Re: Making Inkscpe SVGs accessible to screen readers

Jonathan Busby <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Jun 2019 10:37:31 -0500
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I replied but the mail server rejected the message because it had a zip
attachment. Here's a link to the zip archive on my Mediafire account :

http://www.mediafire.com/file/u55y9fs15d4y13f/acessible-SVG-test.zip/file

Thanks and regards,

Jonathan

On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 10:27 AM Jonathan Busby <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 7:11 PM Steve Litt <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > If I understand you correctly, you already have this text visible on
> > the picture and able to be selected (how?).
>
> The text in the accessibility modified file is visible, but it's not
> selectable.
>
> >Once you can select it,
> > copy it from the SVG and paste it into a window whose job it is to feed
> > text into a text-to-speech program.
>
> The original, "non-accessible" file, has selectable text, but only via a
> CTRL-A, a CTRL-C and a CTRL-V. But its text is quite ugly and garbled whe=
n
> pasted.
>
> I've tested the original, "non-accessible" SVG file with JAWS
> <https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/?utm_term=3Djaw=
s%20screen%20reader&utm_source=3Dadwords&utm_campaign=3DAll+Products&utm_me=
dium=3Dppc&hsa_tgt=3Daud-544366240235:kwd-394361346638&hsa_cam=3D200218713&=
hsa_ad=3D296201131673&hsa_kw=3Djaws%20screen%20reader&hsa_grp=3D52663682111=
&hsa_net=3Dadwords&hsa_mt=3De&hsa_src=3Dg&hsa_acc=3D1684996396&hsa_ver=3D3&=
gclid=3DCjwKCAjw0N3nBRBvEiwAHMwvNj8nn8W_WXFoPhqM1PBETY55GX-2dhBPDjLb3QeQtJs=
Jnd2PcFcKQxoClrwQAvD_BwE>
> and it reads the file pretty decently, but it doesn't even read *anything=
*
> from the "accessible" SVG file.
>
> I'll attached the original SVG, the screen reader accessible SVG that I
> attempted to create and the "diff -Nau" between the two files.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> >
> > SteveT
> >
> > Steve Litt
> > June 2019 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
> > http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Jonathan
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I replied but the mail server rejected the message be=
cause it had a zip attachment. Here&#39;s a link to the zip archive on my M=
ediafire account :</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.mediafire=
.com/file/u55y9fs15d4y13f/acessible-SVG-test.zip/file">http://www.mediafire=
.com/file/u55y9fs15d4y13f/acessible-SVG-test.zip/file</a></div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Thanks and regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Jonathan<br></div><div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On We=
d, Jun 5, 2019 at 10:27 AM Jonathan Busby &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jonathanbus=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli=
d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>On Mon, Jun 3=
, 2019 at 7:11 PM Steve Litt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
m" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; If I =
understand you correctly, you already have this text visible on<br><div>&gt=
; the picture and able to be selected (how?). <br></div><div><br></div><div=
>The text in the accessibility modified file is visible, but it&#39;s not s=
electable.<br></div><div><br></div><div>&gt;Once you can select it,</div>&g=
t; copy it from the SVG and paste it into a window whose job it is to feed<=
br><div>&gt; text into a text-to-speech program.</div><div><br></div><div>T=
he original, &quot;non-accessible&quot; file, has selectable text, but only=
 via a CTRL-A, a CTRL-C and a CTRL-V. But its text is quite ugly and garble=
d when pasted.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve tested the original, &=
quot;non-accessible&quot; SVG file with <a href=3D"https://www.freedomscien=
tific.com/products/software/jaws/?utm_term=3Djaws%20screen%20reader&amp;utm=
_source=3Dadwords&amp;utm_campaign=3DAll+Products&amp;utm_medium=3Dppc&amp;=
hsa_tgt=3Daud-544366240235:kwd-394361346638&amp;hsa_cam=3D200218713&amp;hsa=
_ad=3D296201131673&amp;hsa_kw=3Djaws%20screen%20reader&amp;hsa_grp=3D526636=
82111&amp;hsa_net=3Dadwords&amp;hsa_mt=3De&amp;hsa_src=3Dg&amp;hsa_acc=3D16=
84996396&amp;hsa_ver=3D3&amp;gclid=3DCjwKCAjw0N3nBRBvEiwAHMwvNj8nn8W_WXFoPh=
qM1PBETY55GX-2dhBPDjLb3QeQtJsJnd2PcFcKQxoClrwQAvD_BwE" target=3D"_blank">JA=
WS</a> and it reads the file pretty decently, but it doesn&#39;t even read =
*anything* from the &quot;accessible&quot; SVG file.<br></div><div><br></di=
v><div>I&#39;ll attached the original SVG, the screen reader accessible SVG=
 that I attempted to create and the &quot;diff -Nau&quot; between the two f=
iles.</div><div>Any help would be appreciated.<br></div><div><br></div>&gt;=
<br>&gt; SteveT<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Steve Litt<br>&gt; June 2019 featured book:=
 Thriving in Tough Times<br>&gt; <a href=3D"http://www.troubleshooters.com/=
thrive" target=3D"_blank">http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive</a><br><div=
><br></div><div>Thanks and regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Jonathan<br></=
div></div>
</blockquote></div></div></div>

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