[Trainer-talk] JAWS, Bookshare, and Web reader

[Jim Portillo]

Hi there,

 

I have questions I need to find answers to by tomorrow and not enough time
to play around with what I need. <grin>

 

A student of mine needs to be able to read a bookshare book both using his
Braille display and JAWS.  At first, I'd downloaded the BRF file and opened
it with NotePad.  The Grade 2 Braille file came up just fine, but JAWS was
reading the translated code.  That didn't work.

Then I found out about Web Reader from Bookshare, and I guess I can click on
the "Read Now" link, and the book will show up in both text and with JAWS.
Here are my questions.  Oh, and this kid is using a Brailliant display.

 

First, JAWS seems to be reading just fine, but do you know if the actual
book will appear in Grade 2 on the Braille display?  I don't have one
available right now to test it out, and I see him first thing tomorrow
morning.

Second, when I did the "read now" feature, Bookshare's introductory section
popped up, and then when it ended, I just got a "frame end" message.  I
couldn't go any further.  Do I use the Frames list for this, or should
things be coming up on their own?

 

Finally, if Grade 2 Braille doesn't appear on the Braille display, what
would be the easiest way of getting it to display in Grade 2 without
affecting how JAWS is reading the book?

I thought perhaps altering the JAWS Braille setting, but not having used a
Brailliant except for demos, I am not sure.

Any help would be appreciated.  My next thought is to possibly put it on his
BrailleNote, but I'm not sure if he wants it done that way.

 

Jim