From Fred’s Head today. I'm afraid the link won't work, but you can find
information at GWMicro.com. Apparently they have finally found a way to
imbed links into text that is almost unusable in a plain text message like
this, even if you copy the shortcut directly. That's too bad. I haven't
tried the program yet, but it's free, and supposed to work well with any
screen reader. It's also great promotion for Windoweyes. I commend them on
releasing this free to the world. Hopefully someone will try it out soon
and give us a review, and maybe even a podcast. Steve?
GWSkype
Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:20 AM PST
Ever since the initial release of the Skype client in mid 2003, people from
all around the world have used it to initiate high-quality voice and text
conversations, send and receive files, and stay in touch with one another.
The visually impaired community, likewise, has used Skype since then to
facilitate equal communication with each other and their sighted
counterparts.
However, as the service has grown, so too has the program. For years, screen
reader users have kept up with Skype's ever-morphing interface either with
custom patches, scripts, or apps. While largely successful, such utilities
must be constantly maintained as any new version of Skype can, and often
will, cause previously working scripts or apps to stop functioning properly.
In mid 2011, Skype announced its SkypeKit developer program. This service
allows program developers to directly access nearly all Skype services
without the additional need of traversing its user interface. Developers,
therefore, can create their own interface to Skype and seamlessly integrate
it into their own products. And, because the underlying Skype services are
much less likely to change on a whim, GW Micro decided to take advantage of
this service and create a simple, elegant, fully accessible interface to
Skype which is designed with the visually impaired community in mind. Having
full control of the user interface also means that unlike the official Skype
client, GWSkype's interface will not dramatically change from version to
version. When you learn how to use GWSkype today, you can be confident that
your knowledge will continue to apply in the future as new versions are
released.
Click this link to learn more about GWSkype.
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