Correct, it is up to Microsoft. This is a difference between WIndows Screen readers and VoiceOver. Apple has pushed the responsibility onto the developer and as I understand it this is not an impossible or burdensome process. I have obtained a number to someone at Microsoft and I'm going to explore the issue and see what comes of it. I'll let you all know assuming anything comes of it.
Scott On May 3, 2011, at 2:28 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > hi, > > Maybe we should start a campaign to get Office on the Mac accessible. Anyone > up for it? If you know anyone who is willing to send an email requesting that > Microsoft make their Office Suite accessible then point them to this web > page.http://www.microsoft.com/mac/product-feedback > > Select the Office product you are interested in providing feedback for and > say something like "I am very interested in purchasing your Office Suite for > the Macintosh platform. However, i understand your product is not accessible > as it is not compatible with VoiceOver which is the built in screen reader > for the blind for OS X. If you were to add support for VoiceOver, this would > result in thousands of Sales. > > Money always gets their attention. > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
