How do I use a screen reader like Window Eyes or JAWS with Logger Pro?

We have worked very closely with Independence Science and its President Cary Supalo to ensure that Logger Pro 3.7 and later work well using Screen Readers like Window-Eyes or JAWS. In addition to using either Window-Eyes or Jaws with Logger Pro, you will also need either the Window-Eyes App or the Jaws Scripts to allow full access and utilization by the Blind of Logger Pro.

Independence Science
3000 Kent Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47906
http://www.independencescience.com
1-866-862-9665

Independence Science offers a complete solution for teachers of blind students. The company sells the LabQuest with Voice (known as the Talking LabQuest), Sensors/Probes, Screen Readers, Screen Reader Apps and Scripts, Logger Pro, as well as offering training for teachers and students on how to use the system.

The 3.8.5.1 version of Logger Pro for Windows has a number of major improvements for persons with disabilities. These features are listed under the File/Accessibility menu item.

The document below (in Word) was written by Doug Lee and sent to us by Cary Supalo, explains how to use JAWS Scripts with Logger Pro 3.6.1 and newer. It is a 9-page document.

http://www.vernier.com/til/files/1884/JAWS_with_Logger_Pro.doc

Below is the first part of the document:

JAWS Scripts for Logger Pro 3.6
Last Revised June, 2008
This file documents the scripts prepared by SSB BART Group for use with Logger Pro 3.6. These scripts were tested with JAWS 7.1, 8.0, and 9.0 and with Logger Pro 3.5, 3.6.0, and 3.6.1. They may work with JAWS versions as far back as 6.0, but this is not verified. These scripts may also work with later Logger Pro versions but will not work well with older ones. Some features, such as complete announcement of tables and live sensor readings, will not work as well in Logger Pro versions older than 3.6.1.

Installing JAWS Scripts
The JAWS scripts can be downloaded from the ILAB web site at: http://ilab.psu.edu

Be sure to download the zip file for Logger Pro 3.6.1. Once this file has been successfully downloaded, JAWS must be running prior to the user clicking on the zip file to run the automatic installer, which will place all of the necessary script files in the script folder under, Explore my settings.”

The JAWS Command Key System: How It Works
Most JAWS commands implemented for LoggerPro consist of a prefix key followed by one or more separate keystrokes. This allows a large number of commands without conflicting with Logger Pro's native commands This multi-key system works very much like a set of standard Windows menus in that commands are grouped into logical sets. For example, commands that deal with sensors begin with the Command key followed by the letter S. In this document, such a
Sequence will be written as "Command S."

The prefix key that starts JAWS commands, which will from now on be called the "Command" key, is the left square bracket ([). If it becomes necessary to type a left bracket into Logger Pro itself, it can be done simply by pressing it twice in succession. Keys typed after the Command key will only be seen by JAWS, not by Logger Pro, until the key sequence is exited.

Some key sequences exit when finished, like Windows menus also do. For convenience though, some do not. For example, the first sensor's current live reading can be announced via Command S 1. Typing digits right after the 1 will continue to announce other sensor readings. Pressing any key that is not part of a sequence will exit the sequence, though Esc is the preferred method for exiting a sequence that does not exit automatically when finished. JAWS will
Play a short door-closing sound whenever a command sequence exits, so the user will be ware that the sequence is completed and keys will again behave normally.