[Blindtlk] Has using Skype with JAWS changed recently?

[Jim Portillo]

Oh, absolutely.  I used it all the time.  I just noticed a change, because I'd sometimes use it for simple text or messenger chats and that area has changed.  That's why I asked.  I should have explained myself better.


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> On Dec 23, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Cheryl Echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Many blind people are using skype. I know I use it, and Carl Jacobsen who is
> the President of the NY Affiliate uses it.
> 
> Many of us use it.
> 
> I am not that tech savy, but you can reach out to Carl and ask him.
> Cheryl Echevarria, Vice President
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Portillo via blindtlk
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 1:24 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive
> technology
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Has using Skype with JAWS changed recently?
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm wondering if the desktop version of Skype has changed so that the JAWS
> scripts written by Doug Lee don't work any more.  I ask because I tried
> using Skype the other day, and the interface had changed, and using the
> scripts wouldn't work for me either.  Is there anything I need to know?
> This happened when I updated Skype.
> Jim
> 
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