JAWS and AutoCAD
- From: "Alan Clendinen" <alanclendinen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <stephen.fail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:35:31 -0400
Stephen,
I used to sell and teach CAD when I was sighted, so I'm fairly familiar with
what it takes to draw in the typical CAD application.
Yes, it is possible to use a CAD application with JAWS, but is it practical,
and can you do it for a living? I think not.
There are just too many things which require sight when creating anything
but the most rudimentary drawings, and a CAD shop demands efficient,
accurate, and speedy results from its employees.
You might be able to use a CAD application for personal projects, but
sighted help will be required for many aspects of your drawings.
You can rely upon keyboard input of X and Y coordinates to place lines and
other elements in your drawing, but drag-and-drop placement of elements is
problematic, and some drawing tools are completely inaccessible to a blind
user.
Good luck!
Alan
Stephen wrote:
hello list
can anyone tell me if they use or know of any blind person that uses AutoCAD
or any other architectural program. i don't know if technology has come far
enough to let a blind person use this kind of program but if anyone knows
different i would certainly appreciate them telling me so. Stephen
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