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From: L Snider
Date: Aug 14, 2015 6:40AM

Hello Dave,

Thanks so much, appreciate the information. I love the word spendy!

Oh so 2013 is an issue? I gather 2016 would be out of the question
then...oh boy.

Yes SharePoint is an issue for many users. I wish there was a better
solution overall.

Thanks again, appreciate it!

Cheers

Lisa



On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Andrews, David B (DEED) <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> We have done some testing here in Minnesota and Discover 508 definitely
> helps. You are right that it is "spendy" as they say here in Minnesota.
> Also, it does take some messing around to get everything to work right. It
> has to be taught about different kinds of controls etc., in SharePoint, and
> 2013 is still a work in progress. Everything that Discover 508 did for
> SharePoint 2010 it does not yet do in 2013. They are working on it, but ...
>
> I will conclude by saying, at least for screen reader users -- SharePoint
> is messy! (my words.)
>
> Dave
>
>
> > From: WebAIM-Forum [ <EMAIL REMOVED> ] on behalf of L
> Snider [ <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 12:38 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: [WebAIM] SharePoint questions
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am involved with a project that is going to use Share Point 2013 and then
> 2016. I know there were fewer issues with 2013, but still...
>
> A colleague mentioned that there were 'plug ins' to help with the issues.
> One is Discover508 and the other is AvePoint Accessibility Accelerator. Has
> anyone used them? They are pricey, so I wanted to get some idea of whether
> they work well or not.
>
> Also, if anyone has worked with training/HR programs like Lanteria HR,
> ShareKnowledge or Elearning Force, I would also love to hear about your
> experiences.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
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