Mike, you are absolutely spot on regarding the benefits of having multiple browsers and screen readers. It is a little better today than in in the past as far as resistance by students who are blind refusing to do just that. However, most are still reluctant to venture beyond one browser and one screen reader. It drives me nuts, because such resistance severely limits their access to content. This is particularly true when working in course management systems and the number of side apps that faculty and institutions run in parallel with those systems. The best thing that happened that pushed most to use a different browser was Microsoft's decision to retire Internet Explorer. As far as screen readers, I see students committing to using only JAWS or NVDA. This is such a limiting attitude for them to take. When they can't access content in a course or on a site they visit, if they would just try using the other screen reader, it would open up access and make acquisition of information a little less difficult. 
And now Windows Narrator is becoming a strong competitor for accessibility. Getting people to switch screen readers right in the middle of a task to see if they can gain better access is a really difficult concept to inculcate in screen reader users.
Best,
Terri

Terri Hedgpeth, Ed.D.
Director, Accessibility, EOSS-TT
901 S. Forest, McClintock Hall, 109
Arizona State university
Tempe, AZ 85281
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Let me expand upon this question by suggesting that one ought to have multiple browsers (and, yes, screen readers) on their PCs.
True, one will be the default browser; but I have long ago discovered that certain sites and/or pages work (for me) better with a certain browser and perhaps even a given screen reader.
And, if you use a site regularly, it may be well worth the effort what works best for you -- and I mean for you, not me or a bunch of other people who aren't in  your shoes or use a pc in the way you happpen to. 


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