[Users] Fwd: Tek Talk Presents Free Screen Reader (NVDA) & More Monday, April 23, 2007

[Cory McMahon]

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Topic 1:  NonVisual Desktop Access:  A Free Open Source Screen Reader
Topic 2:  Creating A List From A List View

Presenter 1: Michael Curran, Australia.  Email: mick at kulgan.net.
www.nvda-project.org

Presenter 2:  Walt Kramer, Duluth, Minnesota, 
218-349-7777 Email: wokwest at charter.net

Presentation 1:
This week the Accessible World Tek Talk event in partnership with Talking
Communities will focus on NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA), a free and open
source screen reader for Microsoft Windows Created by Michael Curran, with
help from James Teh and others. During the demonstration, you will learn
how
NVDA enables blind and vision impaired people to use their computers
for no more cost than the computer and Operating System itself.

Providing feedback by synthetic speech, NVDA allows the user to access and
interact with all parts of the Windows operating system, such as:
Browsing the web (with Internet Explorer),  Reading and writing documents
with programs such as Wordpad or Microsoft Word,  Sending and receiving
email  with Outlook Express, Using command-line programs in Dos windows,
Producing basic spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel, General computer
management
through My Computer / Windows Explorer, Control Panel applets, and other
generic Windows tasks. NVDA allows the user to
use other open-source software. NVDA Currently works with Miranda Instant
Messenger,
and has very extensive support for Mozilla Firefox. Although not
open-source, NVDA
also works quite well with the latest version of Skype.

Presentation 2:
Accessibility Specialist Walt Kramer will present a useful mini-tutorial on
list view management.

Following the presentations, there will be sufficient time for questions
and
comments from the audience. So, tell all your friends to join you. Seating
is unlimited.


: Date:  Monday, April 23, 2007

Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central, 8:00 p.m.
Eastern and Tuesday 00:00 GMT.

Where: Tek Talk Online Conference Room

Since we are now using the new Talking Communities conferencing software,
we
urge you to plan to arrive well in advance of the start time to download
the
latest updated version and check your microphones. Go to our website at:

 http://www.accessibleworld.org

Select the Tek Talk Room.

If this is the first time you have entered our new rooms, you will need to
install and then run the Talkcom software. It is very small and safe to
install on your computer.

Then return to the sign-in screen and  select the Enter Room button. Enter
your first and last name, tab to the log in button, and press Enter. No
password is required.

Note:  SHOULD YOU ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEM, CALL THE TALKING COMMUNITIES TECH
TEAM AT:  810-895-9558

Archives of all training events and sign up information for the two Tek
Talk
mailing lists are available at: http://www.accessibleworld.org.

Schedule of Upcoming Events:

April 30:  Comparison of BrailleNote and Pac Mate by Mike Stern and Rob
Turner - 

May 7:  ds Olympus 40.   by Devon Wilkins




 

Archives of all Accessible World events and sign up information for the
mailing lists are available at: <[
http://www.accessibleworld.org>http://www.accessibleworld.org
]http://www.accessibleworld.org>http://www.accessibleworld.org


Media Contacts

 Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee Helping Hands for the Blind
phone: 818-998-0044
Email: <[ mailto:boacosta at pacbell.net>boacosta at pacbell.net
]mailto:boacosta at pacbell.net>boacosta at pacbell.net
<[
http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com>http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com
]http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com>http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com

Pat Price, Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
phone: 317-254-1185
Skype: patprice1
Email: <[ mailto:pat at patprice.org ]mailto:pat at patprice.org
>pat at patprice.org
<[ http://www.accessibleworld.org>http://www.accessibleworld.org
]http://www.accessibleworld.org>http://www.accessibleworld.org

 



Media Contacts for Additional Information:
Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee
Helping Hands for the Blind
818-998-0044
Email: boacosta at pacbell.net
http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com

Pat Price, Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
317-254-1185
Skype: patprice1
Email: pat at patprice.org
http://www.accessibleworld.org
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