Oops, I meant to post my reply to the list in case others are interested.
On 12/31/2013 4:48 PM, Ana G wrote:
> Windows 8 is not so different from windows 7. Pressing the Start key 
> moves between the desktop and the tile menu. The desktop is the 
> desktop. The tile menu reminds me of a smart phone screen. It contains 
> widgets that show you the weather, etc. Most of the keyboard shortcuts 
> we know and love work just fine.
>
> If you use Windows 8 with a traditional screen reader, you don't 
> notice a lot of difference.
>
> To use it with Narrator, check out this page on commands:
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/keyboard-shortcuts
>
> You can do a lot with Narrator. Under Windows 8, I'd say it's not 
> quite ready for work stuff. I'm just now getting around to trying it 
> with Windows 8.1, so I don't know yet.


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