[Accessibleweb] Screen reader for OS X

[Rick Ells]

Marcus:

The GNU MAC OSX Public Archive offers a build of Lynx that should work 
fine on your OSX Mac. See...

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/unix_open_source/lynxtextwebbrowser.html

You can also get an idea of how a page will linearize by using the FireFox 
Web Developer toolbar. Go to the Miscellaneous menu and pull down to 
"Linearize". The toolbar is at...

   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60


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On Thu, 31 May 2007, Marcus Duke wrote:

> I need to find an OS X-compatible text-only browser to replace my moribund OS 
> 9 Lynx program for accessibility testing. Can you recommend anything?
>
> The alternative will be to install Parallels and Win XP on my Mac, but first 
> I'd like to know if there's a good OS X screen reader. If I do go the XP 
> route, what might you recommend for the Win platform? I take it there are 
> more options available for Win.
>
> I should also ask whether there is a difference between what Lynx is and what 
> people mean on this list when they say "screen reader." I infer they are the 
> same, but...?
>
> Marcus Duke
> Web Editor
> Washington Sea Grant
> mduke at u.washington.edu
> 206-685-0171
>
>