[blindLaw] NVDA and JAWS in a Legal Environment

[Paul Harpur]

NVDA is open source so there could be scripts out there and can create new ones as well.

Dr Paul Harpur
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-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw
Sent: Sunday, 25 August 2019 7:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [blindLaw] NVDA and JAWS in a Legal Environment

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.
>
>
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