[Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
Ken Petri
petri.1 at osu.edu
Wed Jan 4 06:26:19 PST 2012
In my experience NVDA works well with Word and Excel, including the 2010
version, though I am coming at this only as a tester, not as a screen
reader reliant user. NVDA themselves state that their product does not work
with Access or PowerPoint. And it works only partially with Outlook 2010.
NVDA recommends use of Mozilla Thunderbird as an installed mail client, in
lieu of Outlook.
My gut is NVDA will not work with PowerPoint going forward, unless MS or
some other benefactor gives the project some $ to do the work.
ken
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On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Gabbert, Darren L. <darren at missouri.edu>wrote:
> I thought NVDA had good capability with Microsoft Office products. Could
> you mention any specific conflicts?
>
>
> Darren Gabbert
> Grants & Contracts Administrator
> Adaptive Computing Technology Center
> University of Missouri Division of IT
> N-18 Memorial Union
> Columbia, MO 65211
> Phone: (573) 673-5629
> Fax: (314) 594-9909
> Darren at Missouri.edu
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:
> athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:45 PM
> To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> For the most part no it does not. NVDA is a great general access product,
> but it is totally unsuitable for access to most academic software and
> applications such as MS Office.
>
> Ron Stewart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bundy,
> Keith
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 10:46 AM
> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> Hello, Pratik. Do you know if the latest iteration of NVDA works with
> Office 2010?
>
>
> Keith Bundy, MS
> Dakota State University
> Phone: 605-256-5121
> Email: keith.bundy at dsu.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Pratik
> Patel
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 11:53 AM
> To: gdietrich at htctu.net; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> I am working with several large University clients to install NVDA on
> their machines and include it as a standard part of machine images. Unless
> there are specific requests forJAWS features, they are instituting training
> programs forNVDA to all students who need screen readers.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pratik
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir
> Dietrich
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 12:43 PM
> To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> Some of our campuses are looking at putting NVDA on all their computers
> and providing JAWS for those few who request it.
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
> High Tech Center Training Unit of the
> California Community Colleges
> De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
> www.htctu.net
> 408-996-6043
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert
> Beach
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 7:12 AM
> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
> Subject: RE: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> So far, JAWS has worked well here. I have had a few students who use
> System Access on their own, but they use JAWS when on campus. No
> complaints.
>
>
> Robert Lee Beach
> Assistive Technology Specialist
> Kansas City Kansas Community College
> 7250 State Avenue
> Kansas City, KS 66112
> 913-288-7671
> rbeach at kckcc.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of
> Jennison Mark Asuncion
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 9:01 AM
> To: athen-list at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Athen] screen readers other than jaws?
>
> Hello,
>
> Happy new year - I've been curious so figured I'd ask if campuses are
> standardizing on screen readers other than the perennial, JAWS? Are you
> finding you are needing to have a mix of screen reading software available
> for blind/visually impaired users?
>
> Jennison
>
>
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