Re: IMP: using PG-Admin with screen readers (JAWS & NVDA)

Hi Saravanan,

pgAdmin team had worked for accessibility fixes in the past. We can fix
labelling issues using some tools, but we'll need more inputs on how the
query editor can be improved for screen readers.
Can you brief us about the expected flow and details for a query editor?

On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 5:25 PM Saravanan K <k(dot)saravanan(dot)salem(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:

> Dear Sir,
>
> Thanks for your response.
> I am eagerly waiting for this release.
> I am having good exposure in postgresql. Due to the in accessibility of PG
> admin, I am lagging in my work schedule. I kindly request once more to make
> pg admin accessible to jaws & nvda. It will help many visually impaired
> persons like me in stabilizing our career. Try to understand our
> difficulties & do better on our part.Please inform me for beta version
> also. I will & check for accessibility issues & help you in correcting
> them.
>
> I have done a work around process in pg admin.
> I am able to browse thru the main tree option.
> Here I have to press enter for selecting a particular item.
> After selecting the particular item or object, I have to press shift +
> enter to expand the object / item.
> I have to repeat the same vice versa to collapse the object/item.
> With these navigation, I am able to browse the browser tree.
>
> In query editor, I can type any query then select it & press f5 to execute
> it.
> But, I am facing lot of difficulty here only.
> I can not perform other activities here.
> Overall, I can access pg admin just a part only.
> Please make other available options & activities accessible to screen
> reader users also.
> Thanks in advance for your upcoming effort.
> I will be ready to help you up to my level best.
>
> Eagerly waiting for your valuable response.
>
> Thanks & regards.
> Saravanan.K
> +91 9916512402
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 4:54 PM Akshay Joshi <
> akshay(dot)joshi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Saravanan
>>
>> We will work on the accessibility issues in the future and will try to
>> fix those in the upcoming December release.
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 8:26 PM Saravanan K <k(dot)saravanan(dot)salem(at)gmail(dot)com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Sir,
>>> My Name is Saravanan from Bangalore in India.
>>> I am a visually impaired person.
>>> I am having a keen interest in using postgresql.
>>>
>>> I know that PG admin is a good IDe for using postgresql.
>>> But, PG admin is not accessible to screen readers such as JAWS & NVDA.
>>> I am facing a lot of difficulties in navigating pg admin.
>>>
>>> I want to know is PG admin is having accessibility issues.
>>> Is it not possible to navigate it with screen readers.
>>>
>>> Can you fix these issues ASAP and any visually impaired users can use
>>> PG Admin independently.
>>>
>>> Is there any accessibility guide for using PG Admin with screen
>>> readers such as jaws & nvda. I am urgently in need of the same.
>>>
>>> Please help me in using PG admin with screen readers.
>>> Expecting your valuable response ASAP.
>>>
>>> -------
>>> Regards
>>> Saravanan.K
>>> +919916512402
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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> Regards
> Saravanan.K
> +919916512402
>
>
>
>

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