Thunder Screen Reader Free

[David Bolter]

Is there a URL we can give to people willing to test trunk Fluid components?

cheers,
David

Zachariah Cameron wrote:
> Hello,
>     there are at least two factors in play here.  Ones is that screen 
> readers are not created equal so that when it comes right down to it, 
> testing with the Thunder Screen reader will tell you if the site or tool 
> is Accessible using the Thunder Screen reader.  In my part of the world, 
> JAWS has a huge part of the market share.  Anyone experienced in Access 
> Technology will have a general concept of a site's Accessibility very 
> shortly after opening the page.  One does not really know, however, 
> until one has worked with a site and the specific technology.
>
> We have seen many screen readers some and go over the years. Many of us 
> still lament the fact that OS2 and its screen reader never really took 
> hold. It is often the case in screen reading software, as in other areas 
> of life, that you get what you pay for. On the other hand, Thunder has 
> some impressive patronage behind the corporation.
>
> All of that said, I had not heard of this screen reader and will 
> definitely try it out to see how well it works for me.
>
> I am not sure this is the place to get into an online poll, but if list 
> members would like to send me comments regarding screen reader usage 
> (send to ability at yorku.ca) I could post a summary of the results at a 
> later point. My experience, in a Canadian context, is that JAWS has by 
> far the greatest market penetration.
>
> thanks
> Zachariah
>
> Allison Bloodworth wrote:
>   
>> Has anyone heard of this free screen reader? I'm not sure how much 
>> it's like JAWS or Window-Eyes, but if it's similar I wonder if it 
>> might be helpful for folks who want to do usability testing with 
>> screen readers but aren't able to get actual screen reader user 
>> participants (e.g. http://www.webaim.org/articles/screenreader_testing/).
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>     
>>> Apologies for cross posting with this news but I feel it may be 
>>> useful to many folks including those testing websites for 
>>> accessibility issues.
>>>
>>> Thunder screen reader is now free to all organisations and all 
>>> individuals
>>>
>>> and can be downloaded from _http://www.screenreader.net/_   A useful 
>>> addition
>>>
>>> is when it works with WebbIE text browser _http://www.webbie.org.uk/_
>>>
>>> Best wishes E.A.
>>>
>>> Mrs E.A. Draffan
>>>
>>> Learning Societies Lab,
>>>
>>> ECS, University of Southampton,
>>>
>>> Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246
>>>
>>> _http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk_
>>>
>>> _http://www.emptech.info_
>>>
>>>       
>> Allison Bloodworth
>> Senior User Interaction Designer
>> Educational Technology Services
>> University of California, Berkeley
>> (415) 377-8243
>> abloodworth at berkeley.edu <mailto:abloodworth at berkeley.edu>
>>
>>
>>
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