This site contains a set of guides for users of the Jaws screen reader. They cover various aspects of Windows and a few useful applications, and they will also be useful to users of other screen readers. All the guides are free.
May 14th, 2019
The Guide to Audacity has been updated for version 2.3.2 of this free multi-track audio editor. In addition to working well with Jaws and NVDA, this version of Audacity now works well with the Narrator screen reader on Windows 10. One of the new features of this version is that no additional software has to be installed to be able to export audio in the MP3 format.
March 11th, 2019
The Jaws guide to the Taskbar on Windows 10 has been updated to cover the October 2018 update. As before, it covers the Start menu, search, Cortana, the taskbar buttons, the notification area, and notifications.
For those using Windows 10 before this update, the previous version of the guide is still available: Jaws guide to the Taskbar on Windows 10 version 1803.
October 1st, 2018
The Jaws guide to Audacity has been updated for version 2.3.0 of this free multi-track audio editor. One of the new features is punch and roll recording, which allows you to easily correct mistakes immediately after you’ve made them.
August 1st, 2018
The Jaws guide to the Taskbar on Windows 10 has been updated to cover the Windows 10 April 2018 update. As before, it covers the Start menu, search, Cortana, the taskbar buttons, the notification area, and notifications.
For those using Windows 10 before this update, the previous version of the guide is still available: Jaws guide to the Taskbar on Windows 10 version 1709.
January 24th, 2018
The Jaws guide to File Explorer on Windows 10 has been updated to cover the Windows 10 fall creators update. The guide now includes a description of OneDrive’s Files On-Demand option.