Virtual desktop access and screen readers
Hi all. My gf just informed me that her employer is planning to change their desktop access solutions from rdp, to VDA, or for those who don't know, desktop virtual access. I've bean researching it if any windows screen readers support this new protocol, and have found none of the info about it. Has anyone tried it and with what results? -- Mario Percinic Accessibility consultant mario.percinic@gmail.com Skype: acousticman Twitter: @MarioPercinic GSM: +385922630259
Hi, Virtual Desktop Access (or VDA) is a licensing technique used to license devices accessing virtual desktops in a cheap way. The questions I always ask anyone who asks me questions about virtual desktop deployments is: - What is the plan from the IT department. For example, to move from a stand-alone machine to VDI, to move from a shared terminal server cluster to VDI etc; - What devices are to be used to access the system; - What protocols are to be used to access the system; In my experience the best way of working with VDI with screen readers is to have an always on desktop that is accessed via RDP or Citrix using JFW or WindowEyes as if they were connecting to a usual RDP or Citrix server. Unfortunately the VMWare protocol (which I forget the name) doesn't work, or any HTTP remote protocols. Also, if you are running a virtual desktop which starts up when you log in, these can be problematic as usually these work through a gateway server which doesn't pass on the JFW/WindowEyes channels. Audio redirection can work in some environments but the audio can lag in some circumstances. This may be an option if they are using a thin client, but it is not what I would generally recommend. Best. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Mario Perčinić [mario.percinic@gmail.com] Sent: 12 January 2016 13:45 To: Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Virtual desktop access and screen readers Hi all. My gf just informed me that her employer is planning to change their desktop access solutions from rdp, to VDA, or for those who don't know, desktop virtual access. I've bean researching it if any windows screen readers support this new protocol, and have found none of the info about it. Has anyone tried it and with what results? -- Mario Percinic Accessibility consultant mario.percinic@gmail.com Skype: acousticman Twitter: @MarioPercinic GSM: +385922630259 _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Hi, Virtual Desktop Access (or VDA) is a licensing technique used to license devices accessing virtual desktops in a cheap way. The questions I always ask anyone who asks me questions about virtual desktop deployments is: - What is the plan from the IT department. For example, to move from a stand-alone machine to VDI, to move from a shared terminal server cluster to VDI etc; - What devices are to be used to access the system; - What protocols are to be used to access the system; In my experience the best way of working with VDI with screen readers is to have an always on desktop that is accessed via RDP or Citrix using JFW or WindowEyes as if they were connecting to a usual RDP or Citrix server. Unfortunately the VMWare protocol (which I forget the name) doesn't work, or any HTTP remote protocols. Also, if you are running a virtual desktop which starts up when you log in, these can be problematic as usually these work through a gateway server which doesn't pass on the JFW/WindowEyes channels. Audio redirection can work in some environments but the audio can lag in some circumstances. This may be an option if they are using a thin client, but it is not what I would generally recommend. Best. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Mario Perčinić [mario.percinic@gmail.com] Sent: 12 January 2016 13:45 To: Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Virtual desktop access and screen readers Hi all. My gf just informed me that her employer is planning to change their desktop access solutions from rdp, to VDA, or for those who don't know, desktop virtual access. I've bean researching it if any windows screen readers support this new protocol, and have found none of the info about it. Has anyone tried it and with what results? -- Mario Percinic Accessibility consultant mario.percinic@gmail.com Skype: acousticman Twitter: @MarioPercinic GSM: +385922630259 _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Agreed ... my friend and I set up VDI for our project, but thank God he made VDI optional ... -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 11:10 AM To: mario.percinic@gmail.com; Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Virtual desktop access and screen readers Hi, Virtual Desktop Access (or VDA) is a licensing technique used to license devices accessing virtual desktops in a cheap way. The questions I always ask anyone who asks me questions about virtual desktop deployments is: - What is the plan from the IT department. For example, to move from a stand-alone machine to VDI, to move from a shared terminal server cluster to VDI etc; - What devices are to be used to access the system; - What protocols are to be used to access the system; In my experience the best way of working with VDI with screen readers is to have an always on desktop that is accessed via RDP or Citrix using JFW or WindowEyes as if they were connecting to a usual RDP or Citrix server. Unfortunately the VMWare protocol (which I forget the name) doesn't work, or any HTTP remote protocols. Also, if you are running a virtual desktop which starts up when you log in, these can be problematic as usually these work through a gateway server which doesn't pass on the JFW/WindowEyes channels. Audio redirection can work in some environments but the audio can lag in some circumstances. This may be an option if they are using a thin client, but it is not what I would generally recommend. Best. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Mario Perčinić [mario.percinic@gmail.com] Sent: 12 January 2016 13:45 To: Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Virtual desktop access and screen readers Hi all. My gf just informed me that her employer is planning to change their desktop access solutions from rdp, to VDA, or for those who don't know, desktop virtual access. I've bean researching it if any windows screen readers support this new protocol, and have found none of the info about it. Has anyone tried it and with what results? -- Mario Percinic Accessibility consultant mario.percinic@gmail.com Skype: acousticman Twitter: @MarioPercinic GSM: +385922630259 _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Agreed ... my friend and I set up VDI for our project, but thank God he made VDI optional ... -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 11:10 AM To: mario.percinic@gmail.com; Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Virtual desktop access and screen readers Hi, Virtual Desktop Access (or VDA) is a licensing technique used to license devices accessing virtual desktops in a cheap way. The questions I always ask anyone who asks me questions about virtual desktop deployments is: - What is the plan from the IT department. For example, to move from a stand-alone machine to VDI, to move from a shared terminal server cluster to VDI etc; - What devices are to be used to access the system; - What protocols are to be used to access the system; In my experience the best way of working with VDI with screen readers is to have an always on desktop that is accessed via RDP or Citrix using JFW or WindowEyes as if they were connecting to a usual RDP or Citrix server. Unfortunately the VMWare protocol (which I forget the name) doesn't work, or any HTTP remote protocols. Also, if you are running a virtual desktop which starts up when you log in, these can be problematic as usually these work through a gateway server which doesn't pass on the JFW/WindowEyes channels. Audio redirection can work in some environments but the audio can lag in some circumstances. This may be an option if they are using a thin client, but it is not what I would generally recommend. Best. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: Blind-sysadmins [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] on behalf of Mario Perčinić [mario.percinic@gmail.com] Sent: 12 January 2016 13:45 To: Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Virtual desktop access and screen readers Hi all. My gf just informed me that her employer is planning to change their desktop access solutions from rdp, to VDA, or for those who don't know, desktop virtual access. I've bean researching it if any windows screen readers support this new protocol, and have found none of the info about it. Has anyone tried it and with what results? -- Mario Percinic Accessibility consultant mario.percinic@gmail.com Skype: acousticman Twitter: @MarioPercinic GSM: +385922630259 _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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