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Re: Which of these is better for screenreaders?

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From: Emma Duke-Williams
Date: Jan 10, 2009 3:10AM

2009/1/9 Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis < <EMAIL REMOVED> >:
> Interesting. Do you know why they are trying to fix this on a site by
> site basis rather than using:
>
> 1. Windows' built-in high contrast settings.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/default.aspx
>
> 2. Simply enforcing their own zoom, text size, style, color, and font
> choices in their browser of choice:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/ie6/
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/ie7/
>
> http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Accessibility
>
> http://www.opera.com/docs/usercss/
>
> 3. One of the various free/cheap magnifiers available?
>
> http://www.magnifiers.org/links/Download_Software/Screen_Magnifiers/Windows_Freeware_and_shareware/
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I also think that the toolbar that TechDis have developed is handy, as
you can easily change settings on particular pages if most pages are
OK, just few aren't. It only works for the current page, so really
suits only those that can cope with most pages.
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=3_13
(They also have a tool to help you reset the style sheet, if you need
it for all pages).
The main thing that I've found is that the tool bar kit they've used
is the same as one used by some spyware tool bar builders. So, if you
install it & then run Spybot/Adaware, it will report it as potentially
malicious. Cross checking the CLSID with Symantech lets you know that
it's actually the kit that was used, not the actual tool bar, so you
have to allow that instance of that CLSID to be ignored. [If
subsequent toolbars with nasty intents get installed, you won't have
ignored those ones, as it records the location as well as CLSID])

Emma
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Portsmouth, UK.
Blog: http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~duke-wie/blog/