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RE: best screen readers for browser testing

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From: John Foliot - bytown internet
Date: Jun 18, 2002 8:42AM

Since the goal of true accessibility is that it *shouldn't* matter what user
agent you are using, then the choice conceivably becomes easier... if you
are simply testing web sites for accessibility, any text to speech browser
should suffice. Developers on a budget (aren't we all?) can even download a
FREE speech browser from Simply Web Talker (http://www.econointl.com/sw/)
While it lacks many of the bells and whistles of more expensive programs, it
does what it advertises it will do - render HTML documents to speech, warts
and all.

IBM Homepage Reader is a great program, and the browser has one of the best
implementations that I am aware of for LONGDESC. If the budget allows, grab
it, as testing across multiple user agents is regretably still one of the
things we as developers must do.

HTH

JF


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