[ktvt] Fw: BlindNews: Web 2.0 And The Potential For Screenreaders

"vy pham" <missyguide@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:57:06 -0500

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CustomerServant.com (Blog) Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Web 2.0 And The Potential For Screenreaders
By Rahel
I just finished reading one of the best articles on Web 2.0, and the one
thing I wish it had covered is the potential that could be lent to screen
reading technology if screen readers were developed along the same lines as
Web 2.0 applications.
LINK:
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
At this point, there is an open-source screen reader for the Linux OS, with
one developed for use on systems running DOS/Windows, for those who don't
want to devote loads of resources to Linux.
LINK: http://www.linux-speakup.org/
What I'd like to see, however, is a screen reader that can be run/developed
across platforms, or at least one that runs on Windows specifically, but
that can be developed on-the-fly by users to accommodate the various
situations we find ourselves in regarding accessibility. Right now, any time
we find ourselves in a situation where the software we need or want to use
is inaccessible, we have two options. We can either try to script said
application, which may or may not be a huge undertaking, or we can abandon
it altogether. These days we have a huge problem with applications that are
Java-based, and especially web applications made to look like desktop
applications. I think to expect developers concerned with the way their
software is going to look to all the sudden start making adherence to web
standards their primary concern is asking too much, and it would never
happen. It would be simpler if we could have a basic screen reader, with the
ability for users to develop extentions for it.
It's great that Microsoft and Freedom Scientific have agreed to work
together when it comes to the release of MS applications and operating
systems, but what happens when users are required to use something else by
an employer in order to conform to the company's standard?
LINK: http://www.microsoft.com/ LINK: http://www.freedomscientific.com/
I'd hate to find out that there are huge numbers of blind and visually
impaired workers stuck in the same situation I am because of the
incooperativeness among companies and their clients, coupled with the lack
of understanding of what accessibility means on both sides.
I have to admit, though, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that this is
the case. At any rate, read the original article.
Published by Rahel 14 June 2006 - 18 Sivan, 5766 at 10:05 in Uncategorized

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