On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 01:21:14 +0000, Patrick H. Lauke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kay Smoljak wrote: > > > There's a number of different screenreaders available for testing. > > Some are free, others have trial periods. I recently installed the > > demo version of JAWS under Virtual PC - it will run for 40 minutes, > > which gives you plenty of time to test a few sites. > > I'll have my usual rant here, nothing personal: the demo versions of > screenreaders (and any other software) are made available by the > developers so that you can evaluate the product and decide whether > you're going to purchase the full version or not. If you keep using the > demo version for proper testing, you're breaking the terms of the demo > license.
I absolutely agree Patrick. I was merely responding to the previous poster's statement that he'd never even seen a real screen reader. If you're going to test regularly, you should definitely purchase one - I'm still trying to decide which is the most widely used. I believe the demo licence for JAWS has a provision for testing sites... -- Kay Smoljak http://kay.smoljak.com/ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
