Transcript NVDA Screen Reader & BookShare Read2Go App for IOS …

NVDA Screen Reader & BookShare
Read2Go App for IOS Devices
Virginia AER 2012 Conference
March 22, 2012
Presented By: Korey Singleton, George Mason University
Amy Salmon, Hadley School for the Blind
NVDA Screen Reading Software
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FREE open source screen reading program
Windows XP, Vista and 7 (32 & 64 bit)
Internet Explorer 8, 9, and Firefox browsers
E-Mail – Outlook (2003, 2007, 2010) & web mail
Office Suite support
Braille display support
Thumb drive access
NVDA Screen Reading Software
• To download a free version of NVDA, go to:
• http://www.nvda-project.org/wiki/Download
NVDA Demonstration
• Download and installation
• Configuring speech
• Accessing NVDA menu options
BookShare Read2Go App
• Easy to use and accessible DAISY reader for the
iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.
• Connects directly to Bookshare for immediate onthe-go reading.
• Search, download, and read Bookshare books and
periodicals and manage your books in a
bookshelf.
• Reads DAISY 2.02 and 3.0 materials.
• Purchase Read2Go from the Apple App store for
$19.99.
Read2Go Demonstration
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Download from the Apple App Store.
Search for books.
Download, open and read a book.
Manage the BookShelf.
Resources
• NVDA Keyboard Commands
• Bookshare www.bookshare.org
Contact Information
Korey Singleton
ATI Manager
Assistive Technology Initiative
Aquia Building RM 238 MSN: 6A11
Fairfax Campus
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-993-2143
Fax: 703-993-4743
http://ati.gmu.edu
Amy Salmon
Instructor
Hadley School for the Blind
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
Phone: (847) 446-8111
Toll-Free: (800) 323-4238
www.hadley.edu
[email protected]