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Sample Goal and Data Collection Tool for JAWS Voice Assistant Commands

Updated as of September 7, 2024.

Measurable Annual JAWS Voice Command Goal

In one-on-one instruction with the Teacher of Students with Blindness/Visual Impairments, when utilizing a computer with the screen reader JAWS, STUDENT will score a minimum total of 286 (average of 4.4 per task) in three out of four consecutive bi-weekly running records on the following rubric using voice commands to perform each of the tasks on the rubric set forth below.

Rubric for Annual JAWS Voice Command Goal

Rubric scoring

5: Proficient: Able to complete task independently and efficiently without prompts for the correct command.

4: Capable: Able to complete task independently, but inefficient (needs time to remember the command).

3: Satisfactory: Able to complete the task when supported by verbal prompts or directions.

2: Emerging: A limited degree of competence in completing the task, even with verbal guidance.

1: Beginning: Unable to perform the task.

Link to JAWS Voice Assistant Commands Goal Data Collection Tool for download (Note: Answers are listed)

Tasks for Assessment [All skills listed; if needed, edit according to student’s individualized needs]

  1. Display Voice Assistant help topic
  2. Say the time
  3. Say the date
  4. Display the Window List dialog box
  5. Display the Select a System Tray Icon dialog box
  6. Speak the battery level and network connection status
  7. Display messages from Freedom Scientific
  8. Display the history of recent notifications
  9. Speak the most recent Windows notification
  10. Display the Commands Search dialog box
  11. Turn Keyboard Help on/off
  12. Display the Keyboard Manager dialog box
  13. Display the Dictionary Manager dialog box
  14. Display the Settings Center dialog box
  15. Display the Braille Math Editor
  16. Turn the Screen Shade on or off
  17. Turn Audio Ducking on or off
  18. Turn Braille Viewer on or off
  19. Turn Text Viewer on or off
  20. Tell a joke
  21. Temporarily increase the voice rate
  22. Temporarily decrease the voice rate
  23. Temporarily set the voice rate to a specific number
  24. Toggle between Speech On Demand and Full Speech
  25. Display the Select a Voice Profile dialog box
  26. Route JAWS speech left and current application audio right
  27. Route JAWS speech right and current application audio left
  28. Restore sound balance to the default
  29. Begin selecting a block of text
  30. Select all text between your current location and where you marked the start of the selection
  31. Say currently selected text
  32. Return to start of selection
  33. Append selected text to the clipboard
  34. Use the JAWS Cursor
  35. Use the PC Cursor
  36. Use the Touch Cursor
  37. Turn the Virtual PC cursor on or off
  38. OCR the selected file
  39. OCR the currently opened PDF file
  40. OCR the current window
  41. OCR the screen
  42. OCR the current control
  43. OCR from a camera
  44. OCR from a scanner
  45. Stop the OCR
  46. Display the JAWS speech history
  47. Copy speech history to clipboard
  48. Clear the speech history
  49. Display the list of links
  50. Display the list of headings
  51. Display the list of graphics
  52. Display the list of tables
  53. Display the list of form fields
  54. Next glance highlight
  55. Previous glance highlight
  56. Display the list of glance highlights
  57. Announce address of currently selected link
  58. Assign a custom label
  59. Display the list of links
  60. Display the list of graphics
  61. Display the list of comments
  62. Go to the first comment
  63. Go to the next comment
  64. Go to the previous comment
  65. Go to the last comment
  66. Display the list of grammatical errors
  67. Go to the next grammatical error
  68. Go to the previous grammatical error
  69. Display the list of spelling errors
  70. Go to the next spelling error
  71. Go to the previous spelling error
  72. Display the list of headings
  73. Go to the first heading
  74. Go to the next heading
  75. Go to the previous heading
  76. Go to the last heading
  77. Display the list of tables
  78. Go to the first table
  79. Go to the next table
  80. Go to the previous table
  81. Go to the last table
  82. Go to the first page
  83. Go to the next page
  84. Go to the previous page
  85. Go to the last page
  86. Display the list of form fields
  87. Go to the first form field
  88. Go to the next form field
  89. Go to the previous form field
  90. Go to the last form field
  91. Go to the first section
  92. Go to the next section
  93. Go to the previous section
  94. Go to the last section
  95. Set temporary PlaceMarker in document
  96. Open the Math Viewer
  97. Voice Commands for General Outlook Navigation
  98. Go to the Calendar view
  99. Go to the Messages view
  100. Go to the Contacts view
  101. Go to the Tasks view
  102. Go to the Notes view
  103. Go to Attachments
  104. Announce address of currently selected link
  105. Display the list of links
  106. Display the list of headings
  107. Go to the first heading
  108. Go to the next heading
  109. Go to the previous heading
  110. Go to the last heading
  111. Display the list of graphics
  112. Display the list of tables
  113. Go to the first table
  114. Go to the next table
  115. Go to the previous table
  116. Go to the last table
  117. Display the list of form fields
  118. Go to the first form field
  119. Go to the next form field
  120. Go to the previous form field
  121. Go to the last form field
  122. Move to the next reply in an open email message thread
  123. Move to the previous reply in an open email message thread
  124. Display the list of grammatical errors
  125. Go to the next grammatical error
  126. Go to the previous grammatical error
  127. Display the list of spelling errors
  128. Go to the next spelling error
  129. Go to the previous spelling error
  130. Start or end a Tandem session
  131. Display text of current control in Virtual Viewer
  132. Copy text of current control to clipboard
  133. Display text of current window in Virtual Viewer
  134. Copy text of current window to clipboard
  135. Announce application version details
  136. Display application version details in Virtual Viewer
  137. Copy application version details to clipboard
  138. Close and restart JAWS

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