[Blindtlk] Learning Jaws

Judy jones jtj1 at cableone.net
Wed Mar 20 01:43:26 UTC 2013


Yes.  I've never used WindowEyes, but have heard good things about it.  I 
understand that it also works very well with apple products, am I correct, 
folks?

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Learning Jaws


> It is six of one, and half dozen of the other.  JAWS probably has a bigger
> market, but still carries the same power as window eyes concerning
> performance.  However, they each have their strengths and weaknesses.  I 
> am
> only a jaws user, but I did like window eyes when I I took a class with 
> it.
> One may be slightly better in certain situations, but it really depends.
> Just use the best tool for the job at the time is my opinion.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter 
> Wolfe
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:33 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Learning Jaws
>
> Judy,
>
>
>    Is the tech support with Freedomscientific as bad as the GW-Micro crowd
> would have me believe? Seriously as I was being trained the assistive
> technology instructor constantly complained about the tech support or the
> hours of wait time that he had to endure doing his job for his clients 
> that
> is the real reason for picking Window-Eyes.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
> On 3/18/13, Judy jones <jtj1 at cableone.net> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I started out long ago with Jaws 3.0, and learned through a
>> combination of self-training and questions to tech support.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Peter Wolfe" <yogabare13 at gmail.com>
>> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 5:56 AM
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Learning Jaws
>>
>>
>>> Dear NFB Talk members,
>>>
>>>
>>>    How did all of you learn jaws screen reader? I ask this cause
>>> apparently to obtain federal employment that you have to learn this
>>> crutial screen reader application to be able to work with them. I
>>> currently use window-eyes from GW-Micro and unfortunately Rehab as it
>>> was then in 2002-2005 that they didn't inform me about this risk.
>>> Anyways, I don't have the patients of the fourty minute demo and
>>> Vocational Rehabilitation isn't suseptable to the idea of buying me
>>> it so am at a crossroads on this issue. I'll continue pressing on
>>> Jaws to be purchased just don't know how best to learn it either
>>> freedomscientific.com tutorials or a planned study somewhere like the
>>> Lousiana school for eight months that is a long time or what. Thanks
>>> on your opinions on what to consider cause I really badly want
>>> employment.
>>>
>>>
>>> your fellow liberal,
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cordially,
>>> Peter Q Wolfe, BA
>>> cum laude Auburn University
>>> e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
>>> "If you don't stand up for something your willing to fall for anything"
>>> Peter Q Wolfe
>>> "Stand up for your rights"
>>> Bob Marley
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>
> --
> Cordially,
> Peter Q Wolfe, BA
> cum laude Auburn University
> e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
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> Peter Q Wolfe
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