[Trainer-talk] An Equivalent to Outlook?

[David Goldfield]

Jim,
I have a few comments regarding this thread.

First, Cdesk is from Adaptive Voice
www.adaptivevoice.com
and is not something I've used.  It is a suite comprising 14 
applications including an email client.  Cost is $395.00.  They also 
sell a package known as the Cdesk Navigator which includes a PC 
installed with Cdesk along with a printer for a whopping 2300 bucks, 
which I think is absolutely unreasonable.  However, the software might 
be to your liking although I'wouldn't  pay four hundred dollars if the 
main thing you're looking for is just the ability to send and receive email.
This company used to produce a separate package called Cdesk for Media 
which made it easier to download and extract titles from BARD.  While 
perusing their Web site as of a few minutes ago I can't seem to find 
this program listed although the Cdesk Compass suite claims to offer 
some sort of NLS/Bard support package contained within the suite.

What operating system is the client using?  While I don't care for 
Windows Live Mail it does work well with screen readers and is a part of 
the Windows Live Essentials suite.  Its commands are nearly identical to 
those of Outlook as far as basic email usage is concerned.

I also will agree with David Andrews about Thunderbird.  Its commands 
are similar to those of Outlook and it works well with screen readers, 
including NVDA.  However, Thunderbird has the annoying habit of placing 
the subject of the message before the message sender in the list of 
messages.  The order of these items can be changed but doing so is 
extremely difficult if you're a keyboard user.  However, it is a very 
robust program with tons of configuration options.


Jim Portillo wrote:
> Hmmm, I've never heard of that before.
> Thanks.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Denise Robinson
> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:08 PM
> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] An Equivalent to Outlook?
>
> C-desk is truly top on easiest if she will be doing basic life on
> anything...email, Internet, games..the email is far easier than even outlook
>
> Denise M Robinson
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 24, 2013, at 5:45 PM, "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Howdy,
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm working with a client who was given a laptop with MS Office Home
>> edition.  The problem is that it doesn't have Outlook.  Well, guess
>> what she's been learning in class?
>>
>> Her situation is such that she needs a simple program, like Outlook,
>> that we could install on her computer for her to easily check and send
>> email.  I was told that she more than likely will not be getting
>> Outlook and that since many people are going over to Gmail, she could use
> the web to check gmail.
>> Her skills aren't such that she will do that easily any time soon.
>>
>>
>>
>> I wish Outlook Express or Windows Mail were still around, because they
>> would have been the perfect program for her.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, does anyone know of anything we can get or download that would be
>> as easy to learn and use?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
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