[NFBMO] FW: SMA No More? JAWS and ZoomText Annual Home Licensing: A Win for Consumers

Roger Crome r_crome1 at msn.com
Sat Nov 17 01:13:08 UTC 2018


So, it goes to 16x.  That’s cool.  I know at one time it didn’t go above 5x.  Sixteen would be good for a lot of people.   For those with more significant visual impairments, keep in mind that Zoomtext goes up to 60x.

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> On Nov 16, 2018, at 7:04 PM, Gene Fleeman via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Windows 10 magnifier goes up to 1600%
> 
> Gene Fleeman, Second Vice President
> National Federation of the Blind of MO
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> President, MO Assoc. of Blind Merchants
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> Live the life you want
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> 
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 12:01 PM Roger Crome via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Gene, how much magnification does it  have?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 16, 2018, at 8:57 AM, Julie McGinnity via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> This is great news!!!  I am needing to purchase Jaws and can now do it
>>> without having to pay as much as I expected.  Thank you for sharing
>>> this!!!
>>> 
>>> Julie
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 11/16/18, Gene Fleeman via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Although this doesn't help those using JAWS, but for those who have
>>>> upgraded to
>>>> Windows 10, you do not need Zoomtext anymore. Microsoft Windows 10
>>>> magnifier works
>>>> flawlessly.
>>>> 
>>>> Gene Fleeman, Second Vice President
>>>> National Federation of the Blind of MO
>>>> http://www.nfbmo.org/
>>>> President, MO Assoc. of Blind Merchants
>>>> *http://www.nfbmo.org/node/65 <http://www.nfbmo.org/node/65>*
>>>> (573)-855-9667
>>>> gfleeman55 at gmail.com
>>>> 
>>>> Live the life you want
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 7:50 AM gwunder--- via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Darn, you scooped the January Monitor.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Roger Crome via
>> NFBMO
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:32 PM
>>>>> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Cc: Roger Crome <r_crome1 at msn.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [NFBMO] FW: SMA No More? JAWS and ZoomText Annual Home
>>>>> Licensing: A Win for Consumers
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you for sharing this Daniel.  This could be a really good option
>> for
>>>>> people that cannot afford the up front cost.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 15, 2018, at 8:02 PM, Daniel Garcia via NFBMO <
>> nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Feed: Voice of the Nation's Blind Blog Posted on: Wednesday, November
>>>>>> 14, 2018 10:00 PM
>>>>>> Author: Rachel Olivero
>>>>>> Subject: SMA No More? JAWS and ZoomText Annual Home Licensing: A Win
>>>>>> for Consumers
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> We’ve often heard users of access technology products express
>>>>> frustration over the cost to keep their technology up-to-date. With a
>>>>> software maintenance agreement (SMA), a user incurs a periodic fee to
>> make
>>>>> sure they have the latest version of their screen access program. For
>>>>> users
>>>>> on a limited or fixed income, this frequently means running an outdated
>>>>> version of their software and higher pricing to catch up later.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> View article...<https://nfb.org/blog/article/3767>
>>>>>> <Full article.htm>
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