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Comparison of screen readers from Wikipedia

Found this on  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and thought it might be useful for you, my website visitors.

Screen readers are a form of assistive technology.

Contents

  • 1 Contemporary screen readers
  • 2 Unfinished Screenreader Projects
  • 3 Historical interest
  • 4 Software aids for people with reading difficulties
  • 5 References

Contemporary screen readers

Screen reader Creator Supported platforms License Notes
95Reader SSCT Windows Commercial Japanese screen reader
Blindows BAUM Retec…

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Assistive Technology and Windows Vista

I've recently taken delivery of a new computer - a Compaq laptop from PC World , by the way - and took the plunge into the world of the latest Operating System from Microsoft. enter Windows Vista. "Ta-da!" So starts my latest learning curve and...



I thought I would share some of that learning here and report back on the implications for Assistive Technology. So watch this space for my experiences of:

  • Vista and Freedom Scientific's Jaws;
  • Vista and Dragon Naturally Speaking from Nuance;
  • Vista a…

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