Assistive Technology

Student will correctly start their assistive technology program.

The teacher should setup the needed software so the student can easily begin and use the program to access the following lessons. If you need help customizing the programs, please refer to the advanced lessons on JAWS or Zoomtext, or refer to your assistive technology program manual.

Generally, Windows should be setup so assistive technology can be easily started with a keyboard command. Mainstream applications such as a word processor should be placed on the Start Menu. In this way, any student can sit in front of a classroom computer and begin the program they need. If only one student uses the computer, the application can be programmed to start each time the computer boots up. If you need help, see the advanced lessons on setting up Windows for a blind or low vision student or refer to your Windows help file.

JAWS Screen Reader Keyboard Commands

The following are basic keyboard commands used only in the JAWS screen reading program. These are not available unless you have JAWS running on your computer.  There are many more keyboard commands available in JAWS, however only the most commonly used commands are listed.

Keystrokes

·         CTRL - Interrupt Speech

·         Right arrow - move cursor to the right and say next character

·         Left arrow  - move cursor to the left and say previous character

·         Up arrow  - move cursor up one line and speaks the whole line

·         Down arrow  - move cursor down one line and speaks the whole line

·         Ctrl-right arrow  - move cursor one word to the right and say word

·         Ctrl-left arrow  - move cursor one word to the left and say word

·         Number pad 5  - say current character

·         Insert-5  - (both on the number keypad) say current word

·         Insert-5-5 -  (both on the number keypad) spells the current word

·         Insert-2  - (both on the number keypad) Say All command - will speak from the cursor to the end of the document

·         Insert-8  - (both on the number keypad) will read the current line

·         Insert-f  - says font attributes (point size, bold, center, etc.)

·         Insert-t  - reads the active title bar

·         Insert-Page Down  - reads the bottom line of window (Status bar)

·         Insert-v  - adjust JAWS verbosity;  – hHow much information will JAWSyou give me

·         Insert-2 (two above the letter w) - Adjust typing echo; – Lletters, words, both, none

·         Insert-f4  - Shut down JAWS

Zoomtext Screen Magnification Keyboard Commands

The following are basic keyboard commands used only in the Zoomtext screen magnification program. These are not available unless you have Zoomtext running on your computer.  There are many more keyboard commands available in Zoomtext, however only the most commonly used commands are listed.

Keystrokes

·         Alt+ (plus on the number keypad) increase magnification 2x, 3x, 4x, etc

·         Alt- (minus on the number keypad) decrease magnification 6x, 5x, 4x, etc

·         Alt-Del (Delete-key in the 6-pak keypad) screen magnification to 1x (no magnification)

·         Alt-Ins (Insert-key in the 6-pak keypad) screen magnification to previous setting

·         Shift-Ctrl-cf Turn color filtering on or off (negative or positive screen)

·         Alt-arrow move view of the screen in the direction of the arrow without moving the cursor

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