[access-uk] Re: Low cost screenreaders and text-to-speech software
- From: "Priestley, Yvette" <Yvette.Priestley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:21:07 -0000
Hi, thanks everyone for your suggestions. I may feed my old computer some extra
memory for now after all. The Connect Outloud option does seem reasonable
especially as it has got the Euro languages.
I do not have the authorisation information for my current 5.0 version of Jaws
at home because my work has got this. Before that I bought Jaws 3.2 myself
which is no use anymore so I may try and persuade my work to buy some new
upgrades but this is a very slow process. If this does not work out then I will
look into some of the other suggestions you have all made.
Thanks again.
Yvette
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Amro Bilal
Sent: 14 February 2007 18:23
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Low cost screenreaders and text-to-speech
software
Sorry Yvette and all. I stand corrected. Didn't check my facts before
posting! I meant Lunar Plus, the magnifier with added on speech output.
Graham, thanks for your input. So then the added on speech feedback from
Lunar Plus isn't enough to read your mail, brows the net and create
documents? I should perhaps download the Lunar Plus trial version...
Cheers,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:15 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Low cost screenreaders and text-to-speech software
> Hi Amro.
>
> One problem could be if the new computer has Vista then there is in fact
> no
> screenreader as far as I know with possibly the exception of system access
> that has a release version that works with Vista at the moment.
> Window-eyes
> has a beta version available to the public. Dolphon and Freedom
> Scientific
> will be releasing vista ready versions soon.
>
> Secondly, Lunar is not really a screenreader at all either. Lunar is
> screen
> magnification software and Lunar Plus includes some speech but these
> products are primarily for users with some vision that is useful for
> reading
> the svcreen.
>
> Regards
>
> Graham
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 1:15 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Low cost screenreaders and text-to-speech
> software
>
>
> Three suggestions in addition to what's been said-
>
> 1. FreedomBox from freedombox.info.
> 2. Connect Outloud from Freedom Scientific. This is, as I understand it, a
> downgraded version of Jaws. So no learning is needed if you're a Jaws
> user.
> 3. Lunar from Dolphin Group. This is again a downgraded version of Hal
> screen reader.
>
> These three programs aren't free but they're a lot cheaper than the main
> screen readers. I'm not sure if there's a downgraded version of Window
> Eyes
> too. But if I may ask, what's stopping you from using your current screen
> reader with your new computer?
>
> HTH,
> Amro
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Priestley, Yvette" <Yvette.Priestley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:03 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Low cost screenreaders and text-to-speech software
>
>
>> Hi listers,
>> Wondering whether any of you could give me some advice. I'm thinking of
>> pensioning off my old computer and getting a new one. The only problem
>> with this is the high cost of standard screenreaders. I have come across
>> a
>> few low cost ones like Thunder and Text Aloud but have not actually used
>> them. Has anyone got experience of using this software or similar low
>> cost
>> screenreaders which works well with Vista and Office 2007. Basically I
>> use
>> the Internet, Outlook, Excel and Word - so nothing really out of the
>> ordinary. Can anyone recommend me something good?
>> Thanks
>> Yvette
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