[nabs-l] free screen readers

Thu Jun 17 08:07:32 UTC 2010

NVDA also works with Windows 7.
On Jun 16, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:

> Gerardo,
> Thanks for those tips.
> It may not be hard to learn because some commands are same as jaws.  That is good because I don't want to memorize new commands!
> So i  understand I can  have two screen readers loaded on the PC, but one only actively running at a time; otherwise they conflict.
> 
> I really need a portable screen reader so what you said struck me.
> "download the portable version, version which you can then save on a
> USB drive or CD allowing you to plug the device or insert the CD in whatever
> computer you wish to access and NVDA will come up except that it will speak
> with the default ESpeak."
> 
> Oh is it that easy?  So you just carry the USB drive and
> plug it in to the computer you wish to access?
> This way its not installed on that computer, so you would not leave a trace that you used a screen reader.
> Wich operating systems will it work with?
> 
> I would guess Windows XP and Vista.
> 
> Ashley
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerardo Corripio" <gera1027 at gmail.com>
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> 
>> I use NVDA sometimes and works fine; some little details jaws doesn't do
>> NVDA does.
>> The commands can be learned by activating NVDA's Keyboard learn mode with
>> Insert+#1 above qwerty like Jaws since it uses kind of the same structure
>> such as Insert+t for title bar, Insert+b to read dialogues and the like. You
>> can read all about the keystrokes within NVDA's documentation which can be
>> accessed by going into Start Menu All Programs NVDA and open the submenu;
>> from there you'll see an item called User Guide and another one called
>> Keystrokes (hopefully I translated it good from Spanish since I use NVDA in
>> Spanish) that can give you more info.
>> About the voices, if you have SAPI5 compatible voices they'll work fine;
>> also if you have Kurzweil's ViaVoice (that's what I use since the default's
>> Espeak sounds a bit weird) also works fine.
>> about having Jaws and NVDA at once, be careful to unload Jaws before loading
>> NVDA and vice versa since they conflict in keystrokes when having them
>> opened at once. Oh and this brings me to shut down NVDA you use Insert+q
>> rather than Insert+f4.
>> and lastly since I'm making this email long already, from the NVDA website
>> you can download the portable version, version which you can then save on a
>> USB drive or CD allowing you to plug the device or insert the CD in whatever
>> computer you wish to access and NVDA will come up except that it will speak
>> with the default ESpeak.
>> Good luck!
>> Gerardo
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>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Those of you using free screen readers I'd like to know about them.  I use
>>> Jaws currently and it works well mostly.  I have Windows xp.  But if a
>>> free screen reader can do most functions that will help me out; such as I
>>> can install it on computers I use for volunteering or on a family member's
>>> computer for ocassional use.
>>> 
>>> What's your experience?  What does it sound like?  Does it have multiple
>>> voices?  What applications does it work with?  I want to try NVDA.  Where
>>> do I get it and do i always need to be on the internet to make it work?
>>> How did you learn the commands of the reader?  Other main readers have
>>> tutorials.
>>> 
>>> If I install one and still have jaws on the pc will that work?  I wonder
>>> if it eats up your memory having two screen readers.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
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