[nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific's signed Braille DriverInitiative

[gloria]

Hurray for JAWS! 


Gloria Whipple
Corresponding Secretary
nfb of Wa
Inland Empire chapter
cell phone: 509-475-4993

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 6:35 PM
To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific's signed Braille
DriverInitiative

With respect, I disagree with Jedi. I do not think System chccess to Go is
anywhere up to the standard set by JAWS and Window Eyes. Moreover, I
consider Mr. Calvo's marketing underhanded in putting out System Access to
Go when he is frank to admit that he's trying to suck people into buying the
full screen-reader System Access. I don't think it handles tables
spreadsheets and Word esoterica nearly as well as do JAWS and WE.

Nonetheless, it's a good option if one cannot afford anything else. But one
gets what one pays for!

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Jedi <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
Date: Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 21:10:05
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific's signed Braille Driver
Initiative

>
>
> Alco,
> 
> I highly recommend SEROTEK's System Access. It's afordable since there 
> are many different pricing options you can choose from. It's robust 
> for the everyday needs of most screen reader users (save for the heavy 
> programers), the tech support is stellar, and you can use SA when 
> you're not at your computer via either SAToGo or the &3 option. SA 
> also has a special edition for netbooks. SEROTEK also has a number of 
> hardware, software, and web content products and services that I think 
> you'll like including the largest assembled content package available 
> to the blindness community. Best of all, SEROTEK is a company 
> dedicated to the empowerment of the blind, and its CEO is none other 
> than Mike Calvo, a fellow Federationist. His company is run and 
> opperated by blind people.
> 
> Respectfully,
> Jedi
> 
> PS. For anyone who gets SA, let them know Jedi sent you.
> Original message:
> > Thanks, Curtis. I signed.
> 
> > Do you know of a comparable screen reader? I'm getting so tired of 
> > being nickeled and dimed with their maintenance agreements and upgrades.
> 
> > I hope you are well.
> 
> > Alco
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Curtis Chong <Curtis.Chong at blind.state.ia.us>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 4:43 PM
> > To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific's signed Braille 
> > Driver Initiative
> 
> > Greetings:
> 
> > The Open Braille API Initiative, the National Federation of the 
> > Blind in Computer Science, and Earle Harrison, President of Handy 
> > Tech North America have created and posted an online petition which 
> > expresses sharp opposition to Freedom Scientific's 
> > recently-announced Secure and Compatible Braille driver signing 
> > policy.  The petition is self explanatory.  If you wish to read the 
> > petition and possibly demonstrate your support, please point your
browser to:
> 
> > http://www.petitiononline.com/brl4all/petition.html
> 
> > and express your view.
> 
> > Thank you for your attention.
> 
> > Yours sincerely,
> 
> > Curtis Chong, President
> > National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science
> 
> 
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