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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi April,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m trying to learn NVDA right now also and I like it fairly well. I hope you are able to get JAWS. I think there are a lot of JAWS users locally who can help if you need pointers. It was great meeting you and your husband the other day at the McDowell Center Open House. I hope we’ll be seeing more of you. Please keep us posted about your diagnosis. I know you’re anxious and I sure hope you get some answers soon. You’ll be in my thoughts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Melanie <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Nfbktad [mailto:nfbktad-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>April Brown<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 27, 2013 2:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbktad@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbktad] Downloaded trial JAWS version<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>I downloaded the JAWS trial version. I had an 11 page pamphlet to help me figure out how to use it in Word and PDF. Even easier than NVDA (with 170 pages of confusing commands). <br><br>Outlook and Firefox were another matter. More research to use more of the trial time. Very confusing. <br><br>I have never used the keyboard shortcuts - because they always end up the long way around for me. Often deleting documents instead of saving them, or turning off the computer instead of opening a document. This is not going to be easy.<br><br>I think JAWS is my better option. Though the price is astronomical. I intend to learn Braille so I can function without my sight. I also have drastic hearing loss, so the low toned male voice of the JAWS demo was difficult for me to understand clearly. I know there are female voices for the full version. By learning JAWS and Braille, it will open a door to refreshable Braille in the future.<br><br>Now if I can just get the fog and eye pain to quit, I might can focus. At least it isn't stabbing pain today. I just feel like I am looking through a white sheet, and my eye feels irritated. <br><br>My vision field has also drastically shrunk again. Looking forward to the phone call tomorrow, and hoping for a real diagnosis and prognosis.<br><br>Have a good evening.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>