[Athen] Data analysis software that works with screen reader

[John Gardner via athen-list]

Erika, RStudio is a graphical interface to the open source statistics application R. I know that R can be quite accessible but that RStudio is less so. R is a huge application, and one of its developers and proponents is the blind New Zealand statistics professor Jonathan Godfrey.
Among many other things, Jonathan has developed methods for creating tactile copies of R graphs directly from R. He maintains a great web site with resources for blind R users.
https://r-resources.massey.ac.nz/

Enjoy.
John


From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman22.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Wise, Erika via athen-list
Sent: Friday, September 5, 2025 1:49 PM
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Subject: [Athen] Data analysis software that works with screen reader

I have a student who needs data analysis software that works with a screen reader.  A brief Google search mentions Umwelt and RStudio, but I know very little about these and if they will meet the student's needs.  From what I read it seems these may focus more on coding while the student needs something that focuses more on statistics (shoulder shrug).  My only experience with stats/data analysis was from a psych stats course I took over 10 years ago when SPSS was the preferred program.  Any suggestions?  Is anyone familiar with Umwelt or RStudio?

Thanks in advance!

ERIKA WISE, MS, CRC
Assistant Director
Alternative Testing Center & Adaptive Technology
erika.wise at uta.edu<mailto:erika.wise at uta.edu>
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