Hi Janet, I'm glad you've got something working for now. Based on your
description I think it's unlikely JAWS scripts are being used. I am sure
there's a way somewhere to check if JAWS scripts have been installed or not
but I don't know where it is located in JAWS.

So as far as object navigation and NVDA is concerned, it's essentially the
equivalent of the JAWS touch cursor or whatever Window eyes called it. The
equivalent of the JAWS cursor is screen review/review cursor. I'm only
familiar with laptop keyboard layout but I know many others can explain the
desktop layout keystrokes.

So object nav is essentially moving between groups of object, so:
- to move to the next object, press NVDA shift right arrow
- to move to the previous object, press NVDA shift left arrow
- to move between groups of objects, press NVDA+shift+up/down arrow.

NVDA is in object review move by default. To cycle between review modes,
press control+page up/page down.
There's also an exercise in this in process post that I suggest trying to
help get a better understanding of object navigation.
https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-20th-november-2020/
It's under the heading "using object navigation in Windows 10 settings).

Object nav does take some getting used to if you used a different screen
reader in the past, but once you grasp it, you can access a lot more
information. Hope this helps.

On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 12:40 PM Janet Brandly <jbrandly@...> wrote:

Hello Quentin and all,



Yes, I have contacted the software developer about its inaccessibility.
The sense I get is that since it is, at least to them, compatible with
JAWS, that is sufficient. In fact, the software is only partially
accessible with JAWS.



Fortunately, I was able to obtain an annual license for JAWS. The amount
of income I will get from this job will never be enough to live on. As
for
whether or not JAWS is using scripts, I have no idea. I am only learning
as
much of it as I need to in order to do the work. It seems to be a huge
and
extremely complicated piece of software, 95% of which I will never use.
If
it weren’t for the license there is no way I could ever afford it.



Quinten, thank you for those links. I am not familiar with object
navigation, etc. However, I would still like to find someone to take a
look
at this program to see whether or not it could be used with NVDA before
diving into that information.



Thanks for all of your input. Any more comments or recommendations are
greatly appreciated.



Janet



*From:* nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> *On Behalf Of *Quentin
Christensen
*Sent:* October 21, 2021 7:02 PM
*To:* nvda@nvda.groups.io
*Subject:* Re: [nvda] Looking for a certified NVDA trainer in Canada



Have you talked to the company (or developers) about the accessibility of
the package? As others have asked, do you know if it uses Jaws scripts
to
enable it to work with Jaws?



If regular navigation isn't getting you around the software, are you
familiar with the review cursor and object navigation? They are NVDA
concepts for moving around text and objects which is otherwise
inaccessible with normal navigation. You can find them in the User
Guide:
https://www.nvaccess.org/files/nvda/documentation/userGuide.html#NavigatingWithNVDA
but if you are not already familiar with them, I'd strongly recommend the
Basic Training for NVDA which goes into much more depth on them and has
exercises and activities to practice your skills:
https://www.nvaccess.org/product/basic-training-for-nvda-ebook/



Kind regards



Quentin.



On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 5:58 AM Janet Brandly <jbrandly@...> wrote:

Hello,



I am looking for someone in Canada certified in NVDA training to work
with
me to see whether there is any way to use NVDA with the proprietary
software used by the company I contract for. The program is supposedly
only
compatible with JAWS which I am using now. I have tried NVDA with no
success. NVDA is so much faster and more responsive. I would really like
to
be able to use it if possible. This would involve sharing my screen as
the
software is tied to my computer. If this is something that you may be
able
to help me with, please contact me directly at jbrandly@.... I will
compensate you for your time.



Thank you,



Janet Brandly




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