I'm confused on your statement:
"These screen readers are not readily available to just about anyone
to download, install and play with.
It is of absolute necessity that a user MUST have in his or her
possession a gadget that runs either one."
Anyone can go to the play store and download talkback on an android
device. If Talkback isn't installed by default and you have no access
to the Play Store, you can have someone side load it for you.
Anyone can enable VoiceOver on either the mac or iOS to play with.
You do need an android device to use Talkback and an apple device to use
VoiceOver, just like you need a Windows device to run Narrator,
Window-Eyes, JAWS, SuperNova and NVDA.
NVDA isn't really free, if NVAccess doesn't get funding from either
donations or other sources it could disappear.
Chris
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-------- Original Message --------
From: Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, Apr 5, 2017 12:31 AM EST
To: joseph.nor...@gmail.com; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
Subject: windows screen readers
Probably the only truly free screen reader is NVDA! Whether or not one
sends in a donation, anyone anywhere can download it, install it and use it
to one's heart's content.
All other screen readers, whether it be Talkback or VoiceOver, incur some
cost however minimal such a cost might be. These screen readers are not
readily available to just about anyone to download, install and play with.
It is of absolute necessity that a user MUST have in his or her possession a
gadget that runs either one. The cost of ownership is built into the final
price one pays for acquisition. Both Talkback and VoiceOver are packaged
deals; as such, from an economic perspective, neither one is free!
That aside, personally, if I can't get work done using Windows because my
preferred screen reader is on the CHOPPING BLOCK, I will move over to
Android! On this platform, my choices are vast and I am NOT tied to a
stake. I'm not at home with proprietary stuff, I enjoy playing with various
permutations!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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