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Re: Accessible Blockly Demo

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From: Kevin Chao
Date: Aug 14, 2016 2:42AM

Blockly Games: Music:
https://accessible-blockly-games.appspot.com/appengine/accessible/index.html


(1) Are kids who useusing screen readers able to understand what's going
on, get started, and complete the levels?

(2) How hard is it to learn the blocks interface?

(3) How long do kids need to get used to the interface?

(4) What questions do they have?

(5) Do kids get frustrated? If so, what are the specific points of
frustration?

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 8:03 PM Brandon Keith Biggs <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello,
> I am not sure there is enough functionality for me to say. I don't know the
> point. It looks good to me and all accessible for a screen reader, but I
> can't get anything working.
> My idea is to use the applications key a lot more, then I can insert
> variables into where they need to be.
> Thanks,
>
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Kevin Chao < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Has anyone had a chance to do accessibility analysis or test on
> Accessible
> > BLockly?
> > https://accessible-blockly.appspot.com/demos/accessible/index.html
> >
> > Are we on the right track, way off-base, or how would you make Blockly
> > accessible?
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 3:18 PM Marc Solomon < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Did you try checking out the demo that Kevin shared? From what I have
> > > seen, this accessible version of Blockly was designed to be operable
> via
> > > the keyboard instead of requiring mouse driven drag and drop.
> > > Best,
> > > Marc
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > On July 31, 2016 5:20:36 PM "Ryan E. Benson" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Why was it only made accessible to people who use screen readers?
> Don't
> > > you
> > > > think that is a narrow approach? People who have physical
> disabilities,
> > > but
> > > > aren't blind or visually impaired cannot do actions like drag and
> drop.
> > > If
> > > > the "accessible version" provides hooks if you leverage screen
> readers,
> > > how
> > > > accessible is it really?
> > > >
> > > > Ryan E. Benson
> > > >
> > > > On Jul 31, 2016 16:42, "Kevin Chao" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Accessible Blockly soft-launched @ July 1 @ 5 PM.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > - URL:
> > > https://accessible-blockly.appspot.com/demos/accessible/index.html
> > > > - This is delivering on Google Research - Making BLockly
> Universally
> > > > Accessible
> > > > <
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://research.googleblog.com/2014/04/making-blockly-universally-accessible.html
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > BLockly is a visual programming language, which involves dragging &
> > > > dropping blocks, and connecting them to perform functions. By it
> > > > being block-based, it opens up learning how to code, and programming
> > to a
> > > > wider audience, so kid's and new programmers/coders don't have to be
> > > > concerned with the syntax, formatting, and symbols. Accessible
> BLockly
> > > was
> > > > designed for people who are visually impaired, as it's built for
> > keyboard
> > > > and screen reader users.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >