Blind tech user said on 2012/11/19 at 12:27 pm
I have the full virsion of JAWS, but I imagine the stupid prices of JAWS, Braille Senses or other things means most blind people can't get them.
Thankfully, there is a compleatly free screen reader. It is called Thunder, and is actually the first screen reader I used to help me learn a computer.
It works in the same idea of other screen readers I suppose, with different shortcut keys for most popular apps and programmes.
When you download Thunder, it doesn't work with internet explorer, instead you get a text-only browser called Webbie. What this does is it loads up any webpage, but cuts out all the text and other rubbish we don't really need, and gives us a nice simple virsion.
One thing I would say, is the reason I changed to JAWS is that Thunder and Webbie eventually felt a bit too basic for me, but Thunder could be used just for daily computer things the same as JAWS.
There is a youtube video demo about it hear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCs48NjhHRg
part 2 should be under related videos.
It can also be downloaded hear:
http://www.screenreader.net/index.php?pageid=11
Reply to this and let me know what you think or if you have any problems.
miller dan said on 19/11/2012 at 12:27 pm
hi fatima you will find webbie at www.webbie.org.uk hope this helps.
Fatima said on 18/11/2012 at 4:07 pm
Hi I downloaded thunder but I can't find webie can anyone help
Fatima said on 01/11/2012 at 1:38 pm
Hi I haven't used this software but from listening to the video it sounds good
DJP_1996 said on 29/10/2012 at 5:38 pm
I'm also using Thunder since May, when I found it in 2011 I faced some complications and uninstalled it from my computer, but this year I downloaded it again and then it gave me an American version, even tho it's free you only get American version even when you click on the English flag on the website where you download it. However I contacted the man who invented it and he said that for £25 I can get an English voice, so it's free to a certain extent if you don't like American version you might have to contact the people behind Thunder and ask for an English voice and then you might have to pay, however compaired to prices of Supernova or other software this is very cheap. But I'm currently using Thunder and I have to say that without it I wouldn't be able to use a computer at all so it's very helpful.