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Re: Route jaws to PC no longer working
This might sound crazy, but test with another keyboard if you have an extra. I had a keyboard quit working with the Escape and numpad delete key. Different keyboard, back to working.
From: David Reynolds <david@...> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 4:03 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Route jaws to PC no longer working Hi, Using jaws key numpad minus to route jaws to pc is no longer working. I’m using the latest version of JAWS, and I’m hoping that this is something I’ve messed up rather than a bug in jaws. Very grateful for any help with this, David.
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Re: Route jaws to PC no longer working
Works for me and I’m on same version. You didn’t accidentally turn numlock on, did you?
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of David Reynolds
Sent: July 23, 2020 6:03 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Route jaws to PC no longer working Hi, Using jaws key numpad minus to route jaws to pc is no longer working. I’m using the latest version of JAWS, and I’m hoping that this is something I’ve messed up rather than a bug in jaws. Very grateful for any help with this, David.
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David Reynolds <david@...>
Hi, Using jaws key numpad minus to route jaws to pc is no longer working. I’m using the latest version of JAWS, and I’m hoping that this is something I’ve messed up rather than a bug in jaws. Very grateful for any help with this, David.
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Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job?
Well if that is of concern, I would use my own
license and contact either the state agency first, or a private assistance
provider, such as Easter Seals. They can use "ticket to work" and if you
aren't interested in giving the job to the state agency, let one of the private
agencies use the ticket to work program.
Whoever provides it, other than the employer, gets
reimbursed for their work with you.
The company may be able to benefit from tax
incentives as well if they provide it.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS
on a PC they're giving me for my job?
Also, let’s not push our rights back into the dark ages.
What if you required a refreshable Braille Display. Would you fork
over $5,000 and purchase your own? We have every right to have the
equipment to perform our jobs! We have fought long and hard for this
right, don’t shove it out the door. If you purchase your own license of
JAWS you set a precedent for every single person with a disability that this
company hires in the future.
Jim
Weiss
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio - Board of
Directors
Cuyahoga County Chapter - President
The
National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every
day we work together to help blind people live the lives they
want.
That
is an excellent point.
Several
people have suggested avoiding paying for a Professional copy of JAWS and use
a home use license. The home use license is for just that, not for work.
Don’t forget that JAWS reaches out to the license server every time it
is started. You don’t know what type of information is being sent to the
license server. By using JAWS home annual license for work purposes is
strictly forbidden and you take the chance of losing your license. You
may take your personal laptop to the office and use it for non-work related
tasks, but if you are performing a job and using JAWS it really needs to be
the Professional license.
“Failure
is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
| Henry Ford
Here’s
how I would approach my employer.
Tell
them you’re thrilled to be working for them and you want to hit the ground
running as far as being productive. In order to do this, you need to have
JAWS, a “screen reader” (you may have to explain what that means) on the
work laptop you’ll be using.
If
you are going to use your own personal copy of JAWS, tell them that and say
you would like to install your own copy of JAWS on the computer (that means
they won’t have to pay for a copy of JAWS). Emphasize that, if u’r eusing
your own personal copy, they won’t have to pay anything. If you want
them to buy the program, you’ll need to tell them that and stress that it’s
a reasonable accommodation you need in order to do the job. You don’t
necessarily need to use ADA specifically.
I
urge you to get in touch with them immediately.
Stress
the positive nature of you being ready and eager to start working; all
you need is this one small reasonable accommodation, etc etc.
I'd ask them to
install JAWS, but leave4 the licensing and configuring to you, unless
they're providing the license, in which case, let them license it and then
hand it over to you for the rest.
On
7/22/2020 10:58 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote:
They
probably have a tech person who takes care of their
computers.
I
would ask them to install Jaws for you and give them the Jaws key to put
onto it.
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Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:51
PM
Subject: How do I approach an employer
regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my
job?
I’ve
just been hired as a customer service representative, a work from home
job. For my work, I’ll be using a PC that they’re providing. I’d try
to convince them to allow me to use my laptop, but I have to use their
headset to do my job, and I suspect it wouldn’t work on my system. I think
it uses Windows 10, but I don’t know the version. With all this in mind,
I’m hoping to install JAWS on it. I do, however, have some questions to
ask.
First,
how do I approach them regarding installing JAWS on the PC? I don’t know
much about Narrator, and I do know more about JAWS, so that would make me
more productive from the start. I would rather not bring up the A.D.A.
unless I have to.
My
other concern is installing JAWS itself. Since this PC is specifically for
work, I suspect they have limited what can be installed on it. What do I
need to tell them I need to install it?
I
get this PC on Friday, and my training begins on Monday morning. The
good news is I have all weekend to sort this out. The bad news is I think
there won’t be people who can help me that work there over the weekend.
This is why I’m writing this note tonight. I have all day tomorrow to get
advice and ideas.
Kevin,
my girlfriend Valerie, and furry
Jilly
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Word 2013, if that's what you have, can definitely open PDF files:
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Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363
The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
~ Lawrence Krauss
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: July 23, 2020 10:56 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: filling out PDFs On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 10:38 AM, Madison Martin wrote: guess my version of Word is too old.
What version of Word are you using?
-- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363 The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
~ Lawrence Krauss
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On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 10:38 AM, Madison Martin wrote:
guess my version of Word is too old.
What version of Word are you using? --
Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363
The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
~ Lawrence Krauss
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On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 07:42 AM, Dean Martineau wrote:
assuming you have Microsoft 365 on your system, is to set them up to open in Word.
And, to add to that, it need not be Office 365. The ability to open PDF files within Word, where it converts them, has been around since at least Word 2013. It may even have been available in Word 2010, but I no longer have a system with Office 2010 to double-check that on. --
Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363
The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
~ Lawrence Krauss
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Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job?
On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 11:23 AM, Justin Williams wrote:
It is your write (sic) under the AdA.
Your right under the ADA is to have a screen reader if that's what you need to do your job. That screen reader need not be JAWS. And I expect that as time progresses, and more employers accept NVDA and Narrator pushes further into the scene, that's what will end up being offered. That being said, many larger companies that already have experience hiring employees who are blind or visually-impaired have volume licensing arrangements in place with Freedom Scientific. So it absolutely makes sense to inquire about having JAWS, Fusion, or ZoomText (though I realize JAWS is what's wanted in this case) if that's what you prefer. But if they say, "No, we expect you to use {insert other screen reader here}," that's perfectly within the bounds of the law. In the immortal lyrics of the Rolling Stones, which apply here, "You can't always get what you want, but you get what you need." --
Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363
The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
~ Lawrence Krauss
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Okay,
Thanks,
Justin
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-----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Chantal Ferreira Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 6:41 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: likign on facebook Good afternoon Justin I think you would probably have to go to the page and like it there. Hope this helps. Chantal On 7/23/20, Justin Williams <justin.williams2@gmail.com> wrote: When you get an e-mail message asking you to like a page, is it enough
for you to just use insert f7 for the links list, and like it?
Or, do you have to go onto the page and click the like button?
I did both.
Justin
-- Kind regards Chantal
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Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job?
Yes, approach them through a written even letter if you want to make it more formal. Or, just call them and tell them. It is your write under the AdA. And besides, if you don't use JAwS, how will you get the job done? Justin
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jim Weiss via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 9:44 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job? Also, let’s not push our rights back into the dark ages. What if you required a refreshable Braille Display. Would you fork over $5,000 and purchase your own? We have every right to have the equipment to perform our jobs! We have fought long and hard for this right, don’t shove it out the door. If you purchase your own license of JAWS you set a precedent for every single person with a disability that this company hires in the future. Jim Weiss
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio - Board of Directors
Cuyahoga County Chapter - President
The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
That is an excellent point. Several people have suggested avoiding paying for a Professional copy of JAWS and use a home use license. The home use license is for just that, not for work. Don’t forget that JAWS reaches out to the license server every time it is started. You don’t know what type of information is being sent to the license server. By using JAWS home annual license for work purposes is strictly forbidden and you take the chance of losing your license. You may take your personal laptop to the office and use it for non-work related tasks, but if you are performing a job and using JAWS it really needs to be the Professional license. “Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” | Henry Ford Here’s how I would approach my employer. Tell them you’re thrilled to be working for them and you want to hit the ground running as far as being productive. In order to do this, you need to have JAWS, a “screen reader” (you may have to explain what that means) on the work laptop you’ll be using. If you are going to use your own personal copy of JAWS, tell them that and say you would like to install your own copy of JAWS on the computer (that means they won’t have to pay for a copy of JAWS). Emphasize that, if u’r eusing your own personal copy, they won’t have to pay anything. If you want them to buy the program, you’ll need to tell them that and stress that it’s a reasonable accommodation you need in order to do the job. You don’t necessarily need to use ADA specifically. I urge you to get in touch with them immediately. Stress the positive nature of you being ready and eager to start working; all you need is this one small reasonable accommodation, etc etc. I'd ask them to install JAWS, but leave4 the licensing and configuring to you, unless they're providing the license, in which case, let them license it and then hand it over to you for the rest. On 7/22/2020 10:58 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote: They probably have a tech person who takes care of their computers. I would ask them to install Jaws for you and give them the Jaws key to put onto it. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:51 PM Subject: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job? I’ve just been hired as a customer service representative, a work from home job. For my work, I’ll be using a PC that they’re providing. I’d try to convince them to allow me to use my laptop, but I have to use their headset to do my job, and I suspect it wouldn’t work on my system. I think it uses Windows 10, but I don’t know the version. With all this in mind, I’m hoping to install JAWS on it. I do, however, have some questions to ask. First, how do I approach them regarding installing JAWS on the PC? I don’t know much about Narrator, and I do know more about JAWS, so that would make me more productive from the start. I would rather not bring up the A.D.A. unless I have to. My other concern is installing JAWS itself. Since this PC is specifically for work, I suspect they have limited what can be installed on it. What do I need to tell them I need to install it? I get this PC on Friday, and my training begins on Monday morning. The good news is I have all weekend to sort this out. The bad news is I think there won’t be people who can help me that work there over the weekend. This is why I’m writing this note tonight. I have all day tomorrow to get advice and ideas. Kevin, my girlfriend Valerie, and furry Jilly
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Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job?
Also, let’s not push our rights back into the dark ages. What if you required a refreshable Braille Display. Would you fork over $5,000 and purchase your own? We have every right to have the equipment to perform our jobs! We have fought long and hard for this right, don’t shove it out the door. If you purchase your own license of JAWS you set a precedent for every single person with a disability that this company hires in the future.
Jim Weiss
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio - Board of Directors
Cuyahoga County Chapter - President
The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
That is an excellent point. Several people have suggested avoiding paying for a Professional copy of JAWS and use a home use license. The home use license is for just that, not for work. Don’t forget that JAWS reaches out to the license server every time it is started. You don’t know what type of information is being sent to the license server. By using JAWS home annual license for work purposes is strictly forbidden and you take the chance of losing your license. You may take your personal laptop to the office and use it for non-work related tasks, but if you are performing a job and using JAWS it really needs to be the Professional license. “Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” | Henry Ford
Here’s how I would approach my employer. Tell them you’re thrilled to be working for them and you want to hit the ground running as far as being productive. In order to do this, you need to have JAWS, a “screen reader” (you may have to explain what that means) on the work laptop you’ll be using. If you are going to use your own personal copy of JAWS, tell them that and say you would like to install your own copy of JAWS on the computer (that means they won’t have to pay for a copy of JAWS). Emphasize that, if u’r eusing your own personal copy, they won’t have to pay anything. If you want them to buy the program, you’ll need to tell them that and stress that it’s a reasonable accommodation you need in order to do the job. You don’t necessarily need to use ADA specifically. I urge you to get in touch with them immediately. Stress the positive nature of you being ready and eager to start working; all you need is this one small reasonable accommodation, etc etc. I'd ask them to install JAWS, but leave4 the licensing and configuring to you, unless they're providing the license, in which case, let them license it and then hand it over to you for the rest. On 7/22/2020 10:58 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote: They probably have a tech person who takes care of their computers. I would ask them to install Jaws for you and give them the Jaws key to put onto it. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:51 PM Subject: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job? I’ve just been hired as a customer service representative, a work from home job. For my work, I’ll be using a PC that they’re providing. I’d try to convince them to allow me to use my laptop, but I have to use their headset to do my job, and I suspect it wouldn’t work on my system. I think it uses Windows 10, but I don’t know the version. With all this in mind, I’m hoping to install JAWS on it. I do, however, have some questions to ask. First, how do I approach them regarding installing JAWS on the PC? I don’t know much about Narrator, and I do know more about JAWS, so that would make me more productive from the start. I would rather not bring up the A.D.A. unless I have to. My other concern is installing JAWS itself. Since this PC is specifically for work, I suspect they have limited what can be installed on it. What do I need to tell them I need to install it? I get this PC on Friday, and my training begins on Monday morning. The good news is I have all weekend to sort this out. The bad news is I think there won’t be people who can help me that work there over the weekend. This is why I’m writing this note tonight. I have all day tomorrow to get advice and ideas. Kevin, my girlfriend Valerie, and furry Jilly
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Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job?
That is an excellent point.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jim Weiss via groups.io Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 8:59 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job? Several people have suggested avoiding paying for a Professional copy of JAWS and use a home use license. The home use license is for just that, not for work. Don’t forget that JAWS reaches out to the license server every time it is started. You don’t know what type of information is being sent to the license server. By using JAWS home annual license for work purposes is strictly forbidden and you take the chance of losing your license. You may take your personal laptop to the office and use it for non-work related tasks, but if you are performing a job and using JAWS it really needs to be the Professional license. “Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” | Henry Ford
Here’s how I would approach my employer. Tell them you’re thrilled to be working for them and you want to hit the ground running as far as being productive. In order to do this, you need to have JAWS, a “screen reader” (you may have to explain what that means) on the work laptop you’ll be using. If you are going to use your own personal copy of JAWS, tell them that and say you would like to install your own copy of JAWS on the computer (that means they won’t have to pay for a copy of JAWS). Emphasize that, if u’r eusing your own personal copy, they won’t have to pay anything. If you want them to buy the program, you’ll need to tell them that and stress that it’s a reasonable accommodation you need in order to do the job. You don’t necessarily need to use ADA specifically. I urge you to get in touch with them immediately. Stress the positive nature of you being ready and eager to start working; all you need is this one small reasonable accommodation, etc etc. I'd ask them to install JAWS, but leave4 the licensing and configuring to you, unless they're providing the license, in which case, let them license it and then hand it over to you for the rest. On 7/22/2020 10:58 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote: They probably have a tech person who takes care of their computers. I would ask them to install Jaws for you and give them the Jaws key to put onto it. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:51 PM Subject: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job? I’ve just been hired as a customer service representative, a work from home job. For my work, I’ll be using a PC that they’re providing. I’d try to convince them to allow me to use my laptop, but I have to use their headset to do my job, and I suspect it wouldn’t work on my system. I think it uses Windows 10, but I don’t know the version. With all this in mind, I’m hoping to install JAWS on it. I do, however, have some questions to ask. First, how do I approach them regarding installing JAWS on the PC? I don’t know much about Narrator, and I do know more about JAWS, so that would make me more productive from the start. I would rather not bring up the A.D.A. unless I have to. My other concern is installing JAWS itself. Since this PC is specifically for work, I suspect they have limited what can be installed on it. What do I need to tell them I need to install it? I get this PC on Friday, and my training begins on Monday morning. The good news is I have all weekend to sort this out. The bad news is I think there won’t be people who can help me that work there over the weekend. This is why I’m writing this note tonight. I have all day tomorrow to get advice and ideas. Kevin, my girlfriend Valerie, and furry Jilly
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Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job?
Several people have suggested avoiding paying for a Professional copy of JAWS and use a home use license. The home use license is for just that, not for work. Don’t forget that JAWS reaches out to the license server every time it is started. You don’t know what type of information is being sent to the license server. By using JAWS home annual license for work purposes is strictly forbidden and you take the chance of losing your license. You may take your personal laptop to the office and use it for non-work related tasks, but if you are performing a job and using JAWS it really needs to be the Professional license.
Jim Weiss
“Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” | Henry Ford
Here’s how I would approach my employer. Tell them you’re thrilled to be working for them and you want to hit the ground running as far as being productive. In order to do this, you need to have JAWS, a “screen reader” (you may have to explain what that means) on the work laptop you’ll be using. If you are going to use your own personal copy of JAWS, tell them that and say you would like to install your own copy of JAWS on the computer (that means they won’t have to pay for a copy of JAWS). Emphasize that, if u’r eusing your own personal copy, they won’t have to pay anything. If you want them to buy the program, you’ll need to tell them that and stress that it’s a reasonable accommodation you need in order to do the job. You don’t necessarily need to use ADA specifically. I urge you to get in touch with them immediately. Stress the positive nature of you being ready and eager to start working; all you need is this one small reasonable accommodation, etc etc. Hope this helps. I'd ask them to install JAWS, but leave4 the licensing and configuring to you, unless they're providing the license, in which case, let them license it and then hand it over to you for the rest. On 7/22/2020 10:58 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote: They probably have a tech person who takes care of their computers. I would ask them to install Jaws for you and give them the Jaws key to put onto it. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:51 PM Subject: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job? Hi. I’ve just been hired as a customer service representative, a work from home job. For my work, I’ll be using a PC that they’re providing. I’d try to convince them to allow me to use my laptop, but I have to use their headset to do my job, and I suspect it wouldn’t work on my system. I think it uses Windows 10, but I don’t know the version. With all this in mind, I’m hoping to install JAWS on it. I do, however, have some questions to ask. First, how do I approach them regarding installing JAWS on the PC? I don’t know much about Narrator, and I do know more about JAWS, so that would make me more productive from the start. I would rather not bring up the A.D.A. unless I have to. My other concern is installing JAWS itself. Since this PC is specifically for work, I suspect they have limited what can be installed on it. What do I need to tell them I need to install it? I get this PC on Friday, and my training begins on Monday morning. The good news is I have all weekend to sort this out. The bad news is I think there won’t be people who can help me that work there over the weekend. This is why I’m writing this note tonight. I have all day tomorrow to get advice and ideas. Thanks in advance. Kevin, my girlfriend Valerie, and furry Jilly
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Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job?
Here’s how I would approach my employer. Tell them you’re thrilled to be working for them and you want to hit the ground running as far as being productive. In order to do this, you need to have JAWS, a “screen reader” (you may have to explain what that means) on the work laptop you’ll be using. If you are going to use your own personal copy of JAWS, tell them that and say you would like to install your own copy of JAWS on the computer (that means they won’t have to pay for a copy of JAWS). Emphasize that, if u’r eusing your own personal copy, they won’t have to pay anything. If you want them to buy the program, you’ll need to tell them that and stress that it’s a reasonable accommodation you need in order to do the job. You don’t necessarily need to use ADA specifically. I urge you to get in touch with them immediately. Stress the positive nature of you being ready and eager to start working; all you need is this one small reasonable accommodation, etc etc. Hope this helps.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 8:16 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job? I'd ask them to install JAWS, but leave4 the licensing and configuring to you, unless they're providing the license, in which case, let them license it and then hand it over to you for the rest. On 7/22/2020 10:58 PM, Glenn / Lenny wrote: They probably have a tech person who takes care of their computers. I would ask them to install Jaws for you and give them the Jaws key to put onto it. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:51 PM Subject: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job? Hi. I’ve just been hired as a customer service representative, a work from home job. For my work, I’ll be using a PC that they’re providing. I’d try to convince them to allow me to use my laptop, but I have to use their headset to do my job, and I suspect it wouldn’t work on my system. I think it uses Windows 10, but I don’t know the version. With all this in mind, I’m hoping to install JAWS on it. I do, however, have some questions to ask. First, how do I approach them regarding installing JAWS on the PC? I don’t know much about Narrator, and I do know more about JAWS, so that would make me more productive from the start. I would rather not bring up the A.D.A. unless I have to. My other concern is installing JAWS itself. Since this PC is specifically for work, I suspect they have limited what can be installed on it. What do I need to tell them I need to install it? I get this PC on Friday, and my training begins on Monday morning. The good news is I have all weekend to sort this out. The bad news is I think there won’t be people who can help me that work there over the weekend. This is why I’m writing this note tonight. I have all day tomorrow to get advice and ideas. Thanks in advance. Kevin, my girlfriend Valerie, and furry Jilly
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Re: How do I approach an employer regarding installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job?
I'd ask them to install JAWS, but leave4 the licensing and
configuring to you, unless they're providing the license, in which
case, let them license it and then hand it over to you for the
rest.
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On 7/22/2020 10:58 PM, Glenn / Lenny
wrote:
They probably have a tech person who takes care of their
computers.
I would ask them to install Jaws for you and give them the
Jaws key to put onto it.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:51 PM
Subject: How do I approach an employer regarding
installing JAWS on a PC they're giving me for my job?
Hi.
I’ve just been hired as a customer service
representative, a work from home job. For my work, I’ll be
using a PC that they’re providing. I’d try to convince them to
allow me to use my laptop, but I have to use their headset to
do my job, and I suspect it wouldn’t work on my system. I
think it uses Windows 10, but I don’t know the version. With
all this in mind, I’m hoping to install JAWS on it. I do,
however, have some questions to ask.
First, how do I approach them regarding
installing JAWS on the PC? I don’t know much about Narrator,
and I do know more about JAWS, so that would make me more
productive from the start. I would rather not bring up the
A.D.A. unless I have to.
My other concern is installing JAWS itself.
Since this PC is specifically for work, I suspect they have
limited what can be installed on it. What do I need to tell
them I need to install it?
I get this PC on Friday, and my training
begins on Monday morning. The good news is I have all weekend
to sort this out. The bad news is I think there won’t be
people who can help me that work there over the weekend. This
is why I’m writing this note tonight. I have all day tomorrow
to get advice and ideas.
Thanks in advance.
Kevin, my girlfriend Valerie, and furry
Jilly
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Dean Martineau <topdot@...>
This entire discussion continues to convince me, with perhaps some exceptions, that the best way to deal with PDFs, assuming you have Microsoft 365 on your system, is to set them up to open in Word. Word has no problem with paragraphs. The exception that I have found is a student textbook I opened in Word and which contained a myriad graphics which for me were entirely useless. I didn't try it in Adobe reader. But all the other PDFs I've been opening lately have been effortless to read in Word.
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-----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 7:26 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence Steve, is there a way to read pdfs in chrome para-wise smoothly? Line by line and say all are laborious. It divides paras very unnaturally. Not smooth at all. On Jul 23, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Steve Nutt <steve@comproom.co.uk> wrote:
QRead is never updated though and there is no support for it.
All the best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon
Sent: 24 June 2020 22:07
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
Again, qread takes care of all these problems, and is much more doable than pdf.
Lots of times pdf files will have all the words run together without spaces, but qread separates all the words.
Sharon
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:43 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
With notepad and qread, para-wise navigation is not possible. And reading the document line by line or through say all are both not good ideas. If you open it in word, it can sometimes miss things. I have seen this happen.
Rahul
On Jun 25, 2020, at 2:08 AM, Dean Martineau <topdot@gmail.com> wrote:
I have made Word my default PDF reader. I haven't encountered
problems, but that of course doesn't mean I won't encounter them. I
find it far preferable to Adobe Reader.
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:21 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
When I have tried this in the past many spaces between words were
omitted causing run-on words.
Haven't tried it in a few years.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bill
White
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:42 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
Hi, Rahul. Instead of reading the pdf in Word, Press CONTROL A to
select all, copy all the text into Notepad, and try reading it as text.
Bill White
billwhite92701@dslextreme.com
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Rahul Bajaj
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:39 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Reading pdfs with confidence
Hi. I open PDFs in Adobe Reader. JAWS sometimes jumps around of its
own accord in pdfs, especially when transitioning from one page to
another. and has to be redirected. Even jaws 2020. While I am able to
bring it back where I need to when it jumps, I remain quite worried.
That I might miss some vital info or internalize it wrongly if I fail
to notice the jump. Does anyone else face this? How do you get around
it? Converting every pdf into word is not very viable.. and can muff
up footnotes. Copy pasting it into word makes a 10 page pdf a 30 page
word doc. And makes quick reading very hard. So what can one do?
Rahul
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Steve, is there a way to read pdfs in chrome para-wise smoothly? Line by line and say all are laborious. It divides paras very unnaturally. Not smooth at all.
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On Jul 23, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Steve Nutt <steve@comproom.co.uk> wrote:
QRead is never updated though and there is no support for it.
All the best
Steve
--
Computer Room Services
77 Exeter Close
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 4PW
T: +44(0)1438-742286
M: +44(0)7956-334938
F: +44(0)1438-759589
E: steve@comproom.co.uk
W: https://www.comproom.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon
Sent: 24 June 2020 22:07
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
Again, qread takes care of all these problems, and is much more doable than pdf.
Lots of times pdf files will have all the words run together without spaces, but qread separates all the words.
Sharon
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:43 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
With notepad and qread, para-wise navigation is not possible. And reading the document line by line or through say all are both not good ideas. If you open it in word, it can sometimes miss things. I have seen this happen.
Rahul
On Jun 25, 2020, at 2:08 AM, Dean Martineau <topdot@gmail.com> wrote:
I have made Word my default PDF reader. I haven't encountered
problems, but that of course doesn't mean I won't encounter them. I
find it far preferable to Adobe Reader.
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:21 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
When I have tried this in the past many spaces between words were
omitted causing run-on words.
Haven't tried it in a few years.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bill
White
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:42 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
Hi, Rahul. Instead of reading the pdf in Word, Press CONTROL A to
select all, copy all the text into Notepad, and try reading it as text.
Bill White
billwhite92701@dslextreme.com
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Rahul Bajaj
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:39 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Reading pdfs with confidence
Hi. I open PDFs in Adobe Reader. JAWS sometimes jumps around of its
own accord in pdfs, especially when transitioning from one page to
another. and has to be redirected. Even jaws 2020. While I am able to
bring it back where I need to when it jumps, I remain quite worried.
That I might miss some vital info or internalize it wrongly if I fail
to notice the jump. Does anyone else face this? How do you get around
it? Converting every pdf into word is not very viable.. and can muff
up footnotes. Copy pasting it into word makes a 10 page pdf a 30 page
word doc. And makes quick reading very hard. So what can one do?
Rahul
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QRead is never updated though and there is no support for it. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW T: +44(0)1438-742286 M: +44(0)7956-334938 F: +44(0)1438-759589 E: steve@comproom.co.uk W: https://www.comproom.co.uk
-----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Sent: 24 June 2020 22:07 To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence Again, qread takes care of all these problems, and is much more doable than pdf. Lots of times pdf files will have all the words run together without spaces, but qread separates all the words. Sharon -----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:43 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence With notepad and qread, para-wise navigation is not possible. And reading the document line by line or through say all are both not good ideas. If you open it in word, it can sometimes miss things. I have seen this happen. Rahul On Jun 25, 2020, at 2:08 AM, Dean Martineau <topdot@gmail.com> wrote:
I have made Word my default PDF reader. I haven't encountered
problems, but that of course doesn't mean I won't encounter them. I
find it far preferable to Adobe Reader.
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:21 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
When I have tried this in the past many spaces between words were
omitted causing run-on words.
Haven't tried it in a few years.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bill
White
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:42 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
Hi, Rahul. Instead of reading the pdf in Word, Press CONTROL A to
select all, copy all the text into Notepad, and try reading it as text.
Bill White
billwhite92701@dslextreme.com
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Rahul Bajaj
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:39 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Reading pdfs with confidence
Hi. I open PDFs in Adobe Reader. JAWS sometimes jumps around of its
own accord in pdfs, especially when transitioning from one page to
another. and has to be redirected. Even jaws 2020. While I am able to
bring it back where I need to when it jumps, I remain quite worried.
That I might miss some vital info or internalize it wrongly if I fail
to notice the jump. Does anyone else face this? How do you get around
it? Converting every pdf into word is not very viable.. and can muff
up footnotes. Copy pasting it into word makes a 10 page pdf a 30 page
word doc. And makes quick reading very hard. So what can one do?
Rahul
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Yes, it also misses I's and L's if the font is a bit weird. I prefer Chrome for reading. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW T: +44(0)1438-742286 M: +44(0)7956-334938 F: +44(0)1438-759589 E: steve@comproom.co.uk W: https://www.comproom.co.uk
-----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj Sent: 24 June 2020 21:43 To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence With notepad and qread, para-wise navigation is not possible. And reading the document line by line or through say all are both not good ideas. If you open it in word, it can sometimes miss things. I have seen this happen. Rahul On Jun 25, 2020, at 2:08 AM, Dean Martineau <topdot@gmail.com> wrote:
I have made Word my default PDF reader. I haven't encountered
problems, but that of course doesn't mean I won't encounter them. I
find it far preferable to Adobe Reader.
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:21 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
When I have tried this in the past many spaces between words were
omitted causing run-on words.
Haven't tried it in a few years.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bill
White
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:42 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Reading pdfs with confidence
Hi, Rahul. Instead of reading the pdf in Word, Press CONTROL A to
select all, copy all the text into Notepad, and try reading it as text.
Bill White
billwhite92701@dslextreme.com
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of
Rahul Bajaj
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:39 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Reading pdfs with confidence
Hi. I open PDFs in Adobe Reader. JAWS sometimes jumps around of its
own accord in pdfs, especially when transitioning from one page to
another. and has to be redirected. Even jaws 2020. While I am able to
bring it back where I need to when it jumps, I remain quite worried.
That I might miss some vital info or internalize it wrongly if I fail
to notice the jump. Does anyone else face this? How do you get around
it? Converting every pdf into word is not very viable.. and can muff
up footnotes. Copy pasting it into word makes a 10 page pdf a 30 page
word doc. And makes quick reading very hard. So what can one do?
Rahul
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