Accessibility in OpenOffice...

Accessibility in OpenOffice...

Posted Sep 19, 2007 16:31 UTC (Wed) by dwheeler (guest, #1216)
In reply to: It's not quite StarOffice, not quite OpenOffice... by philipstorry
Parent article: IBM's Lotus Symphony

Not true, there are several screen readers that work with OpenOffice.org. It's my understanding that it's better on GNOME than Windows, because GNOME has a better accessibility framework than Windows.

What's sad is that, according to many leaders for the disabled, Microsoft has not been helpful in accessibility of Office. It's only due to the herculian efforts of others that people can even attempt to use Microsoft Office while blind. In contrast, the OpenOffice.org people have worked hard at it, making as much as possible accessible.

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