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Oli: Adding more recent accessibility UA statistics

2010-05-30T22:52:07Z

Adding more recent accessibility UA statistics

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	General marketshare numbers for screen readers:		General marketshare numbers for screen readers:
	* 2003 USA: JAWS 65%, GW-Micro Window-Eyes 35%. According to [http://www.redish.net/content/papers/interactions.html a study of screen reader use published in December 2003], a spokesperson for the US National Federation of the Blind estimated that in the USA, JAWS had 65% of the screen reader market and GW-Micro Window-Eyes had 35%; also JAWS was the software most commonly used by U.S. federal workers.		* 2003 USA: JAWS 65%, GW-Micro Window-Eyes 35%. According to [http://www.redish.net/content/papers/interactions.html a study of screen reader use published in December 2003], a spokesperson for the US National Federation of the Blind estimated that in the USA, JAWS had 65% of the screen reader market and GW-Micro Window-Eyes had 35%; also JAWS was the software most commonly used by U.S. federal workers.
			* [http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey2/ 2009 WebAIM survey]: Primary screen reader; JAWS 66%, Window-Eyes 10%. Commonly used screen readers; JAWS 75%, NVDA 26%, Window-Eyes 24%, SA or SAToGo 23% (note that NVDA may have inflated usage here due to some recipients being sighted developers using it to test content)

	=== JAWS ===		=== JAWS ===

RyanKing: Reverted edits by CabasTacae (Talk) to last version by AndyMabbett

2008-12-18T00:03:27Z

Reverted edits by CabasTacae (Talk) to last version by AndyMabbett

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CabasTacae: covarsitrel

2008-12-17T23:24:10Z

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AndyMabbett: Test Results from Yahoo! Accessibility

2008-01-24T14:04:29Z

Test Results from Yahoo! Accessibility

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	* [[accessibility]]		* [[accessibility]]
	* [[assistive-technology-abbr-results]]		* [[assistive-technology-abbr-results]]
			* [[include-pattern-feedback#Test_Results_from_Yahoo.21_Accessibility\|Test Results from Yahoo! Accessibility]]

AndyMabbett: /* JAWS */ user groups

2007-09-13T14:39:44Z

JAWS: user groups

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	Publisher: Freedom Scientific		Publisher: Freedom Scientific
	Total users as of 2002: [http://web.archive.org/web/20021015235548/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/trial/mswitness/2002/hofstader.asp "There are approximately 80,000 registered users of JAWS"] - Chris Hofstader of Freedom Scientific. Presumably world-wide users of any version of JAWS.		Total users as of 2002: [http://web.archive.org/web/20021015235548/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/trial/mswitness/2002/hofstader.asp "There are approximately 80,000 registered users of JAWS"] - Chris Hofstader of Freedom Scientific. Presumably world-wide users of any version of JAWS.

			It might be a good idea to consult [http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/JAWS_UserGroups.asp JAWS user groups].

	==== Testing possibilities ====		==== Testing possibilities ====

Tantek: rm categories per how-to-play #16, please do not add MediaWiki Categories in general.

2007-09-02T06:27:52Z

rm categories per how-to-play #16, please do not add MediaWiki Categories in general.

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	~~[[Category:Tools]]~~
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CarlaHufstedler: added categories

2007-09-01T16:43:51Z

added categories

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			[[Category:Tools]]
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Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis: /* Release Notes */

2007-07-03T17:40:50Z

Release Notes

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	==== Release Notes ====		==== Release Notes ====
	~~Unfortunately, [http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Version_History/ GW-Micro don't yet make it easy to access earlier release notes].~~

	*[http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/~~Latest_Features~~/ ~~Window-Eyes 6.1~~] ~~(2007).~~		* [http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Version_History/ Release notes for most versions].
	*Window-Eyes 6.0 ?
	*Window-Eyes 5.5 ?
	*[http://www.~~webcitation.org/5OUre1bW4 Window-Eyes 5.0]~~

	=== MicroPower Virtual Vision ===		=== MicroPower Virtual Vision ===

Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis: /* Test possibilities */

2007-05-08T22:44:34Z

Test possibilities

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	Volunteer testers: Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis (webdev not user).		Volunteer testers: Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis (webdev not user).

	Like Freedom Scientific, [http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Demo/ GW-Micro offer an otherwise fully-functional demo] of their latest release which can only be run for about half an hour per Windows session. Unlike Freedom Scientific, [http://www.gwmicro.com/Developers/ GW-Micro encourage developers to test with the demo].		Like Freedom Scientific, [http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Demo/ GW-Micro offer an otherwise fully-functional demo] of their latest release which can only be run for about half an hour per Windows session. Unlike Freedom Scientific, [http://www.gwmicro.com/Developers/ GW-Micro encourage developers to test with the demo]. You can also download the demo for an earlier version, 5.5, from [http://www.beyondsight.com/demo.htm Beyond Sight].

	Alternatively, you could submit a test-case to one of the [http://www.gwmicro.com/Support/Email_Lists/ Window-Eyes users' mailing lists], as [http://www.gwmicro.com/Developers/Web/ suggested by GW-Micro themselves].		Alternatively, you could submit a test-case to one of the [http://www.gwmicro.com/Support/Email_Lists/ Window-Eyes users' mailing lists], as [http://www.gwmicro.com/Developers/Web/ suggested by GW-Micro themselves].

AndyMabbett: fmt

2007-05-06T12:05:46Z

fmt

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	*[http://www.micropower.com.br/v3/pt/acessibilidade/vv5/index.asp Virtual Vision 5.5]		*[http://www.micropower.com.br/v3/pt/acessibilidade/vv5/index.asp Virtual Vision 5.5]

	=== ~~[http://www.aok-net.com/products/pctalker.htm Kochi System Development~~ PC-Talker] ===		=== PC-Talker ===
	Japanese screen reader.		Japanese screen reader.

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	Along with 95 Reader, PC-Talker is more commonly used than the Japanese edition of JAWS, according to [http://www.w4a.info/2006/prog/6-watanabe.pdf Takayuki Watanabe and Masahiro Umegaki, Capability Survey of Japanese User Agents and Its Impact on Web Accessibility (2006) (PDF)].		Along with 95 Reader, PC-Talker is more commonly used than the Japanese edition of JAWS, according to [http://www.w4a.info/2006/prog/6-watanabe.pdf Takayuki Watanabe and Masahiro Umegaki, Capability Survey of Japanese User Agents and Its Impact on Web Accessibility (2006) (PDF)].

	==== ~~Testing~~ possibilities ====		==== Test possibilities ====
	Probably the best bet would be to contact Watanabe.		Probably the best bet would be to contact Watanabe.

			==== Documentation ====
			*[http://www.aok-net.com/products/pctalker.htm Kochi System Development PC-Talker]

	=== ~~[http://www.ssct.co.jp/barrierfree/95reader/~~ 95 Reader] ===		=== 95 Reader ===
	Japanese screen reader.		Japanese screen reader.

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	Along with PC-Talker, 95 Reader is more commonly used than the Japanese edition of JAWS, according to [http://www.w4a.info/2006/prog/6-watanabe.pdf Takayuki Watanabe and Masahiro Umegaki, Capability Survey of Japanese User Agents and Its Impact on Web Accessibility (2006) (PDF)].		Along with PC-Talker, 95 Reader is more commonly used than the Japanese edition of JAWS, according to [http://www.w4a.info/2006/prog/6-watanabe.pdf Takayuki Watanabe and Masahiro Umegaki, Capability Survey of Japanese User Agents and Its Impact on Web Accessibility (2006) (PDF)].

	==== ~~Testing~~ possibilities ====		==== Test possibilities ====
	Probably the best bet would be to contact Watanabe.		Probably the best bet would be to contact Watanabe.

			==== Documentation ====
			* [http://www.ssct.co.jp/barrierfree/95reader/ 95 Reader]

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[accessibility]]		* [[accessibility]]
	* [[assistive-technology-abbr-results]]		* [[assistive-technology-abbr-results]]