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Re: Jira Cloud and blind users

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From: David Engebretson Jr.
Date: Feb 1, 2022 2:46AM

Thanks for sharing!

I watched the video and noticed I can do all the things demonstrated in the video with JAWS 2022 without any special plug-in.

Is there a video of what can be done in Confluence? Confluence seems to have a cluster of issues when dealing with creating and reading Confluence articles with a screen reader. So much so that our team is moving away from Confluence.

I've never used our instance of the JIRA Help Desk on the administrative side, but that might be another good thing to demonstrate in a video. I've heard that lots of blind folks struggle with that interface.

Is your product a JAWS scriptset and NVDA add-on? Can it be used with both JAWS and NVDA? The video just talks about JAWS. I heard no reference to NVDA in the video.

I worked with the R&D team at Atlassian back in 2017 to try to help them understand the issues using their products with a screen reader and have noticed a slow shift towards adherence to more accessible UI design principles and WCAG compliance. I say slow because we often see UI changes on a monthly basis but there can sometimes be regressions in the UX for screen reader users.

Again, thanks for sharing! I didn't see a reference to pricing on your site. Can you share that publicly? If not, no worries, I am happy to continue fumbling along with JIRA - since that is what I use on a daily basis in the team I work with at our university.

Take care,
David