JAWS

JAWS is a screen reading program designed to enable a blind user to operate a computer.

JAWS program

Getting Started with JAWS

There is a “Quick Start Guide”  which can be accessed through the Start Menu – ‘All Programs’, ‘JAWS 7.10’, ‘Manuals’.  This folder also contains a shortcut to JAWS ‘Keystroke Cards’  - these list the main keyboard shortcuts used by the program.

More Detailed Information

Our version of JAWS comes with a number of Daisy training manuals including topics like:

  • JAWS Basic Training
  • Placemarkers
  • Skim Reading

You can view these materials by selecting ‘FSReader Demo’ from the JAWS program Group

OnLine Information

Freedom Scientific publish an excellent resource on web browsing called “SurfsUp”. 

You can also download JAWS documentation from Freedom Scientific's web site.