I tried the link on the page Gary mentioned and it took me to the standard version, which is around 39MB, rather than the accessible plug-in which is over 250MB. I contacted Amazon who said:
"The link to download Kindle for PC with Accessibility Plugin is currently incorrectly pointing to the standard version - this is due to an issue we are in the process of addressing. I apologize for the inconvenience, but you can directly download the latest version from: http://kindleforpc.amazon.com/accessibility/31489/KindleForPC-installer-40628.exe"; Steve --- Steve Griffiths Senior Assistive Technology Assistant Working from home in Lancaster E: [email protected] T: 0746 871 1921 -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Miller via Jfw Sent: 07 July 2015 17:37 To: The Jaws for Windows support list.; The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Rick Miller Subject: Re: Does Kindle Work Well With JAWS? No. I just went straight to the regular Amazon page and to the book I wanted to download. Then I just downloaded the regular ap. If there is a thing with a disability plug-in, then I will just remove what I downloaded this morning. Rick Miller -----Original Message----- >From: Gary King via Jfw <[email protected]> >Sent: Jul 7, 2015 7:29 AM >To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> >Cc: Gary King <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Does Kindle Work Well With JAWS? > >Rick, >Did you get the Kindle for PC with Accessibility Plugin? If you didn't >download that version, go to > >http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200596280 > >and read the information on that page. There is also a download link. > >With this version of the program, JAWS reads the menus, while the >built-in speech that comes with the program reads the text of the book. > >If you are reading a novel or other book that you can read straight >through, the program works fairly well. However, if you need to go to >different parts of a book or search for specific content, forget it. >Navigation is limited, and JAWS can't read the text in the book >directly. The JAWS OCR feature can give you access to the text of each >page, but multiple columns cause reading difficulties. > >If you have an iPhone or iPad, the iOS app works much better for >reading EBooks. > >Gary King >[email protected] >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rick Miller via Jfw" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Cc: "Rick Miller" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 6:38 AM >Subject: Does Kindle Work Well With JAWS? > > >> Dear Listers: >> >> >> >> I am considering trying to purchase an e-book in Kindle edition from >> Amazon. >> I have downloaded the Kindle ap, but first I need to sign in and >> register it. But first, I need to know from somebody if it has ever >> worked well with JAWS. I am using JAWS 16. Have any of you out >> there been able to use the Kindle ap and read an e-book using JAWS? >> If so, how well has JAWS worked for you. Would any of you recommend >> using Kindle with JAWS? >> >> >> >> Rick Miller >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was >> scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments >> /20150707/61aa6b43/attachment.html> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Jfw mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Registered Office: Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 3YG. A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (291646) and a charity registered in England and Wales (209617) and Scotland (SC038979). Tel: 0118 9835555 Website: www.guidedogs.org.uk Email: [email protected] _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
