Devin Prater :blind:May 16, 2024

Chromebooks already have great screen reading capabilities built in...

Awww Google, how cute of you. Great? Nope. Next time, remember. Nothing about us, **without us**. ChromeVox has barely been updated in *years*, just like VoiceOver for Mac, and Narrator. ChromeVox barely has any options for fine-tuning verbosity, keyboard commands, pronunciation, and some keyboard commands, like Search + Control + A for accessibility actions, aren't even well-documented. I should know. I had to use an Acer Spin 713 for a good 3 months as my primary laptop. So kindly stop talking, then ask, then act before you speak further.

"Updated keyboard shortcuts and first-letters navigation in Google Drive"...

First letters navigation? Come on. Any blind person can *tell* that this wasn't written by anyone who uses these technologies.

And nowhere in this article is anything new for ChromeVox. See? This is the kind of, frankly, bullshit that I hate on GAAD. Just shut your mouth and listen for once.

https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/global-accessibility-awareness-day-2024/

#Accessibility #blind #google #ChromeOS #Chromebook #ChromeVox #GAAD

How we’re building accessibility into our Chromebooks around the world

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Show threadHell's Kitchen Bitches! 🦮🔥May 16, 2024
@pixelate And braille is a complete train wreck! There is no clear documentation a complete disaster! Many of my kids are given Chromebooks by their school and the school will not purchase a Windows laptop for them. and they are often too poor to afford their own. I have spent a lot of time eyebrows deep in the bowels of Chromevox help and I want to stab someone from Google in the face right now!
Show threadDevin Prater :blind:
@Pawpower Yeah, that's seriously the worst part. I was given that Acer Spin from my job. A good $699 machine, 16 GB of RAM, a great computer. Just, not great for blind people. But oh it's Google so it has to work well, right? Right? ...
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Show threadTech SingerMay 16, 2024
@pixelate @Pawpower That's true of many machines. Mac? Great machine, not great for blind people. Linux? Great machines, not great for blind people. Only windows is horrible for everyone, in my experience.