[Publib] NoveList and Screenreaders

[Judy Anderson]

I don't know if it works on novelist, since I dont' have access, but there 
is one thing you could try. If you hold down the control key and roll the 
scroll on the mouse, it enlarges the print on your screen.

It's worth a try.

Judy Anderson
Oregon
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>From: "Leah Langby" <leahlangby at hotmail.com>
>To: publib at webjunction.org
>Subject: [Publib] NoveList and Screenreaders
>Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:12:58 -0500
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>We have made the unfortunate discovery that NoveList is not compatible with 
>screen readers, so this great resource is not accessible to people who rely 
>on screen readers due to limited vision.  EBSCO will pass on the request 
>for an enhancement in the next version of NoveList that will have an 
>accessible option.  That might take a while for our patron who is wanting 
>to use it, but it is better than nothing, I guess.  I was thinking if there 
>were LOTS of requests for this enhancement, the chances of it happening are 
>much greater.
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>If you subscribe to NoveList, please consider sending a note to your 
>service representative requesting that they make their product useful to 
>ALL users, including people who have vision loss or are blind.
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>Also, if you subscribe to one of the NoveList competitors, do you know if 
>they are compatible with screen readers?  If so, I'd be very interested to 
>hear about it.
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>Thanks!
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>Leah Langby
>Library Development and Youth Services Coordinator
>Indianhead Federated Library System
>Eau Claire, WI
>langby at ifls.lib.wi.us or leahlangby at hotmail.com
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