Comments on: Open Source Software: Priced Out of the Market? http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=558 Access to technology for all Sun, 01 Apr 2018 16:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Vivien Palcic http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=558&cpage=1#comment-6122 Thu, 26 May 2011 09:45:52 +0000 http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=558#comment-6122 I too refuse to be handstrung into a so-called “upgrade”. Not only have Microsoft failed to provide a fully-fledged, built-in screenreader for Windows 7, but even with the commercial screenreaders like JAWS, the installation of Windows is not accessible. So, basically, it’s pay for the operating system/computer, screenreader upgrade, and then extra to have a tech-savvy person do the installation (unless you can find a volunteer/friend to help), which is complicated enough even for sighted people! No, thanks. I think, when my windows XP machine eventually dies, I will be looking to Apple or Linux.

]]> By: pferdy http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=558&cpage=1#comment-6104 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:53:02 +0000 http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=558#comment-6104 Well said.

I may publicise some of your arguments because there is such poor appreciation in monopolistic suppliers of the problems of blind and visually impaired people.

My preference is the Opera browser – but a few key web sites have obviously not tested with it – such as Santander who clobbered the perfectly good site that Abbey gave me.

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