[NFBCS] When One Web Browser Is Not Enough

[Tracy Carcione]

It still seems wrong to me that I should possibly have to try 3 web
browsers, and possibly 3 screen readers, to do something a sighted person
just snaps through.  Further, I have a limited number of options at work.  I
can't just say I need Firefox and install it on my work computer.
I can do these complicated dances, but it doesn't mean we don't need to keep
pushing for websites to be accessible, IMO.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: NFBCS [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Chong via
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Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:13 AM
To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
Cc: Curtis Chong
Subject: [NFBCS] When One Web Browser Is Not Enough

Greetings and felicitations:

 

As the modern websites we use today incorporate more sophisticated and
complicated techniques to provide us with the online information and
services we have grown increasingly dependent upon, it is more important
than ever for blind computer users-particularly those of us who use screen
readers on Windows computers-to be able to use more than one web browser.
Gone are the days when Microsoft's Internet Explorer was the only web
browser available to us. In fact, more and more websites are refusing to
support Internet Explorer, and to a growing extent, we continue to receive
warning messages saying something like, "Internet Explorer is not
recommended for this website."

 

Fortunately, there are three "modern" browsers available to users of Windows
computers, and all of them work well with the screen readers we use:

 

*	Microsoft Edge (with Chromium),
*	Google Chrome, and
*	Mozilla Firefox.

 

I myself have all three browsers installed on my system, and (from time to
time) I still find it desirable to revert back to Internet Explorer for some
websites. I have also found that websites tend to behave differently
depending on what browser you are using. So, when I encounter an
accessibility issue with one website using Microsoft Edge, for example, I
might solve my problem by switching to Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. The
bottom line here is that the day of using one and only one web browser are
gone.

 

>From the Website:
https://carroll.org/product/when-one-web-browser-is-not-enough/

 

"When One Web Browser Is Not Enough: A Guide for Windows Screen Reader Users
by David Kingsbury, Assistive Technology Instructor at the Carroll Center
for the Blind, is meant to help JAWS, NVDA, and Windows Narrator users to
effectively use the four leading web browsers - Google Chrome, Mozilla
Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge - in ways that build on the
strengths of each of them."

 

This book is available for $20 in Word and braille-ready formats. Having
read other books by Mr. Kingsbury, I believe this book is a good investment
for anyone who is serious about mastering all of the accessible web browsing
programs available to us in Windows.

 

Cordially,

 

Curtis Chong

 

 

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