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 > > -- > Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 > W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +1 617 258 5999 > Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia > (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)Received on Thursday, 31 January 2002 12:09:54 UTC
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