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Have you gotten it to work with BARD. I tried when it first came
out, and couldn't -- so I gave up!<br><br>
Dave<br><br>
At 01:59 PM 10/20/2011, Dr. Denise M. Robinson wrote:<br><br>
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<a href="http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/2011/10/bindlow-vison-software-for-cognitively.html">
Bind/Low Vison software for Cognitively or Memory Challenged</a>
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This software has been around for more than a year but I did not have a
chance to try it out until today.<br>
<a href="http://adaptivevoice.com/">CDesk</a> is a very basic talking
software program for older adults who have lost sight or cognitively
challenged children in school who cannot remember hundreds of commands to
make their computer do what they want it to do. I have trained many
adults and I can tell you, the challenge in remembering all these
commands starts in the late 20's, so when I say older, you may be
included in this category where technology is concerned.<br><br>
CDesk offers several enlarged fonts for viewing. White letters on Black
is the most popular, but it has other options too. Any major command
begins with the Alt key, so that is only 1 thing to remember. Even if you
do not remember ALT-the TAB key will move you through every option and
ENTER opens the option. The Main menu consists of: <br>
- WORD PROCESSING<br>
- EMAIL<br>
- INTERNET BROWSING with SCREEN READER<br>
- DOCUMENT SCANNING with OCR PAGE READING<br>
- ADDRESS BOOK/CONTACT MANAGEMENT<br>
- CALENDAR/APPOINTMENTS<br>
- NLS/BARD/MUSIC/GAMES/INTERNET RADIO<br>
- SKYPE AUDIO/VIDEO CALLS<br><br>
You can download books straight from Bookshare or BARD. If you are
looking for games for blind children and adults, it has that in the Media
Center. Simple email that you are already on is incredibly easy to
navigate and use. Anything you scan can also be brought right into the
CDesk Word and the same commands that you use for word processing are
used now for your scanned object.<br><br>
Enlarging your page is simple and easy with the F12 key, so when you go
into an email that has pictures, you can enlarge them enough to see them,
true for Internet browsing and the other programs in CDesk too.<br><br>
If you have tremors or palsy in your hands, the company will be putting
out a new speech program soon, which works off of CDesk basic commands
already, so it is easy to verbally command your computer to do what you
need it to do. Your voice just needs to be loud enough to be heard by the
mic. It has also come out with a simple small camera that will take a
picture of any print work and put it on the CDesk format on your computer
for you to immediately have feedback.<br><br>
The more I work with this software, the more I see its potential for
those who have difficulties remembering all those commands. In addition,
the company: <a href="http://adaptivevoice.com/">adaptivevoice</a> offers
the option to buy a computer, monitor, printer, scanner and software for
$1999. Within that agreement is Best Buy will come out and set it up for
you. So you can be set up to go in a very short time. <br>
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<font color="#4040FF"> Denise <br>
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Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <br>
CEO, TechVision<br>
Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training<br>
email:
<a href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com">yourtechvision@gmail.com</a><br>
Website with hundreds of lessons: yourtechvision.com
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