Hi All,

The new accessibility features are now incorporated into the 4.2 Beta of
Amateur Contact Log.  I requested, and Scott has implemented full keyboard
access to virtually every aspect of the logger, including the Cluster
window, and apart from today's tweaks, I think it's just about done.
Knowing how hard Scott works, I bet 4.2 will be out of Beta very soon

I understand that Scott is also reincorporating the shared accessibility
changes into his contest software at the moment.  Whilst I'm not sure how
accessible these programs will be, the setup dialogs that we were struggling
with previously should be as they are in AC Log itself.

Interestingly, Scott has used NVDA, whilst I've been testing with NVDA,
System Access and Window-Eyes.  All the screen readers work slightly
differently, but NVDA and System Access are virtually identical and very
good.  I've found WE to be much more flexible, but I will need to use the
Hot Spot app for some simple macros to get things the way I want them.

Tom had offered to test using JAWS, but because of the speed Scott works,
all the changes have been done.  If there is an experienced AC Log user
using JAWS, and you'd like to run some quick tests, please let me know ASAP.
I say 'experienced' with AC Log, as you will need to know how the log works
yourself with little or no training <smile>!
 
All in all, it's been an interesting exercise, and it's been a pleasure to
work with Scott N3FJP.  Once the 4.2 version is live, I'll record some
training MP3s.


Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID

Working to improve accessibility for radio amateurs with disabilities

www.active-elements.org

For accessibility evaluations of amateur equipment and MP3 manuals