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Re: JAWS 18 - safe to upgrade

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From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
Date: Jun 8, 2017 10:01AM

Well this is a pretty subjective statement and like with most things in IT, it depends. I suspect there are multiple variables, like video, other software you are running etc. Personally, my observation is that JAWS 18 isn't more stable, or unstable then other recent releases. It has been a little unstable for a while, but it is also better at recovering from some situations. I have seen much more instability of late, in Internet Explorer 11, I have a lockup once a day or more. And ... Chrome and Firefox aren't perfect easier ... so what is a blind guy to do?

Dave

p.s. Upgrade one machine, and just try. I always leave one previous JAWS version, sometimes two, on all my machines at work, and at home!




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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Meacham, Steve - FSA, Kansas City, MO
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 4:34 PM
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Subject: [WebAIM] JAWS 18 - safe to upgrade

I'd heard many statements back when JAWS 18 was released that it wasn't stable and/or usable enough to upgrade to. Therefore we're still using/supporting JAWS 17. Have the issues been sufficiently addressed to commit to JAWS 18 yet?

Steven Meacham, ICT Accessibility Program Manager USDA Farm Service Agency
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