Access JAWS on the STC Lab Desktop in IUanyWare
On this page:
- Overview
- Before you begin
- Access JAWS on the STC Desktop with IUanyWare
- End the IUanyWare session
- Learn more
Overview
This guide is will walk you through the process of accessing JAWS, the screen reader software on an STC Desktop in IUanyware.
Before you begin
You will need to have the latest version of the Citrix Workspace app installed on your computer before using IUanyWare (see Install the Citrix Workspace app).
You will also need a copy of JAWS with the remote access add-in on your local computer. This will allow your local copy of JAWS to communicate with the version on the STC Lab Desktop. To verify that you have remote access and it is enable on your local copy of JAWS, do the following:
- In the JAWS window, navigate to the
Enter
.
menu and press - Press the up arrow until you find the
Enter
.
menu, and then press
- If you want to be able to read the About dialog line by line, virtualize the current window with
Insert
-Alt
-W
. - Home Use Edition of JAWS: The Home Use Edition of JAWS that is available through IU for download does not include the remote access add-on and can't be used to communicate with JAWS on the STC Lab Desktop in IUanyWare.
Access JAWS on the STC Desktop with IUanyWare
- Make sure JAWS is running on your local computer.
-
Log into IUanyWare.
- Select the link.
- Select the button. You may wish to check the box to always perform the launch receiver action.
- Now you will be on the IUanyWare website. Select the
Tab
key once more to get to the list of desktops.
tab, and then press the - Select the link.
- You will be prompted about launching Citrix receiver.
- The "STC Desktop – Desktop viewer" window will open. Press
Ctrl
-Alt
-Break
and then the down arrow to navigate to full screen mode. PressEnter
to activate it.Note:If your keyboard does not have aBreak
key, pressCtrl
-Fn
-Alt
-B
instead. - Press
Windows
-R
and typeJAWS2022
. PressEnter
.- If needed, you can temporarily enable Narrator (
Windows
-Ctrl
-Enter
).
- If needed, you can temporarily enable Narrator (
- JAWS 2022 should open the startup wizard. You can choose to close out of it or make changes.
- After exiting the startup wizard, you will be able to access everything on the STC Desktop.
End the IUanyWare session
- Press the
Windows
key, and thenShift
-Tab
twice. You will hear something such as "toggle start navigation". - Press the down arrow until you get to user settings and account, and press
Enter
. - Select
Enter
.Note:The first timeShift
-Tab
is pressed, JAWS may not announce anything.
and press
If you experience issues using JAWS, contact your campus Support Center.
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Last modified on 2023-08-16 15:40:16.