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OperatingSystemWindowsScreenReaderHAL95, HALNTAvailability(Pricequoted inSeptember2004)Commercial(1,218 DM,1,856 DM)Windows Insight Commercial(around2000 DM)Windows Blindows Commercial(around1000 to4000 DM)Windows JAWS Commercial(2100 AU)Website/CompanyDolphin Computer AccessECO, BerlinFranc Audio Data(http://www.audiodata.de)Freedom Scientific(http://www.freedomscientific.com)Demo version can be downloadedwith restricted timing usage.Windows Virgo Commercial Demo version can be downloadedfrom www.virgo4.comLinux Gnopernicus Free Baum (http://www.baum.ro)Table 1: Screen readers available <strong>for</strong> Windows and LinuxA brief description of the screen readers that relate to this project is listed as follows:• JAWSJAWS stands <strong>for</strong> Job Access With Speech. It is a screen reader that reads andmagnifies in<strong>for</strong>mation in the computer screen. It not only outputs refreshableBraille displays but also provides unmatched Braille support to all screenreaders on the market (Freedom Scientific, 2003). It also supports manydifferent languages and most standard Windows applications without theneed to do special configuration, including Microsoft Office XP.6

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