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From: Ayelet Abraham
Date: Mon, Jul 24 2017 3:56AM
Subject: Instaling a screen reader for a citrix user
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Dear all,
Im facing the challenge of preparing an accessible work station for a
Citrix (server based) user. Would you have any suggestions how we could
turn the program she has to work with accessible for her although it is
located on some far server?
Thanks,
Ayelet Abraham, Phd
Accessibility specialist
Migdalor - multi service center for the blind and visually impaired
Tel: +972-52-6600765
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From: Jim Homme
Date: Mon, Jul 24 2017 11:06AM
Subject: Re: Instaling a screen reader for a citrix user
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Hi,
The answer to the question depends on which screen reader your user has. If it's JAWS, for example, the JAWS Help has instructions for this. If it's NVDA, there is an add-on you can get that runs on the server that feeds the information the user needs on their end to them. I do not have the direct link to that add-on.
Thanks.
Jim
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Subject: [WebAIM] Instaling a screen reader for a citrix user
Dear all,
Im facing the challenge of preparing an accessible work station for a
Citrix (server based) user. Would you have any suggestions how we could
turn the program she has to work with accessible for her although it is
located on some far server?
Thanks,
Ayelet Abraham, Phd
Accessibility specialist
Migdalor - multi service center for the blind and visually impaired
Tel: +972-52-6600765
Email: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
From: Meacham, Steve - FSA, Kansas City, MO
Date: Tue, Jul 25 2017 9:59AM
Subject: Re: Instaling a screen reader for a citrix user
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JAWS will require a copy on the server side and another copy on the user's workstation. With special configuration, those two will work together to provide access to all of the underlying information that screen readers need.
I can't speak to other assistive technologies, though.
From: Pratik Patel
Date: Tue, Jul 25 2017 10:03AM
Subject: Re: Instaling a screen reader for a citrix user
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Take a look at NVDA and the NVDA Remote add-on. Both of them are free.
Regards,
Pratik
From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Tue, Jul 25 2017 10:16AM
Subject: Re: Instaling a screen reader for a citrix user
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> Take a look at NVDA and the NVDA Remote add-on. Both of them are free.
It is my understanding that the remote plugin is similar to the JAWS Tandem feature where you can access a remote computer where a human is located or where you have setup a matching key -- you can use auto connect to connect automatically later future to a secure desktop. However, I'm not sure this solves the issue for access of a Citrix environment. The ability to install the software without speech and have the information send via the citrix channel in a closed environment is beyond the NVDA remote access plug-in as far as I know -- but I could be mistaken.
Jonathan
Jonathan Avila
Chief Accessibility Officer
Level Access, inc. (formerly SSB BART Group, inc.)
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