[blindlaw] Research and screen readers

[Tai Blas]

Hello. Personally, I use Westlaw Next with JAWS and find it very easy to
navigate. However, this is probably due to the fact that I was trained in
Westlaw Next prior to law school at a National Association of Blind Lawyers
meeting and started law school using Westlaw Next. Consequently, I didn't
have to switch interfaces. I also use Lexis and traditional Westlaw with no
difficulty. I rarely use the text.westlaw.com interface but feel I would be
more productive if I didn't have to wade through the clutter in Westlaw so
will try it.

Tai
-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeckel,
Christopher
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 10:16 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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