Nowadays, IBM Home Page Reader is a topic that has captured the attention of many people around the world. With the advancement of technology and the democratization of information, IBM Home Page Reader has become a point of interest for people of all ages and backgrounds. From its impact on society to its influence on popular culture, IBM Home Page Reader has left a significant mark on the way we live and perceive the world around us. In this article, we will further explore the impact and importance of IBM Home Page Reader today, as well as its relevance for the future.
Developer(s) | IBM Special System Needs (SNS) |
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Final release | |
Operating system | Windows 95/98/NT |
Platform | Windows |
Available in | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish |
Type | Screen Reader |
Website | Homepage (Archive.org) |
Home Page Reader (Hpr) was a computer program, a self-voicing web browser designed for people who are blind. It was developed by IBM from the work of Chieko Asakawa at IBM Japan.
The screen reader met World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) HTML 4.01 specifications, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 and User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
In 2006, it was announced on the Hpr mailing list that IBM does not have plans for any further updates of HPR and the software was subsequently withdrawn from sale by IBM in December 2006. IBM has given code to be used as a Firefox extension.[citation needed]
The program also had a peer-support mailing list.[note 1]
In summer 2002 a non-scientific study concluded that Hpr did not make any distinction between the built-in keyboard shortcuts for entering different modes and the access keys available on websites. The research claimed that Hprs would do better to use links mode to cycle through a list.
Hpr had the following hardware requirements:
Hpr had the following software requirements: