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From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: Oct 16, 2001 5:04PM

At 2:40 PM -0700 2001/10/16, Glenda Watson Hyatt wrote:
>Thanks Kynn and Paul, I do appreciate that HPR is not a "screen reader", but
>for a sighted individual (my eyes are one of the few parts that work on this
>body!) if it does a fair representation of simulating a screen reader for
>the sole purpose of assessing web accessibility, then I may be tempted to
>buy it at $120US (roughly $180CAD) rather than JAWS at $1200US ($1800CAD).
That is my recommendation -- HPR is an excellent tool for analysis
for use by web developers.
(I have no opinion on how good it functions as a tool for people with
disabilities! I don't feel qualified to speak on that topic.)
--Kynn
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Kynn Bartlett < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
http://www.kynn.com/

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