This is very incorrect. I've worked for more than one employer both public and private who allowed me to request the screen reader I wanted. This includes three different U.S. Federal Government agencies who I've worked for or worked under a contractor. I was able to request Window-Eyes for a couple of different nonprofits and otherwise. Generally, all that you need to do is produce an accurate, written justification for a Screen reader other than JAWS or otherwise. Window-Eyes is on the GSA Schedule and is also on the DOD Cap Program list.
As for NVDA, it will likely never be adopted by a public entity in the U.S. or private company or nonprofit. This is because of the nature of its open-source code which is vulnerable to threats of hacks and such to it's source code. As for Narrator, the proof is already there that it is not as robust as a fully developed Screen Reader. It likely never will. It could certainly improve and I am pleased that Microsoft is once again expressing interest in improvement as I find it still rather frustrating to setup a computer which has no Screen Reader installed or to recover from hangs. -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+amandainparadise777=gmail....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of christopher hallsworth via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 3:03 PM To: CJ &AA MAY <chrisalis...@gmail.com>; Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: Re: Ranking Screen Readers In Windows10 Anniversary Update: The Results Will Surprise You! I know and have used Window-Eyes when I was using a Windows computer, and it was good. When I do use a Windows computer, it is NVDA all the way. Trouble is, most institutions who cater for the blind and visually impaired have Windows computers with either JAWS or Supernova installed, nothing else. > On 12 Aug 2016, at 22:25, CJ &AA MAY via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > > It saddens me that there are so many people, especially here in the > UK, who don't know about Window-eyes' existence. > > I have used this screenreader right from the start, in fact when it > was called Vocal-eyes and used to provide access to DOS - this must be > providing some clues to my age! > > But I've never regretted my choice. > > Alison > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/challsworth2%4 0icloud.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/amandainparadi se777%40gmail.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
