With the evolution and progress of screen reader technology, it seems that they get more and more sophisticated all the time, Window Eyes from GW Micro is no exception.
“Window-Eyes gives total control over what you hear and how you hear it. Plus, with its enhanced Braille support that control is extended to what you feel as well. On top of all that, the power and stability of Window-Eyes means that most applications work right out of the box with no need for endless tinkering in order to get them to function properly.” – www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes
Window Eyes converts components of the Microsoft operating system and synthesizes it into speech so the user can have complete access and control over their information and computer. The idea is that modifications to the operating system will be minimal, because Window Eyes was designed with Microsoft in mind, the transition should be seamless with minimal configuration necessary.
Window-Eyes Feature List
Custom apps (and support for app development) provide users with the tools to enhance the accessibility and usability of third party applications, the operating system, and even Window-Eyes itself. GW Micro is also proud to offer App Central, a centralized app repository where both users and developers can gather to distribute and discuss Window-Eyes apps.
Support for Excel 2000/XP/2003/2007/2010 Support
Support for Word 2000/XP/2003/2007/2010
Revolutionary PowerPoint 2000/XP/2003/2007/2010 Support
Complete Access to Microsoft Outlook 2000/XP/2003/2007/2010 Calendar and Email
Easily Read and Access Email Headers (including Attachments) in Outlook and Outlook Express
Powerful Internet Support with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox
Remote Access with Citrix Metaframe XP!
Tip of the Day
Powerful Set File Manager
Remote Access with Microsoft Terminal Services!
Multiple Keyboard Layouts
Remote Access with Microsoft Windows XP Remote Desktop!
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Menu Levels
Includes Microsoft Speech Software Synthesizer!
Includes DECtalk Access 32!
Includes Ten Eloquence Voices!
MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility) Support
Support for all video systems
Ability to read text under the mouse pointer as it moves
Switch Braille displays on the fly
Switch synthesizers on the fly
More Supported Braille Displays than the Competition
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Mobile and Network Installation Options
Text, PDF, Windows Help, Daisy, HTML Documentation
Works with many applications “out of the box.” Little or no extra configuration required.
No Authorization Keys (applies to U.S, Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand)
First to support Adobe PDF, Macromedia Flash, and more
Unprecedented Stability and Performance
!Feature available at no extra cost.