From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DgMVj-0003oL-00 for ; Thu, 09 Jun 2005 08:51:51 -0400 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (klewellen@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j59CpoO7027106 for ; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 12:51:50 GMT (envelope-from klewellen@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (klewellen@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id j59Cpooc027103 for ; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 08:51:50 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: klewellen owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 08:51:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Karen Lewellen To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <200506090243.j592hCY4003195@ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: web browsing and section 508 under linux X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:51:51 -0000 Yes, It is my understanding firefox works wonderfully with window eyes. Perhaps the problem is jfw? it usually is where the problem lies, grin. Karen On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, David Poehlman wrote: > I have not found it to be inaccessible at all. The accessibility features > weere invented due to the inequities in screen readers, osx rewrites this > paradigm. > > -- > Jonnie Apple Seed > With His: > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > > > On Jun 8, 2005, at 10:43 PM, Sina Bahram wrote: > > But it doesn't work at all with accessibility related features. > > You can't navigate by headers, read alt tags automatically, use forms > reliably, and so forth ... > > Take care, > Sina > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Glenn at home > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:49 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: web browsing and section 508 under linux > > What about FireFox? > It works with JFW, but it is not easy to use since its not too good with > tabbing, but it works with the Jaws cursor, if one can tolerate that. > Glenn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Mann" > To: "ajred" ; "Speakup is a screen review > system for Linux." > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 12:38 PM > Subject: Re: web browsing and section 508 under linux > > > > For an accessible web browser that works under Xwindows, you might want to > look at Freedombox. It uses Mozilla for web browsing. I've used it under > Linux and it works pretty well. Their web site is > http://www.freedombox.info or http://linux.freedombox.info. > > > On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, Jared wrote: > > >> I have to do some testing for section 508 compliance on a product at >> the company I work for. I know I will be using internet explorer under >> windows. This product is supposed to be cross platform, is there any >> browser that's accessible enough to test under linux which works under >> x-windows? Appreciate any info. >> >> -- >> This message was sent using 3wmail. >> Your fast free POP3 mail client at www.3wmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >