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= Screenreaders =
 
= Screenreaders =
  
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* [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)
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* [http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Demo/ Window-Eyes] (Windows, 30 minute timed demonstration available for testing)
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! Product !! OS !! Notes
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* [http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/ VoiceOver] (MacOS X)
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* [http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/ FireVox] (extension for Firefox)
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| [http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/ FireVox]
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* [http://www.nvda-project.org/ nVDA] (open source, Windows)
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| Firefox addon
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* [http://live.gnome.org/Orca Orca] (Linux/GNOME)
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* [http://www.dolphinuk.co.uk/tryit.asp?id=1 supernova] (Windows)
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* [http://www.satogo.com/ SA to go] (Windows, free service)
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| [http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/fs/jaws-product-page.asp JAWS]
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| Windows
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| No demonstration version available for testing, but the most widely used screen reader.
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| [http://www.nvda-project.org/ nVDA]
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| Windows
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| Open source.
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| [http://live.gnome.org/Orca Orca]
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| Linux/GNOME
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| [http://www.satogo.com/ SA to go]
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| Windows
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| Free service.
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| [http://www.dolphinuk.co.uk/tryit.asp?id=1 supernova]
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| Windows
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| [http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/ VoiceOver]
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| Mac OSX
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| [http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Demo/ Window-Eyes]
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| Windows
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| 30-minute timed demonstration available for testing.
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= Speech-recognition =
 
= Speech-recognition =
  
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* Dragon NaturallySpeaking Windows speech recognition
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* MacSpeech Dictate OS X speech recognition
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! Product !! OS !! Notes
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* Windows Vista built-in speech recognition
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| [http://www.nuance.com/dragon/index.htm Dragon NaturallySpeaking]
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| Windows
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| [http://www.macspeech.com/pages.php?pID=143 Dragon Dictate]
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| Mac OSX
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| Windows Speech Recognition
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| [http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsvista/speech.aspx Windows Vista]/[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Set-up-Speech-Recognition Windows 7]
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| Built into the OS.
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= Other tools =
 
= Other tools =
  
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* [http://www.aisquared.com/ ZoomText]: a Windows application that blows up the text on the screen for people with limited vision
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* [http://www.webvisum.com/ 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.
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! Product !! OS !! Purpose
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* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/879 Mouseless Browsing]: a Firefox extension which adds numbers next to all links to make them keyboard accessible
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* [http://firefox.cita.uiuc.edu/ 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.
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| [http://firefox.cita.uiuc.edu/ Firefox Accessibility Extension]
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| Firefox addon
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| 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.
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| [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/879 Mouseless Browsing]
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| Firefox addon
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| Adds numbers next to all links to make them keyboard accessible.
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| [http://www.webvisum.com/ Webvisum]
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| Firefox addon
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| Makes 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.
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| [http://www.aisquared.com/ ZoomText]
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| Windows
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| Blows up the text on the screen for people with limited vision.
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|}
  
 
[[Category:Accessibility]]
 
[[Category:Accessibility]]

Revision as of 20:12, 8 December 2010

Screenreaders

Product OS Notes
FireVox Firefox addon
JAWS Windows No demonstration version available for testing, but the most widely used screen reader.
nVDA Windows Open source.
Orca Linux/GNOME
SA to go Windows Free service.
supernova Windows
VoiceOver Mac OSX
Window-Eyes Windows 30-minute timed demonstration available for testing.

Speech-recognition

Product OS Notes
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Windows
Dragon Dictate Mac OSX
Windows Speech Recognition Windows Vista/Windows 7 Built into the OS.

Other tools

Product OS Purpose
Firefox Accessibility Extension Firefox addon 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.
Mouseless Browsing Firefox addon Adds numbers next to all links to make them keyboard accessible.
Webvisum Firefox addon Makes 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.
ZoomText Windows Blows up the text on the screen for people with limited vision.
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