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Re: screenreader feature comparison?

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From: Hoffman, Allen
Date: Oct 29, 2010 4:09PM

Code to a standard, not a screen reader.
If you were comparing screen reader features like you describe you'd end
up with screen reader, version, feature. Its not that there are so
aweful many screen readers, JAWS, Windows eyes, HAL, NVDA, thunder,
cobra, Apple voiceOver, about covers it, but then you throw in versions,
JAWS 4-12, Windows eyes 5-7, HAL ??, NVDA ?? Where does it end. I
think it's a much worse proposition than browser compatability testing
is, and that is hassle enough. Then do you test browser compat and
screen reader combos?