Thank you, Peter for such a great and well thought out response. I get
so angry when I see the incredible progress that has been made between
AI Squared and Microsoft and other companies to make this all come together.
Then all you see from blind people on the list is how terrible and
inaccessible everything is. I know what it takes to make this all
happen. It's not magic, people!
I give AI Squared and MS incredible props for getting these products
working. It must have been such an incredible under taking.
Then when I see the amount of negative responses that come in that just
want to criticize Microsoft , I really do feel sorry for AI Squared and
other smaller companies along with MS.
Actually I've never seen such a commitment to accessibility in my life!
If you want to talk about accessible, folks, why you all just move right
on over to Apple and see how far you get! Just go over their and start
complaining to who ever is in charge at Apple and get them to build you
a nice little screen reader and everything. You'll be running back so
fast it'll make your head spin.
On 8/12/2015 3:28 PM, Peter Duran via Talk wrote:
Hello Tony,
I couldn't disagree with you more!
As I said in a prior post, a launch of a new operating system is a massive
endeavor with tens of thousands of things that can go wrong. I have no doubt
that Microsoft will fix their Edge browser, among many other things.
Most users are unaware of the complexity and rapid chages that are a part of
the web world. Window-Eyes 9.2, for instance, isn't just another upgrade; it
had to be virtually rewritten to deal with all the new dynamic web features -
that's why it took so long to get out the door.
As far as Microsoft's commitment to accessibility goes, consider the facts:
Window-Eyes is now free to all users of Microsoft Office; how much more
accessibility do you want?
There is a time to mobilize and protest for better conditions. And there is a
time when goals are met, and it is time to move onto more pressing issues.
ACB, NFB, and AFB have done the work, and now only clean-up is necessary and
dutiful monitoring of future progress.
Speaking of universal accessibility to Microsoft products: Its CEO Satya
Nadella has taken Microsoft in a new direction, more like that of Apple.
Windows 10 is intended to run on all sorts of devices: computers, tablets,
smart phones, and so on. The user interface will be virtually the same across
all devices, and, no doubt, accessibility will be abundant on all devices as
well.
As I said in a prior post, just wait for the dust to settle and then upgrade
when the coast is clear, and you are satisfied with the level of accessibility.
Peter Duran
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:43 PM
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Subject: Microsoft and accessibility
Hi,
I’m a bit dismayed and also wondering about the “back steps” accessibility has
seemed to take. Where are all the organizations, and people we as blind and
dissabled people have put our “faith” in to make sure that we can at least
access some of the stuff via networks. In this day and age for Microsoft not
only to roll out a new version of windows that is less accessible than previous
versions, but an all new browser that is totally in-accessible with a screen
reader. We hear the same old song and dance everytime we have to settle for
less than our sighted peers. Maybe it’s time blind and Vi quit “blindly”
following the Acb’s and the NFB’s and band together for one cause. We’ve kinda
been like the north against the south, Democrats against Republicans. I’m
afraid that untill we are all or “one mind” we will continue to have to settle
for being “second class” citizens...
Just saying. Tony
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