Accessys@smart.net wrote: > On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 Anna.Yevsiyevich@kohls.com wrote: > >> Is there a way to detect if a web user is using Assistive Technology? > > NO! Actually, Bob is somewhat wrong, as the correct answer is sometimes, maybe, you can detect some types of AT (I know, wonderfully vague...) Using Flash and MSAA, you can sniff for a screen reader [http://weblogs.macromedia.com/accessibility/archives/2003/07/screen_reader_ d.cfm]. Now before Bob gets his Linux knickers in a knot, this of course presumes the presence of Windows-centric software, which we all know is not always the case (and Bob is well known for reminding us <grin>). So while the answer may be a technical yes, it is a qualified, maybe/sometimes yes, and not a "bank your paycheck on it" yes. I will echo the other respondents however by also asking why? It is a slippery slope to start trying to develop to a technology... Don't! Develop to standards, and then those same technologies will have a standardized content to process... A much better solution all 'way round. JFReceived on Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:38:07 GMT
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