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Revision as of 05:35, 27 January 2007
Firefox 1.5.0.5+ and Thunderbird 1.5.0.5+ Assistive Technology Compatibility
Windows Assistive Technologies
Assistive technology | Type | Compatibility notes |
---|---|---|
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 and JAWS 8 (demo/trial version available) | Screen reader | Compatible with some problems. Problems include:
|
MAGic (demo/trial version available) | Screen magnifier | Unknown |
NVDA | Free (open source) screen reader | Compatible, current level of support unknown |
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 | 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. |
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 | Not yet compatible |
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 |