Alternate Output Devices
Screen Readers are software applications
which convey information to user via speech
Ü Identifies and announces the function of
Windows constructs (e.g., “button, OK”)
Ü Can identify graphics only by
accompanying text or label in user files
Ü Serves as a mouse or pointing device
Ü Most for PC platform only
Ü JAWS for Windows is most commonly
used screen-reading application