[access-uk] Re: everything I need to know about Firefox

  • From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:19:29 +0100

I couldn't find this plugin on my searches yesterday.  If anyone can point me 
to the URL, or send off list, I'd be grateful.  (I really did look and it kept 
telling me it was not found ...)

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Carol
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

---- Original Message ----
From: JILLIAN GRANT
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:23 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: everything I need to know about Firefox

> I'm not sure what you meant by character recognition, but there is a
> plugin to Firefox that will enable capchas to be read by screen
> readers.  
> 
> 
> Capchas are graphics containing text that people have to enter when
> they're signing up for accounts on sites such as Facebook, Yahoo,
> Clickbank etc.  A plugin to Firefox called WebVisum will read some of
> them.   
> 
> Sorry, think I've seen this being referred to as Character
> recognition on some websites.  I Wondered if it only worked with
> those that had an audio version, which not all do.  
> 
> Thanks for that.
> Jill.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: JILLIAN GRANT
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:23 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] everything I need to know about Firefox
> 
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I've been aware of Firefox for a while now, but had no idea it was
> even accessible, let alone able to get around the issue of character
> recognition (or at least that's the impression I get from this list).
> Anyway, Can anyone who uses FF and Jaws 10 please fill me in on
> everything I need to know about installing/using it.  I've been on
> the site and downloaded it, though haven't run it as yet.  The
> version I got was free, which surprised me.  So is there a free and a
> pay for version?  What add-ons do I need?  Do I need Jaws scripts?  I
> have so many questions.        
> 
> You can contact me off list if you like.
> 
> Using Vista Premium and original release of J 10.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Jill.
> 
> 
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