I can't agree with this idea that web page speech packages should do more
to make the pages usable.  The blame rightly belongs on the page
designers, because if the page is designed properly, there is little or no
need to make special considerations for the screen readers.  That is the
point.  While a speech program certainly Can make it easier to view a web
page, the point is, it shouldn't have to.   With properly designed pages,
special treatment is not necessary.  Period.  This idea that the speech
synthesizer should handle mal programmed pages is silly.


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