Hi guys,
So our university is looking into replacing the sound booth (which is
old, ugly, losing its insulation and therefore not as effective) with a
Peacemaker sound Enclosure from Enabling Technologies. The video that
ET has on their site is inconclusive. Have any of you had any
Hi Martin
Oops, I pressed reply instead of reply to list.
the video is at http://www.brailler.com/peacemaker.htm .
Thanks for your points about sound. The higher-ups have considered it.
Mary
Quoting Martin McCormick mar...@x.it.okstate.edu:
Have you got a link to the video you watched?
Hello,
I bought a WD Drive last year, and it does have a hidden partition. In
addition, it says you have to install this organizing software in order
to use it. I found the software to be inaccessible, and I also found
you did not have to install it to use the drive.
Other than that,
I have to say, I am familiar with Martin's definition. I remember my
first jambox I got was when I was 9 years old. I think my dad paid $8
for it. It couldn't even really stand up if you put it on the ground.
But I loved that radio. One of my fondest memories is taking it out in
the back yard,
You're right, Gordon. The first flag on the RealSpeak Solo Direct page
for Freedom is an Australian flag. lol
At least these supported so-called languages are free.
Mary
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
Hi Mary
Sorry, but that's just pathetic. Counting British English as a
-access.net. You can also contact the assistant list
controller, Mary Stores at msto...@indiana.edu.
We hope you find this list to be useful.
Mary
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I should have read your message before replying, since I said about the
same thing. smile I am glad they came out with it personally.
Mary
Quoting David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com:
The list bounced back my earlier effort at replying so I will try again.
Are you talking about
Hi guys,
So our disability services for students wants to purchase a tape
recorder... yes, you heard right ... so he can record his Introductory
Turkish class. So now I'm on the hunt. Do you all know of an accessible
digital recorder/player for blind people that is $200 or les? This
person
changing the mode of the recorder.
One of the cheaper Olympus models that talks? Well that may be an
option worth looking at too!
On 23/09/2011, at 12:26 PM, Mary Stores wrote:
Hi guys,
So our disability services for students wants to purchase a tape
recorder... yes, you heard right ... so he
Hi Martin
I have a question based on what you wrote, and I only quoted the
relevant part of your message below:
I wonder if the tundra in Northern Canada would really be safe after
such an event? I am skeptical. And how do people go around cleaning
stuff up like that?
Martin wrote: While
Hello, all
On September 19, the NFB hosted a Web Accessibility day. If you go to
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/web_accessibility_day.asp and click on the
Materials for web accessibility day link, you can download the
Resource CD. I have summarized most of the contents in the Resource CD
.zip
Hello,
Remember last week or so, there were so messages about JAWS 13 and how
it would help solve CAPCHAs? I remember Dane, you had said that Freedom
Scientific were once again behind, that there were already other
programs that do that.
I am listening to the FS58 podcast. It does not just
Honestly, I heard differently. I was just listening to it.
Mary
Quoting David McLean david.mcl...@cox.net:
Actually it doesn't solve capchas, or would be unlikely to. They
said as much in the last fs cast.
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Hello, all.
As I'm going through my e-mail, I've noticed some messages on list
whose subject lines are no longer relevant to the topic of the e-mail
post. I have also noticed at least three messages attached to the
reply. Please, let's all make more of an effort to follow list
guidelines and
Well, there is ZoomText, and also Drangon Naturally Speaking. Those are
both great AT products that do well with Windows, but many of our
students have reported frustrations on the mac to the point of
returning the programs.
Firefox also have some very good web accessibility evaluation tools
Hi Gordon
Glad to see you posting again.
You asked:
1. What's the latest version of Microsoft Office and where do we
stand, please, in terms of accessibility with the aforementioned
screen-readers, plus GW Micro's Window-Eyes?
I haven't tested Mocrosoft Office anything with WE, but can say
Actually, the three web sites I've been to recently have all been sites
where people used ARIA markup, and they wanted us to test them. I just
realized that. So I cannot give you a link to them yet. I am sorry. It
just seems there are a lot of them out there, but apparently only ones
I visit.
Hello,
I really don't have anything to add to Martin's message. I will say I
tried out the ... I think it's called the ultracane? It has electronic
censors in it, and when there are objects overhead or in front of you,
it vibrates different parts of the cane to indicate in which direction
When you install JAWS, there are DAISY training topics you can install
with it. I would choose the ones you want and go from there.
Quoting mike mmstopk...@gmail.com:
Hi,
Ben a jfw user sense I was 3 the uses guide is a good place to start and any
questions you have I should be ablt to help
Yah, what Chris says. smile. If I had just read that, i would not have
wasted the cybarspace with the last couple emails.
Duh!
Mary
Quoting Chris Moore moor...@blueyonder.co.uk:
Gordon,
JAWS comes with some very good tutorials in daisy format which you
can access from the Help menu.
No need for appologies. I was amused is all. I should have put smiles
in to let you know, but I didn't want you to think I was laughing at
you either.
Mary
Quoting josh gregory joshkar...@gmail.com:
It was a missunderstanding is all, apologies.
On 8/3/12, Mary Stores msto...@indiana.edu
If you are using IE or Firefox with JAWS, don't forget about the
notification bar, which can be accessed with alt-n. You can then save
the file in the download folder alloted to you in IE or browse to where
you want the driver saved.
Quoting Øyvind Lode - Forums for...@lode.is:
Usually one
Yeah, I have noticed it acting up and not focusing. When I open a web
page, I often have to tab quite a few times before JAWS will announce
anything.
According to the latest WebAIM survey, most screen reader users still
use IE, about 60%. As long as that keeps up, companies like FS probably
The following email is actually from my boss, but I thought I would
post it here, too, seeing as how I may have to learn about this Index
embosser someday soon. If anyone has any experience, I'll pass it on
with thanks to my boss.
Mary
Hello,
Does anyone have experience with the Braille
Hi Gordon,
Did you run Duxbury after Word was installed? Did it ask you if you
wanted the Word templates installed if you did?
Mary
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
Hi Mary
OK, I installed Office 2010 after installing and activating Duxbury.
Is this going to have an impact on
Hi Gordon,
You have to open Word files in DBT in order for them to translate.
Doing it in Word won't really help.
The ribbons can be cumbersome to navigate. I have found the virtual
ribbons thing to be even more cumbersome, but some people like them.
I do not get alt-tab. What do you have
Hi Gordon
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
OK, are you saying just open the word file in DBT as in from Windows
Explorer? I seem to remember there used to be something under the
file menu if the templates were installed in order to have the file
you were working on in Word sent to
Hi Gordon,
Right, now just to be clear. Buy Paragraphs, I'm assuming you mean
the standard 1 blank line between blocks of text in Word. is that
what DBT will interpret as a Paragraph style?
DBT's standards may be different if you choose to import the Word file
as English braille with or
Hi Gordon
Sorry, really behind on emails. Did you get the shortcuts figured out?
What I do using Word 2010 is to press alt+h, then the letter l. Then
Tab a couple times to get to the headings.
Mary
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
Hi David
Yes I agree, if they are broken it
Hi Gordon,
Yes, I just tested it. You select whatever you want to be a heading
and press alt-ctrol and the number.
Using JAWS, it doesn't notify you that the stuff you selected becomes a
heading. However, if you have heading announcement on, it will tell you
it's a heading if you arrow to
Hi Gordon,
JAWS does announce the different bullet types that Word uses.
Unfortunately, I cannot find a shortcut key to easily get to the
bullets button. There is none announced by JAWS anyway. The option is
in the Home ribbon. You can choose from filled round, hollow round,
cross, diamond,
I have still not been able to listen. I have tried tuning in with
Winamp and Windows Media Player several times over the holiday break
and when I was sick, but have heard nothing. i use the URL posted on
the web site.
Mary
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
Hi Martin
I'm just
Allright. Looking forward to it. smile
Mary
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
Hi Mary
No, this has changed and isn't available just at the moment. i found
what we hope will eventually prove a better solution. I'll let you
know when it's back up. Apologies, and I hope you had a
It sounds very positive, Gordon! I'll look forward to when you are live.
Mary
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
Hi all
OK, if you're interested in this, we now have our servers safely
established. I am currently in the process of uploading som material
to our cloud, just so that
can let us know how you found the
quality.
Gordon
On 4 Jan 2013, at 18:32, Mary Stores msto...@indiana.edu wrote:
It sounds very positive, Gordon! I'll look forward to when you are live.
Mary
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
Hi all
OK, if you're interested in this, we now have
Yay!
I have some different to listen to at work. (This brings back some
memories!) smile
I'll contact you privately with results of stuff, as I am using several
media players and screen reader versions.
I am s excited!!
Mary
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
Hi all
OK, a
Yeah, I think it's fine to leave it here. Radio broadcasting and the
technology tools used for it could very well be one of the topics
covered on this list.
Mary
Quoting Gordon Smith gor...@mac-access.net:
Hi Roger
Well I'm fine with either suggestion. I am happy to establish a
Radio
Well, Gordon, you've got me curious. I will look forward to your announcement.
Mary
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Hi Lynne,
I really like Logitech. I've used the Logitech Clearchat headphones,
and now I have a Logitech USB headset. I have to say that it sounds
really good. I'm using Windows, but the software installed correctly
and I was able to use both headsets within 15 seconds after plugging
them
Hi everyone,
For work we are looking into purchasing new braille displays, and I was
wondering if any of you guys use a particular brand and think everyone
else should, too. Or have you tried a particular braille display and
advise your friends to stay away from it?
I am looking for a
Thanks for that. I appreciate it. I didn't want to biass anyone's
opinions by telling you what the two braille display options on our
list were, but that is one of them.
It seems better built than some of the the displays I've seen.
Mary
Quoting Øyvind Lode oyv...@lode.is:
I have a
Hi,
So yesterday I asked about how screen readers are doing with ARIA. It
stands for Accessible Rich Internet Application. If you've seen web
sites with landmarks such as navigation, banner, etc., or menus where
links used to be such as on the Freedom Scientific web site, that's
ARIA. It can
I haven't checked my email this weekend, but I jst noticed Sparkle
radio web site is down. I happened to open it to look for something to
listen to while playing online games.
Mary
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So a colleague and I were looking at some PowerPoint slides today and
we noticed the following things with JAWS 12, 13 and 14:
1. There are two ways to pull up a list of hyperlinks with JAWS and
Powerpoint, insert-f7 and ctrl-shift-enter.
2. Even though you can, in Word, right
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Hi guys,
So a colleague and I were looking at some PowerPoint slides today
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