How is using a refreshable Braille display different than using speech in JAWS?
If you use speech-only in JAWS, you will use hotkeys to perform tasks such as saving a file. If you use a Braille display, you will become familiar with how the screen is laid out so that you can easily scroll to menu options. You can then use a cursor routing button to click on, for example, a Web link or a letter in a misspelled word you want to edit, instead of using the keyboard to perform these functions. Most people who use a Braille display use a combination of cursor routing buttons and hotkeys. If you use a Braille display, you will notice rather quickly that certain abbreviations are used; list views (lv), symbols (sb), scroll buttons (scrup/dn) and links (lnk) in order to conserve space on the Braille display. Additionally, links are usually underlined with dots 7 and 8. You can adjust how many of these abbreviations you see in the JAWS Verbosity menu (Insert+V) or in the Configuration Manager.
