HI Jim,
BRAVO, I'm with ya.
I know I might be in the minority, but I march to my own drum, so I
don't care.
I will not use touch screens, and air jestures, and I don't care if I
have to go without a computer.
The world doesn't run me, I run me.
So, Jim, thank you for your awesome comments.
Harry
On 1/5/2017 11:12 AM, Jim Hamilton wrote:
> Keith:
>
> Three cheers!!!
>
> If anything is going to change regarding the accessibility of EDGE, the same
> kind of concentrated effort, by all those who forced Microsoft to continue
> supporting Windows XP for much longer than it had planned, may be necessary.
> As it stands now, Microsoft will continue supporting IE 11 until some time in
> 2020. We should mount a concentrated campaign/effort to force Microsoft to
> support IE 11 until EDGE is fully accessible with all meanstream screen
> readers. And we should do this before Microsoft goes farther down this road!
>
> "Power to the people!"
>
> Jim H
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] JAWS and Microsoft Edge
>
> I admit two things at the beginning of this post. First, I have done limited
> research on Microsoft Narrator, though I believe I have given it a fair look.
> Second, some of what I am about to say may be related to my age - I just
> passed a milestone birthday.
>
> I am concerned about Microsoft working hard to make Narrator competitive. I
> think competition is a great idea and will benefit all of us in the future.
> And a built-in screen reader is a fantastic idea!
>
> However, the operation of Narrator seems to be vastly different from the
> operation of other Windows screen readers out on the market. While this is
> fine for individuals just learning how to work with a screen reader, I get
> concerned for those of us who have been using such technology for ten fifteen,
> twenty or more years.
>
> First, how many programs will we be excluded from if we don't transition to
> Narrator? For example, I hear that Narrator works fine with Edge right now,
> but a user of JAWS or NVDA will have difficulty. Is this the trend of the
> future? Will we be excluded if we don't learn Microsoft's proprietary screen
> reader?
>
> Second, is Microsoft working on any type of training or documentation that
> will assist those of us who have certain ways of using the computer integrated
> into our brains in learning the smooth operation of Narrator? Now before
> anyone calls me a Luddite, please know that I have continually accepted new
> technologies for the last twenty years and don't plan to stop doing so - yes,
> I will learn Narrator. . But not all screen reader users wish to learn new
> methods of operating a computer and navigating the screen. Will these folks
> just be left behind like yesterday's dust?
>
> I welcome any and all discussion on this topic. If my concerns are invalid,
> please let me know. But I think what I am saying expresses the concerns of
> many users of screen readers.
>
> Thanks for reading this and for the opportunity of expressing concerns like
> this. Have a great day!
>
>
> Keith Bundy
> Digital Accessibility Consultant and Trainer
>
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