The way I see things is that sighted people do not use the keyboard, so
why should blind people?  I sent an email message to a staff member at
GWMicro and he tells me that Window-eyes does not currently support
commercial voice recognition software.  How many other screenreader
manufactures support commercial voice recognition software?

You can learn more about Kurzweil VoicePlus and VoicePro on the web at
http://www.kurzweil.com/kurzweil/pcapps/voicepluspro/default.asp
Jim






   
   
   Kurzweil VoicePlus and VoicePro
          [LINK] Product Descriptions
          
   Kurzweil VoicePlus and Kurzweil VoicePro for Windows Release 2.5 are
   the latest versions of our large vocabulary, award-winning voice
   recognition system for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1x. Release 2.5
   combines Kurzweil AI's latest discreet speech recognition technology
   with its continuous digit recognizer, allowing users to rapidly and
   efficiently enter numeric data.
   
   Using Kurzweil VoicePlus and VoicePro, you can combine speech with the
   keyboard and mouse to develop an easy and natural approach to personal
   computing. The programs support voice input for navigation, which
   drives the Windows operating system and Windows-based applications on
   a command and control basis, and dictation, which enables the user to
   create text and enter data simply by speaking.
   
   Kurzweil VoicePlus comes with a 30,000 word active vocabulary, while
   Kurzweil VoicePro comes complete with a 60,000 word active vocabulary.
   Each includes an on-line dictionary, including acoustic models and
   spellings, for a total of 200,000 words. In addition, you can
   customize both editions by adding thousands of your own words and
   commands. You can even create a unique vocabulary suited to your
   professional specialty.
   
   Kurzweil VoicePlus and VoicePro provide built-in commands for Windows
   95, Windows 3.1x, QualComm's Eudora Pro, Intuit's Quicken, and for the
   most recent versions of the leading Windows software applications,
   including Microsoft Office, Lotus SmartSuite and CorelOffice. Users
   can easily voice-enable virtually all other Windows applications as
   well. Our enhanced Command Learning Feature ensures that all the words
   in any application added with Command Learning come in already
   trained.
   
   Kurzweil VoicePlus and VoicePro are easy to install, learn and use.
   The products are speaker-independent, require no initial training, and
   can be used right out-of-the-box with greater than 90% recognition
   accuracy. It also automatically adapts to users' speech and language
   patterns, boosting ongoing recognition accuracy to 97% and higher. In
   addition, our three new child profiles enable individuals under 17
   years of age to create user profiles which deliver superior
   recognition and throughput performance.
   
   Work more naturally with Kurzweil VoicePlus and VoicePro's new
   intuitive editing capability, Point & Fix. Users can now dictate (or
   type) lengthy documents in either Microsoft Word (6.0 or 7.0), then go
   back to any location within the document and easily make changes. All
   by VOICE! Now users can fully concentrate on text creation and
   content, leaving the editing for last. In addition, the Point & Fix
   method of editing is not only easier to use and far more flexible, but
   also increases dictation throughput due to the significant reduction
   in dictation interrupts.
   
   Kurzweil VoicePlus and VoicePro appeal to a wide range of users:
   Executives and professionals with limited typing skills; individuals
   whose jobs are keyboard and mouse intensive; students; computer
   novices as well as experts; and, those who are suffering from pain or
   injury from the repetitive motion of the keyboard and mouse. Kurzweil
   VoicePlus and VoicePro Release 2.5 support 'hands-free' control of the
   PC and can enhance personal computing power among all users.
   
   The Kurzweil VoicePlus product brief is available through our fax on
   demand service at 800-370-6950.
   
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