[nfbcs] NVDA product question

[Gary Wunder]

Hello, Mike. I am delighted that you read the article about NVDA in the
Braille Monitor, and I want to give you a heads up about something that will
appear in the November issue. 

We have run two articles talking about free or essentially free software for
blind people, but I wanted the Braille Monitor also to make the case for why
we have for-profit commercial screen readers and what role they play in our
education and employment. I think I found that article, and I hope that it
provokes discussion. The essence of the article is that free might not be
everything it is cracked up to be if we are interested in efficiency, and I
think anyone who is employed knows that efficiency is a key issue.

Thank you for being a reader of the Braille Monitor. Please feel free to
write me with ways in which I can make the publication more responsive to
the things that you want and need. My email address for Monitor-related
issues is gwunder at nfb.org

Warmly,

Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Jolls via
nfbcs
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 2:00 PM
To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nfbcs] NVDA product question

So I was reading the NFB Monitor this morning and came across an article
about NVDA.  I didn't know much about it up to this point, but as I read the
article by the person who created the free screen reader, it really
intrigued me.  Up until this point I've sworn by JAWS ... but it is pricey
and in a few years I'll be wanting to retire ... and NOT have to pay the
price for upgrades all the time.  Having a free screen reader would be a
good thing.... providing it's a good product.  It sounds like it, but I
wanted to get some opinions.  I know some of you out there have spoken about
it so I'm hoping we have some users on this list.  Can anybody comment on
the product?  How does it stack up next to Jaws and does it support Freedom
Scientific's Braille displays?  In addition, I might be interested in
contacting the developer and get on board in helping out people once I don't
have the responsibilities of working for a living.
 
Comments welcome.
 
 
 		 	   		  
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