Greetings!

Talk to the people at Henter Joyce, I believe that JAWS for Windows
supports this stuff.

At 12:02 9/04/98 -0400, you wrote:
>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?
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>You can learn more about Kurzweil VoicePlus and VoicePro on the web at
>http://www.kurzweil.com/kurzweil/pcapps/voicepluspro/default.asp
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>   Kurzweil VoicePlus and VoicePro
>          [LINK] Product Descriptions
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>   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.
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>   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.
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>   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.
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>   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.
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>   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.
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>   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.
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>   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.
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>   The Kurzweil VoicePlus product brief is available through our fax on
>   demand service at 800-370-6950.
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>   [INLINE] Product Description
>   [INLINE] Key Features
>   [INLINE] System Requirements
>   [INLINE] Frequently Asked Questions
>   [INLINE] Supported Applications
>   [INLINE] Downloadable Product Brief
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