[nabs-l] accessibility of AIM

Sun Jan 22 06:33:26 UTC 2012

Ok, Amy. Thanks!

On 1/22/12, Amy Sabo <amylsabo at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hello josh,
>
> No, if you are using google-talk you will have to use that
> interface for your internet messenger. But, like I said you can
> use windows live messenger for all of the of the in clients but,
> you have to only download the windows live messenger. You, don't
> have to get a msn messenger account I believe. But, I could be
> wrong on that one. If not you can always email msn on that
> questions since they can offer you more answers more ddirectfrom
> them me personally.
>
> I hope this information is helpful for you!
>
>
>
> Good luck,
> amy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of josh gregory
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:02 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessibility of AIM
>
> Ok, shall try to combine thoughts here:
> Yeah, had Miranda, uninstalled it from my laptop for instantbird.
> While not perfect it is at least a bit easier to use and set up
> than
> Miranda.
>   Secondly, Ashley, yes, I do agree with you on your point, but
> our
> society is rapidly advancing toward a new age of online
> communication
> every day, what with phones that let you check email, browse the
> web,
> and more, as well as just computers and the internet in general.
> And, thirdly, Amy, would you happen to know if I could set up my
> google talk account in Windows Messenger without having to get an
> msn
> account? Thanks!
> Best,
> Josh
>
> On 1/21/12, Amy Sabo <amylsabo at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Hello chris and all,
>>
>> Sorry, for the late notice on this topic but, I will throw in
> my
>> 2 cents worth on this topic. Yes, aim is accessible with jfw. I
>> use it with jfw and, it works fine. I have this along with
>> windows live messenger both on my computers and, I use both.
> But,
>> as others have said the newest version of windows live
> messenger
>> has an awesome tool that you can use.
>>
>> If you don't want to download aim if you know of anyone who
> uses
>> aim, google-talk, or yahoo messenger you can chat with all of
>> your friends through only using one instant messenger client
>> which is windows live messenger.
>>
>> When you add a contact don't to forget to include all of their
>> contact information like for aim screen name or for the other
> im
>> clients like google-talk or yahoo messenger just put in their
>> emailaddress/screen name with google or yahoo.com and, then add
>> them to your contacts. Then you are ready to go!
>>
>> Another awesome feature added to the newest version of windows
>> live messenger is that you can configure all of your facebook
>> friends into your msn messenger client and, then you can chat
>> with them by using the facebook chat feature through windows
> live
>> messenger since thee facebook chat feature on the facebook.com
>> site isn't accessible with jfw.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I don't have the link for the newest version of
>> windows live messenger but, if you just google it or go to
>> msn.com then I'm sure that you will find it!
>>
>> I hope this information is helpful to you all! Take care and
>> happy chatting!
>>
>>
>>
>> Hugs,
>> amy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Katie Wang
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:05 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessibility of AIM
>>
>> Hi Chris,
>> I have heard of Miranda but it appears to be a little tedious
> to
>> set
>> up, so given that I still find AIM relatively usable (see my
>> previous
>> post) I decided that it's not really worth my effort at this
>> point. I
>> have heard that it works really well with JAWS once it is
>> configured
>> properly though, so feel free to give it a try if you are
> feeling
>> technologically adventurous!
>> To answer your other question, I don't believe that the gchat
>> program
>> can be configured to connect with AIM. I don't know about your
>> circle
>> of friends, but from my personal experience I have found that
> AIM
>> has
>> somewhat fallen out of favor; most people I know use Google or
>> Facebook Chat instead. I mainly use AIM as a way to access the
>> other
>> IM clients on my PC, which are not as accessible. If you do
> have
>> friends who are AIM users, I would encourage you to give the
>> program a
>> try-- It's not perfect but really shouldn't disappoint too
> much!
>> Katie
>>
>>
>> On 1/18/12, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Katie,
>>>
>>> I have heard of people using AIM with a chat client called
>>> Miranda, which apparently makes AIM and other chat services
>> more
>>> accessible with JAWS.  Also, a question: you said that the
>> latest
>>> version of AIM enables you to connect to Google or Facebook
>> chat.
>>> So will this work the other way around; can I chat with
>> somebody
>>> using AIM by using Google Chat on my BrailleNote?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.
>> The
>>> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education
> that
>>> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
>>> opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
>>> nuisance."
>>> -- Kenneth Jernigan
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:20:24 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessibility of AIM
>>>
>>> Hi Patrick,
>>> AIM is pretty accessible with JAWS and has an overall
>>> user-friendly,
>>> intuitive interface.  Its most recent version (7.5, I believe)
>>> also
>>> allows you to connect to Google and Facebook Chat, which is a
>>> great
>>> feature since both of these popular IM  services are not
>>> particularly
>>> accessible.  While JAWS used to be very reliable with speaking
>>> incoming
>>> messages in previous versions of AIM, it unfortunately does
> not
>>> work
>>> as well now; however, I just work around this by tabbing over
>> to
>>> the
>>> Conversation History field whenever a new message comes in,
>> which
>>> is a
>>> little annoying but not too big of a deal.  Hope this helps!
>>> Katie
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/17/12, Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>  Hey Guys,
>>>  I'm curious to know: How accessible (if at all), is AIM? I'm
>>> using
>>>  Internet Explorer and JAWS version 12.  Any
>>> tips/suggestions/help you
>>>  can give me would be great.
>>>  Thanks,
>>>  Patrick
>>>
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