Hi, while I agree that proofreading without a Braille display is more
difficult, you have to remember that not everyone can afford a Braille
display, and so proofreading with speech alone may be necessary whether
it's done in Duxbury or another word processor.
On 3/14/2011 1:12 PM, Terri Pannett wrote:
That's great news! I've been using braille displays and/or notetakers
with WindowEyes and Duxbury for years. I don't know how anyone can
proofread anything with speech alone.
Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
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Subject: GW Micro and Duxbury Systems Announce New Collaboration:
Unparalleled Access to DBT and Perky Duck with Window-Eyes
GW Micro and Duxbury Systems Announce New Collaboration: Unparalleled
Access to DBT and Perky Duck with Window-Eyes
Mar-14-2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GW Micro and Duxbury Systems Announce New Collaboration: Unparalleled
Access to DBT and Perky Duck with Window-Eyes
GW Micro and Duxbury Systems are proud to announce a collaboration
that provides unparalleled access to Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT)
and Perky Duck using Window-Eyes.
In response to requests from Braille proofreaders to have better
access to DBT with speech, GW Micro and Duxbury Systems worked
together to create the best possible screen reader access to both DBT
and Perky Duck with Window-Eyes.
"When translating documents with just speech, I was never able to tell
exactly what characters were in the translated document. With the new
Window-Eyes App for DBT, I can hear everything I need all of the
time," said Raul Gallegos, Technical Support Specialist for GW Micro.
Gallegos is responsible for translating and proofreading all of GW
Micro's Braille documents.
"This new Window-Eyes App provides superior speech access to our
product line," said Neal Kuniansky, Director of Sales and Marketing
for Duxbury Systems. "We are very happy to work with GW Micro so that
Window-Eyes can enhance our products for Braille translation for
visually impaired consumers." In the latest edition, DBT will detect
if you are running Window-Eyes. If it determines you are running
Window-Eyes, DBT will prompt you to download the latest Window-Eyes
App. The App will speak translated Braille codes when in a translated
document as well as read styles such as headings and tables.
Window-Eyes 7.5 will ship with the App installed, allowing all DBT and
Perky Duck users to take advantage of all of the new accessibility
enhancements right out-of-the-box.
Window-Eyes customers can download and install the App for free from
GW Micro's App Central, located at http://www.gwmicro.com/ac. "We are
committed to innovating new technologies for the blind and visually
impaired," said Doug Geoffray, Vice President of Development and
Product Support for GW Micro. "This collaboration with Duxbury Systems
is yet another step forward making Window-Eyes the best screen reader
choice for visually impaired people."
GW Micro has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology
industry since 1990, and continues to lead with innovative, customer
driven solutions.
Duxbury Systems has been producing leading software for Braille around
the world since 1975. The Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) and
MegaDots, are used by virtually all of the world's leading braille
publishers.
Contact:
Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
[email protected]
(260) 489-3671
Neal Kuniansky, Director of Sales and Marketing
[email protected]
(978) 692-3000
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