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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…
Magnification Software
For those of you not in the know, magnification software "does what it says on the tin". That is,it magnifies the details on the computer screen, typically from two times to 16 times. Most software packages will also allow you to magnify in different ways. For example, magnifying the whole screen as a whole, allow you to split the screen either horizontally or vertically, and some also allow you to use the mouse like a handheld magnified.
The market leaders are probably Magic (from Freedom Scien…
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