- From: Access Systems <accessys@smart.net>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 21:19:58 -0500 (EST)
- To: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- cc: Lubow Scott <lubow_scott@bah.com>, w3c <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, sec508@trace.wisc.edu
On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Charles McCathieNevile wrote:
> Well, slearly a whole lot of screen readers running on linux are likely to
> have major problems.
such as mine
>
> 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.
and having no intention of buying it
>
> 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.
I guess it depends on weather or not you are the one left out
>
> 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).
since a large percentage of people with disabilities are living below the
poverty line $1.99 would be too much for many
Bob
>
> 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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