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| − | * JAWS (Windows, no demonstration version available for testing) | + | * [http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/fs/jaws-product-page.asp JAWS](Windows, no demonstration version available for testing but the most widely used screen reader) |
* [http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Demo/ Window-Eyes] (Windows, 30 minute timed demonstration available for testing) | * [http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Demo/ Window-Eyes] (Windows, 30 minute timed demonstration available for testing) | ||
| − | * VoiceOver | + | * [http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/ VoiceOver] (MacOS X) |
* [http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/ FireVox] (extension for Firefox) | * [http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/ FireVox] (extension for Firefox) | ||
* [http://www.nvda-project.org/ nVDA] (open source, Windows) | * [http://www.nvda-project.org/ nVDA] (open source, Windows) | ||
Revision as of 22:23, 12 October 2009
Screenreaders
- JAWS(Windows, no demonstration version available for testing but the most widely used screen reader)
- Window-Eyes (Windows, 30 minute timed demonstration available for testing)
- VoiceOver (MacOS X)
- FireVox (extension for Firefox)
- nVDA (open source, Windows)
- Orca (Linux/GNOME)
- supernova (Windows)
- SA to go (Windows, free service)
Speech-recognition
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking Windows speech recognition
- MacSpeech Dictate OS X speech recognition
- Windows Vista built-in speech recognition
Other tools
- ZoomText: a Windows application that blows up the text on the screen for people with limited vision
- Webvisum: a Firefox add-on which make Firefox more fully functioned for people using screen readers. Automated captcha solving, OCR character recognition of image-only text links so they can be read aloud, and the ability for end-users to label unlabel fields for later read aloud.
- Mouseless Browsing: a Firefox extension which adds numbers next to all links to make them keyboard accessible
- Firefox Accessibility Extension: although very useful for developers, this is also useful for people using adaptive technology, and to give them greater control over what Firefox offers in terms of access keys, etc.
