The following is a list of assistive technology products and their compatibility with Firefox.
| Assistive Technology | Type | Compatibility notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Naturally Speaking 1-8 | Voice command and dictation | Not compatible |
| Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 or later | Voice command and dictation | Compatible with problems: For many details and tips, see http://www.speechcomputing.com/node/942 Mouseless browsing extension recommended Select and Say not working |
| Fire Vox | free, open source screen reading extension | Compatible |
| Talking Clipboard | free, tts screen reading extension | Compatible |
| Hal, Lunar, Supernova (demo/trial versions available | Screen reader, screen magnifier | Compatible from version 10 up. |
| JAWS 1.x-6.x | Screen reader | Not compatible |
| JAWS 7.0 | Screen reader | Same problems as with JAWS 7.1, and then some more. Technical support requires JAWS 7.1 (we think). |
| JAWS 7.1 | Screen reader | Compatible with some problems. Problems include: Notification of text format changes is not complete Occasional flakiness or duplicated text when reading through document content Occasional flakiness when reading announcing the current page in the tabbed browsing list. Does not work well with framed pages Occasionally loses place when returning to a previously visited page, resetting position to the top of the document Keystroke conflicts with tabbed browsing Unexplained performance issues |
| JAWS 8.0 (trial/demo version available) | Screen reader | Compatible with some problems. Problems include: For the configuration to load, in ConfigNames.ini in the Shared settings folder, add the line "firefox3.0=firefox". Notification of text format changes is not complete Occasionally loses place when returning to a previously visited page, resetting position to the top of the document Please also see Common JAWS Questions in the accessibility FAQ. |
| JAWS 9.0 (trial/demo version available) | Screen reader | Compatible with some problems. Problems include: Notification of text format changes is not complete Occasionally loses place when returning to a previously visited page, resetting position to the top of the document Please see the Wiki page devoted to JAWS-Firefox compatibility. |
| MAGic (trial/demo version available) | Screen magnifier | Unknown |
| NVDA | Free (open source) screen reader | Compatible. Version 0.6p1 or above is strongly recommended. |
| Window-Eyes 1.0-5.0 | Screen reader | Not compatible |
| Window-Eyes 5.5, Window-Eyes 6.0 (trial/demo version available) | Screen reader | Compatible |
| ZoomText 1-7 | Screen magnifier | Not compatible |
| ZoomText 8.0x-8.11 | Screen magnifier | No AppReader or DocReader. Workaround: Start ZoomText. Start Firefox. Press CTRL+SHIFT+U to bring up the ZoomText user interface. Click on the Help menu. Click Tech Support. In the Fix-It command field, type in: CLASSTOOL Click Fix-It You'll see a wrench attached to the mouse pointer, left click within the Firefox window. A dialog box will open, for Window Class Definition, choose "ChildWindow" in the drop-down menu. Click Ok. Click the Close button to close the About box. Exit and restart ZoomText & Firefox. Now you should be able to use AppReader/DocReader in Firefox. Note: May not have column reading support with DocReader/AppReader. Mouse echo does not read by line. |
| ZoomText 8.12 and ZoomText 9.0x (trial/demo version available) | Screen magnifier | Partially compatible: May not have column reading support with DocReader/AppReader. Mouse echo does not read by line. |
| ZoomText 9.x | Screen magnifier | Compatible |
| Assistive technology | Type | Compatibility notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dasher | Alternative input using pointer | Partially compatible |
| Fire Vox | Free, open source screen reading extension | Should be compatible, but may require special installation procedures. Details unknown. |
| Gnome Magnifier | Screen magnifier | Partially compatible |
| Gnopernicus | Screen reader | Not compatible |
| GOK | Onscreen keyboard | Partially compatible |
| Jambu | Improved Web Accessibility for Switch and Alternative Pointer Users | Compatible |
| LSR | Screen reader | Not compatible |
| ORCA | Screen reader | Compatible |
| Assistive Technology | Type | Compatibility notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Vox | Free, open source screen reading extension | Should be compatible, but need details |
| VoiceOver | Screen reader | Not yet compatible |
Based on information from Assistive technology compatibility (mozillaZine KB)
