Mike,

What you say about screenreaders and web browsers is true.  I'm a web and
mobile accessibility tester and my employer decided to only test with NVDA.
JAWS sometimes has scripts which override normal windows behavior so It's
difficult to get a true test.  On the other hand, sometimes NVDA doesn't
work and the user needs to resort to JAWS to get the job done.  The whole
issue of how screenreaders interact with computers and mobile devices is
complicated and keeps changing.  All the more reason to enforce standards
for websites and applications.

there has been a lot of talk in the accessibility world about how the
Internet will deliver content in the future.  This means that the whole
paradigm of how screenreaders work will need to change.  That's just the way
technology works.

Dan

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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] 2 questions for y'all

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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