Michael Yeaney wrote:
Are there any recommendations for screen readers to test with???? I'd
like to at least 'preview' what our site(s) sound like to such a user.
I don't know what country you're in, but in the UK, "HAL" from Dolphin
is very popular. It's very similar to JAWS but a lot, lot cheaper.
http://www.dolphinuk.co.uk/
JAWS and Window-Eyes are the world leaders, though WE is probably the
third most-used screen reader in the UK, behind HAL and JAWS.
IBM Home Page Reader is actually the easiest for doing testing in, but
it isn't a true screen reader and there are sometimes important
differences in the way things are read. Very few people use this in real
life compared to the others.
JAWS is by far the most common one - the IE of the screen reader world
HTH
Cheers
Ian
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