❔As the tech transbian of the family, I'm trying to get my mother to regain some of the independence blindness (add an overprotective partner to the mix for maximum effect) took away from her by re-teaching her to use the computer. When she lost her sight she used JAWS or NVDA (I can't remember which one) and she even wrote a couple of books with that, but a fatal update broke compatibility with the program and neither her nor her partner knew how to deal with that situation, so she started relying on other people for computer stuff.
So, fedi people with disabilities, I'm asking for pointers on this. Accessibility software of any kind, if there are updated versions of either JAWS or NVDA that run on modern Windows (don't tell her to delve into Linux, that ain't happening in the near future. One baby step at the time.) or any alternative software to those programs, voice controls, resources for learning, anything. All info is welcome. Thanks in advance!
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@EnaWasHere @brainwane You can also contact @freedomscientific or @NVAccess on here if you have more specific questions. I'd also recommend checking out @bitsacb which is a whole group of blind folks dedicated to assistive tech. And if you're on Reddit, the folks on r/blind are always pretty helpful. Best of luck to you and your mom.
@dotsonapage @EnaWasHere @NVAccess @bitsacb Thanks, Kerri! Ena, we would be happy to answer any questions you or your mom have regarding JAWS. We also have a lot of training resources available to help her get started. You can message us on Mastodon or contact us through our website: https://support.freedomscientific.com/Forms/ContactUs