Comments on: Read Speaker http://curbcut.net/format/speech/read-speaker/ open and accessible Sun, 13 May 2012 20:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alphonso http://curbcut.net/format/speech/read-speaker/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Alphonso Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:44:16 +0000 http://curbcut.net/2006/05/read-speaker/#comment-509 The problem with ReadSpeaker is that every website has to buy a license. It's a server based solution, not a client based solution, means there are millions of customers for ReadSpeaker (all websites in the world), but also millions of inaccessible sites (websites that prefer not to buy a license). I see more in client-based solutions (Screenreaders or braille display) combined with accessible design. ReadSpeaker, thanks for giving people the idea that they are accessible, while - in most cases - they're not! The problem with ReadSpeaker is that every website has to buy a license. It’s a server based solution, not a client based solution, means there are millions of customers for ReadSpeaker (all websites in the world), but also millions of inaccessible sites (websites that prefer not to buy a license).

I see more in client-based solutions (Screenreaders or braille display) combined with accessible design. ReadSpeaker, thanks for giving people the idea that they are accessible, while — in most cases — they’re not!

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