There is also the Mozilla/Firefox accessibility extension that provides features for testing web resources for functional accessibility, including headers, links, form labels, frame labels, and table headers. Styling features to disable layout tables, disabling CSS styling and high contrast tyle sheet. Accessing the ALT text for images.
http://cita.disability.uiuc.edu/software/mozilla/ Jon ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:05:20 -0500 >From: "Berman, Pamela E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [WSG] Screen reader recommendations??? >To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org> > > >There is also Fire Vox, a free screen reader extension created by >Charles L. Chen for Firefox. It allows you to navigate from the headings >list, links list, etc. which can give you a better understanding for how >some screen readers operate apart from just reading the screen. >https://webspace.utexas.edu/chencl1/clc-4-tts/index.html > > >Also, Kurzweil 3000 http://www.kurzweiledu.com/products.asp is becoming >popular among users with cognitive and learning disabilities. > > >Pam Berman > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike at >> Green-Beast.com >> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:19 AM >> To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org >> Subject: Re: [WSG] Screen reader recommendations??? >> >> Hello Michael, >> >> Try the Opera 8.5 browser [1]. Sounds very much like the >> stand-alone products and it's very simple and convenient to >> use. Great test tool. >> >> [1] http://www.opera.com/ >> >> Sincerely, >> Mike Cherim >> http://green-beast.com/ >> http://accessites.org/ >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Michael Yeaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:52 AM >> Subject: [WSG] Screen reader recommendations??? >> >> >> 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. >> >> Thanx... >> Mike >> >> ****************************************************** >> The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ >> >> See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> for some hints on posting to the list & getting help >> ****************************************************** >> >> >****************************************************** >The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help >****************************************************** > Jon Gunderson, Ph.D. Director of IT Accessibility Services Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) and Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES) Voice: (217) 244-5870 Fax: (217) 333-0248 Cell: (217) 714-6313 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/ WWW: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jongund/www/ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
