Hello. When Avast 5.0 first came out I heard that it lacked adequate support for screen readers. When I contacted Avast about this they responded by saying that they were working very hard on a blind-friendly version of Avast. As I felt this whole situation was unacceptable I worked very hard on removing Avast 4.8 from my system and I have now switched to AVG 9.0, which, while not accessible in every way, allows me to access all of its functions.
The Avast Web site claims that the latest version, 5.0.507, is reasonably accessible with screen readers. While I am happy using AVG I do know of people using Avast 4.8 and would like to advise them on whether they should upgrade to 5.0. therefore, I'm wondering if anyone has used the latest Avast and am wondering how usable it is with JAWS, Window-eyes and NVDA. David ---------------=============== NOTICE ===============--------------- Note: Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this message and may be subject to legal privilege. Access to this e-mail by anyone other than the intended recipient is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient or responsible for delivery of the message to such person, you may not use, copy, distribute or deliver this message or any part of its contents, or take any action in reliance on it. In such case, you should destroy this message, and notify us immediately. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail or telephone and delete the e-mail from any computer. If you or your employer does not consent to internet e-mail messages of this kind, please notify us immediately. All reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this message. As our agency cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this message or attachments, we recommend that you subject these to your virus checking procedures prior to use. The views, opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this electronic message are not given or endorsed by Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired unless otherwise indicated by an authorized representative independent of this message. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
