Wow, Well, this is officially O/T I guess, but I couldn't help laughing at this. I had been a loyal window-eyes user on the windows side, but have switched to NVDA full time now because of better UIA support, better access to flash and other dynamic content, better braille support, and touch screen support which window-eyes has not at all. There hasn't been a revolutionary development in the window-eyes world in 5 years or more since they introduced open scripting in version 7.
Leading the way is pure propaganda at this point, but I guess doug and Dan have well stocked RRSP's at this point and don't really have to giddyup these days. Best, Erik Burggraaf Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2014-01-14, at 2:21 PM, Bill Holton <[email protected]> wrote: > Jan-14-2014 > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 14, 2014) - GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) is > proud > to make a revolutionary announcement. GW Micro and Microsoft Corp. have > partnered > to make Window-Eyes available to users of Microsoft Office at no cost. > Window-Eyes > is a screen reader that enables people who are blind, visually impaired, or > print > disabled to have full access to Windows PCs and makes the computer accessible > via > speech and/or Braille. > To better deliver Window-Eyes to the people who need it most, GW Micro and > Microsoft > have collaborated on this global initiative, available in over 15 languages, > to enable > anyone using Microsoft Office 2010 or later to also use Window-Eyes for free. > Access to technology is critical to people who are blind or visually impaired > in > order to have the same opportunity to compete in the workplace. As such, this > initiative > between GW Micro and Microsoft has the potential to reduce barriers for > millions > of people who are blind or visually impaired around the world. > As the population ages, technologies like Window-Eyes will become more and > more important > as the number of people with age-related macular degeneration and other > retinal degenerative > diseases increases. " > This significant change in the way we are doing business reflects the > changing perception > of accessibility and also technology in general. > Rather than wait for the world to change, Microsoft and GW Micro are > leading the > way > ," said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro. > Weirich believes this technology can help millions of people gain access to > their > PC, and that providing it free of charge will open a whole new world of > assistive > technology to many people. > In light of the rapidly changing face of technology and specifically, the > changing > face of assistive technology, the combined efforts of GW Micro and Microsoft > have > the goal of providing accessibility to people who are blind and visually > impaired > for the long term. > Microsoft continues to take accessibility seriously. > “By partnering with GW Micro in this endeavor we are demonstrating > Microsoft’s ongoing > commitment to provide all of our customers with the technology and tools to > help > each person be productive in both their work and personal lives.” > said Rob Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer for Microsoft. > Eligible customers, using Microsoft Office 2010 or higher, will be able to > download > a full version of Window-Eyes starting today at > www.WindowEyesForOffice.com > . > The website provides download instructions as well as additional details > about this > offer. > GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive > technology > industry since 1990, and continues to lead with innovative, customer driven > solutions. > Contact: > Dan Weirich, VP of Sales and Marketing > [email protected] > (260) 489-3671 > ### > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
