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From: Michael Goddard
Date: Aug 14, 2001 2:10PM

I am curious as to exactly what do the screen readers "read and speak". I
am deaf so I cannot "first-hand" experiment with something like this.
I have downloaded the Lynx browser to see what might a screen reader "read
and say" is this a reliable thing? Do the screen readers just speak the
text or do the screen readers actually speak the HTML coding as well?
I am trying to migrate more into the accessibility field for web design and
development since I believe it is going to explode in the near future.
Currently, I have over 5 years experience working in the field of web
development (strictly HTML coding) have learned many more skills including,
graphics, PHP, MySQL programming.
Anyone know of some online training for this? I know that WebAIM has
courses but I cannot afford something like that. I am hoping there might be
free courses anywhere?
Thank you,
Michael