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From: Jon Gunderson
Date: Jul 25, 2003 9:59AM

I do not believe it supports Microsoft MSAA technologies used by screen
readers like JAWS and WINDOW EYES. But it has other great features for
people who are not blind. For example:

1. Keyboard support
a. Independent navigation of form controls (TAB and Shift+TAB) and links (A
and Q keys)
b. Navigation of header elements (W and S)
c. List of links (Control+J)
d. Toggle images on and off (G)
e. Toggle between user and author styling (Control+G)
f. Continuous increase and decrease font size (+ and - on numeric keypad)
more in the help menu....

2. Built-in user styling options (look in View/Style menu)

3. Supports custom user style sheets

There is no one browser that will meet the needs of every disability. But
for built-in, out of the box features Opera is one of the best and my favorite.

Jon


At 11:41 AM 7/25/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi
>How well does it work with JAWS?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jon Gunderson" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 11:30 AM
>Subject: Re: Opera -evaluating Web accessibility software
>
>
> > Opera is a great browser in general. I suggest people try it.
> >
> > http://www.opera.com
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > At 11:18 AM 7/25/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Opera is also excellent for prescribing user designated style sheets.
> > >Please visit .....
> > >
> > >http://www.jp29.org/wapl.htm
> > >
> > >..... for further discussion of this.
> > >
> > >James Pickering
> > >http://www.jp29.org/
> >
> > Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
> > Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
> > Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services
> > MC-574
> > College of Applied Life Studies
> > University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
> > 1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820
> >
> > Voice: (217) 244-5870
> > Fax: (217) 333-0248
> >
> > E-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> >
> > WWW: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/
> > WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund
> >
> >
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Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services
MC-574
College of Applied Life Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820

Voice: (217) 244-5870
Fax: (217) 333-0248

E-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>

WWW: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/
WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund



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