Re: [ui-dev] Accessibility

[CECIAA -- Sandra PONCET]

I agree with you Bogus. In France, gouvernement departments employ a lot of blind people and use OpenOffice. But as it isn't accessible with JAWS, this blind people must use Microsoft office and have a lot of problem with document convertion. For example, they cannot open .sxw document with Word. With JAWS, the major accessible problem is Calc. The table is to big for the memory of JAWS and JAWS stop running immediately. Do you know if this problem will be solve in the next version? Are there some active research about the accessibility of OpenOffice and how can we participate to it?   Thank you for your attention. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bogus To: dev@ui.openoffice.org Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 2:10 AM Subject: [ui-dev] Accessibility I would like to see the next beta build being more accessible to the blind. More state rehabilitation agencies are purchasing JAWS and Window Eyes as a reading text.  Therefore, the program should be accessible to allow them to "read" and "talk" to the person who is blind.   If a reading program for the blind could be imbedded, that would be great. XP currently has a limited reading feature.   [EMAIL PROTECTED]