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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:
- Select and Say not working
- User must speak full link text to activate a link
|
Hal/Lunar/Supernova |
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 |
Screen reader |
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
|
MAGic |
Screen magnifier |
Unknown |
Window-Eyes 1.0 - 5.0 |
Screen reader |
Not compatible |
Window-Eyes 5.5 or later |
Screen reader |
Compatible |
ZoomText 1-8 |
Screen magnifier |
Not compatible |
ZoomText 9.x |
Screen magnifier |
Partially compatible, problems with Doc Reader and App Reader |
Linux and UNIX Assistive Technologies
Assistive technology |
Type |
Compatibility notes |
Dasher |
Alternative input using pointer |
Partially compatible |
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 |
VoiceOver |
Screen reader |
Not yet compatible |