NVDA is quite good as a free screen reader (although, a donation might be in
order if it suits your needs). I have found it to be a combination of the
best aspects of both JAWS and VoiceOver. For example, with only a few
exceptions, it mimmicks alot of JAWS commands Key for key. And, it uses the
concept of "interaction" - a VO construct. The help file is clear and
thorough. However, the built-in voice (ESpeak), is a bit harsh on the ears.
There are however, very good alternative voices for under $100.
I know that one of the developers, James teh, uses NVDA exclusively for all
his computer activities.
Check it out, I think you'll like it once you get the hang of it.
P.S. I just came across an excellent 4-part podcast series on using NVDA.
find it here:
www.vict-consultancy.co.uk
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From: "Brian Fischler" <blindga...@gmail.com>
To: "MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: Virtual Machine VS Partioning to run Windows
Thanks for all the advice. I am also curious to find out if certain
sites and PDFs are accessible while using a virtual machine? I have
never used a screen reader on the PC side except for the old one in
Zoomtext which was pretty limited as it was more of a magnifier. What
do people suggest using and have they had success with NDVA, samobile,
narrator, and/or windows eyes? I know Jaws is fantastic, but I also
know that one is a little out of my price range. I am really only
looking to use a VM machine for excel, word, pdfs, maybe some games if
I can find a baseball game that works with a screen reader, and the
few websites that don't seem to work with Voiceover. Again, thanks for
all the helpful advice.
On Dec 25, 3:10 pm, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey all,
I finally got around to ordering an external hard drive for my mac. It
is the 3 TB from Seagate. I am curious what people think is best, as
do I need to partion the drive as I would like to use part of it for
Time Machine, and set aside another part to run Windows 7. Do people
find it easiest to use VM Fusion, and what would you suggest as a
screen reader for the windows side? I have never used a full screen
reader in Windows as I was able to still see the last time I used
windows. I am thinking about giving Windows Eyes or NDVA a try?
Thoughts? One last question, as I plan to do a clean install of
Mountain Lion which I am hoping will fix a lot of the busy busy
problems I have been having. Any advice for reinstalling Mt. Lion
using voiceover? Or is best to get some sighted assistance to set all
of this up? Thanks so much.
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