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A screen reader software product comprising:

• a screen reader module communicatively coupled with resident software on a computer, the reader module adapted to collect textual display information generated by the resident software;
• a broadcast module communicatively coupled to the reader module, the broadcast module adapted to communicate the display information collected by the reader module to an output device;
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• a schema module communicatively coupled to the broadcast module and the screen reader module, wherein the schema module collects selected data associated with predefined labels in the resident software application and returns the selected data for output to a user, wherein the label associated with the data is preselected by the user for output according to preferences stored in a user's preferences.

A screen reader software product comprising:

• a screen reader module communicatively coupled with resident software on a computer, the reader module adapted to collect textual and non-textual display information generated by the resident software;
• a broadcast module communicatively coupled to the reader module, the broadcast module adapted to communicate the display information collected by the reader module to an output device;
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• a schema module communicatively coupled to the broadcast module and the screen reader module, wherein the schema module collects predefined labels in the resident software application and returns the associated data or links to labels associated with the underlying data to the user, wherein the predefined labels are associated with underlying data and the return of data or generation of links are established by the screen reader product for a user according to the selections stored in a set of preferences.

A screen reader software product comprising:

• a screen reader module communicatively coupled with resident software on a computer, the reader module adapted to collect textual display information generated by the resident software;
• a broadcast module communicatively coupled to the reader module, the broadcast module adapted to communicate the display information collected by the reader module to an output device;
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• a schema module communicatively coupled to the broadcast module and the screen reader module, wherein the schema module collects data associated with defined ranges containing multiple data items in the resident software application and returns the data in the defined ranges or links to the range of data to the user, wherein the defined ranges are preselected by a user for output according to user preferences.