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Re: why would a desktop app not work with a screen reader?

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From: chagnon
Date: Dec 9, 2020 3:51PM

It's probably the app, not the screen readers. Especially if none of them
work with the app.
Quoted from www.access-board.gov

"The Section 508 Standards apply to electronic and information technology
procured by the federal government, including computer hardware and
software, websites, multimedia such as video, phone systems, and copiers."

Including hardware and software.
Most likely the developer of the app didn't make it accessible.

--Bevi

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