[Athen] Query- Users of Window Eyes and JAWS

[Chris Johnson]

Hi Dianne and folks,

Why Window Eyes?  Why not consider NVDA (Non-Visual Desktop Access)?

I've been teaching screenreaders, including JAWS and Window-Eyes, for 
several years. Now, I mainly recommend and teach NVDA to my clients who 
are blind, unless there is some unusual preference requirement or they 
are used to a commercial setup.  NVDA is free, donationware, and 
portable (can run from a USB flash drive on any Windows machine without 
administrator authorization, so good for a campus [e.g. you don't even 
have to add it to the computers]).
WebAIM recently conducted a screenreader survey 
<http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey3/> showing that, while 
JAWS is still popular, NVDA is used more often than Window Eyes and 
growing the fastest in use as a primary screenreader.



I believe free is much more feasible!

:)


Chris Johnson,
Assistive Technology Specialist,
eABLE
Loveland, CO

On 4/13/11 8:58 AM, Dianne Moore wrote:

>

> I am currently looking at adding Window Eyes to our campus.  My 

> proposal will add support to both Window Eyes and JAWS for a 2-year 

> period after which the college will no longer upgrade JAWS in favor of 

> continued support for Window Eyes.

>

> Would you please share your experiences with Window Eyes?  Also, I 

> would appreciate all opinions about the above proposal's feasibility.

>

> Dianne Moore,*MA*

>

> *Lansing Community College*

>

> *Reader Services Coordinator*

>

> *GB204-32*

>

> *517-483-5263*

>

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