[NJTechDiv] new enhanced screen reading feature of Adobe Reader

[James Hulme]

Hello Serena,

Do you still use JAWS?

Are you familiar with the accessibility set up in JAWS? If not, please
navigate through the following steps:

*Summary*:

Open the Accessibility Setup Assistant:
ALT+E followed by Y then S
CTRL +K = Open Preferences

*Tagged PDFs:*
Use *JAWS Quick Navigation Keys:*
Press H for headings
Press T for Tables
Press Insert +F7 for hyperlinks list

*Untagged PDfs:* no hassle: avoid usage: If necessary press TAB to navigate
thru the dialog box options and then Insert +B for details contained within
the entire document.

Open your favorite browser: e.g. Chrome:
ALT+F then S for settings
Search: Type PDF and then enter
Use down arrow to navigate to the subpage and then
control +F = find pdf within website settings
press enter
Press H to navigate thru content settings
Press B to navigate to Addition Content settings
Expand the box by pressing enter again
hit the down arrow again to navigate to the PDF docs subpage; the HIT ENTER

Navigate again by using the down arrow to the words: download PDF
recognition by the program: JAWS (Job Access with Speech): toggle button
pressed - signifies PDF is downloading; no recognition of toggle button
pressed signifies the browser si set to open rather than download Press
enter to change the settings
control +F4 to close

If you should have further questions: source included:
American Printing House
<https://www.aph.org/app/uploads/2021/06/Prevent-Document-Frustration-JAWS-and-PDFs.pdf>

Hope this helps clear up the frustration with JAWS and PDFS.

Please share with other blind and visually impaired users of JAWS with PDFS
from National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey.

Enjoy the rest of the summer

Keep turning your blindness dreams into reality.

Jimmy Hulme
848-240-4205 (Voice/Text)
jim.hulme at gmail.com











On Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 5:26 PM Serena Cucco via NJTechDiv <
njtechdiv at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> If you've opened Adobe Acrobat Reader recently, you're probably wondering
> why your document isn't reading right away.  It turns out that a dialogue
> appears that asks if you want to change your screen reading options.
> There's a new enhanced feature of Adobe's screen reading capabilities.  I
> just changed my screen reading option and my document read just fine.
> Notes for Jaws users: Jaws first speaks the percentages while the document
> is being tagged to prepare it for reading.  Then, it will read your
> document.  Also, access to all menus with Alt and first letter still
> works.  I just checked.
>
> Serena
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