[blindLaw] NVDA and JAWS in a Legal Environment

[Sanho Steele-Louchart]

Kelby,

Worst case scenario, remember that you can now buy an annual
subscription to JAWS rather than the more expensive package. The
annual subscription route also comes with updates.

Sanho

On 8/24/19, kelby carlson via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> All,
>
> I'm curious if anyone besides me uses NVDA in their legal work. I switched
> to it during school, because I was doing law review, and I was having major
> trouble handling footnotes in Word 2016.
>
> I did interact with some comments recently about the danger of using
> programs like NVDA in employment, because of lack of customizability and
> interfacing with proprietary software.
>
> So, my question is: how big is the advantage of JAWS over NVDA? Is JAWS more
> likely to work with specialized software, or is it easier to get scripts?
>
> Very to know anyone's thoughts on this. I also worry about, if I do decide
> JAWS might ultimately work better for me, getting my employer to purchase
> it.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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