Hi,

Games for the Blind has what they say is accessible chat software that is
usable with a screen reader; specifically, they say it works with JAWS.  I
downloaded it, but I have not tried it yet.  Someone told me it does not
work too well, but I don't know.

- Jackie McCraw


-----Original Message-----
From: Audrey Gorman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 6:34 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: FYI and an accessibility question


Thanks!  There's another piece of the puzzle!

>>> [log in to unmask] 01/31/01 07:55AM >>>
Hi,

One of the big issues surrounding chats is the accessibility of the
software itself.  A lot of it doesn't work well with screen readers,
especially that which is found on the web which is often done in Java or
some other plugin.



At 06:17 PM 1/30/01 -0600, you wrote:
>FYI:
>The final report of the Electronic Meeting Participation Task Force (EMPTF)
>has been uploaded to ALA webspace, at:
>
>http://www.ala.org/alaorg/council/index.html
>
>It is available in HTML and PDF.
>
>Question:
>What, if any, are the accessibility issues surrounding the use of chats?
>
>Thanks for any responses!
>Audrey