[Md-sligo] Help Needed and an Announcement

[Janice Toothman]

Thanks Lloyd!

I want to help out as much as possible with the hearings! Even if I 
don't think that my bills for the DeafBlind are going anywhere anytime 
soon.  But we are not giving up.

Janice

On 3/6/2018 8:04 PM, Lloyd Rasmussen via MD-Sligo wrote:
> To adjust JAWS speech rate on the fly, not saving the change, use 
> shift-ctrl-PgUp and shift-ctrl-PgDN. If you want to save the new speed 
> for all programs and between sessions, add the Windows key to that 
> combination.
> To get a numerical reading (which probably isn’t a very accurate 
> number of words per minute or percentage of baseline speed) you go to 
> the JAWS control panel, cursor to Options, then find, I think, voice 
> adjustment. In that dialog is a speed setting. I am using mostly 
> Window-Eyes at home and JAWS at work.
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
> http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> *From:* Janice Toothman via MD-Sligo <mailto:md-sligo at nfbnet.org>
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> *Cc:* Janice Toothman <mailto:janice.toothman at verizon.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Md-sligo] Help Needed and an Announcement
>
> Sharon,
>
> I am not a geek.  Can someone tell me where I can find the setting on 
> my JAWS or PC.  I am sure there are probably others that are clueless 
> and my not do this because they can't immediately find the 
> information.  So instructions would be helpful.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Lets get our bills passed!
> Janice Toothman
> On 3/6/2018 5:45 PM, nfbmd via MD-Sligo wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Jonathan Lazar needs some information for an article that he is 
>> writing. Jonathan goes out of his way to help us whenever he can.  
>> For instance,  he drove from Philadelphia to testify on our 
>> procurement bill.  Please help him by sending an email to 
>> jlazar at towson.edu <mailto:jlazar at towson.edu>.  Tell Jonathan what 
>> screen reader you use, and what speed you set it on to listen to your 
>> information.  Please do it ASAP, but before Monday, March 12.
>>
>> If you are sitting on the fence deciding whether to come to basket 
>> bingo, jump off and come!  We have a few tickets left.  If you want a 
>> ticket call 410-715-9596 quickly.
>>
>> New information s coming out about the Maryland ABLE program all the 
>> time.  To keep up with the latest news, such as tax deductions and 
>> other incentives, go to 
>> https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MD529/bulletins/1d7073f.
>>
>> *Sharon Maneki, *President
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
>>
>> 410-715-9596
>>
>> The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness 
>> is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day 
>> we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations 
>> create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live 
>> the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>>
>>
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