Hi, How much luck have you had using JAWS with IBM Cognos Analytics? What techniques did you use? I still find myself confused, even after reading the IBM accessibility guide. Thank you, Mike

Yes, it is mind boggling.

Hi Pam, Yes, I remember you and I talking about sqlplus this past summer. My team is using TOAD to access Oracle for now though, but I am prepared, if I have to fall back on sqlplus. Mike

Jaffar, SQL Server Management Studio is very accessible. I use it all the time. Mike

Don Raikes, In reference to Don Mauck’s email below, I see you are not on our mailing list, so if you reply instead of replying to all, your response about TOAD for Oracle will not go to me. What are

Thank you, Jaffar. I will still be on the lookout to hear from others on this list, in case someone has found something to get TOAD working.

Hi, Has anyone figured out how to get TOAD for Oracle to work with JAWS, for viewing database tables, views, and querying them? Thank you, Mike

Thank you all for your responses. This makes sense about trying different keyboard shortcuts, to figure out what is best. Mike

Hi, What is the fastest way to get familiar with a large spreadsheet for the first time using JAWS, if you have no idea what is in it? My co-worker told me that as soon as she opens a spreadsheet, she

Hi, What do I need to do to tab to the panes in Task scheduler where I can start and stop tasks? The tab focus wraps back around to the task scheduler library, when I try to tab to where I can start o

Another technique is to use Power Query in Excel. It can query several databases. In Excel 2016 and later, it is under the data tab on the ribbon, and no longer called Power Query. It is called Get an

This is very helpful! I will be experimenting. Thank you for the information. Mike

Thank you, Pam! When you access the database through the command line, how do you find out which tables are in it? I know that once you know the table, you can find its columns with the describe comma

Hi, What is the most common way people access Oracle Database using JAWS these days? Thank you, Mike

Hi, Which setting is for getting JAWS to automatically announce when colors change in an email, as I am reading the email? Say the email says, “Tweak what is in red.” I will not always know when to pr

Judy, The part where I had issues was after I clicked the link. The GoToMeeting software was not read to me, when I tabbed around it.

Glenn, doing a proposal is exactly what I will be working on. I try to rely less on others as much as possible. In fact, how to improve accessibility is what I always have in mind for the reasons you

Ari, I am very fortunate to be on a good team who is helpful, when things are not accessible. For today's meeting, I wound up dialing in by phone. My team did the rest of the visuals.

Hi David, We have the ADA which states that companies are expected to use accessible IT, however, where I am, it seems that falls through the cracks. I am not sure if that is related to the undue hard

In practice, how hard is it to get an employer to switch to something more accessible? I get answers a lot on mailing lists that just say use something else when something is inaccessible, but you hav