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== Windows Assistive Technologies == | == Windows Assistive Technologies == | ||
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<th>Assistive technology</th> | <th width=20%>Assistive technology</th> | ||
<th>Type</th> | <th width=20%>Type</th> | ||
<th>Compatibility notes</th> | <th width=60%>Compatibility notes</th> | ||
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<td>Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 or later</td> | <td>[http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/ Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 or later]</td> | ||
<td>Voice command and dictation</td> | <td>Voice command and dictation</td> | ||
<td>Compatible with problems: | <td>Compatible with problems: | ||
# For many details and tips, see http://www.speechcomputing.com/node/942 | |||
# [https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?q=mouseless+browsing+mlb&type=A&app=firefox Mouseless browsing extension] recommended | |||
# Select and Say not working | |||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Hal | <td>[http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/ Fire Vox]</td> | ||
<td>Free, open source screen reading extension</td> | |||
<td>Compatible</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
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<td>[http://www.yourdolphin.com/products.asp Hal, Lunar, Supernova, etc. (demo/trial vesions available)]</td> | |||
<td>Screen reader, screen magnifier</td> | <td>Screen reader, screen magnifier</td> | ||
<td>Not compatible</td> | <td>Not compatible</td> | ||
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<td>JAWS 7.0 | <td>JAWS 7.0</td> | ||
<td>Screen reader</td> | |||
<td>Same problems as with JAWS 7.1, and then some more. Technical support requires JAWS 7.1 (we think). | |||
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<td>JAWS 7.1</td> | |||
<td>Screen reader</td> | <td>Screen reader</td> | ||
<td>Compatible with some problems. | <td>Compatible with some problems. Problems include: | ||
# Notification of text format changes is not complete | |||
# Occasional flakiness or duplicated text when reading through document content | |||
# Occassional flakiness when reading announcing the current page in the tabbed browsing list. | |||
# Does not work well with framed pages | |||
# Occasionally loses place when returning to a previously visited page, resetting position to the top of the document | |||
# Keystroke conflicts with tabbed browsing | |||
# Unexplained performance issues | |||
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<td>[http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_jaws80fea.asp JAWS 8 (demo/trial version available)]</td> | |||
<td>Screen reader</td> | |||
<td>Compatible with some problems. Problems include: | |||
# Notification of text format changes is not complete | |||
# Occasional flakiness or duplicated text when reading through document content | |||
# Occasionally loses place when returning to a previously visited page, resetting position to the top of the document | |||
# Keystroke conflicts with tabbed browsing | |||
Please see the current wiki page devoted to [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Accessibility:_JAWS_Issues_with_Firefox JAWS-Firefox compatibility] | |||
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<td>[http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_MAG100.asp MAGic (demo/trial version available)]</td> | |||
<td>Screen magnifier</td> | |||
<td>Unknown</td> | |||
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<td>[http://www.nvda-project.org NVDA]</td> | |||
<td>Free (open source) screen reader</td> | |||
<td>Compatible. Author says it works well, except for editing text fields. Need verification from end users.</td> | |||
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<td>Window-Eyes 5.5 or later</td> | <td>Window-Eyes 5.5, [http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/ Window-Eyes 6.0 or later (demo/trial version available)]</td> | ||
<td>Screen reader</td> | <td>Screen reader</td> | ||
<td>Compatible</td> | <td>Compatible</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>ZoomText 1- | <td>ZoomText 1-7</td> | ||
<td>Screen magnifier</td> | <td>Screen magnifier</td> | ||
<td>Not compatible</td> | <td>Not compatible</td> | ||
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<td>ZoomText 8.0x-8.11</td> | |||
<td>Screen magnifier</td> | |||
<td>No AppReader or DocReader. Workaround: | |||
# Start ZoomText | |||
# Start FireFox | |||
# Press CTRL+SHIFT+U to bring up the ZoomText user interface | |||
# Click on the Help menu | |||
# Click Tech Support | |||
# In the Fix-It command field, type in: | |||
# CLASSTOOL | |||
# Click Fix-It | |||
# You'll see a wrench attached to the mouse pointer, left click within the FireFox window | |||
# A dialog box will open, for Window Class Definition, choose "ChildWindow" in the drop-down menu | |||
# Click Ok | |||
# Click the Close button to close the About box | |||
# Exit and restart ZoomText & FireFox | |||
# Now you should be able to use AppReader/DocReader in FireFox | |||
Note: May not have column reading support with DocReader/AppReader. Mouse echo does not read by line. | |||
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<td>ZoomText 8.12 and [http://www.aisquared.com/index.cfm ZoomText 9.0x (demo/trial version available)]</td> | |||
<td>Screen magnifier</td> | |||
<td>Partially compatible: May not have column reading support with DocReader/AppReader. Mouse echo does not read by line.</td> | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>ZoomText 9.x</td> | <td>ZoomText 9.x</td> | ||
<td>Screen magnifier</td> | <td>Screen magnifier</td> | ||
<td> | <td>Compatible</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
== Linux Assistive Technologies == | == Linux and UNIX Assistive Technologies == | ||
<table border=1> | <table border=1 width=95%> | ||
<tr> | |||
<th width=20%>Assistive technology</th> | |||
<th width=20%>Type</th> | |||
<th width=60%>Compatibility notes</th> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>Dasher</td> | |||
<td>Alternative input using pointer</td> | |||
<td>Partially compatible</td> | |||
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<tr> | |||
<td>[http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/ Fire Vox]</td> | |||
<td>Free, open source screen reading extension</td> | |||
<td>Should be compatible, but may need special installation procedures. Details unknown</td> | |||
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<tr> | <tr> | ||
< | <td>Gnome magnifier</td> | ||
< | <td>Screen magnifier</td> | ||
< | <td>Partially compatible</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>GOK/td> | <td>Gnopernicus</td> | ||
<td>Screen reader</td> | |||
<td>Not compatible</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
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<td>GOK</td> | |||
<td>Onscreen keyboard</td> | <td>Onscreen keyboard</td> | ||
<td>Partially compatible</td> | <td>Partially compatible</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>LSR/td> | <td>LSR</td> | ||
<td>Screen reader</td> | <td>Screen reader</td> | ||
<td>Not yet compatible</td> | <td>Not yet compatible</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Orca/td> | <td>Orca</td> | ||
<td>Screen reader</td> | <td>Screen reader</td> | ||
<td> | <td>Compatible with Firefox 3.0.x [http://live.gnome.org/Orca/Firefox Gnome Orca Firefox details]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
== Mac OS X Assistive Technologies == | == Mac OS X Assistive Technologies == | ||
<table border=1> | <table border=1 width=95%> | ||
<tr> | |||
<th width=20%>Assistive technology</th> | |||
<th width=20%>Type</th> | |||
<th width=60%>Compatibility notes</th> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
< | <td>[http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/ Fire Vox]</td> | ||
< | <td>Free, open source screen reading extension</td> | ||
< | <td>Should be compatible, but need details</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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==External links== | |||
*[http://support.mozilla.org/kb/Assistive+technology+compatibility Assistive technology compatibility (Firefox)] (Firefox Support) | |||
[[Category:Accessibility (Firefox)]] | [[Category:Accessibility (Firefox)]] | ||
[[Category:Accessibility (Thunderbird)]] | [[Category:Accessibility (Thunderbird)]] |
Latest revision as of 01:26, 30 December 2011
Firefox 1.5.0.5+ and Thunderbird 1.5.0.5+ Assistive Technology Compatibility
Windows Assistive Technologies
Assistive technology | Type | Compatibility notes |
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 1-8 | Voice command and dictation | Not compatible |
Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 or later | Voice command and dictation | Compatible with problems:
|
Fire Vox | Free, open source screen reading extension | Compatible |
Hal, Lunar, Supernova, etc. (demo/trial vesions available) | Screen reader, screen magnifier | Not compatible |
JAWS 1.0 - 6.x | Screen reader | Not compatible |
JAWS 7.0 | Screen reader | Same problems as with JAWS 7.1, and then some more. Technical support requires JAWS 7.1 (we think). |
JAWS 7.1 | Screen reader | Compatible with some problems. Problems include:
|
JAWS 8 (demo/trial version available) | Screen reader | Compatible with some problems. Problems include:
Please see the current wiki page devoted to JAWS-Firefox compatibility |
MAGic (demo/trial version available) | Screen magnifier | Unknown |
NVDA | Free (open source) screen reader | Compatible. Author says it works well, except for editing text fields. Need verification from end users. |
Window-Eyes 1.0 - 5.0 | Screen reader | Not compatible |
Window-Eyes 5.5, Window-Eyes 6.0 or later (demo/trial version available) | Screen reader | Compatible |
ZoomText 1-7 | Screen magnifier | Not compatible |
ZoomText 8.0x-8.11 | Screen magnifier | No AppReader or DocReader. Workaround:
Note: May not have column reading support with DocReader/AppReader. Mouse echo does not read by line. |
ZoomText 8.12 and ZoomText 9.0x (demo/trial version available) | Screen magnifier | Partially compatible: May not have column reading support with DocReader/AppReader. Mouse echo does not read by line. |
ZoomText 9.x | Screen magnifier | Compatible |
Linux and UNIX Assistive Technologies
Assistive technology | Type | Compatibility notes |
---|---|---|
Dasher | Alternative input using pointer | Partially compatible |
Fire Vox | Free, open source screen reading extension | Should be compatible, but may need special installation procedures. Details unknown |
Gnome magnifier | Screen magnifier | Partially compatible |
Gnopernicus | Screen reader | Not compatible |
GOK | Onscreen keyboard | Partially compatible |
LSR | Screen reader | Not yet compatible |
Orca | Screen reader | Compatible with Firefox 3.0.x Gnome Orca Firefox details |
Mac OS X Assistive Technologies
Assistive technology | Type | Compatibility notes |
---|---|---|
Fire Vox | Free, open source screen reading extension | Should be compatible, but need details |
VoiceOver | Screen reader | Not yet compatible |
External links
- Assistive technology compatibility (Firefox) (Firefox Support)