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IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia

A tool that enables multimedia content on the Internet to be enjoyed by people with visual impairments.


Date Posted: September 27, 2007
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1. Is IBM® Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia available on Linux®?
2. Can I change the text-to-speech (TTS) engines used in IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia?
3. Can IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia work with screen-reading softwares?
4. Which language does the tool support?
5. What kind of multimedia content embedded inside Web pages does the tool support?
6. How do I check the version of my IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia?
7. How do I install Version 1.01 or update to it?


1. Is IBM® Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia available on Linux®?

No; it runs only on Windows® XP or above.
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1. Is IBM® Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia available on Linux®?

No; it runs only on Windows® XP or above.
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2. Can I change the text-to-speech (TTS) engines used in IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia?

This tool supports Windows Speech API(SAPI)5. After installation of additional TTS engines, please select your preferred TTS engine in the preference dialog box.
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2. Can I change the text-to-speech (TTS) engines used in IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia?

This tool supports Windows Speech API(SAPI)5. After installation of additional TTS engines, please select your preferred TTS engine in the preference dialog box.
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3. Can IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia work with screen-reading softwares?

The tool supports JAWS screen reader versions above 7.10 and Window-Eyes versions above 5.5.
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3. Can IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia work with screen-reading softwares?

The tool supports JAWS screen reader versions above 7.10.
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4. Which language does the tool support?

Currently, the messages and descriptions are available in English and Japanese. Users can read the target content based on the languages of the TTS engines or screen-reading software.
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4. Which language does the tool support?

Currently, the messages and descriptions are available in English and Japanese. Users can read the target content based on the languages of the TTS engines or screen-reading software.
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5. What kind of multimedia content embedded inside Web pages does the tool support?

This version supports Flash (Versions 5-8), Windows Media, RealMedia, and Quick Time.


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5. What kind of multimedia content embedded inside Web pages does the tool support?

This version supports Flash (Versions 5-8), Windows Media, RealMedia, and Quick Time.
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6. How do I check the version of my IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia?

From the menu, select Help > About aiBrowser for Multimedia...; then the version information will appear in the dialog box.
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7. How do I install Version 1.01 or update to it?

If this is the first installation of IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia:
    Simply install Version 1.01 of IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia.
If Version 1.0.0 is installed, and user annotation functions have not been used:
  1. Uninstall Version 1.0.0 using Control panel > Add or remove programs. Choose IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia from the list.
  2. Install Version 1.01.
If Version 1.0.0 is installed, and user annotation functions have been used:
  1. In order to back up annotation data, copy all files in a data directory of annotations. If you do not need to back up annotation data, you can use the instructions for Case 2. In default settings, the data directory is as follows:
      C:\Program Files\IBM\aiBrowser\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\com.ibm.accessibility.xmlstore\user_temp\
  2. Uninstall Version 1.0.0 using Control panel > Add or remove programs. Choose IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia from the list.
  3. Install Version 1.01.
  4. Launch IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia.
  5. Import each backed-up file by choosing Import Fennec data... from the menu.

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