[Trainer-Talk] Multiple screen readers, was Fwd: [ITACCESS] Quick screen reader usage survey

[Dan Burke]

Greg -

I would be curious at trainers responses as well.  I started teaching
a College Prep class at CCB four years ago, after working in Higher
Education for 20 years.  I've encouraged all my college students to
learn and be ready to use NVDA as well as JAWS.  Since then, the
reason has shifted from a free and portable use-anywhere screen reader
to one like you mentioned -- NVDA works better in many situations,
often much better.  JAWS still works better in others.  The key for
college students is to be as nimble and quick, like Jack Sprat.
Multiple screen reader proficiency isn't an option anymore, it's a
requirement.

Dan


On 9/5/17, Greg Aikens via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> I took this survey but it misses something that has been on my mind
> recently. I feel like increasingly, the people I train truly need to be
> competent in multiple screen readers to be able to access everything. I
> primarily use JAWS but there are times I have to use NVDA to accomplish
> something JAWS can't, and more and more often, I find myself firing up
> Narrator when a Windows screen or message will not read.
>
> That doesn't even begin to touch IOS/Android, which most of my clients use.
>
>
> I'm curious to know how other instructors are handling this. Are you
> providing instruction in multiple screen readers on the computer? If so,
> what order do you teach them in? What does it look like?
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> -Greg
>
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> Subject: [Trainer-Talk] Fwd: [ITACCESS] Quick screen reader usage survey
>
>> I thought you all might be interested in taking the below screen reader
>> survey.
>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Joni Halabi <Joni.Halabi at georgetown.edu>
>> Date: Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 1:18 PM
>> Subject: [ITACCESS] Quick screen reader usage survey
>> To: ITACCESS at listserv.educause.edu
>>
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I have been curious about a few things regarding screen reader usage,
>> specifically around using the list of landmarks, headings, and links.  I
>> created a really short survey (8 multiple choice questions).
>>
>> Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XTV2PSD
>>
>> If you use a screen reader, I would really appreciate you taking this
>> survey.  Please feel free to share as well.
>>
>> I will post results to the group as soon as I have results to share.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Joni
>>
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