Stan; Thanks for bringing this up. I'm sure that those who are in a position to address this will do so promptly. We can expect no less.
- Hobart On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Gowin, Stan <stan.go...@softwareag.com>wrote: > Hi, > > I know your remark was intended to be mildly humorous and it was. > > However, as a long-time blind assembler programmer I must point out that > "assistive technology" is key to my ability to do my job. > > Most of the time this means software on my PC that magnifies or speaks > items on the screen in an intelligent manner so that I can program and > debug those programs. > > Where this intersects with the assembler list is the accessibility of > the documentation provided by IBM and vendors to support coding and > products running on the mainframe. > > I'm afraid as the proliferation of the web and the use of PDF files has > come to dominate the way technical documentation is distributed, the > accessibility of said documentation has suffered. > > The old 16-bit Book Manager Read product for Windows was the most > efficient and best organized way for me to use IBM documentation. The > new Java version of the Book manager product is virtually inaccessible > to the blind and using PDF files or the web is acceptable but I very > much wish that IBM would make an accessible version of the Book manager > Read product that can run on a Windows 7 64-bit PC. > > So, there are still challenges for the blind or otherwise disabled > mainframe computer programmer which is a shame in this modern era where > so many opportunities exist for persons with accessibility needs to > acquire and use information needed to work productively. > > > Regards, > Stan Gowin > Software Ag > -- OREXXMan
