Hum, I'm not really sure this is a relevant question. When it comes to features, mac is solid. Not every need is met at this point and there is still loads of room for improvement, but day to day I venture to say most computer users would never miss jaws.
Let's take your case in point for example. Jaws doesn't support UIA yet. That means it doesn't work with IE9. Window-eyes and nvda both do. So, if you are running the latest mac OS which has nothing what-so-ever to do with UIA, then you might see a webpage beautifully. But it might be designed in html 5 geared towards the very latest browsing capabilities. So if you try it in IE8 it may not work as nicely, but if you are a jaws user and you upgrade to IE9, then no pages will work at all. But if you are an NVDA or window-eyes user then you may have no trouble. OR, the page may only have been tested in firefox. Maybe it's wonderful in firefox, but not nice at all in Safari or flavours of internet explorer. This is why no one is really doing what you're asking here. It just doesn't make sense to split hairs this way. You could second-guess yourself in circles all day at that rate. As far as web browsing goes, Voiceover and safari has features such as web element navigation, place markers and text search, but it also has features that no other system has, such as the item chooser, or the article reader which is part of safari, not voiceover. Then again, I really can't think of a single feature that window-eyes, jaws, or NVDA offers that voiceover doesn't. Not on the web at least. I'm sure there must be some, but I simply can't think of one, except for multi-browser support. With voiceover you get safari and webkit and that's about it. It comes down to what you want to do with a screen reader and a computer and only you can make those decisions. Best, Erik Burggraaf User support consultant, Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, 1-888-255-5194 http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2011-02-24, at 2:29 AM, Pommette wrote: > Has anyone been systematically comparing how well access works between > VO and Windows-based programs like JAWS? Do the same accessibility > tests apply to both platforms, or will one be better for some things > than the other? I'm not raising this question as a contest - I'm > simply trying to understand how things work, and what assumptions I > can make. For example, if someone says that a site or program works > well with JAWS, can I be pretty sure that VO will also be happy? And > if something doesn't play well with VO, can I be indignant on behalf > of all who use screen readers? I know there are some huge contrasts as > with MS Word. But is this an exception? Thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
