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Re: seeking ideas for equivalent task

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Nov 17, 2004 1:38PM

sam89 wrote:

> or simply ask the user to mute their sound - emulating hearing impaired
> users or those without sound cards in their computer, or in an
> environment where audio content is not practical (work place, wireless
> access in busy street etc.)

If you re-read the thread starter, the issue was concerning scenarios
for a visually impaired user with a screenreader...I'd posit that it
would be quite hard for this user to mute the sound ;-)

Patrick H. Lauke
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