[jaws-uk] Re: The great jaws 8 debate?
- From: "Nigel" <stoppard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:42:49 -0000
Very well said Robin.
Only thing I would say is that screen readers have always been a luxury item
for the blind.
Nigel
There's something wrong there.
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From: "Robin Clayden" <r.clayden@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 2:26 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] The great jaws 8 debate?
>I sometimes wonder if we've reached a watershed in jaws and what it
> achieves in serving our needs. I mean, now we've just been introduced to
> IE7 and a suitably compatible version of Jaws, if you're O/S is XP, then
> don't you think you have enough ammunition to sit tight for the next
> five years and maybe much more without spending any more cash on this
> product? This I accept will apply more to the domestic user rather than
> us poor pro's in employment.
>
> By the time you reach the point where your system and jfw can't do the
> job you need, then your computer system might need replacing, an
> alternative screen reader at a much lower price may be around the market
> place, and heck, maybe they'll speed up that research and cure us all
> who suffer from RP!
>
> I totally agree that the enhancements in recent times, one could argue,
> don't justify the upgrade price, and they do tend to bring in these
> upgrades at frequent intervals when perhaps they could be re scheduled
> to a longer period encompassing more of the new features in one upgrade
> instead of two.
>
> But these techies at FS are constantly working to keep up with
> technology and I suppose they've got to earn a living, just a pity it
> has to be sponsored by us, the drawback of a product that's specialist
> and has a limited market. I admit it's easy to be kind of casual about
> the product when I'm fortunate to have mine paid by my employer, but I
> do sympathise with the domestic users who have to shell out a lot of
> cash they can't afford and find it difficult to agree they're getting
> value for their money.
>
> All in all it's a fantastic tool for blind and visually impaired people
> but it's fast becoming a luxury item.
>
> J m o,
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Robin Clayden,
> Edinburgh College of Art,
> 74 Lauriston Place,
> EDINBURGH EH3 9DF.
>
> T: +44 0 131 221 6000
> E: r.clayden@xxxxxxxxx
> W: http://www.eca.ac.uk=20
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