Don't know if it's too usable, but, for example, when using NVDA, you get tones sort of telling you where the mouse cursor is on the screen, as well as getting told what is currently under the cursor.
Also, using a piece of software called the vOICe - SeeingWithSound, you can get it to return an audio representation of whats under the mouse cursor area, which is along the lines of something called sensory substitution. There are also a couple of computer games out there designed to be played by VI people using a mouse where you also react to stereo/up-down tones, and they're also partly supposed to train you to use things like that, as well as maybe getting used to actually using the mouse. To be honest though, although I have one here, I hardly ever do anything with apart from letting other sighted people do one or two minor things on my machines etc. etc., but they're cheap enough, so might be worth 'looking' into/playing around with. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Portia Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:19 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Using a Computer mouse > Hi listers, > > I have a friend who would like to teach me how to use a mouse. > Is this possible? > > Portia. > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
