm not sure if they do the same things Project does.
>>  Thanks for any info!
>> Catherine
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