RunRev Accessibility

[David Bovill]

Not much help maybe - but here is a link to the API's that could be
implemented:

   - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader#Accessibility_APIs

And a free Apple based tool for testing?

   -
   http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Accessibility/Conceptual/AccessibilityMacOSX/OSXAXTesting/chapter_5_section_2.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001078-CH210-DontLinkElementID_48

My guess is that this would all be much harder than making the app -
"self-voicing":

Self-voicing applications
>
> Some programs speak or make other sounds so that they can be used by blind
> people or people who cannot see the screen. These programs are termed
> self-voicing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-voicing> and can be a form
> of assistive technology<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology>if they are designed to remove the need to use a screen reader.
>


2008/5/5 Tereza Snyder <tereza at califex.com>:

> Hiya all,
>
> Does anyone know (spare me the testing!) whether apps made with RunRev
> using ordinary controls are accessible to screen readers out of the box? I
> have over the years implemented various accessibility modes in apps using
> Rev—single-switch access comes to mind—but I've yet to tackle screen-reader
> access in Rev. I know Hypercard wasn't accessible because I had to implement
> a blind-access mode for a major application back in the day when I worked at
> the Trace Center (http://trace.wisc.edu), and I suspect Runtime Revolution
> isn't because—at least in the beginning—'system' controls were emulated. But
> is that still the case? on all platforms?
>
> A client has a C application that has bogged down in development. I know I
> can redo it in Rev and carry it forward expeditiously; however there's a
> federal grant involved and furthermore the client is committed to universal
> access.
>
> Anyone have a clue?
>
> tereza
>
>
> --
> Tereza Snyder
> Califex Software, Inc.
>
>
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