i am aware of that, and it offers very basic support, hence why all the screen readers have to implement extra scripting to make them half decent. Look what happens when a new version of a application comes out, you usually have to wait for a screen reader update for it to work. ANyway, I am not interested in the Windows platform and how it works and does not work. I am interested in having an alternative platform for blind users to access the business standard Office Suite On 3 May 2011, at 20:46, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
> You are actually incorrect. Windows has both the MSAA and UIA accessibility > APIs that allow developers to ensure that their applications are exposing > information that can be used by assistive technology. > > > Everett Zufelt > http://zufelt.ca > > Follow me on Twitter > http://twitter.com/ezufelt > > View my LinkedIn Profile > http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt > > > > On 2011-05-03, at 3:42 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > >> That is because there is no built in screen reader for Windows, all the >> screen readers rely on scripts to work. scripting to get programs to work on >> OS X is not an option available to us, so therefore we have to apply >> pressure on Microsoft to become more compliant with Apple's standards. >> Adobe are making strides to improve accessibility on the Mac for Flash and >> Acrobat. ok it is not here, yet but it will be here within the next 12 >> months. >> >> We have to bare in mind that Microsoft does not make any of the screen >> readers on the Windows platform, so it is up to the vendors to get their >> products to work with the OS and it's applications. >> On 3 May 2011, at 19:40, E.J. Zufelt wrote: >> >>> Good afternoon, >>> >>> Just as an FYI, MS Office for Windows isn't actually compatible with >>> Windows screen-readers. There is a great deal of scripting required in >>> order to make windows screen-readers work with MS Office products. >>> >>> I'm not saying that your campaign won't work. But, I just wanted to point >>> out that MS Office isn't actually natively accessible on either platform. >>> >>> >>> Everett Zufelt >>> http://zufelt.ca >>> >>> Follow me on Twitter >>> http://twitter.com/ezufelt >>> >>> View my LinkedIn Profile >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2011-05-03, 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
