Re: requirements to test with Jaws in different organizations

Hi Karen,

Our testing focus is making things work correctly in NVDA and
Voiceover, the reason I ask about Jaws is that I worry we may run into
scenarios in which Jaws has been mandated as the testing tool by any
organization that would be possibly purchasing the product, if we run
into that situation I suppose we could just test it as needed then but
I figured it would  be sensible that we had already set up and
integrated Jaws in our testing process so it wouldn't even reach the
discussion part We certainly wouldn't be planning to throw out using
other tools to test in favor of Jaws.

Thanks for telling me that Jaws is actually problematic for you, I
wasn't aware that there were people who found Jaws problematic so it
is good to know.

Thanks,
Bryan Rasmussen


On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 11:33 PM Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> wrote:
>
> speaking personally,
> My understanding is that wacg principles are to be browser agnostic, and
> are  rooted in interaction not tool.
> As someone experiencing a disability that while mandating a screen reader,
> also makes the software speech included in tools like jaws physically
> harmful, it is frustrating  being told by well  meaning companies who
> themselves were told that Jaws testing was suitable, that I need to fit
> their definition of disability to get access..even if doing so could
> result in my hospitalization.
> I respect your desire to make your job easier, but  given no single
> person's tools apply to another person's body, my own included, I would
> truly appreciate it if the practice of one tool fits all testing stopped.
> You are teaching the companies for which you work how to discriminate,
> even if not especially when you claim a majority using your tools.
> After all, using majority as a measure still fortifies discrimination on
> large scales world wide.
> Speaking personally, of course.
> Karen
>
>
>
> On Mon, 5 Jul 2021, bryan rasmussen wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > This might be slightly off for the list, but don't know where else to
> > ask that would be good. So I am working on a project for an online
> > education platform that wants to move into the U.S market.
> >
> > The platform would like to limit testing at least part of the
> > development process to nvda and voiceover, to decrease costs /
> > workload, I personally would like to test with -Jaws all the time but
> > often one can't for various reasons. So does anyone have a pattern for
> > how they do periodic testing with Jaws in such a way as to decrease
> > workload). And more importantly if anyone knows of any organizational
> > / governmental regulations requiring testing with Jaws that would
> > affect the educational market in the U.S?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bryan Rasmussen
> >
> >

Received on Tuesday, 6 July 2021 07:05:02 UTC