That makes sense! Thanks for the input.
Jim On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 14:23, Steve Green <steve.gr...@testpartners.co.uk>wrote: > It really depends where you are starting from. If the website is well > designed (from an accessibility perspective), you don’t need ReadSpeaker at > all. If the website is not well designed, ReadSpeaker may or may not be a > solution to the accessibility barriers for some people – you just don’t > know.**** > > ** ** > > Bolting on a tool like that does not give you any insight into how > accessible or inaccessible the website is, either before or after. Instead > I would recommend some form of testing in order to understand what the > current accessibility barriers are, followed by a prioritised schedule of > remedial work to get to the level you want to achieve. OK, I run a testing > company so I am bound to say that, but that would also be the view of most > accessibility professionals.**** > > ** ** > > Given that ReadSpeaker requires an annual payment that used to be > thousands of pounds (what is it now?), that money could fund a continuous > program of remedial work that would benefit all user groups rather than the > fairly narrow range of user groups that benefit from ReadSpeaker.**** > > ** ** > > Steve Green**** > > ** ** > > *From:* li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] *On > Behalf Of *James O'Neill > *Sent:* 21 February 2012 19:58 > *To:* wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > *Subject:* Re: [WSG] Read Speaker?**** > > ** ** > > *"My view is that if you have the budget for these services (and they are > not cheap) there are much better ways you can spend the money that will > benefit more people. "***** > > > Interesting thought. Examples?**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Jim**** > > ** ** > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 13:39, Steve Green <steve.gr...@testpartners.co.uk> > wrote:**** > > The merits of ReadSpeaker (and BrowseAloud, which is very similar) have > been discussed at great length in the accessibility community for the best > part of a decade. There is very little support for them amongst > accessibility professionals. **** > > **** > > My view is that if you have the budget for these services (and they are > not cheap) there are much better ways you can spend the money that will > benefit more people.**** > > **** > > Steve Green**** > > Managing Director**** > > Test Partners Ltd**** > > **** > > *From:* li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] *On > Behalf Of *James O'Neill > *Sent:* 21 February 2012 18:34 > *To:* wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > *Subject:* [WSG] Read Speaker?**** > > **** > > Any thoughts on the Usability or Accessibility of Read Speaker **** > > **** > > http://www.readspeaker.com **** > > **** > > If you have any reports, reviews or comparisons that would be great too.** > ** > > **** > > **** > > Thanks all,**** > > Jjim**** > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* **** > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* **** > > ** ** > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* **** > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
