[humanser] JAWS 16 and pdf

[Jan Bailey]

I have sixteen.
Jan


-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
Andrews via humanser
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 11:25 AM
To: Human Services Division Mailing List
Cc: David Andrews
Subject: Re: [humanser] JAWS 16 and pdf

Jan, you are right, Adobe Reader will not read an image PDF.  If you have an
older version of JAWS, it will not include OCR.  If you have a recent one,
it will, 15 and 16 for sure, 14 also I think, can't remember about 13.  So
if yours is recent and doesn't OCR, do a reinstall or repair.

Dave

At 10:20 AM 7/18/2015, you wrote:
>When I tried that in Jaws, it said it wasn't 
>installed. I wonder what I have to do? I don't 
>think the accessibility features in Adobe will 
>read an image. Jan -----Original Message----- 
>From: humanser 
>[mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
>Of Serena Cucco via humanser Sent: Saturday, 
>July 18, 2015 10:13 AM To: Human Services 
>Division Mailing List Cc: Serena Cucco Subject: 
>Re: [humanser] JAWS 16 and pdf Hi Mary and all, 
>Looks like others have tackled the scanning 
>part.  I think you should turn on the 
>accessibility features in Adoby, (sp?) if 
>they're not on already.  Usually, when you first 
>download Adoby, it recognizes Jaws and asks you 
>if you want to use its accessibility features 
>for Jaws and other screen readers.  It 
>recommends some for you and I've found that 
>those are fine for me, as a good Jaws user who 
>isn't a tech guru. Serena On 7/18/15, Deniz 
>Aydemir Döke <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote: > 
>Hello; for OCR you need to hit insert + space 
>bar first and o next. It > should read the 
>document. Here are the short cut keys for JAWS, 
>it > might be useful. > 
>http://doccenter.freedomscientific.com/doccenter/archives/training/jaw  
> > skeystrokes.htm > Best > > > On 7/18/15, Dr. 
>Mary Chappell via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: >> All, >> >> I hope the return from 
>convention finds you rested and well relaxed. >> 
>My curiosities are piqued as I make an attempt 
>to read an exciting >> new book that I will 
>share with the students with whom I will 
>work. >> The problem is this, I just downloaded 
>JAWS 16 on my computer and at >> the time I was 
>told by Freedom Scientific that I would be able 
>to >> access pdf with only the screen reading 
>software. I have scanned the >> chapters of the 
>book but, when I open the chapter I hear 
>"Document >> unavailable". Is there something 
>that I am doing wrong or something >> that I 
>need to do? I ask because I have found so many 
>on this list >> have great accessibility fixes. 
>The book is a great resource for >> anyone who 
>does group work in your therapy provision. 
>Rutan, S., >> Stone, W., & Shay, J. (2014). 
>Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy (5th >> ed.). 
>New York, NY: The Guilford Press. >> >> Eagerly 
>awaiting feedback. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Mary 
>Tatum Chappell, Psy. D. >> >> >> >> >> >> 
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         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org


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