I could see it working out well in schools and for employment, unless this
offer is only for individuals for personal use, kind of like System Access
to Go. The big question of the day is, now that GW won't be getting nearly
as many full-price copies sold, what will become of them as a company since
unlimited support isn't a big enough draw for most of us to forego this and
pay full price?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Teresa Cochran" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader
built in
It’s not quite built-in. Of course, someone has to buy Microsoft Office to
be able to use window-eyes for free. And it’s still basically out-sourcing
the screen-reader. It’s going to work out well for some folks.
Teresa
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too
dark to read."--Groucho Marx
On Jan 14, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Daniel Hawkins <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hmm interesting. Since I went blind last year, I started on the Mac first.
Two weeks I started to learn Windows 7 with NVDA. So, what does this mean?
Will others find Windows Eye better now since it is cheaper? Or will most
Windows users still use JAWS or NVDA?
Daniel Hawkins
- Posted from my Macbook Pro
2012 15in. Macbook Pro
2.3 Quad-core i7
4GB DDR3
500GB HDD
Dual Boot:
Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit
On Jan 14, 2014, at 1:44 PM, erik burggraaf <[email protected]>
wrote:
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
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