[access-uk] Re: Help required please?
- From: "Andrew Ireland" <a.emaillists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:15:38 -0000
Hi Jackie,
No, it will not bother Jaws. I don't use Jaws myself, but my mate does and
has no problems.
All the best
--
Andrew
Secrets That We Keep Audio Book by David Caldwell:-
http://www.secretsthatwekeep.com/mainindex.php?code=006
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jackie Cairns
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:13 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help required please?
Andrew, I assume that this screen reader doesn't conflict with JAWS? I'm of
course not saying you would run them together, but I mean conflicting in
terms of them both being on your system.
Thanks.
Jackie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Ireland" <a.emaillists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:11 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help required please?
> Hi Jackie,
>
> Yes, I have used Thunder, but to be honest, I much prefer NVDA.
>
> The really good thing about NVDA is, it can be run direct from a USB
> stick.
> Brilliant for fixing computers that don't have a screen reader installed.
>
> All the best
>
> --
> Andrew
> Secrets That We Keep Audio Book by David Caldwell:-
> http://www.secretsthatwekeep.com/mainindex.php?code=006
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Jackie Cairns
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:00 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help required please?
>
> Thanks Andrew. He is delighted with the info provided thus far.
>
> Has anyone used Thunder, and what is it like?
>
> Jackie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Ireland" <a.emaillists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:48 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help required please?
>
>
>> Hi Jackie,
>>
>> Best free screen reader at the moment is NVDA.
>>
>> http://www.nvda-project.org/
>>
>> TextAloud maybe useful.
>>
>> http://www.nextup.com
>>
>> HTH.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> --
>> Andrew
>> Secrets That We Keep Audio Book by David Caldwell:-
>> http://www.secretsthatwekeep.com/mainindex.php?code=006
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Jackie Cairns
>> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 7:32 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help required please?
>>
>> Thanks Ray, I'll forward these links.
>>
>> He mentioned a free screen reader too. Would Thunder be any help in the
>> scenario he is looking for does anyone know?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jackie
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 7:22 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help required please?
>>
>>
>>> Jackie, first off there's
>>> www.blindcooltech.com
>>> There stuff's all spoken reviews.
>>>
>>> How's about the Soundings Magazine:
>>> www.soundings.org
>>>
>>> There interviews are very well recorded on the whole so no problems
>>> understanding what's being said.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>> From Ray
>>> I can be contacted off-list at:
>>> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Jackie Cairns
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Help required please?
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi List
>>>
>>> The tutor of the online course I am doing in Sports Journalism has
>>> sent me the request pasted below. Does anyone have any suggestions I
>>> could pass onto him please?
>>>
>>> The info he is looking for is below my signature.
>>>
>>> Many thanks for any help.
>>>
>>> Jackie
>>>
>>> I wondered if I could pick your brains? We are developing online
>>> shorthand training for journalists, and I have been recording
>>> dictation passages as voice
>>> files, which we send as email attachments. This works quite well.
>>>
>>> But I wondered - do you know any good sites where there are audios or
>>> podcasts etc containing passages of people speaking? It doesn't really
>>> matter what
>>> the passages are about, or how long - though if you new any shorthand
>>> dictation sites this would be wonderful!
>>>
>>> We've searched the web high and low, with limited results ofher nthan
>>> BBC news-type podcasts - but it occured to me that there might be
>>> facilities for the
>>> blind that we may not have heard of?
>>>
>>> Or - are there any good, free screen readers available to download -
>>> so that we could send people text, which could be read to them -
>>> though preferably
>>> the students would be able to select the speed at so-many words per
>>> minute.
>>>
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