[Athen] Blind user needs to use Dragon...

[Jeffrey Dell]

JSay works great and is worth the price.  There are a couple of issues
with it though.
The JAWS activation needs to be on the computer that JSay is installed
on.  In environments where network licenses are used for JAWS this can
be problematic.  To do the installation some of the licenses from the
network install would need to be setup as single installs.
JSay is usually a little behind on getting it to work with the latest
version of JAWS.  When 14 comes out the student will be stuck on 13
for a while.  Not a big problem.
It is really easy for a good JAWS user to learn the commands for JSay.
 The commands are a little different from the commands you are used to
with Dragon.  So if you are teaching the student how to use it spend a
little time on reading the documentation.  The documentation is very
thorough and easy to understand.  Back in the Spring I set it up with
Dragon Legal for a law student that is blind and has bad arthritis and
the student loves it.
Jeff


On 9/24/12, Wink Harner <foreigntype at cox.net> wrote:

> My Apologies to all. My information was out of date about JawBone. Thanks

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> all who contributed J-Say as the correct resource for Susan!

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> Wink Harner

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> Mesa Community College

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> From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu

> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan

> Kelmer

> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 1:47 PM

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> Subject: [Athen] Blind user needs to use Dragon...

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> Years ago, there was this amazing software called Jawbone that allowed

> Dragon Naturally Speaking and Jaws to work together.  I have a blind

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> with an injury to her hand, and she is having a difficult time typing with

> only one hand.  We would like her to be able to use Dragon, but there is

> just no way for me to get them to interface together so she can even get

> through the training.

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> Any suggestions?

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> Susan Kelmer

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> Alternate Format Coordinator

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> Disability Services

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> University of Colorado

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> 303-735-4836

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