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Re: Windows 10 screen reader info

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From: deborah.kaplan
Date: Jul 31, 2015 11:32AM

Lucy,

Agreed completely. (The reports about Windows 10 and NaturallySpeaking are also pretty uneven.)

Let's open a restaurant together, and give discounts to all the accessibility folks. And unlike 90% of restaurants in existence, we'll have an accessible website.

Deborah Kaplan


On Fri, 31 Jul 2015, Lucy Greco wrote:

> reading this makes me wonder why i am even still trying to work in access
> tech when we can't even expect to use primary functions i am asking my
> self why i am not leaving this industry for the more rewarding one of
> cooking.
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Jennison Mark Asuncion <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Thought folks here might find this info of interest - Windows 10
>> screen reader support:
>> NVDA http://www.nvaccess.org/win10 and
>> JAWS (and Magic)
>> http://www.freedomscientific.com/Support/TechnicalSupport/Windows10Upgrade
>> .
>>
>> The headline from both vendors is that the Edge browser is not yet
>> ready for use with either screen reader. This is known and being
>> worked on.
>>
>> Jennison
>>
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>> Jennison Mark Asuncion
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>> Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day
>> www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org
>> >> >> >> >>
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> Lucia Greco
> Web Accessibility Evangelist
> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> University of California, Berkeley
> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
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