Hello Megan, Leon & other interested parties.



For those of us with limited sight, ZoomText with speech can be the best of
both worlds. After using ZoomText magnifier for a few months in the early 90
's, I realized I was in need of speech if I was going to be productive with
my computer. I wasn't able to read fast enough to get anything done. I was
an extremely slow reader.



ZoomText with speech allows me to find what I need with the magnification
and read it with the speech element. We adapt the software to our needs. I
know of a ZoomText user who uses the lens window at extreme magnification
and it works for him.



The speech element acts as a feedback feature. I am able to hear what I am
seeing in order to click or select the object.  ZoomText has many features
for people to adapt for their needs. The latest and coolest feature is the
desktop finder. Not only does it list all icons on the desktop, system tray,
and everything else on the hard drive. I use it all the time to pull up
frequently used files off my hard drive.



ZoomText has helped me keep my financial independence with online banking.



Sign me a 10 plus year user of ZoomText.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Megan McHugh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: Enlarging print


: Hi Leon,
:
: Do you use Zoomtext to enlarge the screen on your
: computer?  I work with someone who has Macular
: Degeneration and he uses ZoomText with about 8x
: magnification and also uses the Zoomtext text to
: speech feature. ZoomText is one of a few similar
: screen magnification programs that also have
: speech, I understand.  However, I have noticed
: that when using Zoomtext at the large
: magnification levels that some require, it can be
: rather cumbersome and slow as you can only view a
: very small area of the screen at a time.  My
: observation has been in some cases that a person
: who uses text to speech programs such as Window
: Eyes or Jaws may be able to operate the computer
: more efficiently than scanning around with huge
: magnification. This depends on the ability to
: touch type and use and remember certain
: keystrokes, of course.
:
: Anyway, just my observations here.
:
: Megan
:
:
:
:
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