[ddots-l] music notation software accessible with nvda
- From: Rusty Perez <rustys.lists@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:47:04 -0700
Hi folks,
Every few years I go through a phase where I really think I should
learn how to read and use braille music. I immediately backtrack
thinking, 1. I've gone many years and had success in what I do without
reading Braille Music. and 2. I only have two hands!
Just recently I've been learning about Lime Aloud and have again been
toying with the thought that maybe that would be what I need. I could
study the music,listening to it, and, with the use of a Braille
Display, (if I got Good feel,) learn to read it as well along with the
other modalities. I've long composed music in my head but had no
practical way of notating it.
Here's my struggle. I do not own JAWS and studying music in 40 minute
sperts with the last 10 or so minutes being pestered every few minutes
and requiring a restart to use it again is NOT ideal.
Does any one know of an accessible program similar to lime which NVDA
would work with?
I know I'm stepping in to dangerous territory here, but I'll just go
out on a limb and say that I am an NVDA user because I cannot afford
JFW and do not see the value in paying so much, on an ongoing basis,
when a perfectly capable alternative exists ... until now.
Since Good Feel and Lime Aloud are limited to use with JFW, it
effectively makes them $1000.00 more with little to show for it over
NVDA.
And, on the other hand, while NVDA is a GREAT screen reader, and gives
great access to almost everything, less affluent blind musicians are
kept behind the velvet rope, if you will, since access to well
designed music notation software is out of reach without JFW.
I'm sure there would be some of us who would take DD up on their
payment plan if the software worked with NVDA.
In the mean-time, has any one had any success with NVDA and any other
music notation options?
Thanks!
Rusty
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