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Freedom Scientific about to release JAWS for Windows 9.0 as Public Beta

Freedom Scientific have just announced that they are to release a public Beta for version 9 of Jaws. We'll be able to download it from 1st October so I'll be doing that and will report back. However here's a flavour of what they are promising:



  1. A new startup wizard that will allow us to set those parameters that those of us who have been using Jaws for a while change straight away like start-up options (which the latest build of version 8 now does) and then speech settings, braille settings, and…

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Assistive Technology and Windows Vista

I've recently taken delivery of a new computer - a Compaq laptop from PC World , by the way - and took the plunge into the world of the latest Operating System from Microsoft. enter Windows Vista. "Ta-da!" So starts my latest learning curve and...



I thought I would share some of that learning here and report back on the implications for Assistive Technology. So watch this space for my experiences of:

  • Vista and Freedom Scientific's Jaws;
  • Vista and Dragon Naturally Speaking from Nuance;
  • Vista a…

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