Name | Modified | Size | Downloads / Week |
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Winboard 4.5 for JAWS and NVDA | 2012-12-08 | ||
Winboard 4.5 Chess GUI for the blind and disabled - README.txt | 2018-01-15 | 1.5 kB | |
Keystrokes.doc | 2013-06-07 | 95.2 kB | |
Winboard 4.5 for JAWS.doc | 2013-06-07 | 99.8 kB | |
Setting Up WinBoard 4.5 for JAWS.doc | 2013-06-07 | 51.7 kB | |
README Winboard 4.5 for JAWS and NVDA.txt | 2013-01-19 | 2.2 kB | |
WinBoard-4.5.2-JAWS.exe | 2012-12-08 | 1.5 MB | |
Totals: 7 Items | 1.8 MB | 13 |
Winboard 4.5 Accessible Chess is a free, accessible Chess program for the blind or those who can not use a mouse, such as quadriplegics and the low sighted. It works automatically with the JAWS or the free NVDA screen reader, which provide vocal announcements of all moves made as well as a verbal inventory of any possible chess board position group or individual square condition, all accessed with keystroke shortcuts. The program supports full keyboard operation. Low sighted players will use high contrast mode and adjust board and piece color and most font sizes. Available languages are English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Russian. Pre-installed Chess engines called "Fruit" and "FairyMax" are ready for Grand Master strength and "Variant Chess" play or analysis. Games and analysis or both may be output to chess a notation file with the PGN extension readbale as text. Connect to the console to the internet Chess Server at FICS (Free Internet Chess Server) from within the program as 'guest' or with a personal account obtained at the FICS web sight and play humans of every skill level. Chat is also available through "ICS commands", type help. Read "Setting Up WinBoard 4.5 for JAWS.doc" for the quick start guide or "Winboard 4.5 for JAWS.doc" which is the full manual, both in the "doc" folder of the Winboard installation directory. Keyboard shortcuts are described in full in "keystrokes.doc". Best Regards David Acevedo chessmatch@att.net