Here, here Peter. While I don't mind reading about issues with a new release of WE or another product, I hate whining. Trouble is, what's a legitimate problem vs. what's whining? I don't think people in general have this mindset of being out to get people who are blind. Companies like Apple and Microsoft have a lot of users to please out there.
Ray Campbell [email protected] Skype: ray650315 Blog: farmers-boy.livejournal.com Twitter: @packerbackerray Facebook: www.facebook.com/packerbackerray Support the Illinois Council of the Blind at our GoFundMe page: www.gofundme.com/icb2015. -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Duran via Talk Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 4:19 AM To: Talk <[email protected]> Subject: Accessibility: A Reality Check What's this "second class" citizen nonsense? What's this "poor me" attitude? I don't get it! The basic fact is: A major release of a product always has problems because of the sheer complexity of the product. That's the way it is so get over it! It has nothing to do with accessibility or the lack of. It has nothing to do with economic status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or the weather! No doubt, there are hundreds of things about Windows 10 that are bugging millions of sighted users at present; get over it; get real; stop whining! They will get fixed; just wait for the next release if you are so unhappy. Both Apple and Microsoft are committed to accessibility for their products; it's good business; it's the federal law! The W3C Consortium sets accessibility standards worldwide, and the big companies try to meet them and keep up. Complexity is the "enemy" not Apple, Microsoft, Google, and so on. The problem: The more folks have, the more they want. Back when I was a college student, I relied on the technology at the time, books recorded on cassettes. I had to rewind tapes over and over again to find the stuff I needed to read for class the next day, a laborious process indeed. Now, I perform similar tasks, but with an accessible computer using search commands, and get annoyed when a search takes more than a few seconds. Go figure! Google surveys show that users get frustrated if Google searches take more than 10 seconds; sighted people whine too when frustrated. Every time GW Micro releases a major upgrade, this list becomes a "whine list" which makes me need a gin and tonic. I can't wait for the fixes to Windows 10; thereafter, amazing accessibility will be available on a multitude of devices: computers, tablets, smart phones, and who knows what else. And the great thing, Microsoft will have a single user interface across devices so I will need to learn only one set of commands to work with them all. Someone on this list just complained about the "ribbon bar" now in some more Windows apps; well, Microsoft is trying to unify its user interface and thus simplify the user experience. Yeah, people don't like to change; my sighted wife hates Word 2013 because she doesn't know how to use the ribbon bar, and she refuses to read my tutorial about it. That's her problem, not Microsoft's! Peter Duran _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/ray153056%40gm ail.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
