yeah well that is a grate game really accessable. from marie -- Marie Peake E-mail: mariepeake3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: mar7283@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: marie.peake -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Hallsworth Sent: 18 January 2010 09:33 To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Jaws and Chess And let me also tell you that Windows 7 comes with a free chess game that actually works with JAWS! Unfortunately this won't apply for XP/Vista users. Chris Hallsworth e-mail: christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: chrishallsworth7266 I am also on Facebook. If you need help with your computer, or you just have a computer-related question, please feel free to contact me. Thanks. On 18/01/2010 03:01, Alan Dicey wrote: > Hello Bill, > There are lots of very good JAWS friendly Computer Chess Games around, > many are completely free of cost! > > Others cost from $39 to $59. > > You can find links to the JAWS accessible Chess games on our web site > listed here below my signature! > > Also, if you wish, you can write me off list at: > adicey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > And I can tell you how you can receive a full size Highest Quality > "Adaptived / Accessible" Chess set completely free! > > Also, I can tell you how you can join a list group of Blind and Visually > Impaired Chess enthusiasts who love this great sport! > Many of which sounded just like you do a short time ago, and now are > having a blast playing Chess! > > With Best Regards, > Alan > Miami, Florida > Alan Dicey, President > > United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA > > "Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" > > United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: > http://www.crisscrosstech.com/usbca/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "William L. Houts" <cadexi@xxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:55 PM > Subject: Jaws and Chess > > > Hi Listers, > I've recently become interested in playing chess again, having given it > up when I went blind about ten years ago. I'm aware that there are > accessible chess programs around, but I have no idea how they work or > how difficult it might be to use them. Also, I'm hoping there's one > which speaks one's moves in explicit terms rather than using the > international chess notation, and a way to scan board conditions so it's > not just a matter of building up some kind of Herculean memory. In other > words, I want to play chess again, but I'm a little bit of a spoiled > scaredy cat about it and am hoping for the easiest possible route. is > there anything out there like what I'm describing? > > --Bill >> >> >> ---- >> >> "Do one thing for me, Sredni Vashtar!" >> -- >> JFW related links: >> JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ >> Scripting mailing list: >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com >> JFW List instructions: >> To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to >> jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. >> Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw >> Alternative archives located at: >> http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html >> >> If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, >> or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. 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