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<h1>Cutting Edge Meets Agility: New JAWS Version Coming Soon for Multi-Line Braille Displays</h1>
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<p><span class="TextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">Working</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0"> together to create a new
</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">functionality of the </span>
<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">JAWS screen reader program</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">,
</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW131040601 BCX0">Vispero</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">, APH, and HumanWare are excited to
</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">announce</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0"> an
</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">enhanced experience</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0"> for users of
</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">ulti-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">l</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">ine braille display</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">s,
starting with Monarch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">. The beta version is set to
</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW131040601 BCX0">release</span>
<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">later this summer</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW131040601 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW131040601 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">\u201cFor the first time in history, the Monarch offers a tactile array capable of displaying both braille characters and tactile graphics using equidistant pins, along with touch sensors for a user to route an editing cursor within
multiple lines of text,\u201d says APH\u2019s Head of Global Technology and Innovation, Greg Stilson. \u201cThis partnership with HumanWare and Vispero brings JAWS to the multiline braille experiences for apps such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word and so much more. We\u2019re just
scratching the surface of what will be possible.\u201d</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Making PCs accessible to users who are blind or low vision for over three decades, JAWS screen reader reads aloud the text on the screen, allowing users to navigate and interact with applications and websites. This access to braille
information helped users have a clearer picture of the content, including access to punctuation, spelling of text, and minimal spatial content. However, anything beyond one line on a braille display was read by panning forward and refreshing the content. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The vision for JAWS and multiline braille was to bring a spatial understanding of text and graphical information to a user\u2019s fingertips in real-time. \u201cWhether a user is browsing a file manager, navigating a spreadsheet, or browsing
the web, we wanted them to have access to more information than ever before, while at the same time using different methods of getting the information they desire quickly from this larger collection of text and data,\u201d says Stilson. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"> \u201cMany blind or low vision people have their dreams about what features JAWS will support,\u201d says Stilson. \u201cWe wanted to provide two initial, tangible features that Vispero is offering out of the gate: Wrapped Mode and Cropped Mode.
These two elements will provide two clear ways for users to get information in a tactile fashion out of their JAWS screen reader.\u201d</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Historically, screen reader users navigated through tables with tabs without spatial understanding, but cropped mode allows for reading formatted tables with JAWS. Optimized for tables in Word, Google Docs, Excel, and tables on
the web, Cropped Mode allows all table content to be aligned in correct table form. It spatially allows a user to navigate a table and see the full picture.
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">\u201cMy favorite feature initially is cropped mode as I think the way this vertically aligns table content will be a huge benefit for users to visualize data tables and other such structures,\u201d says Stilson. \u201cBlind or low vision users
are used to seeing tables in a linear fashion, but this will be the first dynamic way a user can see both rows and columns at the same time.\u201d \u201cI look forward to having multiline braille with JAWS on my multiline braille devices,\u201d says Danielle Burton, Communications
Accessibility Editor at APH. \u201cBeing able to see tables and spreadsheets tactilely would make interpreting and comprehending tabular data much easier.\u201d</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Wrapped mode optimizes the content to wrap around from line to line, ensuring no content is cut off, and optimizing the content for the available space, while Cropped Mode is optimized for vertical alignment. \u201cThis is specifically
useful when viewing spreadsheets, tables, or any content that needs to be vertically aligned. All things that were never possible on a single line display,\u201d says Stilson. Wrapped mode eliminates unnecessary empty space on the Monarch when reading documents
and uses the same user experience that Monarch users are familiar with when reading a document in the Monarch\u2019s word processor app. It optimizes the content for the 10 line by 32 cell display. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The goal is to provide all information from the Monarch to the screen readers so HumanWare can innovate with their respective software and the access to multiline braille features continues to grow and become more useful. \u201cI see
a world where blind or low vision people can see a tactile graphic of how their desktop is laid out,\u201d says Stilson. \u201cI see a world where formatting is respected and displayed, headings are centered, tables are aligned, and charts and graphics are simply available
in logical ways. This results in blind or low vision people being interested in data science, architecture, art, computer science, etc.\u201d</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.aph.org/blog/cutting-edge-meets-agility-new-jaws-version-coming-soon-for-multi-line-braille-displays/">https://www.aph.org/blog/cutting-edge-meets-agility-new-jaws-version-coming-soon-for-multi-line-braille-displays/</a></p>
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