[Athen] Stats and screen readers

[Patrick Burke]

Hi Karen & all,

These must be the scripts you're talking about, for SPSS 11.:

<http://www.bartsite.com/products/jaws/index.html>

Patrick

At 11:01 AM 12/5/2008, Karlen Communications wrote:

>The Bartamus [spelling] had scripts and they were keeping them up to date

>since this is the preferred stats software for most academic institutions

>but I couldn't find their web site although I forget how to spell their

>company name.

>

>Cheers, Karen

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

>Behalf Of Ron Stewart

>Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 1:00 PM

>To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'

>Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers

>

>Thanks Karen, last I heard the JAWS scripts for SPSS were written for a very

>old version and may or maynot work.  I believe RNIB in the UK was the

>original author and I have not heard that they have been updated.  It may be

>that they will work in XP but not in VISTA which I understand is true of

>many of the old scripts.

>

>Ron

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

>Behalf Of Karlen Communications

>Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 11:50 AM

>To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'

>Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers

>

>I know that JAWS has some support for SPSS.

>

>I found this from Open University:

>http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/workspace.cfm?wpid=4021#ou-content

>

>and this on setting up your screen reader/JAWS for SPSS

>https://docs.rice.edu/confluence/display/ITTUT/Screen+reading+software+(JAWS

>)+for+SPSS+set+up+instructions

>

>The JAWS scripting repository has:

>http://jawsscripts.com/2008/11/jaws-scripts-for-spss-a-statistical-software-

>suite/

>

>I can't find sites that have as detailed information on Window-Eyes and

>SPSS. Most of the information is from lists.

>

>Cheers, Karen

>

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

>Behalf Of Ron Stewart

>Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:44 AM

>To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'

>Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers

>

>Thanks that is good info,

>

>Now how about screen readers especially those of you who are doing grad

>level work and have to use them with these products.

>

>Ron

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

>Behalf Of Sheila Kieran-Greenbush

>Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:12 AM

>To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network

>Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers

>

>Ron

>

>

>I used Dragon naturally speaking with all the versions of SPSS up to

>version 13. It was a little cumbersome but it definitely worked.

>

>

>Sckg



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