- From: Harry Woodrow <harrry@email.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 03:45:10 +0800
- To: "Kynn Bartlett" <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- Cc: "Phillip Pi" <philpi@apu.edu>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
As I said Home Page reader is good however the problem with using it is that it can access sites which are inaccessible without its special technology. If a developor designs for a basic screen reader it is probable that the site will be more accessible for morre people. Harry -----Original Message----- From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Kynn Bartlett Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 3:35 AM To: Harry Woodrow Cc: Phillip Pi; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Subject: RE: Screen readers At 11:30 AM 10/30/2001 , Harry Woodrow wrote: >Home page Reader is nice and rather effective but it comes at a cost. Many >(Most?) blind people who use the web seem to use screen readers which can >read the text off the screen but with some constraints. I don't recommend Home Page Reader to blind people -- nor do I _not_ recommend it. I am not qualified to recommend assistive technology tools to people with disabilities, and so I steer far clear of doing so. However, what I _am_ qualified to do is to tell web developers which tools will help improve their web site, and HPR is an invaluable aid in that respect if used correctly, and that is the audience for whom I am recommending the product. --Kynn -- Kynn Bartlett <kynn@reef.com> Technical Developer Liaison Reef North America Accessibility - W3C - Integrator Network ________________________________________ BUSINESS IS DYNAMIC. TAKE CONTROL. ________________________________________ http://www.reef.com
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