[blindlaw] Research and screen readers

[Susan Kelly]

I use a combination of MAGic and JAWS with WestLaw, usually the text
version (text.westlaw.com).  I was one of the people that WestLaw Next
was tested on for accessibility software, and it seemed fairly usable,
but I still prefer using the less "busy" screen on the text-only version
of WestLaw, as do a lot of co-workers with no vision problems.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeckel,
Christopher
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:16 AM
To: Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: [blindlaw] Research and screen readers

Hey Gang,

So the tech support folks at G.W. Micro have explained to me that the
function on WindowEyes which allows a user to hover the mouse over text
for audio feedback will most likely not be compatible with most online
browsers in a few years.  Reason being is because of the new way
Microsoft is writing code for windows.  The program will still work
fine, just not with the hover function.  What this means for me and
other partially sighted WindowEyes users is that we will have to learn
how to use WindowEyes or Jaws only using the key commands, hot keys etc.


My question for you all is when doing legal research, have you found any
particular combination of Jaws or WindowEyes with Lexis or WestLaw to be
the most efficient?  Do you find one legal database easier to navigate
with a screen reader than the other using key commands, hot keys, etc.? 

Love you guys,
Chris 


 

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