Hi Peter, Since Microsoft Office includes standalone applications that are not part of the Windows 10 operating system, I don't believe the Windows 10 Anniversary Update will have a major impact on their current level of accessibility. I just taught a three day class using Windows 10 and Office 2016. Overall, the applications played well with the screen reader and provided a similar experience compared to using older versions of Office and Windows. But, there were a few intermittent issues that had to be worked around. Best, Marc
-----Original Message----- From: Peter Duran [mailto:peterduran2...@outlook.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 10:17 AM To: Marc Solomon <msolo...@aisquared.com>; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: RE: Free Windows 10 Upgrade Hello Mark Thanks for the link to the Accessibility Blog; MS is indeed committed to accessible products for all users. I remember when Bill Gates announced the commitment during a developer's conference at Microsoft many years ago when Doug and Dan were much younger. The mentioned improvements to Narrator, Edge, and so on are impressive! But what is the state of accessibility to Office apps (Word, Excel, etc.) with Narrator and Window-Eyes in the to-be-released Windows 10 update on August 2, 2016? Afterall, Office accdessibility is a cornerstone to success in college and business. Thanks, Peter Duran -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+peterduran2015=outlook....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Marc Solomon via Talk Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 7:25 AM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Free Windows 10 Upgrade Microsoft has extended the free Windows 10 upgrade offer beyond July 29 for persons with disabilities. They are also planning a big anniversary update on August 2 that includes numerous accessibility improvements. Edge is getting closer to becoming compatible with third party screen readers. You can read more here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/2016/07/01/making-progress-on -accessibility-with-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/. Marc Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 26, 2016 5:26:33 AM Rick Thomas via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > Hi: I run windows 8.1 and understand the Windows 10 upgrade is free > until july 29 so wonder if anyone has upgraded to windows 10 and how > it went including the new, supposedly more accessible, Edge browser. > Rick USA > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/msolomon%40ais quared.com. > For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/peterduran2015 %40outlook.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
