Posted by Six String Stu on 10/04/07 20:57

"Sherman Pendley" <spamtrap@dot-app.org> wrote in message
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> Chaddy2222 <spamlovermailbox-sicurity@yahoo.com.au> writes:
>
>> Travis Newbury wrote:
>>
>>> How did you know he used caps if you couldn't see the caps?
>>
>> I used my screen reader which reads everything aurally.
>
> I'm curious - how does it read all caps? Does it assume it's an acronym
> and spell it out letter-by-letter?
>
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There are a few tricks screen readers use to inform the person about
diction.
I'm not up on all the latest screen readers, but if I remeber correctly the
NFB has an entire floor devoted to assistive technology. They often publish
product reviews for the VI populace.
Look there for your answers.

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