- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@sidar.org>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:43:50 +0200
- To: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@sidar.org>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On Tuesday, Jun 24, 2003, at 00:43 Europe/Zurich, Charles McCathieNevile wrote: > A Catalan system was also recently announced on the Accesoweb list. (I > realise we're not yet getting close to the languages Julian listed, > other than arabic, but next time someone searches they'll find some > more info... :) > > cheers > > Chaals > > On Monday, Jun 23, 2003, at 15:13 Europe/Zurich, John Foliot - WATS.ca > wrote: > >> >> Hi Julian, >> >> Currently, IBM HPR supports the following languages: American English, >> British English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian >> Portuguese, >> Finnish. >> >> JAWs screen reading software supports: American English, British >> English, >> Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French, French Canadian, >> German, >> Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Finnish. >> >> Not sure if there are plans for introducing other language modules to >> these >> apps, nor if there are other applications which extend screen reading >> to >> other languages (I would think off hand that there would be Russian >> and >> Chinese applications at a minimum...) >> >> HTH >> >> JF >> >> -- >> John Foliot foliot@wats.ca >> Web Accessibility Specialist / Co-founder of WATS.ca >> Web Accessibility Testing and Services >> http://www.wats.ca 1.866.932.4878 (North America) >> >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org]On >>> Behalf Of Scarlett Julian (ED) >>> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 6:23 AM >>> To: 'w3c-wai-ig@w3.org' >>> Subject: what languages can screen readers read in? >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi all >>> >>> I've had a nosey in the archives but can't find a definitive >>> answer. I know that JAWS and HAL can read in a number of >>> languages but they seem to be Euro-centric. Does anyone know if >>> there is support for Asian languages. I want to put some pages up >>> in the community languages of our city (Somali, Urdu, Arabic, >>> Chinese and Bengali) and want to put them up as text but I'm >>> wondering whether a screen reader will be able to read the text >>> out in a language that the user can understand. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> Julian >>> Julian Scarlett >>> Education Web Officer >>> Floor 6, Derwent House >>> 150, Arundel Gate >>> Sheffield S1 2JY >>> >>> tel: 0114 2735612 >>> http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/education/ >>> >>> The information in this email is confidential. The contents may >>> not be disclosed or used by anyone other than the addressee. If >>> you are not the addressee, please tell us by using the reply >>> facility in your email software as soon as possible. Sheffield >>> City Council cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or >>> completeness of this message as it has been transmitted over a >>> public network. If you suspect that the message may have been >>> intercepted or amended please tell us as soon as possible. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- > Charles McCathieNevile Fundación Sidar > charles@sidar.org http://www.sidar.org > > -- Charles McCathieNevile Fundación Sidar charles@sidar.org http://www.sidar.org
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