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Re: Windows 10 screen reader info

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From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
Date: Jul 31, 2015 11:44AM

At the risk of seeming like a Pollyanna, in the greater scheme of things, we have made some progress. In the distant past, when a new OS came out, we would have to wait for months before we had any semblance of access. There is of course much left to do, but I think we are moving in the right direction.

Dave



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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Lucy Greco
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 12:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Windows 10 screen reader info

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/Windows10Upg
> rade
> .
>
> 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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