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Screen Reader Techniques
Version 0.5
08 October 1997

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Techniques for writing Screen Readers in Java

Screen readers need to be able to determine the complete semantic content of the user interface.  Furthermore, they need to know when any of that semantic content changes.  Finally, the screen readers need to give the user a clear map to that semantic content, so that screen reader users can navigate easily through the screen reader to get to what the users need.


Techniques for retrieving semantic information:

Techniques for tracking semantic content changes:

Techniques for navigating the semantic content:


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