if they cannot get window-eyes right away they can get NVDA. NVDA is
free open source and then when they have office they can also get
window-eyes those two nvda and window-eyes are the two best screen
readers I think.
using windows7 laptop
On 2/7/2014 9:25 AM, Gerardo Corripio wrote:
Hi listers
Been listening to the townhall meeting, Getting Started and other
Webinars archived on the GwMicro Webinar page, and it really excites
me the new GwMicro/Office Initiative: I would have really loved this
kind of initiative back in November of 96, when my family first bought
a computer; in school I'd think wow too bad I can't go home and debut
the computer researching for this and this, not being able to use
Encarta independently and other activities, thus I felt left out of
not being able to explore the new family PC which in that time ran
Windows95. And yes in the long run but not with the family computer, I
managed to entered the computer world, but anyway back to my
perspective, it excites me that no blind sons/daughters, like it
happened to me, when the family buys a new computer, will no longer be
left out of the excitement!
This brings me to my wondering if X or Y were to buy a personal
computer, how would the average person know of the WindowEyes/Office
global Initiative? In the future, will this info be made available on
the computer instructions? Will the computer vendor know to tell the
blind child of this fact that by installing Windoweyes as long as
Office is installed, they'll have a talking accessible PC? How will
the parent know to tell the blind child if you do this, the Pc will
talk, or the blind child know OKif I install WindowEyes since Office
is already installed, I'll have a talking computer with Windoweyes,
thus I'll be able to get into the excitement with the fafmilythus
entering the computer world. At least for me, this global Initiative
makes me relief of if someday Ibuy a Windows8 Laptop, I can come home,
and install windowEyes, but how will others know of this fact?
I'd like to help out in any way I can in letting blind people here in
my country and the rest of Latinamerica know of this initiative, but how?
On my blog, TuImagina, wghich talks about how technology benefits us,
I did a post along with audio on my first impressions on WindowEyes,
an yes I plan to do more as I become more familiar: Blog Tecnología y
algo más en http://tuimagina.wordpress.com in case anyone understand
enough Spanish to take advantage of the audio. Any of you done any
English audios? With more spreading of word, especially because of the
instant things get known online, the more blind kids get included in
the fun when the family gets a new computer. How's the idea?
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