Initial Instructions for opening the Chromebox for the first time - Audio files.

[Gary Morin]

Perhaps an audio file could be sent as an attachment (or a link to it) to the email from Google to newly approved Truster Tester recipients.  An overview of the program, an introduction to the hardware and some or a lot of instructions on how to get started, and/or maybe include such audio files on a thumb drive or CD that are sent along with the Chromebox.  And, this would support people with a range of print disabilities (including vision), as well as for those who are simply auditory learners.

• Also the instructions sent in large print were not large enough for me to read. But I've already sent feedback to google on that.

 

 

 

On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Maria Cuevas <mcuev...@gmail.com> wrote:

I agreed on finding ac adopter etc.
the quick start guide shows these things but the print is almost impossible to read. Unless u have a portable CCTV (which I don't) or a sighted friend to read the instructions, it's hard to know what each connection is.
I'm low vision.
No central vision n reading with peripheral vision it's very challenging.

Also the instructions sent in large print were not large enough for me to read. But I've already sent feedback to google on that.

Sent from my Maria's Disco iPhone

On Apr 6, 2013, at 12:02 PM, Kevin Chao <kevin...@gmail.com> wrote:

> After opening the lid,  I was able to visually see that the ChromeBook
> was on, but it took several attempts of CV+Z before CV started to
> speak, it said spoken feedbcak disabled before it said it was enabled.
>
> Finding the AC adapter slot/jack was very difficult and some
> orientation in Braille as to where all the ports are and what they are
> would have been great and saved a lot of trial/error, which  could
> have resulted in some hardware damage.
>
> On 4/6/13, Matthew Nixon <jous...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Pretty much exactly my experience as well.
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Rob DeZonia
>>  To: chromebook-acces...@googlegroups.com
>>  Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 2:37 PM
>>  Subject: My experience with unboxing the Chromebox
>>
>>
>>  It's pretty boring as experiences go. You asked for more blind users
>> experiences so here goes. I was very lucky. Only sighted help I got was
>> figuring out where to plug the power in. Missed that really teeny tiny hole
>> by the USB ports. Anyway, found the power button no problem because I read
>> the keyboard layout section in the ChromeVox guide beforehand. Pushed the
>> button for a couple seconds, waited about 10 because I hadn't dealt with a
>> solid state computer with no whirring drive before, and pushed
>> control/alt/z. Luckily it didn't come up in a language other than U.S.
>> English so there were no issues enabling speech. Entered my account info no
>> problem.
>>
>>  When choosing WIFI I was told by a trusted tester that had unboxed his
>> before me to be sure to hit enter on the selected WIFI network even though
>> you could arrow up and down. It asked for WIFI password, I typed it, and
>> away we went. Certainly not at the speed of sound because learning a new
>> screenreader is a slow process for yours truly with a lot of dumb questions
>> to acquaintances and Email lists. But one thing I learned is  no question is
>> that dumb and you might actually help someone else out before they had to
>> ask the exact same question. So, that was my experience. Except for trying
>> to figure out how to  work Google Drive which I find an alien concept, it's
>> awesome.
>>

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Gary

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