Hello Ralph and all, I am sure, as usual, GW Micro has done a superb job with Win 8!
I was really asking whether UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) had any special benefits for screen reader users over BIOS architecture. You can find an extensive article on UEFI at Wikipedia. Ralph, it has many advantages over the older BIOS technology, one of them being much faster boot up, which will, no doubt, please millions of users. No doubt, GW staff will offer an overview of the new accessibility functions built into Win 8 at the appropriate time. There is a lot to look forward to: UEFI for all users, UI Automation of screen reader users, HTML 5 support, dynamic web page handling by screen readers, I don't know what else. What I am happy to see is a convergence of technologies. Apple has certainly pushed the envelope with respect to accessibility. iPhone 4S and 5 are revolutionizing the hardware needed and used by blind consumers. You no longer need specialized notetakers, gps devices, etc. they come usable with iPhone. In my opinion, braille displays are essentially dead for those ready and able to learn the mainstream technologies on the horizon. We need tactile graphics tablets that can serve as output devices for smart phones, e-book readers, etc. Peter Duran If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
