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From: Jamous, JP
Date: Sep 14, 2016 3:07PM

FYI, I second this whole thread. What we need is action. We need to enforce the fact that JAWS stands for Job Access with Speech. If they cannot live up to that title, then they should rename it.

I use Visual Studio to program web sites and other types of apps. As Visual Studio 2015 came out, there was a smiley face icon in the help menu. I noticed that the log-in form was totally inaccessible for me to make Visual Studio 2015 Community fully licensed as my counterparts.

I sent a sad face and explained the issue to Microsoft. As they deployed service pack 5, the issue was fixed. So yes, one person can make a difference and multiple ones can make a bigger difference.

We need to team up and submit our issues to those venders starting with the AT ones.

I already have various JAWS bugs that have been tested and logged. I also have ones for VoiceOver 9.3.5 and I need a group of people to email the venders after I file the issues to enforce the change.

FYI, do not upgrade to iOS 10 as VoiceOver is not reading any aria attributes. That's a prime example of their failures.




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Jean-Pierre Jamous
Digital Accessibility Specialist & Developer
UI Accessibility Team

SME for EBN Include
Digital Accessibility Specialist & Blind and Visually Impaired Expert

The only limitations in life are those we set for ourselves

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