One thing that some people do is to use jaws while they are reading the screen. They either match the speed of jaws to what their eyes can handle, or put the speed of jaws slightly above what their eyes can handle. It usually helps with getting more accomplished and also with comprehension because of less struggling. All the Very Best, Pat Seed ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Durber To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:24 AM Subject: Re: jfw for the blind or visually impaired It is not only the size of the font on the screen which should be taken into account. The type of visual impairment must also be taken into account. In addition, the individual should bear in mind, the wear and tear and strain they are putting on their eyes. In addition, when reading a screen full of information, a balance must be made between how long it takes an individual to read the information that is displayed. For example, if it takes a person with limited vision, who can read the text on the screen, 20 minutes to read 1 screen full of text in the edit window of a Word document, how productive is that to the particular individual. Whereas, in the same 20 minutes, using a screen-reader, depending upon the speed of the reading voice, the same individual would have access to an enormous amount of information in comparison. In addition, it is likely, that the individual would have more comprehension as to what they had read throughout the 20 minutes using speech than using their eyes to read just one screen full of information. Ultimately, it is up to the individual to choose. However, if they choose to use their eyes to access information in an employment situation and it takes them a long time to read what is on the screen, an employer may decide that their productivity is not high enough and decide to let them go. Sincerely: Dave Durber ----- Original Message ----- From: Kimsan Song To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 5:18 PM Subject: jfw for the blind or visually impaired Hello: I wanted to post this here seeing as this mailing list gets lots of traffick. My question is concerning the use of jaws and is the "screen" reader mainly used for completely blind individuals or partially sighted individuals? I am not a teacher for the blind, so it is interesting to me when a person is told due to his or her "lack of vision" jaws will be reccomended. So, the question raised here is where would a persons vision need to be at in order to use jaws? If someone can read 20 point font or higher would jaws be necessary? Any feedback would be appreciated. Take care.