In addition, you should notify about this issue to Freedom Scientific. On 4/13/15, Adrian Spratt via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: > I would try not to be so pessimistic. Schools, places of employment, public > agencies, and so on, have an obligation to provide adequate accommodations. > That in-house tech support can't make their network fully accessible is, > frankly, inexcusable. I'm especially dismayed that the experience you > describe refers to a school for the blind. I understand it can be stressful > to be assertive about these rights, but it is crucial if visually impaired > people are to prove our value, as well as attain independence. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michal Nowicki > via Jfw > Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 7:55 PM > To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' > Subject: RE: application file for jaws has stopped working error message in > windows 7 and jaws 14 > > The problems you are experiencing are common on work computers, especially > those which are linked together via a local or wide area network. I had > similar issues when I studied at the Illinois School for the Visually > Impaired, a residential school for the blind. There JAWS was installed on > a > server, not on individual computers. The problem was so bad that I didn't > even try to open more than two windows at a time because I knew that doing > so would cause JAWS to lock up. Although I reported the issue, no one > addressed it. I feel your frustration, but I'm afraid that there is no > easy > fix, as your employer would likely need to make major changes in the > company/organization's computer infrastructure, something that may be > extremely difficult, if not impossible, to accomplish. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ryan > Coverdell > via Jfw > Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 7:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: application file for jaws has stopped working error message in > windows 7 and jaws 14 > > This is probably the most important message I have sent to the list so > far, and the thing I need the most assistance with since it involves my > work. My issue is this. > A year ago, on my work pc, I experienced an up-grade from JAWS 12 to > JAWS 14, and from Windows xp to windows 7. On any given day it's not > uncommon for me to have at least half-a dozen windows-based applications > up > that I use at different times: a couple of internet explorer windows to > read > work-related documents, an instant message program to converse with my > supervisor and others, and two applications I use to help with customer > info. I use a focus 40 as a Braille display and Jaws pretty much as a > guide for some screens that it''s easier to process through speech rather > than Braille. > My issue is this. Sometimes, when switching between applications or > sometimes when pop-up messages appear, or when certain applications are > taking their time loading, Jaws freezes up. It might just be taking its > time > loading, but when it freezes up it gets very frustrating to wait on and so > I press the alt control plus j command to reload. What follows is Jaws > saying "application file for Jaws has stopped working and needs to close." > There are two options. Check online for a solution and close the program. > I > tab to close the program and press enter. I have to do it several times > before it goes away. If a sighted person tries to use my mouse to assist > me during this time they can't because of the sluggishness of the system. > Have any of you in your work situations encountered this freezing > problem > and how have you dealt with it? I need to find out how to prevent it. It > was not really an issue before I did my upgrade last year, but it is now > all > the time. Any helpful hints would be appreciated. I look forward to hearing > (or I guess in my case it would be reading on my Pac Mate), about your > experiences with Jaws in your work enviornments. > > Kindest regards, > > Ryan Coverdell > > > > P.S. Please keep the comments professional. I realize that many of > you are probably adept at doing google searches and such, but for specific > issues like this I would appreciate personal attention. I cannot call > FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC about this since I work when their hours are. > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >
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