Despite what it could do to the suppliers of screen-reading software, I like what Microsoft is doing here. It shouldn't cost blind people more than the cost of the computer to gain screen-reading access. About the only complaint I have thus far (I haven't heard the entire podcast yet) is that you cannot install Windows 8 from scratch with the new version of Narrator. Presumably, this also means that blind people still cannot do diagnostic boot-ups without the assistance of sighted folk. Ted ---- Lynn Evans <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Listen to what MS has done to Narrator in Windows 8. a full blown screen reader like Apple's Voice Over. http://mark.candleshoreblog.com/2011/09/23/ep100-a-demonstration-of-windows-8-developer-preview-accessibility/ VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [log in to unmask] Subscribe: [log in to unmask] VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [log in to unmask] Subscribe: [log in to unmask]
