[WT-support] WinTest for a blind operator

[John Warburton G4IRN]

Hi Olof

I have some experience with this, however not directly with Win-Test.  
Over the past couple of years I've worked closely with the Assitive 
Technology Manager at a large public-sector media organisation where all 
IT systems must be accessible by anyone, irrespectivie of their 
disability. This is actually a legal requirement for any company in the 
UK under the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) and there is something 
similar in the States under section 508 of the Rehabilitation act.

The organisation I work for use two products for partially or fully 
blind users: ZoomText and Jaws.

I believe that ZoomText is for partially sighted users and is 
effectively a screen magnifier.

Jaws is a screen reader for fully blind users and is available as a demo 
version from the vendor's website: http://www.freedomscientific.com/

I'm not sure how well it will work with WT as applications generally 
need to be written with accessibility in mind. Most applications aimed 
at the commercial market would normally come up to spec they have the 
legal obligations to their staff as under the acts listed above.

Happy to continue the discussion further off reflector.

73 John G4IRN.



> Apologies for raising this in the midst of CQWWSSB frenzy . I am going to
> help a local club build a 2-radio special event station early 2012. I will
> use my "radio PCs" and K3s and MicroHam boxes and it will all be pretty
> straightforward except that we will have a blind operator that I'd like to
> accommodate.
>
> Is there anyone out there who can advise me on what it takes? What tools are
> needed? The operator is savvy and computer-literate. Anyone done it before?
> Replies off-list pls unless of general interest.
>
> 73 Olof G0CKV M5E SM0CKV W6CKV
>