Jim -
Another friend mentioned to me that probably some of
these wouldn't work with Braille displays.  You make some
good points - hopefully this will all lead to better products for
all disabled readers.
Cathy

on 05/21/2002 10:59 AM, Jim Rebman at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Personally, I think this article is comparing apples to oranges.  I still
> can't understand why people compare products like Text-Aloud,
> Text-to-Audio, and WordAloud to screen readers -- these are two completely
> different kinds of applications with vastly differing audiences, though it
> is true that there may be some overlap, the products mentioned in this
> article simply won't work as substitutes for JAWS, Window-Eyes, etc.  On
> the other hand, giving a full-blown screen reader to a person to use simply
> for reading text, when they have no visual disability is also not something
> that many would recommend.
>
> -- Jim
>
> ------------
>
> James A. Rebman
>
> Cognitive Levers Project
> Center for Life-Long Learning and Design
> Department of Computer Science
> University of Colorado, Boulder
>
> "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more
> violent.  It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the
> opposite direction."
>
> - E. F. Schumacher


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