Dean:
I just finished listening to the report on the EReaders. It is a very in
depth bit of comparison shopping research (for lack of a better way to say
it). But after listening to the report, I am still at a loss as to which is
the most blind-user friendly unit out there. Do you think you could clear
this up for me? I know that it will, mainly, depend on personal preference.
Thanks. Jerry
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From: "Dean Martineau" <d...@topdotenterprises.com>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Kendal reader?
The Kindle for PC program voices whatever it voices with its own voice.
It
does not rely on screen reader access. With that program, some reading is
possible.
As amy Mason pointed out in the January, 2012 Braille Monitor: "The Amazon
Kindle for PC provides a slightly better experience in so far as it is
possible to go forward and backward in a book, read continuously or
by page, and read sentences. Amazon has chosen to allow JAWS and NVDA
users
to navigate menus with the screen reader, but it has implemented its own
commands and voice to read the actual text on the screen, meaning that
there is no Braille support for the experience, and users are unable to
read in
smaller increments than by sentence. Thus, although some rudimentary
access
to Kindle books is available, it is not nearly enough to use the books
for
anything but the most casual reading."
For the best summary on this topic, read that article:
http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm12/bm1201/bm120105.htm
Dean
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[mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 6:15 AM
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Subject: [JAWS-Users] Kendal reader?
Is the kindle reader accessible with jaws on the PC?
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