[blindlaw] Microsoft and GW Micro partnership on Office suite

[Ross Doerr]

For those who did not hear about the partnership between GW Micro's Window
Eyes and the Microsoft office suite deal, I have copied and pasted the
article about it below.
This article was ppublished back in January of this year.
The article I have copied and pasted below can be read on its original web
site at:

http://www.wpcentral.com/office-addon-visually-impaired#main-content

 

Microsoft partners with GW Micro to help the visually impaired when using
Office SOFTWARE

By Michael Archambault,

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 at 6:00 pm 

Windows-Eyes for Office

If you or someone you know has poor vision and has been struggling to use 

Microsoft's suite of Office software, than you will be happy to hear of the
company's partnership with GW Micro. A technology vendor that provides "high
quality solutions for the

blind and visually impaired", GW Micro, has created a Windows Office 2010 or
2013 addon available to those who might need a bit of help perceiving what
is on-screen.

GW Micro provides a piece of software known as, Windows-Eyes; it normally
runs for $895 and allows users to enjoy a more customizable screen reader
that

allows you to have "total control over what you hear and how you hear it".
The software that the company has made available for free is entitled,
Windows-Eyes for Office, and allows those who need the assistance to receive
it within the Office productivity suite for no additional charge.

Complete requirements for the download include having Microsoft Office 2010
or 2013, along with running one of the following operating systems: 

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP. To download the
application, you can, click here.

Let us know if Windows-Eyes for Office helps anyone you know (or even
yourself).

 

Source: 

Microsoft

 

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