#Keystroke app for mac mac os#
#Keystroke app for mac free#

Several important problems I encountered dealt with how my VoiceOver, my screen reader, interacted with Keystroke text. (Admittedly, there was a “help” file, but I was trying to emulate the experience of a novice computer user.) It would be helpful if the app were to have an Instructor Mode (to remove lesson instructions for users working with another person who is familiar with the setup) and an Independent Mode (which would include the instructions for users practicing alone). (The developer, Tyler Thompson, did tell us that this is one of the major updates planned for the next release.) The app is not difficult to use, yet it did not explain what was expected and what task should be performed to complete lessons. Incorporating more instructions would assist users new to computers and screen readers. The Keystroke tutorial did not provide much instruction before lessons. The instructions provided throughout the tutorial, specific issues regarding screen reader verbosity, the inability to save individual user statistics and the visual design of the program could be improved with minor changes to make Keystroke a more well-rounded, powerful tool for teachers of students who are blind or have low vision…and even for blind users themselves. I liked the program overall, but noticed a few areas that need improvement. I completed several lessons to see how the program progressed and to test its consistency. I reviewed Keystroke on my MacBook Air using the integrated VoiceOver screen reader.

#Keystroke app for mac mac os#

The program is available for Windows and Mac OS X, and works with the most popular text-to-speech solutions (JAWS, Windows Eyes, NVDA and VoiceOver).

#Keystroke app for mac free#

The New Mexico Commission for the Blind has developed a free program, Keystroke, to teach touch-typing to blind and visually-impaired students using their preferred screen reader.

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