Welcome to the Screen-Readers page.

Here you can find tips, tutorials and documentation for:

Jaws for Windows-from Freedom Scientific.

NVDA- by Michael Curran

Thunder-from Screenreader.net

Window Eyes-from G W Micro

JAWS FOR WINDOWS:

For the best resource of Jaws friendly software, scripts and

Tips and tricks for getting the most out of Jaws, visit:

jaws-users mailing list home page.

Freedom Scientific Quick links:

Freedom Scientific Quick Links: January 10,2008

Looking for scripts?

The scripts page on this site has been moved to a more appropriate location, at:

Tips, Tutorials, and Documentation:

Text:

Miscellaneous:

frameman.exe67k JFW Frames Tutorial in Word format.

Download frame_man.exe 65kb

JFW80.Doc

New for Jaws version 8, including Basics of Scripting, FSDN and information about the Jaws managers in a single zip archive.

Download jfw80doc.zip 0.99mb

The JAWS Scripting online workshop!

In this 10 part lecture, Victor Tsaran explains Jaws scripts and how they work.

Download LecturesVictor.zip 74.0kb

EliminatingTheSoundWhenReachingTheTopOrBottomOfAListInJAWS8.txt 4.0kb. May 26, 2007

Technical Service Bulletins:

While the list of bulletins here may grow with time, this is not meant to be a replacement for the support pages at Freedom Scientific. For a complete listing of available bulletins and FAQ’s, visit: http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_support/Specific_Product.cfm?ProdID=1

adding_sapi4_synthesizers.txt 4.0kb

installing_video_cards_with_jaws.txt 2.53kb

jaws_as_a_service_hotkey.txt 2.62kb

jaws_display_settings.txt 2.06kb

jaws_reading_system_hour_glass.txt 1.16kb

jaws_with2_soundcards.txt 2.31kb

jaws_with_multiple_user_log-in.txt 3.06kb

manually_start_jaws_shortcut.txt 2.05kb

microsoft_tts_mispronounceing_in_jaws5.0.txt 1.13kb

poor_quality_neo_speech_voices.txt 1.22kb

sapi4&5_synthesizers_with_jaws5.txt 2.05kb

sapi5x.txt 2.23kb

VIP Software Guides:

http://vip.chowo.co.uk/jaws-guides/

accessible_bbc_listen_again_guide.htm 4.41kb

bbc_history_guide.htm 10.8kb

bbc_radio_player_guide.htm 6.27kb

dialog_box_guide.htm 11.3kb

editing_text_guide.htm 4.15kb

email_guide.htm 3.45kb

google_guide.htm 10.5kb

html_guide.htm 11.7kb

html_page_navigation_guide.htm 11.3kb

internet_explorer_guide.htm 9.65kb

libri_vox_guide.htm 11.43kb

menus_guide.htm 3.36kb

numeric_keypad_guide.htm 4.0kb

open_and_save_as_dialogues_guide.htm 5.17kb

outlook_express_guide.htm 14.7kb

reading_text_guide.htm 2.70kb

running_programs_guide.htm 4.07kb

start_menu_guide.htm 5.47kb

tna_uk_guide.htm 5.290kb

wikipedia_guide.htm 4.87kb

windows_explorer_guide.htm 12.0kb

worldwide_web+_guide.htm 5.33kb

Utilities:

Download HotSpotClicker_7.6.exe 436kb

JFW Technical:

By Michael Curran

http://www.kulgan.net/jfwtechnical/

JFW Technical is a set of scripts built around the Jaws vertual buffer that allows a scripter to explorer the application they are scripting for and find

out very detailed information that Jaws can retrieve from it.

Download JFWTechnical 20050123.zip 20.9kb

Download jls_utilities39_j5.zip 188kb

Download js_install_1.0.exe 1.22mb

NVDA: (Non Visual Desktop Access)

This is a free and open source screen-reader created by: Michael Curran.

For more information, visit:

http://www.nvda-project.org/

Program and source files.

Download nvda-r380-bin.zip 7.16mb

Tips, Tutorials and Documentation:

Audio:

Listen to a demonstration of NVDA in action, with Michael Curran.

Download nvda_demonstration_r380.ogg 18.0mb

Text:

04march2007realease_notes.txt 2.73kb

about_nvda.txt 4.23kb

nvda_installer.txt 1.48kb

Utilities:

Sapi 5 can be used with NVDA, and you can download it here:

Download SpeechFull.zip 6.65mb: win98 ME and 2000.

Download SpeechXP.zip 3.73mb: for Windows XP only.

Thunder:

A free screen reader from screenreader.net

For more information, visit:

http://www.screenreader.net/

and to download the screen-reader, visit:

http://www.screenreader.net/index.php?section=Thunder

Tips, Tutorials and Documentation:

Audio:

thunder_screen_reader.mp3 32.4mb

Text:

about_thunder.txt 1.98kb

WINDOW EYES:

For more information, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/

Looking for set files?

Click here to go to the set files page.

Tips, Tutorials and Documentation:

Audio:

Window Eyes audio tutorials from: G W Micro.

Download 01introduction.mp3 1.36mb

Download 02system_requirements.mp3 367kb

Download 03installation.mp3 9.0mb

Download 04adjusting_speech_parameters.mp3 2.2mb

Download 05braille_displays.mp3 1.46mb

Download 06navigating_the_desktop.mp3 4.76mb

Download 07windows_explorer.mp3 6.70mb

Download 08using_microsoft_word.mp3 17.0mb

Download 09using_internet_explorer_and_mozilla_firefox.mp3 15.4mb

Download 10using_adobe_reader.mp3 1.88mb

Download 11using_outlook_express.mp3 3.39mb

Download 12reading_relative_to_the_cursor.mp3 1.47mb

Download 13reading_the_screen_using_the_mouse_pointer.mp3 3.42mb

Download 14misc_reading_keys.mp3 990kb

Download 15the_window-eyes_control_panel.mp3 3.13mb

Download 16summary.mp3 143kb

Miscellaneous:

Download nero7_with_window_eyes.mp3 13.1mb

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Last reviewed: February 24, 2008