[NFBMT] Screen Readers and Browsers

[Jim Marks]

FYI, here are two links that explain what’s going on with screen readers and
browsers currently.  Bottom line is that the current best is a combination
of Jaws or NVDA with Firefox, but the screen reader and browser must be
updated to the latest versions.  Also, MS Edge promises to deliver the best
accessibility, but screen readers have to catch up.  If one wants to use MS
Edge, the most recent version of Narrator, which is included in the Windows
10 spring update, must be used.  The two links below are cut and pasted from
the weekly Flying Blind news.

 


16) According to blogger and Mozilla employee Marco, "Firefox 60 and JAWS
2018 Are Back in Good Browsing Conditions Together:"


 
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hZThABYj2CfCeBA7DgUrFbPjIii53OSlEBoQyMJSJSlLoLKgqrdAGx2iwHIo_1EcneipZaz6vxha
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KNSr4kK1BHUT_F8qg==> http://bit.ly/2Ipl4yS

 


4) Web accessibility expert Leonie Watson gave a talk on The State of the
Browser, in which she discussed the current state of accessibility in
various browsers and what the future could hold:


 
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hZThABYj2CfCeBA7DgUr-Nz-GYQ7SI8jBTdYpmtKcVpuq12k3B3nPef2yqeYR8PSXNgr5kKG-3W3
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KNSr4kK1BHUT_F8qg==> http://bit.ly/2rNLQXA

 

 

Jim Marks

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