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From: Greg Wocher
Date: Jul 31, 2015 12:08PM


Hello,
From what I have read on the NVDA mailing list, NVDA 2015.3 will have
support for the EDGE browser.

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Greg Wocher

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On 7/31/2015 1:44 PM, Andrews, David B (DEED) wrote:
> 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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Lucy Greco
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 12:18 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> 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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>> Inclusive Design www.meetup.com/a11ybay Organizer, Accessibility Camp
>> Bay Area www.accessibilitycampbay.org Co-Founder, Global Accessibility
>> Awareness Day www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org
>> >> >> archives at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
>> >>
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> Lucia Greco
> Web Accessibility Evangelist
> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration University of California, Berkeley
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