Browsers

The following browsers have support for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) and are supported by several screen readers that also offer support for ARIA.

• Firefox 3
• Internet Explorer 8
• Opera (has support for ARIA but isn’t supported by screen readers)

Screen Readers

The most popular screen readers for Windows are:

• JAWS (free demo, Standard: $895, Professional: $1,095)
• Window-Eyes (free demo, Standard: $895)
• NVDA (Firefox 3 only, Open Source under GNU 2)

Installation

Please refer to Todd Kloots’ fine blog entry on how to ‘Configure your machine for testing with a screen reader’. This is a summary of his installation steps:

1. Install virtualization software
2. Install browsers & take a snapshot of that state
3. Install and configure screen readers
4. Restart the virtual machine & take a snapshot of that state

Which screen reader are you using? What are your experiences?

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