I'm guessing that Safari wants to work with Apple's accessibility
framework while FF and IE are tied to Microsoft Active Accessibility.
That would explain why FF on Mac doesn't have much accessibility. Would
be nice to have one common accessibility layer but even if w3c or some
open community one came up, that would probably just create a third
'standard' which Apple and Microsoft would shun and Linux would embrace.
IAccessible2 anyone?
http://accessibility.freestandards.org/a11yspecs/ia2/docs/html/
CB
Debra Gardner wrote:
Hi guys:
I still don't have a Mac, mostly because I can't afford it, but mainly
because there still seems to be problems. Because I need Quicktime to
hear some things on the internet, I've been allowing Apple to download
stuff onto my Windows XP Pc. Of course I can't use Quicktime, but if
something needs it, it's there. Just a while ago, it downloaded
Safari. Out of curiosity, I wondered if any of it was accessible to
any of the screenreaders I have to hand-Window-eyes, NVDA, or System
Access to go. Interestingly enough, I can read the menus and even go
to a web page, but it won't read the page. I'm assuming that sighted
ones can use Safari on a Windows PC? Humm, I wish I could get Apple
to donate some Mac Minis with Leopard to po' folks like me! (smile)
My version of Window-eyes is 4.5 which shows you how far behind I
am. Thank goodness for the free ones that are up-to-date. I've got
to hunt down the "dualing" screenreaders.
Debra
P.s. For those of you that like to do these things, there's an
alternative for Microsoft Word called Atlantis Nova. It's the first
word processor I've ever downloaded that makes noise! They are kind
of cute, but you'd probably want to turn them off after a while.
