At CSUN '98, Intuit, the publisher of the Quicken financial manager, and Alva Access, the publisher of the Outspoken screen reader, made a presentation on using Quicken with speech and braille access from Outspoken. Here is a handout that was distributed, which makes reference to other compatible accessibility aids as well. ---------- Information from Quickenþs web site Quicken is the fastest, easiest program available to painlessly organize your personal finances. Over 10 million satisfied customers have made our Quicken family of products the #1 best-selling personal finance software in the world. Why is Quicken so hugely popular? It's because... Quicken is Easy to Learn and Easy to Use: It looks and works just like your checkbook so it's easy to learn. Step-by-step instructions show you how to use all of Quicken. Quicken Keeps You Organized: Quicken manages all of your finances. Tracks checking, savings, credit cards, investments, and loans. Creates budgets, reports, and graphs to show you where your money goes. Quicken Saves You Time and Hassles: Schedules your bills and reminds you when they are due. Pays bills and balances your accounts faster than by hand. Quicken Is Always there for You: Get online support via the Web right from within Quicken for no-hassle answers to common questions whenever you need them. Technical support is available over the phone if you have questions. Pay bills quickly Send online payments to anyone, anywhere from your U.S. checking account. Eliminate the hassle of stamps, envelopes and post office trips. Easy to learn and easy to use Looks and works just like your checkbook, so it's easy to learn. Step-by-step instructions show you how to use all of Quicken. Keeps you organized Quicken manages all your finances. Track checking, savings, credit cards, investments, and loans. Create budgets, reports, charts, and graphs to show you where your money's going. Saves you time and hassles Quicken schedules your bills and reminds you of when they are due. You can pay your bills and balance your accounts faster than by hand. Access online technical support Get access to online support via the Web from within Quicken for no-hassle answers to common questions whenever you need them. Online banking - Stay on top of your finances without the hassle! With online banking, you don't have to wait for your monthly statement to reconcile your balances because you can download your account information as often as you like. And each time you download your financial data, Quicken updates your accounts with just a few simple mouse clicks. Online payment - Let Quicken take care of the bills! Online payment is the fastest, easiest way to pay bills. Online payment lets you skip the hassles of writing checks by hand, looking for envelopes and licking stamps. With online payment there's nothing new to learn. All you have to do is fill in the payee information and the amount, just like you would when writing a paper check. Online payment works with any U.S. checking account. You can schedule payments, such as a mortgage, car or house payment, to be made when you're away. You never have to worry about late or missed payments again. Enjoy the many benefits of Intuit Online Payment Pay any company or any person--from the gas company to the baby-sitter. No more late or missed payments. Pay the amount you want and choose the delivery date. Save money on late payment fees. Earn interest on your savings up to the time your payment is cashed. Schedule payments in advance for when you're away. Payments are entered in your software register for you -- automatically! How does it work? Payments are made through electronic transfer or by check to your designated payee. For a payee that can receive an electronic payment, CheckFree sends an electronic notification to the payee and to your bank. Your account is debited when the payment is received. For other payees, a check is mailed by CheckFree up to 4 business days prior to the delivery date you selected in your software. Payment transactions go through a clearing process similar to that for your written checks. Your checking account is debited when the payee deposits the check. Check here for more detailed information. How much does it cost? You can sign up for online payment for $9.95/month for up to 20 payments. Additional sets of five payments are $2.49. Requirements QUICKEN DELUXE 98 In addition to the basics, Deluxe provides information on mortgages and planning. Street price:$60; upgrade, $40. Requires:486-based PC or better 8MB RAM 35MB-41MB hard disk space Microsoft Windows 95, NT or 3.1 Review by PC Magazine The heart of all personal finance software is the personal account manager, or check register. Users spend much of their time in this critical area. Quicken provides effective tools to keep accounts up to date and make payments either online or by printing checks. But Quicken's familiar account register has withstood the test of time and, combined with the program's new features, gives the program the edge in this category. Banks working with Quicken for online banking American Express (online account access only) American National Bank BankAtlantic BankBoston Bank of Stockton Banque CIBC Banque Nationale du Canada Barnett Bank, N.A. Canada Trust Centura Bank Chase CheckFree (online payment only) CIBC Citibank Comerica Commerce Bank Commercial Federal Bank Compass Bank Confederation Desjardins (English & French) CoreStates Crestar Bank E Direct EAB Eastern Bank First Hawaiian Bank First Michigan Bank First National Bank of Chicago First Union Home Savings of America Intuit Online Payment (online payment only) J.P. Morgan KeyBank La Banque TD Laredo National Bank LaSalle Banks M & T Bank Marquette Banks Mbanx (English) Mbanx (French) Mellon Bank Michigan National Bank National Bank of Canada National Penn Bank NBD Nevada State Bank Norwest Banks PNC Bank Quicken Credit Card (Travelers Bank) Regions Bank Republic National Bank Sanwa Bank California Signet Bank Smith Barney SouthTrust Bank SunTrust Texas Commerce Bank TD Bank Travelers Bank (Quicken Credit Card) Union Bank of California U.S. Bank Wells Fargo Bank Zions Bank Quicken Online Investment Tracking Accutrade American Century Investments Ameritrade Charles Schwab Discover Brokerage Direct DLJdirect DST Systems E*TRADE Securities Fidelity Investments Register Online Paine Webber ScotiaMcLeod (English & French) Smith Barney T. Rowe Price Waterhouse Securities Known Screen Readers that will work with Quicken Deluxe 98 Screen Readers: These products reportedly will at least reliably read the register screen, reconcile, and produce checks. Jaws for Windows version 3.x with user added script files Henter-Joyce, Inc., 11800 31st Court North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716-1805 - 1-800-336-5658 - www.hj.com (Script files may be obtained at this presentation or by e-mail to rgates@goodnet.com) OUTSpoken for Windows version 1.2 ALVA Access Group, 5801 Christie Ave., Suite 475, Emeryville, CA 94608 - 510-923-6280 - www.aagi.com Other Assistive Technology that works with Quicken Deluxe 98 Screen Magnification Magnifies the screen for individuals who are visually impaired. Voice Input (Speech Recognition) Control the entire computer environment and type with your voice alone. On-Screen Keyboards with Alternate Pointers Put a picture of the keyboard on the screen and use a pointing device to press the þkeys.þ Alternate pointing devices could be trackballs, joysticks, touch pads, head pointing, eye gaze, etc.. Single/Multi Switch Scanning With a on-screen matrix, select þkeysþ with the use of one or more single switches attached to the computer. Assistive Technology Links Assistive Technology On-line: http://www.asel.udel.edu/at-online/ Computers for Handicapped Independence Program: http://www.wolfe.net/~dr_bill/ Assistive Technology Demo Links: http://www.goodnet.com/~acbvi/demo.htm Trace Research and Development Center: http://trace.wisc.edu/ Dotmaker's Home Page: http://www.azstarnet.com/~dotmakr/ Achieve Financial Independence Robert A. Gates ACBVI Assistive Technology Center Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired 3100 E Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-267-0453 voice rgates@goodnet.com (Soon to be rgates@acbvi.org) http://www.goodnet.com/~acbvi (Soon to be www.acbvi.org) Rod Cherkas Intuit 2525 Garcia Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 650-944-5143 voice rod_cherkas@intuit.com www.quicken.com Larry Lake Alva Access Group Inc. 5801 Christie Ave., Suite 475 Emeryville, CA 94608 510-923-6280 voice osw@aagi.com www.aagi.com ---------- End of Document