[humanser] Vision declining

[Dezman Jackson]

I would actually recommend NVDA, which is quite comparable to JAWS and is free, over Narrator.

Dezman 

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> On Feb 4, 2018, at 2:58 AM, Lisa via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm learnin Narrator. For now, I'll use it as a backup when JAWS stops
> workin. Ultimately, I'd like to use Narrator as asellin point. That is, no
> one needs to spend a thousand dollars on proprietary software. 
> 
> Lisa Irvin  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HumanSer [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Yvonne via
> HumanSer
> Sent: Saturday, February 3, 2018 12:18 PM
> To: 'Human Services Division Mailing List' <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: yvonne625 at verizon.net
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Vision declining
> 
> Hi Rebecca,
> 
> I have very low vision, I have both Magic and Jaws. However I use Magic as a
> back-up since I need a 20 magnification. What I would suggest is see how
> much of your paperwork  (forms) you can get computerized, then I would
> probably start learning a screen reader like Jaws. I learned on Jaws when I
> lost my sight so I can't tell you how good or bad other screen readers. I
> will tell you that narrator has come a long way so if you are working on a
> Windows computer you might start by playing around with narrator, I found it
> to be similar to Jaws when I was having computer problems.
> I hope this helped a little bit, if you want to talk more you can email me
> off list at yvonne625 at verizon.net.
> 
> Good luck,
> Yvonne
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HumanSer [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rebecca
> Arrowood via HumanSer
> Sent: Saturday, February 3, 2018 12:59 PM
> To: humanser at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Rebecca Arrowood <rmarrowood12 at me.com>
> Subject: [humanser] Vision declining
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I currently work as a mental health and substance abuse counselor in
> training. I have progressive Conrad dystrophy. I am noticing that my vision
> is actually declining. I am worried about how this will impact my ability to
> complete my job, specifically around completing paperwork. 
> 
> How do others complete paperwork efficiently? I currently use magic screen
> magnification and reader. I am not sure if I need to spend more time to
> become more efficient in using a screen reader and switch over to using
> JAWS?  I just struggle with spending so much additional time to complete
> basic paperwork. For example completing monthly progress reports and having
> to sort through paper charts to obtain drug screen results in order to
> complete a monthly progress report to include recent drug screen results. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Rebecca Arrowood
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
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