[Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice

Wed Oct 19 16:53:40 UTC 2016

That's correct. The 16 version was kind of clunky, but they improved it a lot in 17.

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> On Oct 19, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> We should be glad an accessible meter exist. As we struggle and fight for
> accessible medical devices, at least we can test independently. And
> honestly, I don't find it terribly difficult to log blood sugars at the end
> of each day. It also allows me to note meals, boluses and activity, which a
> simple upload would not do. We can complain about our situation or we can be
> proactive. We should not stop fighting and demanding accessibility for our
> health, but we should also be positive and recognize what does exist for us
> to be independent and care for ourselves. In the grand scheme, logging
> glucose numbers is not a big deal.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Mike Freeman via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 10:37 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice
> 
> I suspect Prodigy contracts the software out and its contractors don't know
> diddly about making software accessible. And, of course, given our small
> numbers, perhaps Prodigy doesn't want to pay for its software contractors to
> learn.
> 
> At the time the Voice came out, though, we were just glad there was a small,
> accessible meter out there. We should raise our expectations, though, but
> I'm afraid we'd get the same sort of controversy we get with Apple-lovers
> and those who think Apple should do more.
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 6:59 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice
> 
> Interesting they make accessible meters but not software that's accessible.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Bernadette Jacobs via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:28 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bernadette Jacobs <bernienfb75 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice
> 
> Pardon the pun gang! Let's not sugar-coat things here.  The software doesn't
> just have issues. It is simply not accessible to jaws or with any other
> screen reader!! That's the way it is. That's the way it always has been. I
> work for prodigy for four years and that was my biggest complaint with them.
> 
> 
> Bern.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 18, 2016, at 10:04 PM, Robert Shelton via Diabetes-Talk
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> One thing to remember if you're using JAWS is that there is an OCR
> feature.
>> That can let you find and activate graphical controls provided that 
>> the graphic contains enough text that you (and the OCR engine) can
> identify it.
>> If you could just figure out how to export your readings to a 
>> spreadsheet, then you could edit out the nonsense and have a nice 
>> record. Of course, making the SW accessible would be the best answer, 
>> but sometimes OCR can provide a work-around.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Alan Lemly via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 7:55 PM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
>> Cc: Alan Lemly
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice
>> 
>> Joyce,
>> 
>> The available Prodigy software can be found on this website:
>> 
>> http://www.prodigymeter.com/consumers/prodigy-glucometer-software/
>> 
>> The latest Windows version mentioned is for Windows 7 and it's the 
>> same download for Windows Vista and Windows 7. The download link if 
>> you want to try it on your Windows 8 system follows:
>> 
>> http://www.prodigymeter.com/englishVistaWindows7_2.4.exe
>> 
>> I use this version on my windows 7 computer but I use ZoomText and 
>> have some remaining vision. I'm not sure how accessible the software 
>> is with other screen readers like JAWS but I've heard it may have issues.
>> 
>> Good luck.
>> 
>> Alan Lemly
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of
>> blindhands--- via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 2:48 PM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
>> Cc: blindhands at aol.com
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice
>> 
>> Is there software out there that you can download your testing results 
>> from a Prodigy Voice meter that will work with Windows 8.1???
>> 
>> I have searched on the internet, but the only software for the Prodigy 
>> is dated back to Windows XP or Vista.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Is there any other way of getting the results out of the Prodigy Voice 
>> without  entering each result one at a time?
>> 
>> Joyce
>> 
>> 
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