Re: Purpose of a Screen Reader (RE: Who Needs JAWS 12 Anyway?)
- From: Curtis Delzer <curtis@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:39:21 -0500
Ray, my question about jaws tandem is crossing
from jaws 10 to 11, they don't seem to work
together, you know what I mean, though both
support jfw xx, they cannot work together from one version to the other.
I wonder why, and if that issue hasn't been addressed.
Curtis Delzer.
HS.
on Friday 8/13/2010 10:25 AM, Ray Campbell said:
Hello:
What this discussion comes down to is a
question, what should your screen reader do for
you? First and foremost, I believe a screen
reader should provide me access to the things I
need to use on my computer at work or at home as
its main function. When I say access, I mean
that with the assistance of the screen reader I
should be able to perform all of the functions
using whatever applications I need to use just
the same as someone not using a screen
reader. If this level of access can be
achieved, then let's add useful features. For
example, I use JAWS Tandem extensively on my
job. Freedom Scientific didn't have to provide
this feature starting in JAWS 10. After all,
there are other ways to provide remote
assistance out there. But, Freedom Scientific
did provide this feature because they realized
for the most part, other remote assistance tools
were not accessible and that there are people
who are blind working in technical support work. While I would rather have see
n FS and the other screen reader companies
tackle making mainstream remote assistance
tools accessible, I'm extremely happy with JAWS Tandem.
Several have mentioned other features like
Research It, and the UPS thing. While some may
say these are not essential features, for others
they are useful and helpful in the ways they use
the computer. It is my feeling that as long as
providing these features does not take away from
what I believe the main purpose of a screen
reader is, then they should be included.
Ray Campbell, Adaptive Technology Help Desk Technician
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
1850 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
312.997.3651 (Voice/Relay) or 888.825.0080 (Voice/Relay)
ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.chicagolighthouse.org
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