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From: jp Jamous
Date: Jul 8, 2022 5:04PM

I am wondering what kind of problems or difficulties is she experiencing. I have used both with JAWS and NVDA. They both work well.

I am wondering if the Ribbon Bar is being so confusing to her. Although both 2019 and 365 have the Ribbon Bar. It's been around for years.

I used to use the JAWS virtual menus because I hated the Ribbon bar. However, I noticed that Microsoft was faster than Freedom Scientific to change menu items. So I was missing out on certain menu items. Once I switched to the Ribbon bar and forced myself to use it, I have had no problem finding everything I want. I have to mention that some Ribbon bar hot keys do change. It is only a matter of going through each tab and discover what the new hot keys are to create a bulletted list or format text.

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Subject: [WebAIM] accessibility of Office 2019 better than Office 365?

We have an employee with visual disabilities who says she can't use Office 365 and she has to use Office 2019. Our IT department won't allow Office 2019 on our network. She's not technically oriented.
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We have an employee with visual disabilities who says she can't use Office 365 and she has to use Office 2019. Our IT department won't allow Office 2019 on our network.



She's not technically oriented. I can't get details on what doesn't work in Office 365 and does work in Office 2019.



Has anyone ever heard of this?



Thanks,

Katy



Katy Whitelaw

Information Technology Accessibility Officer

Ethics and Compliance Office | Office of the President

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