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1 - 10 of 10
Double Entry Bookkeeping/professional accounting software
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Luke Davis
Hello
I am looking for some NVDA accessible double entry bookkeeping software. In other words, a business accounting package. I currently use Zero, which is a web based accounting service, but its interface is clunky, and not always as accessible as it could or should be. I want very much to get away from it. Fifteen or so years ago I used SQL-Ledger for a while, but it had security and other issues (it was also web based, but you had to install and administer it on your own server). I switched briefly to LedgerSMB which was created as a replacement and to solve the problems of SQL-Ledger, but now seems defunct. I think I would prefer something standalone, although if there is a really good web based system I haven't tried that has a high degree of NVDA compatibility, I'd be open to it. Any pointers gratefully received. Luke |
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Robert Doc Wright godfearer
Have you considered Quick Books?
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On Jun 8, 2022, at 8:51 PM, Luke Davis <luke@...> wrote: |
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Richard B. McDonald
Hi Luke!
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See the link below to "Wave Apps." It is reputed to be accessible. I have no personal experience with it, but *a lot* of accounting experience. https://www.waveapps.com/accounting Best, Richard -----Original Message-----
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Luke Davis Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2022 7:51 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] Double Entry Bookkeeping/professional accounting software Hello I am looking for some NVDA accessible double entry bookkeeping software. In other words, a business accounting package. I currently use Zero, which is a web based accounting service, but its interface is clunky, and not always as accessible as it could or should be. I want very much to get away from it. Fifteen or so years ago I used SQL-Ledger for a while, but it had security and other issues (it was also web based, but you had to install and administer it on your own server). I switched briefly to LedgerSMB which was created as a replacement and to solve the problems of SQL-Ledger, but now seems defunct. I think I would prefer something standalone, although if there is a really good web based system I haven't tried that has a high degree of NVDA compatibility, I'd be open to it. Any pointers gratefully received. Luke |
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Luke Davis
On Jun 14, Richard B. McDonald wrote:
See the link below to "Wave Apps." It is reputed to be accessible. I haveThanks Richard. I have actually tried that one, although not in the last year or so. They do seem pretty accessible, although I remember running into several very awkward UI choices that made them somewhat less than smooth, though over all usable. They are probably where I'll end up if I can't find anything preferable. What other software have you had experience with? Someone mentioned Quickbooks. With Intuit's crummy accessibility record, I hadn't really considered them to be viable, although I admit never having bought a copy to test accessibility. Luke |
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Mo Khan
hi there, I would also suggest quick books. not sure where you are based? but know an organisation here in the uk who have been working with them on accessibility and now recommend them to blind business owners. good luck and if it would help can put you in touch with the organisation recommending them in uk. thank you. Mo. On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 10:01 AM Luke Davis <luke@...> wrote: On Jun 14, Richard B. McDonald wrote: |
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Richard B. McDonald
Hi Luke,
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The choices are *very* limited. I have heard that the online version of QuickBooks is somewhat accessible, though I dislike the fees involved. Its desktop version is woefully inaccessible. As far as professional double-entry bookkeeping applications go, I think this is pretty much it. HTH, Richard -----Original Message-----
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Luke Davis Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:01 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Double Entry Bookkeeping/professional accounting software On Jun 14, Richard B. McDonald wrote: See the link below to "Wave Apps." It is reputed to be accessible. IThanks Richard. I have actually tried that one, although not in the last year or so. They do seem pretty accessible, although I remember running into several very awkward UI choices that made them somewhat less than smooth, though over all usable. They are probably where I'll end up if I can't find anything preferable. What other software have you had experience with? Someone mentioned Quickbooks. With Intuit's crummy accessibility record, I hadn't really considered them to be viable, although I admit never having bought a copy to test accessibility. Luke |
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Nolan Darilek
When I last used it a couple years back, QBO was inaccessible to the point where I felt my stress levels rise every time I had to use it. As in, they slapped the wrong ARIA attributes on things like tables and royally screwed things up. I basically hired an accountant to swoop in and clean things up regularly. And I write web apps as part of my livelihood, so it isn't a case of me needing more training or whatnot.
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If things have changed then good I suppose, but as far as I'm concerned they've got dominant market share and abuse it. The accountants I reached out to only worked with QBO, and while I don't object to paying for software, feeling coerced into working with an industry standard, by yet another company that introduces more barriers to blind entrepreneurship, left a sour taste in my mouth. Good luck. I think in the future I'll just use command line stuff, and find an accountant who gets it. Bookkeeping is too integral that I can't afford for it to not be accessible to me. On 6/22/2022 8:15 AM, Richard B. McDonald wrote:
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Luke Davis
Nolan Darilek wrote:
Good luck. I think in the future I'll just use command line stuff, and find an accountant who gets it.I was tempted to find one of the online accounting platforms with an API (Wave has one, I think), and write either a commandline or Python full screen interface for it. It just takes a lot of time Luke |
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Luke Davis
Mo Khan wrote:
hi there, I would also suggest quick books. not sure where you are based? but know an organisation here in the uk who have been working with them onI would be interested in that. I'm in the U.S., but I'd probably prefer QB desktop if it's accessible somehow. Although, as Richard B. McDonald said, I too heard that it was not very accessible at all, so not sure what that organization might have done. Luke |
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Abhishek Raut
hi Luke If you want professional software, you can go with tally ERP9 Lot's of business owners use this software in india. Check there website, if its available for your country then you can use this in your country. note: this is completely in accessible with NVDA. To use it you have to use jaws. I am working on such software in python. If you are interested in this, fill free to share your ideas with me email: raut.abhishek1109@... telegram: https://t.me/abhishek_sraut twitter: https://twitter.com/abhishek_SRaut Thank you On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 8:21 AM Luke Davis <luke@...> wrote: Hello --
Regards, Abhishek Raut |
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