[Job-Discussions] Amazon Workspaces

Rachel Becker rlbecker304 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 24 20:39:07 UTC 2020


I am currently using NVDA. Has anyone tried that?
Rachel

On 9/24/20, Chris Nestrud via Job-Discussions
<job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> This page indicates that JAWS 2020 supports Amazon WorkSpaces. You
> should just need to get JAWS installed on the WorkSpace; that copy does
> not need a license; your local copy needs the $200.00 remote access
> add-on to your existing license.
>
> From https://support.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWSWhatsNew
>
>  When connecting to a remote computer using remote access software
> (Remote Desktop, Citrix, VMware Horizon, or Amazon WorkSpaces), JAWS and
> Fusion can now get its remote authorization from a license installed locally
> on the
> remote computer if it is running a work station operating system like
> Windows 10 Professional. For example, you have a JAWS Professional license
> with
> remote access authorization on a Windows 10 computer at your office
> which you sometimes connect to from home using Remote Desktop, but you only
> have a Home
> Annual license with no remote authorization on your personal computer.
> When you establish a remote connection between your home and work computers,
> as long as you
> are running the June 2020 release or later of your Freedom Scientific
> software, JAWS will use the license on your work computer to enable the
> remote
> access flag.  If connecting to a remote computer running a server operating
> system
> like Windows Server 2019 which supports multiple user connection, JAWS
> and Fusion will continue to only use the license on the client or a Freedom
> Scientific network license server for authorization.
>
> Chris
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 12:39:04PM -0500, Rachel Becker via Job-Discussions
> wrote:
>> Does anyone know how toget a screen reader to work with Amazon
>> Workspaces?
>> Rachel
>>
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