These more human sounding voices were not meant to be used at the fast rates many blind people listen to synthesised speech. This was the exact reason why some blind persons, not me, prefer eloquence

 After 20 years with Eloquence, I still prefer it over the human sounding voices for screen reader. I have used some of the human sounding voices for reading books at a normal speed and they are

- And knowing some of those blind people, I still cannot comprehend how they comprehend what they're hearing. Clearly they do, but my head (auditory processing, in particular) reels at the speech

I can tell you two reasons off the top of my head why many might prefer Eloquence. 1. Its pronunciation of any english word at least in the American variant is basically perfect. 2. it is really much

Hahah…it’s all relative; Canadians don’t say “aboot” either.

Sorry, but people in the United states do not say “aboot” unless they happen to live very close to the Canadian border. I’m not sure why that is, but the vast majority of people here in the

There is a free program for both Mac and Windows from the New Mexico commission for the Blind called Keystroek. You can check it out here: http://www.cfb.state.nm.us/apps Richard "He that cannot

Here is a free version of Talking Typer from APH, it is called Home Typer Online, is free, and operates within your web browser. It uses your screen reader's voice to speak the words and

if a simpler, more basic program is needed, check out Rocky's Audio Typing TutorV2 http://www.rockywaters.co.uk/softwarePage.php I found it a few years ago, and it works quite well, very intuitive

I believe that APH also has a program called Keystroke, which is free. Love in Christ Marty If we view this present life as our primary goal, we will agree with William Shakespeare who said:

I was chatting with someone from New Zealand and she told me some of her compatriots were mimicking the U S accent. Thus it is not just the screen reader voices, it is Different nations voices.

Robin: It is, CTRL+SHIFT+CAPS LOCK+J,to open the JAWS Menue. Dave

Steve: DAA, I completely forgot about that. My old brain must have slipped a gear and got stuck. Thanks for reminding me. Dave

I typically use Talking Typer to test my clients. APH SELLS IT. Betsy R. Binney meandbastet@... 262-490-0109

Steve: The correct keystroke is, CTRL+SHIFT+CAPS LOCK+J, to open the JAWS menue. HTH Dave

I am resending this with Outlook because Eudora seems to have swallowed it. If it arrives twice, sorry about that. Can anyone please recommend a free typing test that is accessible with JAWS

Can anyone recommend a free accessible typing test? Thanks,

Can anyone please suggest a typing speed test that can be used with JAWS? thanks a lot, Ann

This may be a case for using AIRA or asking the person who sent the file for a basic overview. For example, my manager’s main file she uses for tracking each year’s group of interns has a list of

Thank you all for your responses. This makes sense about trying different keyboard shortcuts, to figure out what is best. Mike