[Electronics-talk] ACCESSIBLE TABLETS/NETBOOKS

Jude DaShiell jdashiel at shellworld.net
Fri Mar 8 02:59:52 UTC 2013


If it doesn't work because jaws is too large, you might consider trying 
nvda and get away with a smaller footprint.  I'm surprised jaws even runs 
on android at all, I thought that was a Linux variant. On Thu, 7 Mar 2013, 
Christopher Chaltain wrote:

> Netbooks will typically be accessible. The keyboard may be a bit small and
> you'll want to make sure it has enough RAM to run your screen reader,
> especially JAWS.
> 
> Tablets are generally touch screen devices, and the only accessible tablets I
> know of are the iPad and those running Android 4.0 or later.
> 
> The Surface Pro from MS might work with a screen reader like JAWS, but I
> haven't heard any first hand experience with that.
> 
> On 03/07/2013 05:25 PM, Anita Ogletree wrote:
> > Has anyone ever used a tablet or netbook? If so, was it accessible? I
> > found some reasonable ones on Amazon.
> >
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jude <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
Microsoft, windows is accessible. why do blind people need screen readers?





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