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From: Howard Kramer
Date: Sat, Apr 04 2015 7:59AM
Subject: reading Japanese in NVDA or JAWS
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Hello All:
I've been testing a web-based Japanese placement exam in NVDA and JAWS,
with the Firefox and I.E. browser respectively.
The ISO Japanese characters seem to be there but they are just read as
either "Japanese character" or "Japanese," respectively, in each
screenreader. The Japanese words are tagged with the proper lang attribute.
I'm assuming that the Japanese in the exam is accessible, I just need to
tweak the screenreader settings or load a Japanese capable synthesizer.
I've tried to figure this out through the NVDA & JAWS help and website but
haven't found the answer. Any help anyone can provide would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Howard
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From: Jonathan C Cohn
Date: Sat, Apr 04 2015 9:55AM
Subject: Re: reading Japanese in NVDA or JAWS
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I don't know much about JAWS. I know that Kanji is often used with computers in the 80's as an input system and that at least one Asian language is supported to have input via the drawing on the trackpad of the Macintosh.
Specifically for JAWS, if JAWS is recognizing that the character is Japanese then probably just downloading the synthesizer will work.
If you look at the Help menu in JAWS there should be an item to open the Real Speak synthesizer downloads.
> On Apr 4, 2015, at 09:59, Howard Kramer < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> Hello All:
>
> I've been testing a web-based Japanese placement exam in NVDA and JAWS,
> with the Firefox and I.E. browser respectively.
>
> The ISO Japanese characters seem to be there but they are just read as
> either "Japanese character" or "Japanese," respectively, in each
> screenreader. The Japanese words are tagged with the proper lang attribute.
> I'm assuming that the Japanese in the exam is accessible, I just need to
> tweak the screenreader settings or load a Japanese capable synthesizer.
> I've tried to figure this out through the NVDA & JAWS help and website but
> haven't found the answer. Any help anyone can provide would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Howard
>
>
>
> --
> Howard Kramer
> CO-PI - UDUC
> *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula*
> (UDUC)
> Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin
> 303-492-8672
> cell: 720-351-8668
> > > >
From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Sat, Apr 04 2015 6:25PM
Subject: Re: reading Japanese in NVDA or JAWS
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I agree, you most likely need to have the Japanese voice selected. They are
found at http://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/Synthesizers
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Ryan E. Benson
On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Jonathan C Cohn < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:
> I don't know much about JAWS. I know that Kanji is often used with
> computers in the 80's as an input system and that at least one Asian
> language is supported to have input via the drawing on the trackpad of the
> Macintosh.
>
> Specifically for JAWS, if JAWS is recognizing that the character is
> Japanese then probably just downloading the synthesizer will work.
>
>
> If you look at the Help menu in JAWS there should be an item to open the
> Real Speak synthesizer downloads.
>
> > On Apr 4, 2015, at 09:59, Howard Kramer < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> >
> > Hello All:
> >
> > I've been testing a web-based Japanese placement exam in NVDA and JAWS,
> > with the Firefox and I.E. browser respectively.
> >
> > The ISO Japanese characters seem to be there but they are just read as
> > either "Japanese character" or "Japanese," respectively, in each
> > screenreader. The Japanese words are tagged with the proper lang
> attribute.
> > I'm assuming that the Japanese in the exam is accessible, I just need to
> > tweak the screenreader settings or load a Japanese capable synthesizer.
> > I've tried to figure this out through the NVDA & JAWS help and website
> but
> > haven't found the answer. Any help anyone can provide would be
> appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Howard
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Howard Kramer
> > CO-PI - UDUC
> > *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula*
> > (UDUC)
> > Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin
> > 303-492-8672
> > cell: 720-351-8668
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > >
From: Steve Green
Date: Sun, Apr 05 2015 6:45AM
Subject: Re: reading Japanese in NVDA or JAWS
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We tested some Japanese websites with JAWS a few years ago by getting a translator to work with one of our accessibility consultants. My recollection is that we just needed to install the Japanese language pack for Windows and a Japanese voice synthesiser for JAWS.
Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd