[blindlaw] ZoomText versus JAWS

[Susan Kelly]

Thanks for the contact name.  If this happens, I will be sure to pass along the information to the techs from IT assigned to our agency.

My bigger fear is the learning curve, as the only time that I will have to learn this program, if it is determined to be what will be provided, is when I am at home.  I run JAWS and MAGic at home, which were initially provided to me by the state VocRehab agency, along with the training to learn JAWS basics.  Because my case is now considered closed, and because I am too young (or too old, being already employed) to be a priority for re-opening the VocRehab case, that also means learning without the program available to me to practice on, unless I take time away from my family and ask them to bring me to the office after hours and on weekends.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Anita Keith-Foust [mailto:anitakeithfoust at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 7:10 PM
To: 'Blind Law Mailing List'
Cc: Susan Kelly; AnitaKeithFoust at gmail.com
Subject: RE: [blindlaw] ZoomText versus JAWS

Dear Susan:

If you have to use ZoomText, get to know the technical support person named Lloyd. He is the best and he takes time with you. He is very patient and helpful.

ZoomText only reads text, not pictures of text. This will be the first problem that you will run into. 

If there is any way possible, get them to keep JAWS. I do not understand why they would eliminate JAWS rather than just adding ZoomText. Make sure that they get ZoomText with Speech.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.

Anita Keith-Foust
919-430-1978





-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan Kelly via blindlaw
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 7:18 PM
To: Blind Law Mailing List
Cc: Susan Kelly
Subject: [blindlaw] ZoomText versus JAWS

The IT department for our county appears to be considering replacing the JAWS ply MAGic accessibility package I use, to replace it with ZoomText.  I still have a small amount of useful vision, but this is a progressive condition and within a few years (or sooner), I will be completely reliant on screen narration.  I am trying to learn Braille in the interim, but as a busy assistant public defender in the juvenile courts, time is not my friend.

My understanding is that JAWS is the most full-featured narration for a Windows / Word environment.  This change is primarily due to the fact that the county does not want to permit me any variance from the standard (and definitely not unique, but definitely incompatible with adaptive software) network environment that is run here.  Will ZoomText provide me with the same benefits as JAWS?  Also, how / where can I learn the necessary keyboard commands, as I will almost certainly have to do this in my "free" time at home?
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