although there is a learning curve, Windows 8.1 is accessible with Jaws 15.
___________________________________________________________________ Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. PO Box 515 St. Clair, MO 63077 Phone: (636) 262-1383 FAX: (314) 558-0298 WWW.GatewayForTheBlind.Com The Gateway To Independence Need help with that IDevice? Go to: www.gatewayfortheblind.com/idevice for podcasts and other files to assist you. -----Original Message----- From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Judith Bryant Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 2:20 AM To: Adaptive technology information and support. Subject: Re: [ATI] Question about accessibility Judy: Dr. Bill Carnegey, who works for job accommodations, teaching the blind and visually impaired computer skills, told me that windows 8 is not jaws friendly, and the blind and visually impaired will have a hard time using it. God Bless: Judith Bryant On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:11:53 -06:00, Chris Gray at MCB <[email protected]> wrote: > I just got a Dell Ortiplex and it came loaded with Windows 7. Also, > it has an 8.1 upgrade which I may use some day. > > Chris > > --- Original message --- > Subject: Re: [ATI] Question about accessibility > Date: 3/5/2014 4:29:45 PM > From: "Mike Arrigo" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > >> It's useable, but very different, and, in my opinion, not as >> intuitive. >> I would suggest getting a mac computer. It has the screen reader >> built in and behaves more like a computer with a classic windows >> interface. >> Original message: >> > I know this is probably already been answered but at the >> time I wasn't >> > interested in knowing; however, now I do need to know >> from someone who >> > has used the program. We are going to need to get a new >> computer; the >> > one that we are now using is on it's last legs. What I >> want to know is >> > does Windows 8 truly work for a totally blind person? I >> know from what >> > I have heard that it is different from Windows 7. But can >> you learned? >> > Can you use it like you would Windows 7? Any feedback >> Will be greatly >> > appreciated! >> >> > Judy >> > _______________________________________________ >> > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >> > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of >> the Blind >> > >> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> > _______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology _______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
