I'd definitely recommend E.A.'s suggestion but would like to add that these
applications can be downloaded and run from a USB stick, meaning everything
is portable and no need to install software to a network or computer.
Staff and students can download AccessApps (portable accessible
applications) by going to: www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps
Craig
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Sent: 03 November 2008 17:21
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Subject: Re: Jaws
If you are looking for a really easy solution that reads 'accessible'
pdfs, you might like to try the WebbIE suite
(http://www.webbie.org.uk/download.htm) It has an Accessible PDF reader
included and an Accessible Podcatcher etc.
Not as sophisticated as JAWS but incredibly quick and easy. However, as
Nuala suggests not all is as simple as one would hope in the world of
screen reading and digitised documents! Thunder is a free screen reader
that you can use with WebbIE available for download from
http://www.screenreader.net
Best wishes E.A.
> Hi Brigid
>
> PDFs are a bit like websites, there are accessible ones and inaccessible
> ones. If you read an accessible pdf with JAWS its fine/easy/not a
> problem, you can navigate the pdf with JAWs and use many of the functions
> you can use on web pages, i.e.press H to jump between headings. If I had
> to choose a screen reader to use with pdfs I'd go with JAWS.
>
> More often than not people have problems reading pdfs because:
> - they are not structured, no headings, the reading order is not defined
> - the pdf is a picture of text (i.e a scanned image).
>
> TechDis have some excellent information on accessible pdfs as part of
> their accessibility essentials series.
>
> Regards
>
> Nuala Davis
> Newcastle University
>
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> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know of any developments in the assistive technology world for
> blind students? Is there any better package available than Jaws, which
> has fewer problems or none at all in fact with 'reading' PDF. Please
> remember in your reply that I not an experienced techie ; - ).
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> Many thanks
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