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From: L Snider
Date: Mar 2, 2016 2:26PM

That is awesome! Keep us updated on how things go, one brick at a time
builds a building (which is hopefully accessible for everyone)!

Cheers

Lisa

On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:40 PM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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
> > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >