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JAWS for Windows 95-98-ME & XP Home

Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.

An excellent screen review product!

JAWS for Windows is a screen review product that is true 32 bit application, which will take advantage of all power available in Windows 98 and provide faster response, even with software synthesizers and Braille displays. It has the ability to reformat complex web pages and list links alphabetically in a list box when used with Internet Explorer 4.0.1. Options allow users to adjust voice settings such as volume, rate and pitch. Jaws for Windows incorporates innovative features including a macro language enabling you to program around any application difficulties, and a cursor approach which eliminates the need for a seperate review mode. Software package includes manual, reference guide in Braille and audio cassette training tapes.

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JAWS  for Windows 95-98-ME & XP Home

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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Eight In A Row: Developing Pre-Reading Skills

Before a child can learn to read, there are essential "pre-reading" skills that a child must master. Three of the most important are sequencing, left-right progression, and time progression (before and after). All can be explored and practiced with Eight In A Row. The puzzles show scenes that are familiar to most children. There is a child making a painting and a child getting up in the morning. Each piece has only one place to fit it onto the next piece, so children with delayed fine motor skills can usually manage the puzzle-fitting with a minimum of frustration.

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