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From: Joyce Kennedy
Date: Aug 7, 2001 9:04PM

Although Jaws is the thing for all-around computer access for the
blind, HPR is very good for public access situations because it is
much simpler to use and because it <does> have a GUI that
sighted support people can see and use when trying to assist blind
users.
We chose HPR for our public access library machines because of
support issues as well as the much lower cost. In the libraries, the
computers are provided mainly for access to internet.
I would definitely include HPR in the mix of screen readers to
check for accessibility.

On 2 Aug 2001, at 12:26, Paul Bohman < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Does anyone know if IBM Home Page Reader is very
> > widely used?
>
> The numbers are quite low compared to Jaws, but the numbers are
> rising. In general, Home Page Reader (HPR) handles Web pages better
> than Jaws, in my opinion. The drawback of HPR is that it is only for
> Web content, so people who use it would have to switch between their
> main screen reader and HPR. I don't have any exact numbers of usage
> statistics, but HPR is _definitely_ something that I would want to
> have in a lab.
>
> Paul Bohman
> Technology Coordinator
> WebAIM: Web Accessibility in Mind (www.webaim.org)
> Center for Persons with Disabilities (www.cpd.usu.edu)
> Utah State University (www.usu.edu)
>
>
>

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Joyce Kennedy
Adaptive Technology Specialist
144 Luther Bonney, Portland Campus
<EMAIL REMOVED> / (207)780-4029
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