Screen Readers


Allen Childs via Jfw <jfw@...>
 

Hello Tom,
Sorry about sending this reply to you on list, but I didn't have a lot of time.
My wife and I live in SW Iowa, and her parents live in Des Moines.

Allen in Iowa

"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Tom macha via Jfw
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 11:25 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers

Allen ware are you from in Iowa? My wife and I will be moving back to Des Moines ASAP from CT. Email off list if you would like.



Sent from Windows MailTom Macha



From: Allen Childs via Jfw
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎May‎ ‎9‎, ‎2014 ‎11‎:‎09‎ ‎AM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'


That would be my question also.

Allen in Iowa

"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of RJ Sandefur via Jfw
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 9:38 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers

Is this based upon facts? RJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Massey via Jfw" <jfw@...>
To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <jfw@...>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:25 AM
Subject: RE: Screen Readers


Indications are that Window Eyes is also on its way down the chute. This
move to offer it free with Office is a desperation maneuver, and since
Narrator will (hopefully, if the reports are correct) be scriptable in
Windows 9 it doesn't look good for GW Micro.
Jaws will probably hang on a bit longer thanks to existing scripts and
legacy programs, but this is not good news for any add-on screen reader
company.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Gerald
Levy via Jfw
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:17 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers


Well, Serotek is still in business, so I guess System Access is till
around, but who knows for how long? Now that Mike Calvo is gone, and
Window Eyes is being offered free to users of Office 2010 and 2013, not
to mention NVDA, which is also free, it is hard to see how Serotek can
remain a viable competitor in the cscreen reader market.

Gerald


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Massey via Jfw" <jfw@...>
To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <jfw@...>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: Screen Readers


Is System Access still free and in production?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Mario
Brusco via Jfw
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 8:59 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers

there also is the built in one in Windows called narrator, which I
would like to purchase something to replace MS Anna, like Lequendo's
Allison.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anna Byrne via Jfw" <jfw@...>
To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:25 AM
Subject: RE: Screen Readers


Thunder used to read MS Access when JAWS wouldn't. The voice is
awful, but it was a good reader.
At 06:51 AM 5/9/2014, you wrote:
A couple of years ago, there was another one from The UK, Thunder
screen Reader. It's the feature attraction in a suite of programs--
a
basic PDF reader, Internet radio guide, and other stuff.

Ted

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Mario
Brusco via Jfw
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 7:47 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers

Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) from nvaccess.org is the only one
that I know of that's free, but a donation is encouraged.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Hourigan via Jfw" <jfw@...>
To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:33 PM
Subject: Screen Readers


Hello Listers,
Could anyone post some of the screen readers downloadable for free
please?
So I can compare them to Jaws.
Thanks Kevin Hourigan.
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Allen ware are you from in Iowa? My wife and I will be moving back to Des Moines ASAP from CT. Email off list if you would like.



Sent from Windows MailTom Macha



From: Allen Childs via Jfw
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎May‎ ‎9‎, ‎2014 ‎11‎:‎09‎ ‎AM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'


That would be my question also.

Allen in Iowa

"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids,
we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and
listening to repetitive electronic music."

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of RJ Sandefur
via Jfw
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 9:38 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers

Is this based upon facts? RJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Massey via Jfw" <jfw@...>
To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <jfw@...>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:25 AM
Subject: RE: Screen Readers


Indications are that Window Eyes is also on its way down the chute. This
move to offer it free with Office is a desperation maneuver, and since
Narrator will (hopefully, if the reports are correct) be scriptable in
Windows 9 it doesn't look good for GW Micro.
Jaws will probably hang on a bit longer thanks to existing scripts and
legacy programs, but this is not good news for any add-on screen reader
company.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Gerald
Levy via Jfw
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:17 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers


Well, Serotek is still in business, so I guess System Access is till
around, but who knows for how long? Now that Mike Calvo is gone, and
Window Eyes is being offered free to users of Office 2010 and 2013, not
to mention NVDA, which is also free, it is hard to see how Serotek can
remain a viable competitor in the cscreen reader market.

Gerald


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Massey via Jfw" <jfw@...>
To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <jfw@...>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: Screen Readers


Is System Access still free and in production?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Mario
Brusco via Jfw
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 8:59 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers

there also is the built in one in Windows called narrator, which I
would like to purchase something to replace MS Anna, like Lequendo's
Allison.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anna Byrne via Jfw" <jfw@...>
To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:25 AM
Subject: RE: Screen Readers


Thunder used to read MS Access when JAWS wouldn't. The voice is
awful, but it was a good reader.
At 06:51 AM 5/9/2014, you wrote:
A couple of years ago, there was another one from The UK, Thunder
screen Reader. It's the feature attraction in a suite of programs--
a
basic PDF reader, Internet radio guide, and other stuff.

Ted

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Mario
Brusco via Jfw
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 7:47 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers

Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) from nvaccess.org is the only one
that I know of that's free, but a donation is encouraged.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Hourigan via Jfw" <jfw@...>
To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:33 PM
Subject: Screen Readers


Hello Listers,
Could anyone post some of the screen readers downloadable for free
please?
So I can compare them to Jaws.
Thanks Kevin Hourigan.
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