Only the RNIB News and Magazine app is restricted to UK content, that is just 1 of the 10 possible apps available.

All the other apps can be accessed worldwide.

The Tune In radio app for example is US rather than UK based.

David G.

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

That’s nice, if you live in the U K.  But, a lot of us don’t. I myself did download Speak on a while back, then deleted it as it is strictly UK content.   

Speak On Media Suite provides a fully functional Podcast app alongside a raft of other extremely useful apps for use on a PC, including eBook reading, Daisy Book and Audio Book playing and access to the RNIB online News and Magazine service for people in the UK.

There is a slight learning curve which is why I produced a series of Audio tutorials on Speak On.

These Audio tutorials are accessible now from within the program itself under the optional VI Podcast App under the community section.

You can download Speak On  and learn more on

Speak On Media Suite Home page

http://www.speakon.org.uk/SpeakOn.html

my Audio tutorials on Speak On  are also available separately

https://www.speakon.org.uk/SpeakOn/MediaSuite/public/docs-r/AudioTutorial.html

David G.

.

.

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Hm. That’s crap.

At first I thought spotify might be a pretty great thing, but started hearing not so good things about the company and their CEO. I wish artists could just all be on bandcamp. Unfortunately it’s not really great for older/classic stuff.

Yes, I have tried to contact Spotify support, but so far have gotten no reply.

Rick already said he doesn’t’ use Apple.

Rick, why not contact Spotify instead? Freedom Scientific (or whatever they’re called now) may be able to do something on their end with the JAWS software, eventually, but that’s when or if they care or get around to it. Spotify support might be able to offer some suggestions, or they may even be interested in making modifications for accessibility, if that’s what’s needed.

Do you use the free version of spotify? I might give it a gander sometime.

Hi, I’m not sure if you use the iOS platform, but Overcast has a web player and I’m pretty sure that it’s accessible.

That’s what I have been doing, but I have just been wondering if JAWS could work with Spotify.  What annoys me about listening to podcasts using Spotify is that they always appear in descending, not ascending, order.  I have contacted this list and have asked if you could change that setting in Spotify using JAWS but nobody seems to know.  I’m going to contact Freedom Scientific again and suggest that they consider making Spotify compatible with JAWS.

It’s too bad Freedom Scientific is so ignorant of spotify. I haven’t messed with it so I can’t say how manageable it really is for a screen-reader user. I like podcasts nowadays, but I just go to their websites and download local copies of the episodes (not necessarily easily done with 8all* podcasts). If you use a desktop, you should be able to play episodes in your browser.

Dear Listers:

I have just recently become acquainted with Spotify.  I have submitted to your list questions about how to use Spotify with JAWS  and nobody is being of any help.  Today I tried contacting Freedom Scientific and they say that they don’t have anything to do with Spotify.  In fact, I don’t know if they have even heard of it.  So I’m trying to find out from anybody if there are any places where you can subscribe to podcasts which are compatible with JAWS and which you can use JAWS with, such as creating and adding to music playlists or, when you find a podcast if you want to hear episodes in ascending rather than in descending order.  If any of you know of any such programs that are compatible with JAWS will you please tell me what they are?  I do not use Apple.  I use a Desktop PC, use Windows 10 and use JAWS 2021. 

Rick Miller

That’s nice, if you live in the U K.  But, a lot of us don’t. I myself did download Speak on a while back, then deleted it as it is strictly UK content.   

Speak On Media Suite provides a fully functional Podcast app alongside a raft of other extremely useful apps for use on a PC, including eBook reading, Daisy Book and Audio Book playing and access to the RNIB online News and Magazine service for people in the UK.

There is a slight learning curve which is why I produced a series of Audio tutorials on Speak On.

These Audio tutorials are accessible now from within the program itself under the optional VI Podcast App under the community section.

You can download Speak On  and learn more on

Speak On Media Suite Home page

http://www.speakon.org.uk/SpeakOn.html

my Audio tutorials on Speak On  are also available separately

https://www.speakon.org.uk/SpeakOn/MediaSuite/public/docs-r/AudioTutorial.html

David G.

.

.

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Hm. That’s crap.

At first I thought spotify might be a pretty great thing, but started hearing not so good things about the company and their CEO. I wish artists could just all be on bandcamp. Unfortunately it’s not really great for older/classic stuff.

Yes, I have tried to contact Spotify support, but so far have gotten no reply.

Rick already said he doesn’t’ use Apple.

Rick, why not contact Spotify instead? Freedom Scientific (or whatever they’re called now) may be able to do something on their end with the JAWS software, eventually, but that’s when or if they care or get around to it. Spotify support might be able to offer some suggestions, or they may even be interested in making modifications for accessibility, if that’s what’s needed.

Do you use the free version of spotify? I might give it a gander sometime.

Hi, I’m not sure if you use the iOS platform, but Overcast has a web player and I’m pretty sure that it’s accessible.

That’s what I have been doing, but I have just been wondering if JAWS could work with Spotify.  What annoys me about listening to podcasts using Spotify is that they always appear in descending, not ascending, order.  I have contacted this list and have asked if you could change that setting in Spotify using JAWS but nobody seems to know.  I’m going to contact Freedom Scientific again and suggest that they consider making Spotify compatible with JAWS.

It’s too bad Freedom Scientific is so ignorant of spotify. I haven’t messed with it so I can’t say how manageable it really is for a screen-reader user. I like podcasts nowadays, but I just go to their websites and download local copies of the episodes (not necessarily easily done with 8all* podcasts). If you use a desktop, you should be able to play episodes in your browser.

Dear Listers:

I have just recently become acquainted with Spotify.  I have submitted to your list questions about how to use Spotify with JAWS  and nobody is being of any help.  Today I tried contacting Freedom Scientific and they say that they don’t have anything to do with Spotify.  In fact, I don’t know if they have even heard of it.  So I’m trying to find out from anybody if there are any places where you can subscribe to podcasts which are compatible with JAWS and which you can use JAWS with, such as creating and adding to music playlists or, when you find a podcast if you want to hear episodes in ascending rather than in descending order.  If any of you know of any such programs that are compatible with JAWS will you please tell me what they are?  I do not use Apple.  I use a Desktop PC, use Windows 10 and use JAWS 2021. 

Rick Miller

You probably accidently pressed Control + T instead of Control + Y, T starts a new discussion and Y is for the folder list. These are Outlook shortcut keys and I highly doubt this would be different for you, just a small shift to the left since T is next to Y.

So I found out that Control y started a new discussion so I had to use Shift f6 to get to the tree view.

Hello, I forgot to say the instructions I sent are for using Jaws 21 and out look 365. Sorry for any confusion.

Hi I am using Jaws and can’t figure out how to switch between my mail accounts to check mail. Is there a command to do that?

On Jan 12, 2021, at 7:32 PM, Maria Reyes <reyesm191@outlook.com> wrote:

Yeah I know I’ve been asking a lot about Outlook, but last question of the day. 😊 Where do I disable the focus inbox? I really don’t want to be switching between focused and other all the time.

So I found out that Control y started a new discussion so I had to use Shift f6 to get to the tree view.

Hello, I forgot to say the instructions I sent are for using Jaws 21 and out look 365. Sorry for any confusion.

Hi I am using Jaws and can’t figure out how to switch between my mail accounts to check mail. Is there a command to do that?

Depending upon your version of Jaws, press Ctrl + Alt + S to silence
notifications in Zoom.

Joe

Picture of Owl with Mortar Board and Computer

Dr. Joe L. Todd CVRT

Phone: 616.951.2142





From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Scott Pearl
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 3:49 PM
To: jfw@groups.io
Subject: Speech with Zoom



When I'm using JAWS with Zoom so often throughout the meeting it tells
me that someone has left the meeting, someone's bandwidth is low or
someone's microphone is muted, etc. Having these messages go through a
Zoom meeting several dozen or hundred times is just unworkable. Does
anyone know if there is anywhere in the settings center I'm missing
how to shut these messages off? I don't want to turn JAWS off to the
"Speech on Demand" because I'm working with a Word document while in
the meeting and need JAWS to talk to me, just without these nonstop
notifications.

Thank you!

Speak On Media Suite provides a fully functional Podcast app alongside a raft of other extremely useful apps for use on a PC, including eBook reading, Daisy Book and Audio Book playing and access to the RNIB online News and Magazine service for people in the UK.

There is a slight learning curve which is why I produced a series of Audio tutorials on Speak On.

These Audio tutorials are accessible now from within the program itself under the optional VI Podcast App under the community section.

You can download Speak On  and learn more on

Speak On Media Suite Home page

http://www.speakon.org.uk/SpeakOn.html

my Audio tutorials on Speak On  are also available separately

https://www.speakon.org.uk/SpeakOn/MediaSuite/public/docs-r/AudioTutorial.html

David G.

.

.

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Hm. That’s crap.

At first I thought spotify might be a pretty great thing, but started hearing not so good things about the company and their CEO. I wish artists could just all be on bandcamp. Unfortunately it’s not really great for older/classic stuff.

Yes, I have tried to contact Spotify support, but so far have gotten no reply.

Rick already said he doesn’t’ use Apple.

Rick, why not contact Spotify instead? Freedom Scientific (or whatever they’re called now) may be able to do something on their end with the JAWS software, eventually, but that’s when or if they care or get around to it. Spotify support might be able to offer some suggestions, or they may even be interested in making modifications for accessibility, if that’s what’s needed.

Do you use the free version of spotify? I might give it a gander sometime.

Hi, I’m not sure if you use the iOS platform, but Overcast has a web player and I’m pretty sure that it’s accessible.

That’s what I have been doing, but I have just been wondering if JAWS could work with Spotify.  What annoys me about listening to podcasts using Spotify is that they always appear in descending, not ascending, order.  I have contacted this list and have asked if you could change that setting in Spotify using JAWS but nobody seems to know.  I’m going to contact Freedom Scientific again and suggest that they consider making Spotify compatible with JAWS.

It’s too bad Freedom Scientific is so ignorant of spotify. I haven’t messed with it so I can’t say how manageable it really is for a screen-reader user. I like podcasts nowadays, but I just go to their websites and download local copies of the episodes (not necessarily easily done with 8all* podcasts). If you use a desktop, you should be able to play episodes in your browser.

Dear Listers:

I have just recently become acquainted with Spotify.  I have submitted to your list questions about how to use Spotify with JAWS  and nobody is being of any help.  Today I tried contacting Freedom Scientific and they say that they don’t have anything to do with Spotify.  In fact, I don’t know if they have even heard of it.  So I’m trying to find out from anybody if there are any places where you can subscribe to podcasts which are compatible with JAWS and which you can use JAWS with, such as creating and adding to music playlists or, when you find a podcast if you want to hear episodes in ascending rather than in descending order.  If any of you know of any such programs that are compatible with JAWS will you please tell me what they are?  I do not use Apple.  I use a Desktop PC, use Windows 10 and use JAWS 2021. 

Rick Miller

Depending upon your version of Jaws, press Ctrl + Alt + S to silence
notifications in Zoom.

Joe

Picture of Owl with Mortar Board and Computer

Dr. Joe L. Todd CVRT

Phone: 616.951.2142





From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Scott Pearl
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 3:49 PM
To: jfw@groups.io
Subject: Speech with Zoom



When I'm using JAWS with Zoom so often throughout the meeting it tells
me that someone has left the meeting, someone's bandwidth is low or
someone's microphone is muted, etc. Having these messages go through a
Zoom meeting several dozen or hundred times is just unworkable. Does
anyone know if there is anywhere in the settings center I'm missing
how to shut these messages off? I don't want to turn JAWS off to the
"Speech on Demand" because I'm working with a Word document while in
the meeting and need JAWS to talk to me, just without these nonstop
notifications.

Thank you!

Hm. That’s crap.

At first I thought spotify might be a pretty great thing, but started hearing not so good things about the company and their CEO. I wish artists could just all be on bandcamp. Unfortunately it’s not really great for older/classic stuff.

Yes, I have tried to contact Spotify support, but so far have gotten no reply.

Rick already said he doesn’t’ use Apple.

Rick, why not contact Spotify instead? Freedom Scientific (or whatever they’re called now) may be able to do something on their end with the JAWS software, eventually, but that’s when or if they care or get around to it. Spotify support might be able to offer some suggestions, or they may even be interested in making modifications for accessibility, if that’s what’s needed.

Do you use the free version of spotify? I might give it a gander sometime.

Hi, I’m not sure if you use the iOS platform, but Overcast has a web player and I’m pretty sure that it’s accessible.

That’s what I have been doing, but I have just been wondering if JAWS could work with Spotify.  What annoys me about listening to podcasts using Spotify is that they always appear in descending, not ascending, order.  I have contacted this list and have asked if you could change that setting in Spotify using JAWS but nobody seems to know.  I’m going to contact Freedom Scientific again and suggest that they consider making Spotify compatible with JAWS.

It’s too bad Freedom Scientific is so ignorant of spotify. I haven’t messed with it so I can’t say how manageable it really is for a screen-reader user. I like podcasts nowadays, but I just go to their websites and download local copies of the episodes (not necessarily easily done with 8all* podcasts). If you use a desktop, you should be able to play episodes in your browser.

Dear Listers:

I have just recently become acquainted with Spotify.  I have submitted to your list questions about how to use Spotify with JAWS  and nobody is being of any help.  Today I tried contacting Freedom Scientific and they say that they don’t have anything to do with Spotify.  In fact, I don’t know if they have even heard of it.  So I’m trying to find out from anybody if there are any places where you can subscribe to podcasts which are compatible with JAWS and which you can use JAWS with, such as creating and adding to music playlists or, when you find a podcast if you want to hear episodes in ascending rather than in descending order.  If any of you know of any such programs that are compatible with JAWS will you please tell me what they are?  I do not use Apple.  I use a Desktop PC, use Windows 10 and use JAWS 2021. 

Rick Miller

Depending upon your version of Jaws, press Ctrl + Alt + S to silence
notifications in Zoom.

Joe

Picture of Owl with Mortar Board and Computer

Dr. Joe L. Todd CVRT

Phone: 616.951.2142





From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Scott Pearl
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 3:49 PM
To: jfw@groups.io
Subject: Speech with Zoom



When I'm using JAWS with Zoom so often throughout the meeting it tells me
that someone has left the meeting, someone's bandwidth is low or someone's
microphone is muted, etc. Having these messages go through a Zoom meeting
several dozen or hundred times is just unworkable. Does anyone know if
there
is anywhere in the settings center I'm missing how to shut these messages
off? I don't want to turn JAWS off to the "Speech on Demand" because I'm
working with a Word document while in the meeting and need JAWS to talk to
me, just without these nonstop notifications.

Thank you!

On Jan 10, 2021, at 9:19 AM, Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I'm working with a student who is using Jaws 2021 and is enrolled in
an English course. The course is being delivered mostly online in
Blackboard, version 9.1, I believe.

The issue we are having is with the Discussion Board. The students
must post an introduction in the Discussion Board, and read and
respond to at least 2 other student introductions.

When the student clicks on "Create Thread" to start his introduction,
Jaws goes into "Application Mode. In this mode, the student can type
in the Subject line, but there seems to be no way to get to the editor
where the student must type in his introduction. Well, he can get to
it by tabbing twice, but once there, he is not able to type anything
in this editor, and there is no indication that he has entered the
editor. Jaws reads "Thread: Self introduction. – ENGL-102-AS07(1) -
2021 Win..." when tabbing twice from the subject field. We can confirm
that no text is being entered when typing by getting out of
Applications Mode and narrowing down to where the Word count is shown,
and it shows 0 words. The student is able to type his introduction in
Word, copy all the text, and then paste it into the editor, but can
not then read what he has pasted. We know the text has been pasted by
the Word count, and once he submits his post, we are able to open it
and read it with Jaws.
The same thing happens when trying to respond to another student's
introduction. He is able to read the introduction, press enter on
"Reply" but cannot type or even know when or if he is in the Editor.
He is able to type the response in Word, and copy and paste it into
the Editor, but it seems like sometimes pressing tab twice from the
subject field takes him into the editor, and sometimes he must tab 3
times, and since there is no indication that he is in the Editor, it
is really hit and miss and quite frustrating.

Are there settings in Blackboard that can be changed to allow Jaws to
work with the Editor in the Discussions area? Are there any Jaws
settings that can be changed to make this work?

I also experience this same issue on my PC, so it's not specific to
the student's computer. The problem also exists with NVDA. We are both
running Windows 10 and Jaws 2021.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Russell

On Jan 13, 2021, at 7:27 AM, Hank William Merchant <hank_w@xplornet.ca> wrote:


Good morning,

Using jaws, how does a person go about testing their internal microphone in zoom to confirm that indeed your computer internal microphone is working properly so that people in a meeting you are doing in zoom can for sure indeed here you loud and clear talk to them properly? Any help I can maybe get with this would be so very much appreciated! Much, much thanks in advance for any possible help with this particular concern when using zoom.







Kindest regards,
Hank


-----Original Message----- From: Shai
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 2:42 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Speech with Zoom

Hello,
the keystroke is actually alt windows s not control.

Thanks.

On 1/11/21, Joe <joet1226@gmail.com> wrote:
Depending upon your version of Jaws, press Ctrl + Alt + S to silence
notifications in Zoom.

Joe

Picture of Owl with Mortar Board and Computer

Dr. Joe L. Todd CVRT

Phone: 616.951.2142





From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Scott Pearl
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 3:49 PM
To: jfw@groups.io
Subject: Speech with Zoom



When I'm using JAWS with Zoom so often throughout the meeting it tells me
that someone has left the meeting, someone's bandwidth is low or someone's
microphone is muted, etc. Having these messages go through a Zoom meeting
several dozen or hundred times is just unworkable. Does anyone know if
there
is anywhere in the settings center I'm missing how to shut these messages
off? I don't want to turn JAWS off to the "Speech on Demand" because I'm
working with a Word document while in the meeting and need JAWS to talk to
me, just without these nonstop notifications.

Thank you!

--
Shai Wolman
Wolman technologies
(619)894-6587
Providing training to children and adults that empowers them to be
productive and successful with their assistive technology/computing
tasks.
atvistech@gmail.com

Depending upon your version of Jaws, press Ctrl + Alt + S to silence
notifications in Zoom.

Joe

Picture of Owl with Mortar Board and Computer

Dr. Joe L. Todd CVRT

Phone: 616.951.2142





From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Scott Pearl
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 3:49 PM
To: jfw@groups.io
Subject: Speech with Zoom



When I'm using JAWS with Zoom so often throughout the meeting it tells me
that someone has left the meeting, someone's bandwidth is low or someone's
microphone is muted, etc. Having these messages go through a Zoom meeting
several dozen or hundred times is just unworkable. Does anyone know if
there
is anywhere in the settings center I'm missing how to shut these messages
off? I don't want to turn JAWS off to the "Speech on Demand" because I'm
working with a Word document while in the meeting and need JAWS to talk to
me, just without these nonstop notifications.

Thank you!