I did some quick googling, and there seems to be a lot of confusion between Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. First, they aren't the same operating system and Windows 8 will not run on a handset. check out: http://www.zdnet.com/is-windows-8-phone-confusion-good-for-microsoft-7000003777/
Windows Phone 8 is expected to come out at the end of October. Although Windows Phone 8 has some accessibility features, it doesn't have a screen reader. Check out: http://wmpoweruser.com/windows-phone-8-accessibility-features-shown/ I just did some quick googling to find this information. If anyone has more authoritative sources, please post the links, preferably to the accessible phones mailing list. On 17/09/12 17:09, Tara Prakash wrote: > I heard some rumors that Freedom scientific is going to come up with its > own Jwas version for windows 8. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "christopher hallsworth" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 5:30 PM > Subject: Re: Windows 8 and Windows phone. Any projected timeline for > release? > > >> Just to add to the discussion. >> Windows 8 comes with Narrator, and not Navigator as repeatedly stated >> throughout this thread. >> Just so you know that's all. >> >> Sent from my mac >> >> >> >> On 17 Sep 2012, at 03:54, "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I believe someone on this list recently mentioned the coming >>> availability of Windows 8 and a Windows phone. >>> >>> For folks on this list who may wish to consider waiting on an iPhone >>> 5 to see what the accessibility and usability of the forthcoming >>> Windows products are, has anyone heard of a projected timeline for >>> these? >>> >>> Thanks in advance. Keith >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
