Hi Nick,
When it comes to Java there are ways of making your Java software
accessible. Currently there are two accessibility solutions available.
The first is if you are using the Swing graphics toolkit for programming
you will need the Java accessibility bridge in order to get programs
like Jaws to interface with the Java program. The problem with this
solution is that currently not every screen reader has Java access
bridge support. So even if you can get Jaws to work with your Java
application there is no guarantee that Window Eyes or something else
won't have a problem with it. Therefore I'd stay clear of the Swing
graphics toolkit for accessibility reasons.
The second solution is to use the SWT toolkit. What makes SWT different
here is that it is a Java based wrapper for the underlying standard
graphics toolkit for the target platform, such as the Win32 API on
Windows, so that any kind of programs you create use the standard GUI
for programming. The advantage is because it uses say Win32 instead of a
totally Java based GUI all of the screen readers I know of, including
Window Eyes, can use the Java application without the need of any
special software like the Java access bridge. So if you do decide to go
with Java I recommend using SWT rather than Swing for your programs.
HTH
Nick Helms wrote:
good question! I'd like to take some computer science classes,
possibly next summer to learn some programming, but I'm not sure with
language to persoo. I've been told that java is a good starting point,
but I don't believe I've ever used a program created with java that is
usable with jfw.
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