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From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
Date: Oct 22, 2013 2:53PM

JAWS does have a bunch of "speech schemes" including some for what they call proof reading. They give you all kinds of information about the characters on the screen as they change. As has been said, this isn't the default setting though and most screen reader users probably don't know how to do it.

We have been considering these issues here in MN, the legislature has a web site where legislation, proposed legislation, changing legislation etc., is put up. There is strike through text, and text with other attributes, the presence of which is necessary to understand the document. And ... there isn't an easy or automatic way to signify such text.

Dave