Window-Eyes is a time unlimited 30 minute demo. It has been like this
since 4.2 or possibly lower. 4.2 was the first ever version I tried. At
that time it was rubbish but wow, look at 7.5 or even 7.5.1!
On 03/09/2011 13:43, David Griffith wrote:
There are supporters of both Window
Eyes and Jaws. The penetration of Jaws into the screen reader market far
outstrips Window Eyes Eyes though so I think you should perhaps reconsider
excluding it to provide best context for your study .
I have not got the stats to hand but the last time I looked at survey data
jaws continued to have over 70% usage compared to other screen readers. This
of course does not mean that it is a superior product. These survey findings
have been hotly discussed on other lists and people argue, perhaps reasonably
that Jaws dominance is perhaps due to technology assessors not looking beyond
the Jaws option. Fortunately it is feasible to use Jaws as a free resource .
Any version of Jaws after I think Jaws 7 can be downloaded and used as a time
unlimited 40 minute demo. This is why nowadays it is perfectly feasible to use
Jaws in conjunction with a free option. Things may have changed on the Windows
Eyes front but the last time I looked the 30 minute demo was a time limited
feature. I hope that this is no longer the case. ..
David Griffith
[email protected]
On 3 Sep 2011, at 12:27, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:
Hello David
There is one name you've missed out here and to be honest, it would probably be
the one I use alongside NVDA for the purposes of this experiment. That being
Window-Eyes from GW Micro. Gordon has a licensed copy of WE 7.5.1 although he's
distinctly unimpressed by what it has to offer as opposed to the previous
version. Jaws is what I presume you mean by JFW and it is a reader which I have
never even seen. As a visually abled person I only see what is available to me
in the accessibility field but I think the route I will go here is to install
the latest version of NVDA alongside the latest version of Window-Eyes. That
should suffice for the project I am undertaking.
there is actually a practical reason why I'm doing this; a friend of ours who
works for Teesside University is engaged is a lecturer in computer science at
the university and he was looking for somebody in my situation who would be
willing to volunteer to help him compile a module on accessibility for use in
the upcoming academic year by his students so I volunteered. He contacted
Gordon and I because he's a friend of ours as I said and he didn't know anybody
else who he could ask. We think it's good that he's interested in adding a
module based around accessibility into his lectures and Gordon and I will be
going over there to give a practical demonstration and a talk to one of his
students' groups. I want to be as informed as possible, and that is the prime
reason I'm taking this on.
Of course there will be a discussion of Voiceover and Zoom on both Mac OS X
and iOS as well. I want the sessions we do over there to be as broad-ranging as
possible.
Lynne
On 3 Sep 2011, at 11:29, David Griffith wrote:
I would include the free NVDA screenreader as part of your study. I have se up
Windows 7 under VM Fusion in order to retain access to my must have utilities
whilst I make the transition to the Mac. Although NVDA is free it sometimes
outperforms the Jaws 11 screenreader I am using. Some programs which are
inaccessible with Jaws are perfectly accessible with NVDA. The reverse is true
so it is generally a good idea to have at least a free 40 minute demo version
of jaws alongside NVDA if you want to go the free route. The other advantage of
NVDA is that it can be run portably on any Windows system without having to
install special drivers.
Similar points have also been made about the free SA to Go screen reader which
runs from a web connection. I have not found it necessary to use this as NVDA
meets all my portable needs.
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