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[blind helper]

I have a customer who has been using avast free 4.8 with a JAWS screen reader. She was recently upgraded to Avast 5 and nolonger has any ability to access the Avast with her screen reader. Does this mean she now needs a new AV program and are there any recomended ( she moved to avast when Norton and AVG became unfriendly to the screen readers).

[igor]

It will hopefully be improved in the next builds - but yes, the initial version of avast! 5.0 isn't very friendly in this respect.

[blind helper]

So what is the immediate solution? Its OK to say it wil get better but that is not helpful now.

[Sesame]

So what is the immediate solution? Its OK to say it wil get better but that is not helpful now.

I guess so.  Probably, possible option is to downgrade to 4.8 and wait till 5.x becomes more "friendly" in this respect.

You can find 4.8 version here.

[blind helper]

but is there still support for 4.8? the message displayed causing the update in the first place said that support was ended.

[DavidR]

Support for 4.8 won't stop immediately and it has been said that it will probably continue for 6-12 months after 5.0 was released/ This however, was the personal thought of one of the developers (not official), so I would say it is a reasonable guestimate.

[kariuro]

I have a customer who has been using avast free 4.8 with a JAWS screen reader. She was recently upgraded to Avast 5 and nolonger has any ability to access the Avast with her screen reader. Does this mean she now needs a new AV program and are there any recomended ( she moved to avast when Norton and AVG became unfriendly to the screen readers).

Please try avast 6 it works very wel with jaws 

[Bluesman]

Why did you bump this old thread?

[DavidR]

Again - Do you really think a reply to a topic that is over a year old on a very old avast version advisable. The OP hasn't been back to the forums since 25 Feb 2010.

[Lisandro]

Anyway, thanks for trying to help a blind user