[Trainer-talk] Possible upcoming JAWS Scripting course

[Maricela Duty]

Hi everyone

 

There has often been interest in this subject, so please find below our
press release regarding a possible JAWS scripting course for the summer.

 

Learn JAWS Scripting From Scratch! A Comprehensive Online Six-Week Course
for the Scripting Beginner!

 

Have you ever wanted to learn how to write scripts for the well-known
screen-reader JAWS for Windows? Do you work with an application which is
only partly

accessible and you would like to do more so as to improve the experience?
Have you tried scripting yourself but you do not find working through help
topics

or the Scripting Manual particularly easy?

 

If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then why not take part
in our six-week scripting class.

 

Beginning in June of this year, Hartgen Consultancy hopes to host an online
course using the popular Talking Communities conferencing software for which

there is excellent support within JAWS itself. The objective once the course
is completed is that you will have a good understanding of scripting basics

and how to go about customising JAWS to work alongside applications. 

 

There's nothing like having someone teaching you a topic.  Now, here is your
chance to learn JAWS scripting in this way.

 

What Do I Get When I Sign Up?

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. Tuition from someone who has been writing scripts (and creating JAWS-based
products) for 15 years, who has taken the advanced JAWS scripting class from

Freedom Scientific in Florida and who holds current JAWS product
certification.

. Six weekly lessons, each of 2 hours duration, held on a Saturday.

. Plenty of time to ask questions.

. Opportunities to create scripts during the course.

. Homework assignments.

. Extensive documentation to support the topics covered.

. Code samples to illustrate specific points.

. A recording of the entire course in audio format.

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Topics Covered include:

 

list of 26 items

. An introduction to JAWS script writing and why you would want to create
scripts.

. File types and their meanings.

. Using the Keyboard Manager effectively.

. JAWS script hierarchy.

. Technical overview of scripts.

. The Script Manager and how it works.

. Manipulating cursors.

. Reading the screen.

. Automating common routines.

. Creating a global script which can be used anywhere.

. Constants and variables.

. Understanding functions.

. Passing keystrokes through to applications.

. Calling a function from within a script.

. Calling a script from within a script.

. Using contextual voices and why this is important.

. Placing text into the JAWS Virtual Viewer.

. Creating application-specific Hotkey Help with Hyperlinks.

. Creating JAWS specific Dialog Boxes.

. Linking script files together.

. Windows program structure.

. Reclassifying unknown window classes.

. Exploring applications with the JAWS utility functions.

. Putting it all together. Creating scripts for an application.

. Improving access to websites and browser-based applications.

. Working on your own and furthering your knowledge.

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How Much is the Scripting Course?

 

The cost for the entire course is 300 UK pounds (450 dollars).  This is a
significantly lower fee than our usual one-to-one remote training rate and
should

be paid in full prior to the commencement of the course. 

 

What Else Should I Know?

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. You should have a good working knowledge of JAWS and Microsoft Windows in
general.  The course is likely to be fast-paced and we would not wish anyone

to be disappointed if he or she could not keep up with the rest of the
group.

. We do not cover advanced scripting topics, such as interacting directly
with applications through, for example, the Document Object Model or
object-oriented

programming. Freedom Scientific do offer such a course at their Headquarters
in Florida.  Having said that, with the knowledge you gain through the
course

there is a great deal you can achieve.

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How Do I Register My Interest?

 

This is the first such scripting class from Hartgen Consultancy.  We would
therefore at this stage like to hear from anyone interested in
participating.

Unless there is sufficient interest the course will not be hosted. 

 

To register your interest, please send an email by 31 May to 

jaws at hartgen.org

and we will be in contact with you to make payment during the first part of
June prior to the course commencement date.

 

Brian Hartgen

Hartgen Consultancy

 <http://www.hartgen.org> www.hartgen.org

Phone UK: 02920-850298.

Phone US: 415-871-0626

 

JAWS Certified, 2014