[nfbcs] Questions regarding JAWS and NVDA

[ronal.grigg]

I think they should do away with the S in a bottle. The accessibility software shit update along with the program software.

> On May 10, 2018, at 19:51, Nancy Coffman via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am curious how rehab agencies are deciding  when to purchase software maintenance agreements. Do they buy them with the software purchase? What is the policy when a user requests an SMA after theirs lapses?  I think this is a bigger concern than ever now that Windows updates often and automatically.
> 
> Thank you for your thoughts. 
> 
> Nancy Coffman
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 10, 2018, at 10:20 AM, Curtis Chong via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Greetings:
>> 
>> Speaking first as a rehabilitation professional who trains blind people to
>> use access technology, I will say that in the training environment, we would
>> teach JAWS and not NVDA. While NVDA has the advantage of being available at
>> no cost, it has a major disadvantage of not providing over-the-phone
>> technical support which is free to the end user. So, in terms of what the
>> field of work with the blind needs to do, it must continue teaching JAWS and
>> making it available to rehabilitation clients. Also, in the workplace, there
>> are many things that JAWS can do which NVDA cannot-not the least of which is
>> the ability for scripts to be developed to support those pesky applications
>> which would otherwise not work for a person who is blind.
>> 
>> Speaking as a blind consumer advocate, I am intrigued by the growing
>> popularity of NVDA as a viable screen reader for individuals who have no
>> funding sources upon which to draw. In a growing number of instances
>> (consider the integration of the screen reader with the latest version of
>> Mozilla Firefox), NVDA out-performs JAWS in terms of its ability to work
>> with Mozilla Firefox, thus causing people to wonder why they should spend
>> the money to pay for JAWS and keep service maintenance agreements current.
>> Yes, NVDA's default voice is not favored by some people, but you can get
>> some really terrific voices from Code Factory for NVDA for around $70 US.
>> 
>> In terms of NVDA's use in the workplace, I suspect that in other countries,
>> it can be found in more employment situations than in the United States.
>> 
>> Having said all of that, I would be the first consumer to jump up in protest
>> if our rehabilitation agencies refused to buy JAWS for their clients simply
>> because NVDA was available for free.
>> 
>> Cordially,
>> 
>> Curtis Chong
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jim Portillo via nfbcs
>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 9:05 AM
>> To: Jim Portillo <portillo.jim at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Jim Portillo <portillo.jim at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Questions regarding JAWS and NVDA
>> 
>> Good morning,
>> 
>> I have a couple of questions regarding both the differences and uses of JAWS
>> and NVDA.
>> 
>> 
>> First of all, does anyone know if NVDA is used much in a work place or even
>> school (such as college) environment?  Is JAWS still considered to be the
>> leading screen reader for blind PC users?
>> 
>> Finally, in training environments, such as training centers or personal
>> computer training, which screen reader seems to be preferred these days?
>> 
>> 
>> I'm working with someone right now who has NVDA on his computer but who
>> would like to learn JAWS because of its wider use in school and work
>> environments. This is why I thought it would be good to ask.
>> 
>> Thanks much.
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
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