JAWS

[BOF]

Iam looking to obtain screen reader software that is Internet compatible.  JAWS has been recommended but is expensive  Is it any good, and could anyone suggest a more reasonable al4ernative

[Team Cor]

I don't know if this is any help but after reading your question I searched Google for free screen readers and found Browsealoud.  The homepage is www.browsealoud.com. I downloaded the software from http://www.browsealoud.com/downloads.asp?dl=bl.

Browsealoud is a free (to the user) screenreader plugin that follows your mouse.  It took about ten minutes to download and install with broadband and don't be too concerned if nothing seem to happen for a while; it gets there eventually. Once downloaded I didn't need to change any settings to get it working.

Browsealoud works with sites that have paid to be browsealoud enabled. In a five minute test I found that it worked with the BBC, NHS and Google.com and Yahoo.com but not with number-10.gov, Google.co.uk or Yahoo.co.uk.  Sorry but it doesn't work with  AnswerBank either.