Getting a blind user started on the web
I am a sited person (with decent IT skills) seeking to assist my blind/low vision best friend with a doctorate in psychology become enabled with using the internet and other IT productivity tools. The beginning of this quest has started with only 100 hours of internet research on what is available in accessiblity tools. It seems apparent from reading your postings that many lessons lie ahead 
. So far it appears that JAWS, Jawbone, and DNS professional are the launching point for the basics in accessibility software. Any suggestions for website links or comments to steer me down the right path would be appreciated. Nice to see a forum for a group with a well directed cause. 
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Hi asuezq,
Welcome to the forums, I've moved this post and changed the title as I think you'll have a better chance of getting a response
Cheers,
Nigel
Accessify Forum Administrator ~ Nigel Peck / MIS Web Design
"Everything I say is not meant to be set in stone" - Van Morrison
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FWIW, JAWS is an overpriced bit of software that while powerful leaves much to desire.
As a sighted person myself, I can't comment much more than what friends and colleagues have told me.
I'll dig up the name of an alternative screen reader that works well according to a colleague of mine, that costs about $90, as opposed to the $1200 for JAWS.
Nic
"A community that excludes even one of its members is no community at all" - D.Wilkins
http://accessibility.net.nz
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Given that you're a person with decent IT skills, you may want to give Emacspeak a try. It is Linux only which may not be what you're looking for, but from what I hear it is supposed to be a pretty good alternative to JAWS, etc. Not to mention the fact that it's totally free ... 
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