Yes Greg, I agree. Ive also sent an e mail to Mr. Hubbell which was
much in the ame vain as yours
On 21 Jan 2008, at 23:21, Peter Apgar wrote:
Go Greg!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
X by
theblind; Mike Shebanek
Subject: Microsoft Office 08 for Macintosh
Dear. Mr. Hubbell;
I am saddened to learn of the lack of accessibility in Microsoft
Office 08
for Macintosh. More so by the fact that this product is a critical
productivity application and that it was delayed so that the code
could be
moved to Apple's XCode development system. A development system which
provides for complete accessibility features for the blind and print
disabled.
Given that Apple has provided a screen reader in the latest versions
of the
OS this omission of accessibility support in Office is all the more
shocking.
While Microsoft has, in the past, issued public statements assuring
consumers of it's support for accessibility in its products this
action of
omitting support in a new and completely rewritten application set
would
seem to indicate that Microsoft's commitment to accessibility takes
the form
of words only and not actions.
I await some expiation as to why it was decided that Office 08 for
Macintosh
should not support the well documented and integrated accessibility
features
of the Macintosh platform and what steps Microsoft plan to take to
correct
this serious omission.
Greg Kearney
535 S. Jackson St.
Casper, Wyoming 82601
307-224-4022
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