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What email clients/websites do you use? (self.Blind)
submitted 8y ago by IAmAHistoryMajor
My Grandmother has been blind most of her life, but got a computer from the state about 7 years ago. She was taught to use Jaws on Windows XP, using Outlook for Email and Internet Explorer for web browsing. Her old laptop recently stopped working more or less, so we got her a new one but were forced to use Windows 8.1. Trying to make the transition smooth, we kept Internet Explorer and are currently using NVDA for screen reading, and I got her OpenOffice as a close replacement to Microsoft Word 2003. The one thing I have not been able to find is an email replacement that is easy to navigate using only keyboard commands.
Based on this information, do you have better suggestions for free replacements or what Email client I can use to help her?
Based on this information, do you have better suggestions for free replacements or what Email client I can use to help her?
Nighthawk321 2 points
I use Gmail with Firefox. There's a button at the top of the Gmail page that syas basic HTML view. When clicked, it rearranges everything nice and neet for screen readers.
IAmAHistoryMajor [OP] 1 points
I've never noticed that button before now. Thank you very much!
Nighthawk321 1 points
Yeah no problem.
fastfinge 2 points
Have you tried Mozilla Thunderbird? Personally, I just use the GMail website, as it's accessible with NVDA these days, but a lot of people find Thunderbird a easier to manage.
IAmAHistoryMajor [OP] 2 points
I'll look into it! Thank you very much
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