[Nfbk] Nonvisual Access to Peachtree Complete Accounting
Nickie Pearl
njp at insightbb.com
Thu Apr 19 12:06:39 UTC 2012
-----Original Message-----
From: David Andrews
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:34 PM
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] Fwd: Nonvisual Access to Peachtree Complete Accounting
>
>Greetings:
>
>For some time, many blind people have been searching for an "accessible"
>accounting package that would work well with screen access technology for
>the blind. I cannot count the number of times I have had to tell someone
>that for all practical purposes, there was no really good way to use a
>business-oriented accounting package (such as Quick books) with JAWS for
>Windows. At best, I have had to recommend nonvisually-accessible financial
>programs that were more appropriate for the home user.
>
>I am pleased to tell you that a company called Virtual Vision Technologies
>has developed JAWS scripts for the Peachtree Complete Accounting system.
>Although this is not a solution for people using Quick Books, this can be a
>solution for that small business person who needs a well-reputed and
>powerful commercial accounting program and who needs to use that program
>with JAWS for Windows. The complete package--that is, JAWS scripts and the
>Peachtree Complete Accounting program--is available from Scripts for JAWS.
>Quoting from the Scripts for JAWS home page:
>
>"With Jaws Scripts for Peachtree, the two best solutions available for the
>visually impaired are united: Jaws and Peachtree! This means that
>everything from simply maintaining your own personal checkbook through
>running your own business (of virtually any sort or size) is now open to
>you! Even becoming an accountant yourself is now accessible!"
>
>There is a lot of promise here and, I admit, no real-world experience. I
>myself have not had a chance to evaluate this offering. Nevertheless,
>given what I know about Virtual Vision Technologies, I am optimistic that
>an extremely viable solution exists here and for only $169 (i.e., $100 for
>Peachtree Complete Accounting and $69 for the JAWS scripts--an introductory
>price) at that.
>
>One of the challenges that has made nonvisual access even more difficult is
>that once extensive scripting has been done for a specific version of an
>accounting program, the scripting falls apart when the next version is
>released. When I raised this issue with the folks who developed the
>Peachtree Complete Accounting scripts for JAWS, this is the response I
>received:
>
>"allow me to point out one great thing right off the top: Peachtree
>(unlike other applications such as QuickBooks) has no constant requirement
>to upgrade. Thousands upon thousands (actually, literally millions) of
>Peachtree users never upgrade. Peachtree Complete Accounting is and will
>be available for purchase for years to come. For example, PCA 2006 is
>still widely available. Real users of accounting applications rarely
>upgrade unless there is a business need to do so. Compare to QuickBooks;
>which requires at least one upgrade every other year. This very stability
>issue to which you point is perhaps the primary reason Peachtree was chosen
>(to be scripted)."
>
>If you want to learn more about Peachtree Complete Accounting and the JAWS
>scripts that have been developed for this software, point your browser to
>http://www.scriptsforjaws.com/index.php.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Curtis Chong
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