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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Mar 2, 2016 1:40PM

i am working on a few fronts to see if i can get it to work with a screen
reader. one of witch is directly asking google to make it happen. but i
also have a few other irons in the fire. more later on those as i am not
sure how far they will get smile lucy

Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
Follow me on twitter @accessaces


On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:54 AM, L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi Lucy,
>
> Good to know, thanks so much! I gather they had a very specific audience in
> mind for it, seems that way anyway...Too bad, because I can see it being
> really useful for most people.
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > hello:
> > it works well but a screen reader user gets no echo back of what is
> beeing
> > typed so its still hard to use with a screen reader. i can do it but its
> a
> > reel pain lucy
> >
> > Lucia Greco
> > Web Accessibility Evangelist
> > IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> > University of California, Berkeley
> > (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> > http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> > Follow me on twitter @accessaces
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 10:26 AM, L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > > Just curious what y'all think about Google's new Voice Type feature in
> > > Google Docs?
> > > https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en
> > >
> > >
> > > I researched accessibility and Google Docs a few months back and it
> still
> > > had its issues. I am wondering whether that is still the case? Good
> about
> > > the new feature, but if everyone can't access it then I do wonder (but
> > > maybe I am wrong here)...
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Lisa
> >
> > > > >