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From: Alastair Campbell
Date: Mar 5, 2007 2:40AM

Tedd wrote:
> I thank you for your recommendation. However, my machine is a Mac and
> Jaws isn't available to me.

Press cmd-F5 are read this with Safari for the basics:
http://alastairc.ac/notes/osx/voiceover/voiceover-basics/

(NB: I would have pointed to the MacPedia wiki
http://blindtechs.net/wiki/, but it seems to be down at the moment.)

Voiceover doesn't have great application support (Safari is fine
though), but it does have a very 'solid' feel compared to Windows based
screen readers.

I do have to add the usual caveat: Using a screen reader on a demo basis
when you aren't someone that needs to, means that you could easily make
changes that negatively impact other groups, or even other screen reader
users.

The best approach all round is to follow the best practices, based on
the W3C guidelines (WebAIM is a good source).

Kind regards,

-Alastair

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