Re: Screen Readers and Microsoft Access

Charles,
I agree with you that this isn't the most access-friendly way to go.  However, the
survey is for an intelligence client and they do all have MS access.  Plus, because of
the security and the network they reside on, a web solution isn't viable.
Scott

Charles McCathieNevile wrote:

> Well, slearly a whole lot of screen readers running on linux are  likely to
> have major problems.
>
> Also, a screen reader belonging to someone who never thought to buy access is
> going to have a problem becuase there isn't an application to access the
> content from.
>
> This probably still means that most screen readers can use it. But then the
> argument looks a lot like "most people don't use a screen reader, so why
> worry about the few left over" to me.
>
> These things can be resolved, but I would suggest that this isn't the most
> access-friendly way to do it. (Unless you know everyone has bought windows,
> or think that the cost of a new system - list price $199 - is a reasonable
> thing to impose).
>
> chaals
>
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Lubow Scott wrote:
>
>   I know the topic isn't web related but...we are creating a survey that
>   is built and run inside Microsoft Access 2000.  Will a screen reader be
>   able to access the forms and information?
>   Thanks in advance
>   Scott
>
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