[Accessibility_sig] Screen reader user featured on NPR's MorningEdition today.

[Kathy Keller]

Thanks for sharing that with us, James. What a fascinating article. It
left me also with a feeling of gratitude.

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MorningEdition today.


I heard a piece on NPR this morning featuring an atypical screen reader
user: atypical because he's not blind. His vision-impairment is caused
by a lack of muscle control due to Cerebral Palsy, making him,
effectively, vision-, mobility-, and dexterity-impaired. The mention of
the screen reader is a minor note in the story but I mention it because,
too often, people (including most professional web designers and
developers) assume IT accessibility is only about blindness. Although
the story doesn't mention which screen reader he uses, it is a testament
to the quality and importance of work done by all AT vendors.

If any of you are on this list, you know who you are. Thanks guys, and
keep up the good work.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10372130

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